Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 32, Number 69, Decatur, Adams County, 20 March 1934 — Page 5

_ C _■ - X, f * "t"' zt - s '’■ wxal '’<»s# ? p»r •! i»f6 6G ■ ®-f.PJ! UtiM ; tri a gOP iwffigi w What The American Demands for his dollar is SERVICE - — - - iiTii . Mrs. Housewife—Yes, Mr. Business Man too —Let’s LOOK AT the FACTS As They Really AreWhat Service Does the Peddler Render to You for Your Dollar as compared to the Business Man? THE PEDDLER OR DOOR BELL RINGER OFFERS ■ — In almost every instance—you buy from small size sample swatches or pictures—and trust to luck, after waiting days—sometimes weeks—that your purchase IF Received, w ill prove satisfactory. (''-k-— n < Sometimes thru high-pressure-methods you are induced to pay a CASH DEPOSIT, on <Ba 4. ' ' an or^er °f bootleg-merchandise, later finding financial conditions do not permit you 4 ITJr> .’Z to complete the contract—Who Loses? Do You Get Back Your ('ash Deposit??? • J s ILEJyJ C* You are induced to buy in excess oFyour needs—thru a cleverly prepared sales talk, IB /< on a saving of snrall consequence to be made thru ordering in quantity lots. The amount iMk F J''*' of the immediate cash deposit seems small and you are tricked into a larger purchase. Many times “Something Free” is offered you as BAIT to secure your larger order. The Peddlers, with their unknown merchandise—questionable bargains and unethical methods of selling can well be classed as bootleggers of merchandise. Every time you turn over a dollar to a door-to-door canvasser you are speculating on the return you will get for your money. Have you ever stopped to THINK of the possibility of these Peddlers as carriers of DIRT or DISEASE? Yes Even In The Busy Office Will Be Found The Persistent Pest who infringes on the employer’s time. Haven’t you had one of those breezy salesmen breeze into your office —and ask for a few minutes of your employer’s time (only not always in such a polite manner) —and then he proceeds to high pressure you into an order —and in many cases you place an order to rid yourself of the Pest. This class of Professional Peddler is a slicker and can talk himself into a sale by making indefinite promises as to deliveries on orders, as well as to exaggerate, without any effort the quality of the article he is selling. You see him Only today. Your Merchant Offers You merchandise—which you can 1 examine at the time ot purchase-yes, you can TAKE IT WITH YOU NOW- Why WAIT? >*>#o I | ,i«. —There is no room for uncertainty. And after you get home and should you find your k | purchase not exactly what you expected you can exchange it with your merchant, and you are NOT required to wait ten days or tw o weeks. He has his stock of goods in Your City for immediate'SEßVlCE. Your Merchant can not afford to oversell you thru high pressure methods—because he B is depending upon you for your future patronage. He expects to stay* The peddler may tl never see you again—in fact in many cases he hopes he won’t. Your Merchant offers his Personal Friendship and Acquaintance—which are factors in your business relation that can not be contracted with any long distance manufacturer. Play Safe See What You Are Buying n.x- A (jwp ! —beware of the Special Authorized Representative \ If who tells you He is the ONLY ONE selling his Ts . WV (lUf line who is allowed to collect in full the cash on / ( W ’ your order. Nuff Said. * r ~ . .. . • z ' Copyright. City Loyalty Association. DO NOT Confuse the REPRESENTATIVES of Local Business Firms With Itinerant Peddlers!

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT TUESDAY, MARCH 20. 1 904.

A WARNING —from the— CHIEF OF POLICE to Decatur Housewives and Citizens POLICE DEPARTMENT City of Decatur tr 4- -i iLW’w*' ** SEPH MELCHI Chief of Police, Decatur, Indiana THIS IS A WARNING to beware of strangers posing as solicitors, salesmen or inspectors. Strangers seeking admittance to premises as salesmen, solicitors or inspectors should not be admitted until their credentials have been checked up and verified through dependable local persons or local institutions. IN MANA CASES strangers, without reliable credentials are “spotters” for professional criminals and, according to police records, lack of caution on the part of the householders in admitting such strangers oftentimes results in costly property losses and bitter experience. DO NOT PAY CASH IN ADVANCE to strangers on any merchandise—in many cases and from experiences reported to the police department the customer has never received anything for the cash advanced—nor has any refund been made of the initial cash deposit. DO NOT CASH ( HECKS FOR STRANGERS—or issue a check as a dow n payment on an order to a stranger—as in a number of cases these checks have been altered and later cashed by a third and innocent party. IT S BETTER TO BE SAFE THAN SORRY! Be sure you know who the stranger is at your door before granting admittance to your home. LN CASE YOU ARE SUSPKIOUS phone the police at once, as we arc anxious to co-operate with our citizens at all times. HIGH PRESSURE—Free gift artists have been working the residence district of Decatur of late selling all kinds of merchandise, offering “something free" as a means to get into the home. In most cases there is nothing free to be given away. ONE NEED NOT BE AFRAID of offending the honest solicitors, salesmen or inspectors living here or representing local firms. They have their credentials with them and welcome such investigation—that is why they are required to carry credentials. Protect yourself. Ask for credentials showing their identity. SEPH MELCHI. Chief of Police.

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