Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 68, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 May 1909 — When You Make a Purchase. [ARTICLE]

When You Make a Purchase.

Be your own judge and do not buy simply because you have been shown everything in the store and cannot find what you want, yet feel compelled to make a purchase simply because you have taken up valuable time. You cannot afford to do this, even though you dislike to leave a kind elerk whose sales are responsible for his position. Many women do this, yet cannot explain why they purchase, only that there seems to be a compelling force driving them on. How often have you gone into a stoe with $25, expecting to get a number of articles, only to return with just one-third What you intended So often, no doubt, you would be ashamed to admit' it A good way to do -fr to itemize each article, placing opposite it what you want to pay for it, no more, but less, if possible. Consult this memorandum as you purchase articles and the chances are you will find good bargains and get what you started out to buy. Don’t think because you fail to find a certain article where you usually purchase, that It is not obtainable, for the store next door may have it in abundance. Even though time Is precious learn to take time to buy.