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stux weekender saturday november 8 1997 p 9 im not having a nice day one of the challenges facing the beleaguered consumer of the 90s is how to get past store greeters undetected greeters are like product spokespersons in super markets and telemarketers who call at the pivotal moment in your favourite tv program and offer to clean your carpets tile your roof or deliver a peri odical you already sub scribe to but at a massive discount which is offered only to new subscribers they are relentlessly cheerful they are insistent in their demands that you have a nice day they are tireless purvey ors of the power of positive thinking when i go shopping on my own one of the things i like best is not having to talk to anyone i take perverse delight in having a bad day if im in a bad mood and i take exception to anyone who tries to persuade me to adopt a sunny disposition when i feel like snarling greeters have always been around in one guise or another usually dou bling as clothing store staff bent on convincing you that nothing offsets your complexion like those chartreuse and orange leg gings stunningly com bined with that fuchsia tunic even before you have set foot inside the place they are heralding you with their memorized spiel hihowareyoutoday can i help you with any thing my name is buffy so be sure and ask for me at the checkout have a nice day by the time you reach the department you want you have been accosted by three or four buffy clones all perky and eager to be of assistance the only thing that stops you from decking one of them is sympathy imagine having to be that cheerful all the time the same applies to tele marketers who would probably prefer to be sail ing but who need to make money somehow in a world where jobs are scarce or nonexistent so you leave the store in search of solitude only to be accosted by a couple of pintsized salespeople flogging chocolate bars for an obscure charity which does not issue tax receipts refusing them would seem churlish they are only kids after all but the charitys credentials are sadly lacking and youve sworn off chocolate for life by the time you reach home and shut the front door behind you you are a basket case sinking gratefully into your favourite chair a nice cup of tea at your elbow that expensive periodical kates corner kate gilderdale in your hand you are assailed by the unlovely jangle of the front door bell you stagger wearily to your feet and open the door to be greeted by a woman sporting a thatcheresque coiffure and waving a pamphlet at you good afternoon how are you today i have some good news id like to share with you by the time your friendly neigh bourhood politician drops by to expound on his vision of the future your pleasure at seeing him is some what muted once you recover your equilibri um you ask him in but just at that moment the cat makes a lightning bid for freedom and the phone rings its someone from the police retirees of ontario wondering how you are today somehow despite all the urgings to the contrary im still not having a nice day lawyer peter j lewarne matrimonial personal injury commercial litigation small business law bankruptcy real estate vyills over 20 years experience low rates quality service 4701 highway no 7 at kennedy rd unionville ontario l3r 1m7 tel 4774381 fax 4777601 24 hour availability eureka eureka eureka 2 factory trained fulltime installers on staff power i in i tf i the victory heres eurekas powerful central vacuum workhorse complete with electric powerhead all cleaning accessories and permanent selfcleaning filter but hurry only a special factory offer to dealers makes this price possible the megaboss not just power but megapower with 1 39 of water lifting suction and a 3stage heavyduty motor strong enough to dean the biggest homes but remember this is a limited production model so dont wait other central vacuum aq systems from only 3 eureka the boss upright powerful motor 6position carpet height adjustment triple 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currently in progress thank you pacific linen eureka vacuum cknibs performance you expect ouoliry you demand advertising correction in our home values flyer included in this newspaper this week please note were sorry you wont be getting the zenith 27 tv you wanted we hope you wont be too upset when you get even more for your money due to supplier problems we are unable to deliver the zenith 27 stereo tv shown on page 3 in its place we are offering a better value jvc 27 stereo tv this tv has even better features than the zenith 2tuner picture- inpicture hyper surround sound plus it has a super command remote and 27 diagonal full square dark tinted picture tube our regular selling price is 74999 we are able to offer this jvc tv for the same price as the zenith 64999 thats an incredible saving of 100 we sincerely apologize to our valued customers and regret any inconvenience or confusion this may have caused eatons