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a10 tribune january 13 1988 when is a sale really a sale dear editor the con game are consumers being ripped off whenever i go into a shopping mall im at once confronted with a barrage of signs bearing slogans such as sale 70 60 50 off clearance to cut down inventory this kind of brainwashing has been going on for months now and has reached epidemic proportions practically every store has one or the other of these signs inviting the unwary cunsumer to sample their wares some of the huge furniture stores not in shopping malls even have permanenet sales offering no pay ment for months no interest to be paid until such and such a date to draw the customers attention who is more naive the advertiser or the consumer these slogans and gimmicks must payoff or they wouldnt use them but are they being honest with the consumer while theyre trying to make us believe were getting a bargain no doubt in isolated cases we are in general they are ensuring we think were getting colossal cutbacks from the regular prices although no consumer knows what the real regular price is any price can be quoted as regular and being offered 50 per cent off in many cases means the price has been brought down to what the real regular price would be as sales become an year round event one must assume the buyer is getting a bargain 12 months of the year no business could stay solvent if these socalled reductions were in fact real if a merchant can make a reasonable profit on an item offered at a 50 per cent off price how much do they make on the regular price buyer beware when shopping in one of these establishments ask the atten dant what the regular price is or what the suggested catalogue price states and take your percentage from there you could get an odd answer hoodwinking the buyer is as old as the hills and the majority of people are still falling for it sincerely adam johnstone rri stouffville editors mail srs say thanks recently a staffstudent hockey game sponsored by stouffville dist secondary school was held at the town rec centre from this event 500 was raised and donated to the silver jubilee club in appreciation of this gener osity the following letter was received by the school from the clubs secretary queenie bound it reads as follows i am delighted on behalf of the silver jubilee members and executive to thank you all very much for your extremely gener ous donation of 500 to our club it has come to us at a very good time since we are in the process of having the clubhouse redecorated this is a project that will be enjoyed by all mem bers and visitors for years to come you may take pride in the fact that your efforts on our behalf will be appreciated by many many seniors in your area may i say once again in clos ing our deepest thanks and appreciation to you all aid much success in your future en deavors i ompleieyovrdiiiah shore porcelain dinnerware set this mfpjea0saitin stock for your iks tomato sfeap store hows open monday thru safunfey 8 am to 9 pm closed sundays mtton location open 8 am to 6 pm tuo jpowderdd laundry ubtbtqbut with this coupon special price without coupon i 4891 i djvwu pilbc miuvui bvusvir tsiiss0mitb7iepvcoufohr- tzztt s bahiinaababiiaanamm coke coke classic blelgske plus40t deposit per bottle 750 ml bottle skjglf rget75 h off premium vv b f limrt one coupon por package 2 75 oftr cxpirx y u 1988 hl hi iftft aaa cbb acai aaa fc fln ami tfk m asm bba mo