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Page 68
... clerks . Handling goods . Finding fault with articles or prices . Courtesy to other customers Courtesy to clerks , Conduct in the post - office , -entering in crowds , not waiting for others , noise and rudeness . Visiting railroad ...
... clerks . Handling goods . Finding fault with articles or prices . Courtesy to other customers Courtesy to clerks , Conduct in the post - office , -entering in crowds , not waiting for others , noise and rudeness . Visiting railroad ...
Page 69
... clerks are not more polite . If we wish merely to examine before buying at some future time , it is better to say so , and then the merchant or clerk will not be dis- appointed if we do not purchase . We should handle delicate fabrics ...
... clerks are not more polite . If we wish merely to examine before buying at some future time , it is better to say so , and then the merchant or clerk will not be dis- appointed if we do not purchase . We should handle delicate fabrics ...
Page 70
... clerk , who has no responsibility in the matter . It is a sign of ignorance and ill - breeding to haggle over the price of a thing and try to induce the seller to take less for it . In Oriental countries , it is said , the dealer always ...
... clerk , who has no responsibility in the matter . It is a sign of ignorance and ill - breeding to haggle over the price of a thing and try to induce the seller to take less for it . In Oriental countries , it is said , the dealer always ...
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