Word: brushmen
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Newly-indoctrinated, oft-harried freshmen will always be subject to the advances of the entrepreneurs of HSA--Harvard Student Agencies. The Fuller Brushmen of Cambridge expend much energy trying to foist upon undergraduates class rings, their linen service and for those so inclined, bartending classes...
There is nothing of the soft sell in the Pru's old-fashioned salesmanship. Like Fuller Brushmen, each agent has 300 to 400 families to cover. The Pru man gently but bluntly reminds his customer of the need for a "cleanup" fund to handle funeral expenses, explains what social security and company pension plans will provide. He asks his prospect if he wants to leave his family a home or just a mortgage; He talks about education for the children. "Invariably," says one Pru executive, "the worried prospect lays down a program he can't possibly afford." Then...
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