Word: deliveryism
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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At the beginning of the year, the delivery boys received five cents a bundle, but this rate would have put both the linen service and the entire H.S.A. in the red. Thus, the wage was cut to four cents a bundle, incurring dissatisfaction on the part of some of the...
As usual in Tati's pictures, there is really no plot. On the one side, Tati lines up the protagonists of the gadget: a manufacturer of plastics, whose pride and joy is the cubistic chateau in which he spatially participates with a severely functional, ever-scrubbing wife, a discontented...
The voice is pure, rich and carries the haunting, dusky legato that still echoes the New Orleans of 40 years ago. It growls through the classic wails of Special Delivery Blues, Mighty Rumbling Blues, St. Louis Blues. In the upper register it is nothing more than a hoarse squeak; but...
If the shortage continues much longer, many a dealer fears he will lose sales. Some of the more optimistic have already lowered their sights. "We had a terrific reception to the new models," says John Bugmire, general manager of Atlanta's Nalley Chevrolet. "This shortage hurts badly." Pontiac Dealer...
Since customers are becoming increasingly suspicious of a store's cut-price tags, many a merchant and manufacturer have joined up in a new scheme to fool the customer by promoting a "manufacturer's list price." The manufacturer advertises a "suggested retail price," which is much higher than...