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...Sale. In Hackensack, N.J., a salesgirl, subpoenaed for jury duty, replied politely: "In answer to your letter, I am not interested in your offer. I have a good...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Miscellany, Apr. 21, 1947 | 4/21/1947 | See Source »

...over 1946). And sales were slipping. Average dollar volume in Manhattan's apparel stores was off only about 1%. Yet this was enough to worry many a merchant with high inventory because it meant that unit sales were considerably under last year's. Said a salesgirl in high-hatted Hattie Carnegie's: "A woman who bought six hats last year will buy only four this year." (Hattie Carnegie's "popular" price...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Easter Lays a Small Egg | 3/31/1947 | See Source »

Though never shown riding a camel, Walter Pidgeon seems uncomfortable enough describing a provocative negligee to a Smart Shop salesgirl, or dancing the Big Apple in a patched-up farmhouse. The misunderstood Miss Allyson and her confused stop-mother, Claudette Colbert, also try hard, but the highlight of the picture is a novel toy that spells out "I love you" whenever somebody spins it. This intriguing device again proves that MGM can always dig up something entertaining--even though it's not always a movie...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Moviegoer | 3/15/1947 | See Source »

Sheer Luck. In Cambridge, Mass., Salesgirl Mary Flaherty politely said there were no nylons, stood speechless when a customer gave her a pair "because of the polite way you always turned me down...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Miscellany, Feb. 25, 1946 | 2/25/1946 | See Source »

...with a gross business of $50,000,000 a year, an advertising budget of $10,000,000. It had reached a point where even Hollywood thought it worth satirizing (see cut). Moreover, returning G.I.s are buying heavily scented colognes without a snigger. They have been well educated. Said one salesgirl: "From all the stuff we've mailed to servicemen overseas, I'll bet that jungle smelled awful nice...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ADVERTISING: For Men Only | 11/19/1945 | See Source »

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