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The Code of business ethic*s advises never to apologize to the public, never
theless we would like to offer our sincere apologies to the many patrons who
missed out on the fresh canteloupe, watermelons and peaches the past week.Accord
ing to the statistical law of averages, there should have been ample to go around
(at least for the first run)> however too late we realized that many patrons were
getting their neighbors share as well as their own. Many of you are probably wan
dering Mwhy don!t they order enough for everyone?” It sounds relatively simple,
however when you are dealing with highly perishable items, and the unknown factor
of never knowing what condition these items will aWlVe in, one has to tread easy
particularly on the initial order. Our own statistics show that in the past we
have suffered heavy losses on such items due to the poor condition upo$ arrival*.
It has been suggested that we establish a limit on such items and while we donlt
like to go to such extremes, we do feel that such a measure is justified, so on
future shipments we will be establishing a limit per customer on a sttictly :,,N0
EXCEPTION” basis, so please do not try to qualify yourself as an exception, as
there will be none.
One or two of our customers have been inquiring about fresh collard greens.We
regret that sales of such items in the past have been extremely poor and despite
the fact that minimum shipments (one case) have been ordered, leaf type greens
average 80 to 90 Koloss. Such losses have to be recouped on other produce items
end we do not feel justified in attempting to fill requirements for such a min
ority, particularly when we have fresh frozen substitutes, which are reasonably
comparable to the fresh item.
On Egg Cartons — our requirements for egg carton’s has been filled and we ex
tend our thanks to the many patrons who have taken the time and effort to bring
back their M/T.fs to the store. No more egg carton1 s please.
One of our patrons has recently suggested that we post a prominent sign prior
to the closing down for inventory. We quite agree that a sign is appropriate &
as a matter of fact, we had a three by four foot sign posted at the entrance to
the store 5 days prior to closing down for inventory this past month.. We have
discovered that the average AMERICAN pays little attention to signs with plain
lettering and maybe we can find some art talent to dress up some eye catching
notices in the future. 1/Ve assure you, that in the future we will post prominent
NOTICE a week before our scheduled closing.
Frozen Pastries missing? Yes, we regret that the current work in progress on
our main cold storage plant has necessitated the temporary discontinuance of many
popular items. At the moment we are faced with the choice of meats or pastries
and we feel that most patrons would rather let their sweet tooth suffer than run
the risk of little or no choice of meats.
Sales galore; xes, we uninK we are even topping oat; ao-v^ ^uu.uB^
this week I While we can!t give our excess stocks away, we can reduce the priceto
way below cost* This week we are featuring Betty Crocker Mixes (Baking)^ Wilder
ness pie filling, Folgers Drip Coffee (available in both #1 & #2 sizes) and Sanka
Regular Coffee. Prices on the above items have been reduced to exactly one half
of the normal selling price.
Suggestions? We are in the market for new ideas particularly from the new -
comers who might be familiar with a new product we haven*t received the word on
vet. Please jot your suggestions down and drop them into the suggestion box the
next time you visit the store*