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Show 4mondav, 26, 1977 EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY New market for old duds Steiner American Corp. has opened a second-han- d store at 2856 Washington Blvd. in Ogden. Its called The Farm Store and it sells used garments and new, di- FOR PERSONAL GROWTH AND SECURITY We need an experienced leader in sales and merchandising with a desire to get ahold of something to personally build on. Were well established in building products in two scounted items, according to states and expanding. Dean Barnes, Ogden plant manager for Steiner. It should begin showing a profit in January, he said. We have an immediate need for key people. Salary $15,000 to $25,000 based on experience Liberal incentive & benefits with POTENTIAL EQUITY Car allowance and expenses with up to 30 travel. Call or send resume to: Steiner, based linen supplier to rest- rooms the world over, also supplies uniforms to a variety of companies and government organizations, usually on a rental basis. After an article is used for a while, the customer gets Associated Management, Inc. P.O.Box 25776 Salt Lake City, Utah 84104 801-972-36- the Salt Lake 39 new uniforms, Barnes explained. So we take the old ones, refurbish them as necessary, then offer them for sale at our Farm Store. The idea started in Boise where four Steiner Farm Stores are now in operation. The Boise manager wanted to see if used merchandise could be turned over for cash. In short time he found out: it could. The Ogden store followed the Boise outlets, opening last October. Boise has enjoyed sales n of dollars, Barnes Barnes said the store in Ogden, in operation since October, should show a profit at the end of December. In addition to the items regularly rented by Steiner that are now offered for sale, we have good connections for buying new items at manufacturers closeouts and liqui- said. Weve sold insulated jackets to the Job Corps and half-millio- Interesting market Theres an interesting market for these used clothing Kids buy some, but there are people who need good work clothes at a cheap items. vouWV-Sfan- i te&ep. 'SSstfs1' sa MeV00 (TooeV- SSSfe- For instance, we have brand new Jaguar jeans with star-patc- h pockets. We sell them for $12.95. They regularly retail at $20 or more, Barnes said. are even doing some direct selling of used items includ-in- g sheets and towels to Steiner large accounts. rents linens to motels, rest- aurants and other businesses, he added. then price, Barnes said, A garment they come to us. will be spotlessly clean, but may have mended tears. Since Steiner plants refurbish and mend garments all the time anyway, we figured why let this stuff just sit on the shelf. Lets try to sell It used to be a real headache when a customer Mike the Wyoming Highway Department quit on you and you were stuck with hundreds of pairs of orange overalls. Now we sell em for $3.95 a pair. And we sell lots it. of them, Barnes added. Old cafes never die - The Mint is open. Moved aside last year to make room for a Walker Bank h center on the corner of Regent Street and 2nd South, the venerable Mint Cafe was forced to seek lodging elsewhere. It found it at 268 S. Main. Owner Jack Bond said the service counter is the same one that stood at the old locadrive-throug- - Ft! tion. He also kept the linedrawing caricatures of such Salt Lake personalities as John Mooney, Salt Lake Tribune sports editor; Gus Back-malate executive director of u Q dations. OllllfTn sTSilaBS. oooooooooooooooooooo n, the Chamber of Commerce; Arnie Fcrrin the basketballcr; Dan Valentine; the late J. F. Fitzpatrick, former Tribune publisher; Eddie Lieshman, former manager of a baseball team called the Salt Lake Bees and Deseret News sports writer Hack Miller. Walter Cosgriff, who died in an auto crash in 1961, is also in the gallery, all of which was done about 1959 by Bill Johnson, a local commercial artist. The Mint was founded in 1946 at its original location where the Walker Parking Terrace now' stands. 5CQTSMQN J fry HOME ICE CUBE MACHINES Make this Holiday Season sparkle, with a gift the whole family will all year round. Sparking clear ice enjoy cubes, produced in from the attractive Scotsman Home Ice Machine. The abundance, unique round cube has no flat surfaces that freeze together so ice ... remains free and easy to handle. Versatile design permits the Scotsman ice machine to be installed virtually anywhere. It fits perfectly under a counter to blend with cabinets or can be built into a wall. The front panels are simple to change for matching any room decor. Free standing, its attractive enough for any room in the house. Up to 700 pure, clear cubes per day puts all the ice youll need . . . right in your own home. Have a Holiday on Ice this year and for many years to come. BAINCO RESTAURANT EQUIPMENT, INC. 2157 South 3200 West Salt Lake City, Utah 84119 Phone 972-45- 29 |