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Show INSTALLMENT PLAN O. K. Installment buying weathered the storm of the recent depression period in much better manner than many persons may imagine. In bountiful years payments on articles purchased on the time basis were made with ! great regularity so that until the lean j years came the time payment plan never had been subjected to a real J test. I Authorities have been checking up to see how the deferred1 payment plan fared through the depression. It was discovered that about 50 per cent of all the household washing machines sold were purchased on the installment install-ment plan. Of these, no more washers wash-ers were taken back than in normal times, which is regarded as conclusive , evidence that women, having learned the advantages of such a labor-saver, ' will make many sacrifices, if ne:d be, to continue enjoying its aid. It was found, also, that the relation of time basis sales to total ' sales remained about the same in poor days1 as in good ones. Installment buying thus evidently ia firmly established as an important impor-tant part of the commercial system. Evidently also a customer's desire for such home helps as washing machines remains strong, regarldess of financial finan-cial conditions. The system and the product obviously are satisfactory, or the use of both would not continue. |