Show r f t DABSON'S t AUTHENTIC I Y REPORT fi n. n Borer w. w V. V nb n.b. liAbson It Hints For Shoppers Housewives are Ire often orten so sot t busy with their family chores and their children that they dont don't take the time to map out plans pIans for shopping that could save them a great deal of or money in the course of a a. year So once in a while I am ambold ambold ambold bold enough to give women shoppers a few tips that could help them balance their household house houseS hold budgets DISCOUNT ROUSES HOUSES FOR MANY ry years I have predicted that discount houses would eventually become a aI aa aa I a key factor in merchandising I and that is now clearly a fact accomplished Their overhead is considerably lower than that of every budget conscio conscio u s shopper The clever woman will quickly discover how Itow to take advantage of the good points of dis discounters rs' rs and avoid the bad points I advise you to buy at such outlets articles that do not require servicing such as textile goods and sturdy furniture Be cautious about the purchase of such electric appliances TV sets stoves kitchen machine r y etc as will need servicing KEEP YOUR eye open at atall atall atall all times for loss leaders These are items that a retail retail- er sells below cost in order to draw customers into the store The retailers retailer's reasoning here is of course that the buyers thus attracted will pick up reg reg- profit ular-profit articles too while they are there If Ie a young coupie couple cou cou- pie without too much money has the patience and will take the Ule time to study the ads for loss leaders I can almost guarantee that over a of a year they can get most of their household goods at not much more than half haU the re regular reg ular retail prices ANNIVERSARY SALES Most 1 established retail outfits outfits out out- fits hold an anniversary sale once a year and extraordinary nary buys of top quality can be found on such occasions Members 1 of of my family and and many friends keep a list of or dates when these anniversary function m may a y be expected and what type of merchandise will be featured You may not need to buy anything ng right away way I but you may w well U be ready to when the Ute annual event comes round agal again r 4 I IF YOU live close to a a large large- arg marketing center you can be certain that every month or so some somo store or other will be behaving behaving having an anniversary sale Itis It Itis Itis is definitely worth while to shop around at such times rather than to stick to one favorite store and miss iniss these ann annual al bargains Another way to save savo money is to watch for seasonal markdowns markdowns mark mark- downs in certain special lines All kinds of linen for example may be bought very inexpensively inexpensively ively ely at regular white sales Most 1 women know mow about such events but often let them slip by and then have to make their purchases later at much higher cost KEEP IN mind too the fur sales that offer coats and fur pieces at greatly greally reduced reduced re re- re prices You will notice that many of these specials come during the summertime but those in the know tell me that the real bargains may be found at the very tip end of MODEL MODEL CHANGES In such fields as appliances and automobiles there are always always al ala alaways al- al ways good chances to cash in n of exceptional on-exceptional on bargains bargains' ltd ltd- ST time wh when n dealers are arc clearing clearing clear clear- ing out old models to make room for the new hew Hundreds of dollars can be saved sav d in automobile automobile au au- au purchases by shopping shopping shopping shop shop- ping for 1963 unsold cars just justas as the 1964 models are about to pour forth from the factor factor- ies This means not nol only an immediate saving in purchase price but often a considerable considerable considerable consider consider- able reduction in your excise taxes in states where these are levied A A. somewhat similar similar simi simi- lar Jar situation can be capitalized upon at various seasons of the year in refrigerators TV sets stoves and ami washing machines IF YOU watch your newspapers newspapers newspapers news news- papers carefully you will often orten come upon manufacturers ers' ers overstock sales While these may preface the approach approach approach ap ap- ap- ap of new models they sometimes are literal examples examples examples exam exam- ples of overstocking and of the Ute need to free storage space for something else Keep an eye out too for warehouse clearances clearances clearances clear clear- ances which frequently offer shoes household goods etc While you may think it too I much trouble to gear your your buying to bargain opportunities ties like these will it not be worth it if iI over a period of a afew afew afew few years you are arc able to save several thousand dollars to use for things you might otherwise not have been able to afford I |