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Show his mistake, make it good, and do his best to avoid the mistake next time. The dishonest business man cuts quality, charges unfair prices and is arrogant in the face of accusations about his , questionable practices. Reader's Digest Magazine has revealed in several articles the large percentage of firms in the United States which have ; proved themselves dishonest when investigated anonymously. We had hoped that the finger of doubt would never be pointed at any one commercial house in Sugar House. Therefore, There-fore, to those few who have valid complaints thrown at them, we say, "Get honest or get out." It can be said we hope without the accusation of bias on our part that Sugar House's traditional reputation for honest service is well-founded. We believe that the great majority ma-jority of businesses are conscientious in their dealings with the public. It would be well for these men of integrity to ask some of the others of questionable reputation to step into line. All businesses should adopt the motto: SUGAR HOUSE MEANS QUALITY. EDITORIAL Sugar House and Quality A FEW business houses have hurt Sugar House's reputation reputa-tion for hk'h duality merchandise and service. During the past year occasional complaints have been heard tjiat "Such-and-Such Company cheated me on this merchandise"; mer-chandise"; or, "I took my appliance to be repaired at So-and-So's Shop and they charged me an outrageous price for a poor repair job." Fortunately, such repercussions are infrequent because quality and fair price are emphasized by most local business owners. Rut the fact that there are a few is proof enough that a few are doing irreparable harm to all. Suppose, for instance, that a resident of the southeast area chooses a local concern as a matter of convenience to repair his radio, watch, car, or what-have-you. Now, if he gets his article back and finds that it works no better than before, he will most likely say, "I'll go downtown next time I know someone there who will do a good job for me." Anyone who is in business knows how easy it is to make an occasional mistake in his numerous dealings with his customers. custo-mers. But the honest business man will readily acknowledge |
