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550 The Journal of ELECTRICAL WORKERS and Operalors 1 Sd1t .~. HOW CAN THE CONSUMER PROTECT HIMSELF? By A WORKER'S WIFE 0]. th, P el~ ,il,y ? i.ittr fnat if alfl of us bt 7h ceteslt'l~ o.r~j lberr fiysers. RICE control is a hastily-constructed dar intended to hoIl back a dangetoIs flood It wa, put together in a hu ry andi it's not perfect. Also it's not Io .. Jar with those on which it chalps I Iii. Isn't onE of the most honored prece.pts of business to charge "all that the traffic will bear"? Rut it' ver much in the interest of us as a nation that the dani shall hold. A great many factors are contributing t* make this a soIle..'s market. I, tht first place, production of consumers' goods ha, been very much curtailed. A large share <strong>Of</strong> our manufactured goods and aso ow] foods are goi rg to war. Now, also we have umany workers whose inconies have been increased. Many have m.oved to new locations. and are trading in stores unfamrtiliar to them. We have tra..sportartion difficulties, it isn't as Easy to shop arou.nd. Neither do we have .mch hisure time for shopping. All the same, we at home here have a job to do, and that is to keep our worhl goinar in the right direction so that it will ,e worth the fight our boys in the armd forces are putting up. WE THE PEOPLE must fight on the home front to keep the American way of living from being undermined. I think we are going to need organized price wardens. What better war work could the housewife be doing? Certainly it is a lot of trouble to keep track of the exact price you paid for each article you hought this month so that next annnth you can comare the record with the primes you are paying then,. It is a patriftie duty, however, Not only for yourself, but for your country. It takes the woln..n. who is the buying agent for the family, to keep track of these prices, and she is the oie who can get boiling madl over a onecenit increase she ha,, reasn to think is chiseling. As you probably know, every merchant is supposed to have a list of the price ciilings for his store. This list should be posted in a place where it is readily available to the customer. Now because, with certain exceptions, the ceiling for each item is the price charged it tht stoe, as of a certabi date March, or the period from September 28 to Ottober' 2 for certain fll,, ,ondlities 3m; 'illfin ...d that the stores do not have t, follow a uniform 'rice The sore t hivE dios not give special services such is charge aceounts anI di i veries, has lower prices than the one that does. The first r]ue for e.u.sunl.er pIotection. therefore. is to trage at the stores where prices a.. LOWEST. Do not pay the difference . il pri'e for delivery service unless you must have delivery service, Somec storES have a separate delivery charge based on the actual cost of giving this service, so that the cash-and-carry Custenira p ays a cash-and-carry price, and the one who must have a delivery pays a fair fee based on the distance the truck must go to hring it to he,. This ,ncourages her to place fewer but larger Rule Number 2 is to check prices actually harged with the stare's posted ceiling prices. Thi retailer can price his goods l.wer than the ceiling but he mst not go one half cent above. ie won't. if you and millions of others are on the watch. If there seems to be a discrepancy, take it p with him in a coirteuus way. If he does not caice yeOU aid yomi feel sure there is a peice violation. write a letter reporting it to the <strong>Of</strong>fie of Price Administration,. Washington, U. C. L. Watch out for hidden price increases -charnges in containers. lowering qualily, "new recipe" brands at a higher price Recently the OPA authorized an i - creased price £oI a "new re ipe' soup.. Coins .n..r or.ganizatnis which compared the new soup with the "old recipe" satin brand, reported they did not believe the price increase justified. 4. Always get a receipt, anI if possibh: have it itemized or do this yourself. Your thought right now is, "How ca, I do this in the grocery store where the checkr rings up a long lit of items, hands me a slip, but I have no way of identifyinrg achi item?" You can d. it if yon will take tihe trouble. Pick a time when the ,her it not rushed, take a pad aid pencil write down each item as he checks it, with the price. Then attach the cash register slip to your record. S. The final step a consumer c.. take to help elforce price control is to take a violation into court. The law says a con- Suiner who is overcharged can sue. If she proves it, she ollects $50 or three tiinte the overcharge, whichever is greater. In sone cities, of which New York is one, no lawyer is required. She must have ,,idence. and] that is the reason for keeping itei,,ed receipts. If she does not have I; rceipt dating back to last Mlarlih (or October), showing what the, ii ng p ice on the article should he, her own truthful statenent of the price she paid for the item at that time will be accepte d. Frilends who talde at the same stoe ati d who Cal corroborate her testimony about the price charged inl March wll strengthen the case. I po pjayment of $125 to the clerk ¢if the small claims court, she arrangcs to have a suamon served en the sto.e keeper. These cases are generally handled withmin nwek in New York, tI, h. .nsumer gets a notice to appear, ard p obably the time in curt will be sIo rt. 6& If you don't wish to take the case into court. don't feel you have enufgh videtle, andi et yon are sure there has been a violation you have an alternative. A, a ousmer with a consc nce, you shoUhd stop trading with this store. If you and I and milions of others condone price viola tins,. the structure will not stanl up. The darn will be so filled with little cracks and holes that it will collapse utt first I believe you shoud talk to the wner or , atager of the store, Tell him you are doing your bit by checking prices, and ask hint to explan the change you have noted. Unfortunately the OPA allowed price increases Inl many items because it was as serted that the retailer could nat handle these item, at the former established price So the store may be within the law when it raises the price, and you should always make sure you are right before you take any drastic action. People checking prices, asking ques tiens, hell) to keep the retailer an honest man. The govern.ment cannt possibly hire Enough people to watch every price in every stoae. And we shouldd't want at ,xpect the government to do it. We the Pople should 'tend to this chore. I will say this: We wish the Pice egulotions were nt so complicated that sugar, for EXaIm .. e,. was the same price per pound ill every store, and that a ceilig, once establisned would stay there,. But we w.Om..en have always shopped around for prices. We Can continue to di it. And when we .ind a merchant who is playing fair, we Cait stick to him. A recent riport by the Brookings In- !titution finds that a great deal of the cost of distributing goods lies in fancy packaging, high pressure salesmanship. advertising. and special services,. "The high cost of persuasion, it is called. Now when there is a shortage of consumer goods this is not necessary. The mainfacturer does not have to spend anything on sales promotion to he distributor. The
NOVEMBER, 1942 651 aWOMEN'S AUXILIARY, L. U. NO. B-18, IAOS ANGElAPES, CALIF. Edill,: aIla ii, I rti er*wvo0 . Siill iiiotijls, *Ilonz%~en, Xot'plke, ;ited (:ahagir of the auxiliary Iie I 1. B-IS. i .iV. . . I .i N. :iI29 Athie Si, Prt'ss . c.retary. WOMEN'S AU XILIARY, L. I. NO. 116, FORT WORTH, TEN XS ELditor: Ol wnerllir auxlxiary it-l Ie Ilit' tibght, October l. at the Y. W. C. A.. insta, ll tw ofIeers fee the next y ar. The IllirUS e *l'houh you haven'lt hetd fronl ils flr a t1heh. wItItol '.-ati'iliir itI I. 81] 'ii ll r tile map and ea'irr .n.g .. iar irtivithe~ tll'ug the. DY ,lrl .eiewh,t nlodi fied by the I u sul orld , .,..ii,,,. in which W' fuc .oursele. involved. Oulr Atlg/is~ too eal 'Va' ,li qhrWl ineva Iiti .... l cNic at I H,,, 11.1 m heaufitlkE (;,fli} Park Pirjikiz, here wher, every kltUItlhliLee mailkew i1 ,ia-, .ily dshibltl hag cajole tt, Ihe ln arinuIl uvt etil with .1w lnuxilinry. SisIer [linti, chairman of the strcIj eonilutt,, left nothing iiilonc ititain thW e Pha . aparel one After a ,leli{is, It;llh a,,d 1,11, 1ldyod, b~d plite* " st~e e tIe ,Il,er j iall wa hed i l>n the, e'enith ill the litlxir r', elt homne at 2'Hl We-I 7t1, StI The ways anti n p-rltittei- lewns had .har., an. Sister Koepkt. ehttira,, whIt ieve. hli[pite than when eooling. and ,eri - i1g. jiHa lt'id hy Sister lldeItlw,&... gervad ill an./i(-tiyi,,g meal. Sister Subitn1....t] celery M. ari pi..t.ato in the butt(r until al r t.. -nider, hut nt Ill'Own. Seasel wiith th salt and pepper. Beat the leg yolks until leion c~lolin e. Add .ilk. bn'ml crumb s andi Itlhu oo.. .nllt.le Then fold in the stiffly-beaten egg whites. Pour into wi-l-buttu-ed htk-ing dish or ring mlold, and bake ill 350 t(grees F. fIr :80 to 45 .. inu.s, er until slightly browned s id finm l' toueth. Serve with a in i id ii ue buttoted canned pillg, or ilti the anned peas diieetly It thI sauice If the tondui, if not bke'l in a ring mold,
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