REPAIRMEN MAY GYP YOU-1951
"For six months," says The Neiv York Herald Tribune, "the two authors of this perturbing little volume made a nationwide investigation of the higher nature, if any, of the American repairman. Buying a used car of distinguished make, they engaged the assistance of a lady who looked more helpless than she was, and traveled 19,000 miles, with 1,700 calls on repair shops." "And no one," adds the Boston Post, "could ever pass this book with indifference Whatever your experience with repairmen may have been, you'll find its counterpart here. You will point it out with great satisfaction, and you'll say: 'There! That's exactly what happened to me once.' And you're lucky if it has happened only once. The Post can't think of any subject for research that touches more people. Buy this book, and you will get your money back, over and over, in amounts saved through your wisdom." "There are some amusing stories in it," says the Baltimore Sun, and the Washington Post thinks that the funniest were "the authors' experiences with the Rube Goldberg testing machines used by some shops to impress customers." "The articles in The Reader's Digest were interesting," remarks the Springfield Republican, "but they left room for doubt. The book, however, with details of the almost laboratory caution used by the authors in making their tests, is alarmingly convincing."
"For six months," says The Neiv York Herald Tribune,
"the two authors of this perturbing little volume made a
nationwide investigation of the higher nature, if any, of the
American repairman. Buying a used car of distinguished
make, they engaged the assistance of a lady who looked
more helpless than she was, and traveled 19,000 miles, with
1,700 calls on repair shops."
"And no one," adds the Boston Post, "could ever pass
this book with indifference Whatever your experience with
repairmen may have been, you'll find its counterpart here.
You will point it out with great satisfaction, and you'll say:
'There! That's exactly what happened to me once.' And
you're lucky if it has happened only once. The Post can't
think of any subject for research that touches more people.
Buy this book, and you will get your money back, over and
over, in amounts saved through your wisdom."
"There are some amusing stories in it," says the Baltimore
Sun, and the Washington Post thinks that the funniest were
"the authors' experiences with the Rube Goldberg testing
machines used by some shops to impress customers."
"The articles in The Reader's Digest were interesting,"
remarks the Springfield Republican, "but they left room
for doubt. The book, however, with details of the almost
laboratory caution used by the authors in making their tests,
is alarmingly convincing."
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1 82 <strong>REPAIRMEN</strong> WILL GET <strong>YOU</strong><br />
all watchmakers who were in business before the<br />
law passed. I wish more people would do what<br />
you are doing. At least we try to keep new gyps<br />
from starting up."<br />
What recourse has the citizen who has to have<br />
a watch repaired?<br />
First of all,<br />
avoid need for repair as much as<br />
possible by taking good care of your watch.<br />
Wind it in the morning, not at night; that makes<br />
for more regular winding, and it means that the<br />
watch is lying quiet during the hours when its<br />
mainspring is running down. Don't overwind.<br />
Don't open the back; dust will get in. When you<br />
have to set your watch, pry up the knob with your<br />
fingernails, don't pull<br />
it out. Set it either forward<br />
or backward,<br />
it doesn't matter. If it's a wrist<br />
watch, take it off when you wash your hands.<br />
Have it<br />
inspected and cleaned once a year by<br />
a reliable watchmaker. But how to<br />
find the reliable<br />
expert? Ask a number of friends for their<br />
experiences. If you are willing to put some<br />
effort into it,<br />
get several estimates on your repair<br />
job; be sure to listen closely to the diagnoses as<br />
well as the price. Demand detailed information.<br />
Get the watchmaker to write it down. If he can-
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