. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. The American Florist. July 21,. NEW SUPPLIES SALESROOM OF POEHLMANN BROS. CO., CHICAGO. In all large communities there are people who live by their -wits. They will order from anyone -who will trust them, never expecting to pay. Such names soon find their way into the reference books of the commercial agencies. A membership in a good local company with a copy of the book costs about $25 a year and is well worth while. There are valued customers who are careless, letting their accounts run un- til they grow to quit
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. The American Florist. July 21,. NEW SUPPLIES SALESROOM OF POEHLMANN BROS. CO., CHICAGO. In all large communities there are people who live by their -wits. They will order from anyone -who will trust them, never expecting to pay. Such names soon find their way into the reference books of the commercial agencies. A membership in a good local company with a copy of the book costs about $25 a year and is well worth while. There are valued customers who are careless, letting their accounts run un- til they grow to quite large amounts. A letter stating that a large account has to be met in the next 10 days and that you are drawing on your resources to be able to meet it. is pretty sure to bring a Tvelcome response or a promise of something in the near future. Messengers should not be sent to collect bills until after, the mails have failed. Polite requests when payment may be expected, or something on ac- count sent, if accompanied by a stamped and addressed envelope, will ofttimes bring a response or promise to pay at a certain date. If this payment is not made, then a messenger with a note should be sent the day following and each promise made kept track of in this way. It is the only way to get money out of some people. When a customer who does not pay has sent flowers to another address, they can often be made to come to time by a threat to collect from the recipient. Men who work for large corporations, policemen and other city officials, can often be moved to action by threats to send their bills to heads of depart- ments. All requests for money, or In fact regular monthly statements, should go out in plain envelopes, or with just a street number printed on the back. It is more private in this way. Very often in the case of old bills, as soon as the business envelope is received the recipient, knowing its contents, tears it up without opening, saying to himself, "I must pay
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