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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Nov. 4, 1970)
THE BATTALION Wednesday, November 4, 1970 College Station, Texas Page 3 WOMEN NOW Mam’selles pick models The new Mam’selles for the 1970-’71 school year have been announced and a date for the first meeting has been set. New regular members are: Sissy George, freshman, pre-vet erinarian; Sandy Sheats, junior, secondary education; Susan Wil liams, sophomore, electrical engi neering; Jan Bowen, sophomore, English; Cindy Weisinger, fresh man, pre - veterinarian; Carol Hoffman, freshman, general; Lois Wink, sophomore, element ary education; Debbi Drashpil, sophomore, pre - veterinarian; Mariean Henderson, sophomore, accounting; Becky Ferenz, fresh man, pre-veterinarian; Terry L. Hendrickson, freshman, element- FOR BEST RESULTS TRY BATTALION CLASSIFIED (Eole-lrtaan SHOES jitm ^tnrnco uniberBitp men’s! toear 329 University Drive 718/846-2706 College Station, Texas 77840 COURT’S SADDLERY . . . FOR WESTERN WEAR OR FOR YOUR MARE. FOR SHOE REPAIR BRING IN A PAIR. 403 N. 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Carat weight, clarity, color and cut, factors known as the Four C’s, determine the price. A CARAT is the unit of weight for diamonds. The stones are so precious that they are weighed on scales delicate enough for even a breath to tip the blance. In early times the seeds of the carab tree were used to balance the gem scales; “carat” comes from the Greek word for these seeds. A carat is equal to 200 milligrams. The carat is further divided into 100 “points.” CLARITY refers to the dia mond’s carbon spots, inclusions or other natural imperfections. Very few diamonds are abso lutely flawless, and no two stones, like snowflakes, are exactly alike. COLOR of a diamond may be any color of the spectrum, and all colors are beautiful. Pure white diamonds are extremely rare, and are priced accordingly. You can judge the color of a diamond by looking at it side- BROWN - ALLEN MOTOR CO. 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CUT refers to he shape of the diamond and to the arrange ment of the facets—the 58 tiny planes that trap the light and make the stone sparkle. Each diamond, even the small est of stones, is a miniature work of art, and each diamond has a personality of its own. Nothing can begin to rival the diamond— Nature’s “limited edition.” ary education, and Mary Neveu, freshman, management. Also, Debbie Alston, freshman, pre-veterinarian; Frances Cren shaw, sophomore zoology; and Sharon Harrison, sophomore, sec ondary education. New alternate members are: Linda Goss, psychology; Judy Brown, freshman, zoology; Pam Roubison, freshman, zoology; Carol McDonald, sophomore, mar keting; Helen Harrop, freshman, education, and Becky Allison, freshman, petroleum engineering. Also, Judi Sandefer, sopho more, education; Vanda Steven son, freshman political science; Karen Sorenson, freshman, en vironmental design, and Ann Funderburd, freshman, pre-vet erinarian. The first meeting of the Mam’ selles will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Mrs. Reid’s home, 1202 Pershing in College Station. Buyer intelligence counts Only the nescient confess om niscience. For the most part, the rest of us are Content to suspect it. Perhaps nowhere is a person’s knowledge so continuously put to the challenge than in his daily choosing of products and services in an unlimited choice market place. Today is the era of specializa tion and it would be physically impossible and mentally debili tating to attempt to become an expert on all consumer goods or services. There are, however, eight general guidelines which Better Business Bureaus have found are basic common denomi nators to intelligent choosing. 1. Buy from reliable business men. If you don’t know the mer chandise, know the merchant. He knows the business that he has probably been in for quite a while. He will back up his product or serviced. If you have reason to be dissatisfied, he will make an adjustment. His business de pends on his record of depend ability. He is not in the business of losing customers, and has gained his reputation from deal ing fairly and squarely with them. 2. Don’t shop for price alone. This rule can mean a great deal to you since the range in the quality of available merchandise varies greatly. A lot will depend on why you want an item, how long you intende to keep it, how much your budget dictates you can spend for it and what you expect from it in the way of per formance. When buying, service and con venience should not be ignored as price elements. Where you buy is your choice. What you pay should be determined after care ful planning and an examination of your needs and budget. 3. Read advertisements care fully. Ads generally reflect the best buys that retailers are cur rently offering. Be careful, how ever, of “Fantastic Price Reduc tions,” “Wholesale” prices and other too-good-to-be-true claims. Often, Better Business Bureau shoppings and investigations dis close, these are nothing more than come-ons. Occasionally, BBB shoppings indicates some offers of “Fantastic Price Reductions” are actually that. This, however, is not the rule of thumb. 4. Learn to recognize an hon est salesman. The competent, honest salesman will not try to evade such questions as: How soon will the product be deliv ered?; How is its performance?; Is the delivery date included in the sales terms?; If unsatisfac tory, can the product be returned for cash, credit or exchange?; If it doesn’t work will it be re paired?; Does the product have a guarantee or warranty?; Is it in writing?; What is the product’s full price, including down pay ment, trade-in credit or other charges? The less than honest salesman will either hedge or tell you about his bowling game. 5. Be wary of bargains. This is not easy. Everyone hungers for a bargain. It is difficult not to fall for the something-for- nothing pitch. 6. Take contract seriously. Your signature is valuable: On a good contract it protects you and other signing party. On a contract that is bad, your signa ture can let you in for all kinds of trouble. Remember a signed contract is a legally binding docu ment. Never sign a contract with provisions you don’t understand. Never be induced into signing a contract precipitiously. Once your signature is down, you have legal ly agreed to all of its provisions and can probably be held ac countable to them. Never, never sign a contract with blank spaces. No reputable salesman is out to pull the wool over your eyes. If you don’t understand something, ask. If it is not what the con tract states, get it in writing. If you need more time, take it. No honest salesman will be over come by your deliberate caution. 7. Get all guarantees in writ ing and read them carefully. Whether it is called a guarantee or warranty, it should specifically cover the following: • Who is going to make good on it . . . the retailer or the manu facturer? • -Does the product have to be returned to the seller, manufac turer or a designated repair service, or will it be repaired in your home? • Who pays for the labor charges? • Is the guarantee prorated? If so, this means that in making an adjustment, the guarantor will take into account the time in which the guaranteed product has been used. Caution: If the guar antee is prorated, is the adjust ment based on the price you paid for the product or some “list” price that may be fictitious? 8. Learn the consumer vocab ulary. • FREE . . . should be that what is being offered costs nothing. Often a “free” item is offered with the purchase of something else at what would presumably be the normal retail price. In some cases, the price of the item purchased is jacked up to include the cost of the “free” item. • Wholesale . . . 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