Speedo suits summer games in rugged watershorts. Page 6/The Battalion/Tuesday, March 6, 1984 Discounts go unused as ‘People Books’ sit idle Iprfor $8.00 speedo; Speedo suits America. 2prfor $] 5.00 3prfoi $20.00 4 pr for $25.00 Sun Britches Ocean Pacific Post Oak Mall CHAMPS 764-0657 By KAYE PAHMEIER Reporter Many Aggies are not taking full advantage of discounts of fered to them by local mer chants through the People Book or special student dis counts the stores offer. Seventy Five local merchants offer one-time, discounted cou pons in the “People Book,” giv ing 10-50 percent off on store merchandise. About 35,000 “People Books” are printed and distributed each semester, the majority given out in the Me morial Student Center. Merchants say few of these coupons are redeemed even though a large number of Ag gies shop at the stores offering the discounts. Most of the cou pons are forgotten — left in the drawer at home when pur chases are made. 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Jensen J1445 speakers Award 4” two-way speakers have a power capacity of 35 watts and are designed for flush mounting. Award ACS-4020 speakers Award 6 x 9” two-way speakers are designed for flush mounting and can handle a maximum of 50 watts of power. Award ACS-6920 sneaker* Pioneer 5 Vz" round thin-mount fuD-range speakers can handle a maximum of 20 watts of power. T'O t Financing is available on the spot or use your VISA or MasterCard! POST OAK MALL Next to Dillards 'ELECTRONICS ^ 95 • /3-piece system This Sanyo car stereo features a sensitive AM/FM tuner with local/distance switch, separate volume, tone and balance controls, and cassette player with auto-stop. Sanyo FT Cl with speakers to fit your car Bryan-College Station, has been offering Aggies discounts for more than seven years. He says the 15 percent discount on jew elry sales he offers helps stu dents who have limited funds while in college. “This is an ‘Aggie’s town’ and someone has to help them out,” Douglas said. Sometimes discounts are given as an extra incentive to help the customer in deciding to make a purchase. been shopping for years at par ticular stores. When discounts are offered, merchants want to offer discounts to everyone. A spokesman for Wyatt’s Sporting Goods says that dis counts discriminate against the town people. Wyatt’s manager Rick Gorzyzki said that the store merchandise is not completely marked up to the full retail va lue, allowing the lowest price available to everyone. At one bridal shop in Bryan- College Station, the manager said a 10 percent discount is of fered on dresses only as a last resort in making a sale. If the customer is sure about buying a dress, then the discount is not mentioned because of competi tion with other bridal shops. Wyatt’s offers a 10 percent discount in the People Book but Gorzyzki said that only a few Aggies bring in the coupons for their discount, so additional dis counts are not needed. Around town Warp English department to show Galileo The English Department will sponsor a showing of Gaj. ileo, starring Topol, Sir John Gielgud and Clive Reufl Tuesday at 5 and 8 p.m. in 204 Harrington. Galileo is^ second in a nine-part series of plays on film sponsored bi i the English Department. Admission is $1.50 for student! | and $2 for non-students or $ 10 for a series subscription. HELLO BR0W/V IffTROP TWE NE soot Blatchley to discuss Aggies’ role Ron Blatchley, Bryan mayor and director of Student Services at Texas A&M, will be the featured speakeraii r seminar sponsored by the Traditions Council. Blatchley wil discuss the role of the Aggies in Bryan and College Station Blatchley will speak Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. in 301 RmjJ der. . • But if the salesperson can tell the customer is not willing to pay the retail price, then the discount is offered, she said. The 10 percent discount is really an extra edge when buy ing a dress for $600 and getting $60 off, more than buying a dress for $140 and getting $14 off, she said. Not all merchants are in fa vor of 10-15 percent discount only to Aggies. Student dis counts are thought to be unfair to regular customers who have Discount stores such as Sas safras, The Academy or Bre’ Auns offering store- wide, dis counted merchandise say that if students won’t buy the mer chandise at sale price, then why should additional discounts be offered to students only. David Scarmardo, owner of Bre’ Auns, said he looks for good buys so he can pass on the savings to the customer, leaving no need for a student discount. “Since there’s high competi tion in women’s apparel,” Scar mardo said, “you could dis count yourself right out of the business if you offered to many discounts.” Tickets available for variety show Tickets for the MSC Variety Show are now availablea|f the MSC Box Office. The show will Ik* Parents’ Weekend! 1 April 13. Ticket prices are $3 for students and 53.50 for 1 non-students. Unitec Entries now accepted for annual run Gallery Datsun 1219 S. College Bryan, Texas ft 1 wrrH’SHfiSooocT* titivepdce CAB ^ Qt a competi ive p rea l Professional quality ar a v,~... makes Nissan Car Care Products a i»w. value. Plus, they're made according to the rigid engineering specifications you expect from Nissan. Pick them up at your Datsun Dealer today and give your car the quality —tment It deserves. tree CAB CARE PRODUCTS Parts & Service Open Thrusdayt Nights until 8 775-1500 Phi Epsilon Kappa Fraternity and the Department of Health and Physical Education will sponsor the Eighth An nual Texas A&M Quarter (6.55 miles), Half (13.1 miles and Fun (3 miles) Runs March 24 at Texas A&M. All panic ipants will receive a ribbon. For the 3-mile run, the first finishers will receive race caps. Quarter and Half Maratbonj runners will receive decals and awards will Ik* given to the top three runners in each age group. Trophies will be given to the group with the largest number of finishers. Caiagoj ries are fraternities, sororities, corps units, dorms, inclepen-l dents and public schools. Registration fees are $1 for Fun Run participants and$51 for Quarter and Half Marathon Participants. Fees increase after March 18. Entry forms are available in the Health and 1 Physical Education Department, 158 and 158K East Kyle J For more information contact Dr. Emma Gibbons, 845-i 3730, or Dr.Carl Gabbard, 845-1277. ■ INDIA lucky rna: Of the fir; llry to be t noy stone waves, eli surgery, doctors sa I Tony 1 langer, h manager 'from kid October, ment Vf Methodist i Hospita Richards jvas uncor eration, w Monday a chipper, f jfree of pc Three win Quaker Oats scholarships Three students in the College of Business Achninstraboii 1 were awarded scholarships from the Quaker Oats Com pany. The scholarships are intended to help minority stu dents in marketing with good academic records. The 19811 winners are Alexandria M. Kelly, SI,000; Maria A. Garda! $500; and IdaC. Mendoza, $500. Ac United I PALM Actor W fbreezy sc than 100 Financial Aid to have table at MSC The Student Financial Aid Office has an inforniation ta ble in the main lobby of the Memorial Student Center thii week. Students desiring information on the availability of finacial aid or requiring proper application fonns can ob tain information at the table. Counselors also will be avail able. To submit an item for this column, come by The Battalion office in 216 Reed McDonald. 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