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Lyttelton Times, Volume CXX, Issue 14915, 10 February 1909, Page 3

333 DROP THE PRICE OF MADE-TO-MEASURE SUITS Of late years wage-earners have been mere and mere put to it- to make ‘'both ends meet.” Despite the frequent increases in wages, house-rents and almost everything else have experienced I a corresponding advance, with the re- | suit that most people find themselves little better off for their increased earnmgs. It is therefore gratifying to learn of one much-wanted line that rot only has not advanced in prio?, but on the contrary, has decreased very materially, viz., the production of made-to-measure I suits. This has been made possible by the I adoption of modern methods, and it 16 gratifying to learn that the pioneers of the system were an old-established Christchurch firm, Messrs Tribe and Co., who introduced these 20th century methods some ten years ago. As doubtless many of the readers of this paper will be interested in learning how Tribe and Co. are enabled to sell suits made-to-measure from 455, when everything else is advancing in price, wo will briefly describe the system here. You see, most tailors are kept really busy only in th*” Spring and Autumn. That means their hands are often idle for wc-eks at a time. They have got to pay those hands. But they are not in the charity business, so the cost of keeping their hands in slack times is passed on to their customers. It has to be. You liave to stand a portion of it in the cost of every suit you buy from ■> small tailor. Tribe and Co. sew that if they could make several suits where little tailors made one. they could sell them at about half their price. With characteristic enterprise they set about doing it, rely«ing, o? course, upon a small profit on the larger turnover, rather than on a i big profit on a few suits, j But. one might ask, making the j number of suits they do, can they give . | the same satisfaction ? i Yes, they can, and do; for every suit goes out with a cast-iron guarantee j that if it is not satisfactory as to fit, style, and wear, they take it back and refund the customer's money. He has exactly the same privileges as when buying from a high-priced taiior, and for apDoeranre and style the suit will usually l>e taken for an ordinary tailor's high-priced suit. In addition to their big local suit trade, Tribe and Co. have supplied hundreds of these suits by mail to men in all ports of the colony. The firm has never seen these customers personi ally, but they claim, and with good I reason, that no one can give better ! value in material, linings, quilting ami ; finishing generally. That is why they can j afford to take the wide risk they do , -in making Eureka Suits to order from 455. Messrs Tribe and Co. bad a comprehensive exnibit in the Exhibition, ane the general opinion of their workman' ship may be imagined when we stett that a large number of orders wen received from visitors from all parts. Those of our readers who purpow ordering n new suit, will be well ad' vised if they call and see what thii '■ r , m con do. before committing them' selves to purchase a high-priced sub under the old conditions. C4OG9 TROCADF.RO PRIVATE HOTEL, Manchester Street, Christchurch, Rear Railway Station. First-class Accommodation ior Travelling Punlic, and Special Arrangements ior Permanent Boarders Hot and Cold Shower Baths. Night Porter kept. Telephone 1591. 8179 R. C. DAVID, Proprietor.