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Lyttelton Times, Volume CXX, Issue 14916, 11 February 1909, Page 5

Public Hotieea, THE OUST OF LIVIMB BIG DROP IN THE PRICE OF i MADE-TO-MEASURE suits Of late years wage-earners have been j&ore and more put to it to make “both, , nc ls meet.” Despite the frequent increases in wages, house-rente and almost everything elso have experienced a corresponding advance, with the result that most people find themselves little better off for their increased earnings. It is therefore gratifying to learn of ono much-wanted lino that i_ot only lias not advanced in prioa, but on the contrary, has decreased ver> materially, viz., the production of maae-to-measure suits. i This has been made possible by the • adoption of modern methods, and it is 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. I 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, ,we will briefly describo the system here. You see, most tailors are kept really busy only in th*” Spring and Autumn, i That means their hands are often idle for weeks at a time. They have got to ipay 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 he. You have to 6tand a portion of lit in the cost of every suit you buy ifrom a small tailor, i Tribe and Co. saw that if they could Brake several suits where little tailors made one, they could sell them at about :fialf their price. With characteristic enterprise they set about doing it, relying, of course, upop a small profit on the larger turnover, rather than on a big. profit on a few suits. But, one might ' ask, making the number of suits they do, can they give the same satisfaction ? Ye 6, they can, and do; for every suit goes out with a cast-iron guarantee 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 tailor, and for appearance and style the suit will usually be taken for an ordinarytailor’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 personally. but they claim, und with good reason, that no one can give better value in materiel, linings, quilting ami finishing generally. That is why they can afford to take the -wide risk they do in making Eureka Suits to order from 4os. Messrs Tribe and Co. had a comprehensive exjiibit in the Exhibition, and the general opinion of their workmanship may bo imagined when we state that a large number of orders were received from visitors from all parts. Thoeo of our readers who purpose ordering a new suit, will be well advisor] if they call and see what this f-m can do, before committing themselves to purchase a high-priced suit under the old conditions. C 4069

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