CASH ORDERS.
Sir,—There has sprung up in our midst a method of doing business that is causing unpleasantness and, in some instances, separation of young couples. I refer to what is known as cash orders. The system is operated by glib canvassers. calling on the young wife while the husband is away at work, and inducing her to accept a cash order so that .she can purchase goods—unknown to thef husband—and pay a certain sum each week to the collector, who takes good care to call during working hours. When the wife's deception has been discovered there is, of course, trouble in the home. I wonder if the authorities know of this trade, and if so, why some steps are not taken to suppress it ? Honesty.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20800, 17 February 1931, Page 12
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