THE TIME-PAYMENT PLAN.

NZ Truth, Issue 106, 29 June 1907, Page 6

THE TIME-PAYMENT PLAN.

TRICKS MF THE PIANO TRADE. There ai:e\ tricks of trade m every business, fc-TO when they are of an un- ■ usually trjicky character, and customers, discover the little d'cceptioi, it doesn't d-'h the business much 'so'ud from &:■'.. financial standpoint, liv o> is a lot of \competition m the piano j - trade m Chrnstchurch, ,an<l some ' of those associalt'eil with the n<yi;e :wfik-'; ing ■ iristrunieifets are assniart as they ? make ''am. pr\ think .they .-arc. A fey? complaints liaVc arrivjsfl at "Tl'i.'i h'&" ,/orace about! i'i\e methods cnipioycd to extort f rloik . buyers jnorc . mouoy than the fallcfnieht was avocU;,: but no .'miuiryy.^s instituted » -n til a lady ca'lcd I. ■'this week and unfojtiecl her ." lifctls sllory., She lives .-it A«idington, siiidl asserts -that .~he was offered a pian<\> -by, the D.IX', for 65 guineas on- the instalment plan. Tha lady olo.scd wlitl^i-Ke <>£?or -.'ti.is \yas some time a^cliibw) on •bbinsc soSi'iL-ii-lv assur-r.l tllaA • ' this \wou: J !e the total co.;t : IKM-hiog 'more would ])e» aided. ..■She. Agreed to pay thi ihing off l#jf < three-;years; but, si:^se-\ q'u'ently Asked for 'three ;u a 6.- half, being fdavful- lest she.-wi-il(. : !r.t be able, to ccype up tc time m ' three syears. The! concession o! lull/ a yrar was granteW, it being stated .t hai if she paid' tip .keiore that '--i-xts a certain anxfmnt would' be remitted. Well; the. fcroud possessor of. ihe in-' striunient »vas/'able to meet her liability m ilwo years tnd nino mc-nth.Sj, and. wentj along with £10 as, HER (LAST INSTA'LMGNT; hut she Anly offered £7, having ia - ! . iind the ■ promised ; rcl)ats. To her .irprise jwey thumped o« an extra £12 8«s interest, 'or something,, and demjmded.£22. ss. This brought the cost fff the thine; to over SIS, which waM greatly m excess of- what had been mipulated at the ouis;t. Well the moneß was payed right enough, but the lßdy accused the -toss, "v^ho took 'theFoof,' of sharp practise and" misrepresjentation, but he said not a word, so! she says ; lie didn't even ( count thus money, but strode off. As other cartes of a similar sort are hap-, pening ill the city, and piano buyers ore aomparing notes and' are going to hlave a definite understanding right awky those who contemplate purchasinle; these, musical boxes would do welil to act •cautiously -before, they takijlit qn. ,A dcfjnitQ. agreement m Meriting at^ihg. start would [be satisfactory to the ■purchaser at all event* | • '"■> \ :^'-;'--