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October 14, 1985 - Image 11

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Michigan Citizen, 1985-10-14

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o 0 make money
in the ail Order
bu
yJ
(Money Talk is a weekly
column which explore ways
for the average penon to im­
prove his or her economic
anding in America today.)
Sellin product or rvice
through the mail h made
many an a er e orking pe on
rich. In order to under tand
hy, note the followin t 0
true tories:
-Lillian Vernon has been
dubbed the "fi lady" of the
mail order bu ine . The reas n
i imple. In 1951, with about
S2000 in ving, she bought
a single 95 ad in tee
to II personalized
handb gs and belt tnt e had
just bought from company
th t goin out of busine .
Six ee after pl cing tlu d
e h d received S 16 000 in
orde. Today . Vernon
run a 60 million company.
eral year 0 an ordi-
nary housewife c ualiy com­
mented to h r hu band, 'I bet
I kno over one hundred
different ys to fix hambur-
ger." That comment led to
a de . ion to pub li h a mall
recipe boo entitled "101 Y
to Fix Hamburger". Ads ere
placed in 0 omen 'a rna -
zines. In ju a month, 8,000
h d order d the boo at 4.00
copy. In orther ords, a
ca ua1 comment 1 d to gro
incom of S32,000 in four
ee .
Everyone who venture into
th mail order bUline doe
not achieve ch instant and
overwhelming result ; there are
indeed many feature. How-
• ever, llin produ t through
the mail offers an excellent
opportunity to achieve finan­
cial curity for thre very
import nt re ns: 1 The cost
of getting t rted i very eco­
nomical, 2) One can get tarred
. with virtually no previous e -
perience and 3) It lend it If
well to brin p -time bu i;
,!e enabling you to eep your
pre nt job.
In order to et t rted in the
potentially lucrative mail order
bu ine here IT om tep
you hould e:
-Order a copy of 80
To Get In' Order
from the Wilshire Book Com­
pany, 12015 Sherman Road,
orth Hollywood, California
91605 (SI5). Thi book will
detail how to
order busine .
-Send for at'
Ord . ied, P.O. Box 5,
Sar ota, Florida 33578. This
booklet will detail the co of
d rtizing in variou new­
papers and m azine around
the nation.
-Order Getting Started In
Order from Law-Tay Com­
munication, P.O. Box 54041,
ashington DC 20032. This
pamplet include the informa­
tion mentioned above and a li t
of mail order product ide
( 14.95 .
ext week, we will take a
look at companies which say
they can help you get out of
debt and re-establish your credit
rating.
AUTHENTIC qT�A-oAl '
MUSLIM L.-g' vrr",vT j
BEA PIE � STYLING SALON
�� 451 W. LOVELL
K Ilmlzoo, M I 49002
CALI OUR
FRIENDLY
CLASSIFIED
AD-VISOR
TODAY!
384-1044
WHOLESALE OR RETAIL
HAIR WAVING
HAl R REPLACE ENT
All Servlc P rtorm
616/345-1527
,/
For or. Inform
AVERY'
ANDREWS
& COMPANY
P.o. BOX 2879
GRANI? ' MI ( 1
I ('l')ur�'tl
A � C. ANDaEwS
ACCOUNT EXEamvE
Substance
Abuse
seminar with
business focus
The Twin Citie Area Cham­
ber of Commerce is co- pon r­
ing Substance Abuse in the
orkplace - Intervention and ·
Resolution" with ercy- "��_�I!IJ!'.II!I!I!I .. _��f!I!ItI��"_� � """"'''''''''III!IIJIJ�1I!II
emorial Ho pitals and e
Horizons Recovery Center on
edne y, October , 1985,
from 11:00 a.m. unti14:00 p.m.,
at emorial Ho pita] in the
Forum, ccording to Chamber
President Jame F. urphy
chairman of th board, Inter­
City B nk.
Re rvation forms h. ve been
nt to Chamber members and
community re idents, but any­
one wishing to register may
cont ct thy S arry at ew
Horizon Recovery Center P.O.
Box 1264, Benton Harbor, I
49022, 927-5433. Enrollment
is limited nd the c t is 25
per p rticipant including brunch
which will be served at 10:00
Safes ManGgemint
&AssodGtes
226 N. Burdiclt Mall
telm
K,',mamo, MidUpn 9007
SEW BEST
1101 E. MIcNgon'" .
t<oIornazoo. 49001
1147 M«rImoc St.
KoIornozoo. MJ QOO9
. AGENCY.
Barbaro hltmof
Ow�
Gus: (616)�72-1&76
Res. (616) �75-61��.
381-7772
Auto Computer Marketi
Prodllct Promo/Jolt • Publk AI/Gin
Spec/tIJ Ewltl MtlllllltmmI
721 CH RYSLER ST.
KALAMAZOO, MaCH.
DONALD MAGElT
Hollands
_Federated Tax
Service
"The Tax Pay.rs Tax P.opl ... · ,
1106 SHA VEl lOAD
POtTAGe. MI�'
. (414) U7-3S34
Volti. J. Hollands
EKDAYS
G Wrighr- .
(616)34�3
6076 Woodl
K".mazoo, MI
EASTSIDE
GROCERY
Triestram
City Drug Inc.
201 Plterson
Kal mazoos,. I 49007
349-:.526
*Home Styl. Cooking
*Sout m Foods
*Hambu r. Fr
ca II for fa r: sin ee
HOURS: on-Thur r: 1-1(\
Frl � Sit 24 Hrs.
Sunday 7-10
BEER*WINE* GROCERIES
PACKAGE LIQUOR
ICHIGAN LOTTERY
1622 East Washington
Kalamazoo, t. 01
1727-29 E. lin St.
(PRES�RJPTIONS)
349-8646
1
345-0641

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