CO129-264 - Governor Sir Robinson & Public Offices - 1894 [9-12] — Page 233

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to deal with complaints when they hate the latter form, which is bothersome. In this instance, we are said to have made an unreasonable charge for Rick's thermometers, which they could have got 14½% cheaper if they had been dealing direct to the manufacturers. The vendor, Hicks Wathon & Co., wrote to us for an explanation.

He has now sent "The list price of these thermometers is 60/- a day, and I look you off 20%. What is more, we allow 2/2 % for cart on small quantities (under 6 pots) besides." If you can prove that, in any instance, Hicks has allowed better terms on a similar order, we shall be much obliged as it is important for us to hold manufacturers to the terms granted to wholesale customers.

In justification of our statement that the Apothecaries' Society's prices are on a par with others, it were found hardly necessary to say that quality is everything. And, allowing for quality and the extra work of making up Hong Kong orders into small quantities, it has yet to be proved that the prices are high. Letters from certain firms to pick quotations often come down to any figure you like. Lest we should, with a first order or two at a normal figure, secure the business, had the fault remained that the quality of the Apothecaries' Society's drugs was above suspicion and that, in a couple of instances,

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230 to deal with complaints when they hate the latter form, which is bothersome. In this instance, we are said to have made an unreasonable charge for Rick's thermometers, which they could have got 14½% cheaper if they had been dealing direct to the manufacturers. The vendor, Hicks Wathon & Co., wrote to us for an explanation. He has now sent "The list price of these thermometers is 60/- a day, and I look you off 20%. What is more, we allow 2/2 % for cart on small quantities (under 6 pots) besides." If you can prove that, in any instance, Hicks has allowed better terms on a similar order, we shall be much obliged as it is important for us to hold manufacturers to the terms granted to wholesale customers. In justification of our statement that the Apothecaries' Society's prices are on a par with others, it were found hardly necessary to say that quality is everything. And, allowing for quality and the extra work of making up Hong Kong orders into small quantities, it has yet to be proved that the prices are high. Letters from certain firms to pick quotations often come down to any figure you like. Lest we should, with a first order or two at a normal figure, secure the business, had the fault remained that the quality of the Apothecaries' Society's drugs was above suspicion and that, in a couple of instances,
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todeal with complaints when they hate the latter form, which is bechoftes. Inthion

uns have we are laid to have made an unreasonable charge for Rick's thememmesters, which the could have got 14/1⁄2 % clumper favernment could have

be faing direct to the campentures. The veint

Y

direct & the verumfacturer, In Whicks Wathon funden. Ir the Thermometer, and Leve thime, for an explanation.

se ham now

Не

Lays

"The list price of there thuurmeter in 60%- aday, and I look you off 20%. What

is

will mable us

Fallows an small quantities (Indera pots) "besides 2/2 % for cart." If the fork. Amazon

to prove that, in any instance, In Hicks has allowed better beruns on a similar ander, we shall be much obliged as it is important bus to hold mumfactures. othe feruus on which alom, undead

with them,

Le.

wrth

those pranded the curch Faroused

wholesale customers.

To bothe

In Jarenl

faranded

statiment that the

Apothecaries. Society's prices au List, it were the found hantly accessing Wyo

Quality in Everything

Assin.

in hele weathers.

And, allowing for quality and the leang wosh

Kany of making up. It Hangkung aders into

hubulars small

puntities, it has yet The proved that the prices are high. letting

from si cater theme ti pch quentations otten Lauses down to any figure you like. Lidua, marry

would but withe

firah ade or two al a nommal figure windu Wrecure the business, had the faut remains that the qualley of the Apothicaria Lavily's drugs rahove despicion and that, in a couch of

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