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Elevator Operator Dorothy loves
her fancy elevator uniform, but sometimes she wants
more... She finds it here! |
The
Blair Catalog is an American Institution and a
wonderful addition to Ushoppit.com! Blair
carries women's and men's clothing,
jewelry, housewares, furniture, bedding, and all
manner of Americana!
Blair.com says: It all started with a
simple black raincoat....
"The year was 1910. Young John Blair, a law student at the
University of Pennsylvania, was approached by a
fellow student who had recently inherited a
raincoat factory. Would he be interested in
being a sales manager? Easter vacation and a
train ride home to Warren was all the time John
needed to make his decision.
With a suitcase of black raincoats in hand, he approached
clothing store owners along his way. In one
nearby town, he sold a lone coat to a customer –
an undertaker. But the shop owner was reluctant
to carry any more raincoats for just a few local
undertakers.
John Blair was not about to give up. He decided the best way
to reach the new market he had just created in
his own mind – the market of undertakers who
would certainly wear black raincoats – was by
mail. So with just $500 borrowed capital, he
printed and mailed flyers across the country.
And he sold 1200 raincoats in no time! Thus, the
New Process Company was created. "
Continued below.....
It is a fact that the Ushoppit.com General Store of the
Internet story is probably even more strange,
but this is the Blair page and they are paying
the bills! Go for it! |
