European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 15, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Advertising consultant Hunt displays her free Nyji Colonna staff writer her soft British Lone blonde Rosy Cheeks and Eye catching smile get your attention in she in an advertising Consul Tant with the american educational society and id like to talk to you for a few Susie knocked at the door of my govern ment quarters one night this Spring unaware that 1 was a Stan Ana she displayed a Green card bearing the Large initials at first glance the card reminded me of an effect in sure was Susan was about to make her he was not a Bat an advertising she was representing books a what she didst say was that books was placed of limits last year by the Mili tary when the firm was called trans Atlan tic the people running the company just changed names and stayed in susans pitch was almost identical to one i fell for eight years ago when 1 spent Suo for a poor set of encyclopedias and some extra Giveaway maybe Susie Hunt didst realize she was about to mislead and maybe she believed the training she went maybe she was sincere when she the Federal  not allow us to make a profit on As she explained Why the materials would be placed in my Home at no maybe she didst Reallie she was misleading me with the presentation of a Green card which in no Way is approved by Yel thu valid Only in Usa eur and matches the color of the army issued Commer Cial solicitation permit and maybe she actually believed that Brand new edition of the new age which Selsted to sell Back in the swes at the Susie h0nt presented Strong cases he wanted to put into my Home Nocost whatsoever to me or my family Seton new age valued at plus she was going to throw in some other educational books and a research program resulting in a value of nearly being placed in my Home for a Little Over the reason for this tremendous bargain word of Mouth she told me copies had been made available to military people overseas Only As a form of after word of Mouth is the Best now i wonder what the catch there is no All we ask is that you Promise to do two that you allow us to list your name or initials Back in your Home state As being a registered owner of one of our sets and second that after you have received and examined the set you will Send us a testimonial letter of 25 words or telling us How you like that it that is in fact your Only obligation to the whole program will be to keep it up Iodate with the updating this is placed of limits the company just changed names and stayed in something i am sure you would regard less of How you obtained the set in the first and of i ask How this is a Susie will get to that first she wants to show me the encyclopedias and the other reference material ill have placed in my now How is the updating accomplished two said the 21yearold first by purchasing a yearbook that retails for buying one a year for 10 and second by signing up for the Library research what is the los a research service that will answer 100 questions or 10 per if you want to know just about anything child research for a school paper or any thing and need an answer to you just write it Down be specific and books will Forward your question to appropriate professionals in the Field to get you the answer you need within three to six it was kind of frightening to be cause All the while i knew there was no Way i would Ever use this service 100 and  an those questions be an swered in your encyclopedias or in the other material that is placed in your Home for being a Good Joe and joining the multitudes who have already purchased new age the books she has offered have no fixed retail Price they Are sold for As much As the traffic will the research service i was told i part of the whole package 1 have to take it Why that just part of the entire the research service comes with the she with the encyclopedias and i was going to get a two volume websters International dictionary set used by the supreme court so it has to be a Hammonds Atlas classic a four volume Home medical encyclopedia and a seven volume Childs encyclopedia its Allim delivered to my Home and it wont Cost me a i am paying Only for 10 additional books and a research and for 20 months ill Send to books but there were a few first of there is no Etc statement that companies cannot make a profit through advertising after int that the purpose of advertising then there is the theres an asterisk by the year Book privilege for ten years in the contract though the pitch leads Yon to be Lieve youll receive the yearbook and toe research service for the total Cost of the contract says differ it is easy to bit the Fine print of the contract says you have the right to buy the yearbook Lor each that is Over what you already and you pay a s2s delivery and you pay it comes out to break it Down anyway you want and it reads the you Are Daying Foo for a set of encyclopedias the books representative told you would be placed in 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