European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 29, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday november 29, 1985 the stars and stripes Ann Landers Page 11 letters dear Ann Landers our son married a local girl tramp when she was 20. Mary was preg Nant at the time. Don was in the Marine corps and it teemed like the de cent thing to do. Don and Mary if were together eight if years. They had " three More children. Last november they were divorced. Don has been paying child support which is hard on him because he cannot get steady work. Recently he ran across an Unm ailed let Ter that Mary had written to a Girlfriend several months before the divorce. In the letter Mary names the men who fathered her children. No two have the same dad. Don does not feel that he should pay child support for kids that Aren t his. He has gone to several lawyers and no one is willing to help him. What should be done big problem in the biggest state Deir problem you ire assuming that the letter Don found u proof positive Ibal the children ire not i. This Ain t necessarily so. The letter could have been written to infuriate Don. Or maybe Mary was drunk or stoned when be wrote it in most states children born of a lid marriage Are assumed to be the legitimate offspring of that Union. Most bar associations have lawyer referral sences that can help your son get an expert in this Field. Check the phone Book the Saddest part of your Story is that there seems to be very Little compassion for those unfortunate children either from their father or paternal grandparents. Dear Ann Landers i have been a faithful Reader of your column since you began writing in 19ss. In this your 30lh year of giving advice i want to say thank  Here is my Story after my husband and i had been mar ried a few years he became involved with a younger woman. We were in our 30s. I was devastated and decided to write to you for advice. Your response was Crisp and to the Point. You said ask yourself this ques Tion would my life be better with him or without him make your decision based on the  we had three preteen age children at the time. I had no marketable skills. We had struggled in the Early years to make ends meet. Thing were beginning to look much better. I decided my life would be much better with him. When i told my husband of my decision he promised to terminate the affair immediately. He kept his word. We have had 29 years together and ours is a Loving Mist ing relationship. Our three grandchildren Are a Joy you deserve to know that your advice made All this possible. We love you. West coast fan what an upper thank for letting me  Ann Landers what can i buy for Christina Gifu under $20 that will make a big impression Champagne appetite. Beer income in Newark reply to customer appreciation Days complaints we just read a very Nice idler praising the employees of the Heidelberg main Exchange for their Quick thinking when a Small boy fell and got Hurt. Thanks to them he s  it s great to see they can think fast on their feet and were Able to avoid what could have been a tragedy. However their fast thinking was obviously not in gear during the weekend labelled customer appreciation Days in october. Case in Point the $99 component stereo system. Sale people were instructed to sell Only half of the Stock on Friday and save the rest for saturday. It was quite Clear that the left hand did not know what the right hand was doing. Not Only were there no stereos for sat urday there weren t any left six minutes after the Sale started. One Man has filed assault charges against a woman because she was in such a hurry to get to the last stereo she jumped in front of him and hit him in the face with her Elbow. Somewhere along the line some one messed up. We d like to know Why there were Only 100 stereos available Why there were no rain checks issued and Why the Exchange would have the audacity to Call something like that customer appreciation. Not Only did we not get a Chance to make our desired purchases but we walked away feeling very unappreciated. As frequent patrons of the Exchange we feel we have been used and deserve better treatment. We Are not the Only dissatisfied customers. Angela r. Pastor Lanonne l. Stewart Lisa to Mcevoy Heidelberg similar letters were received from Fred Erick d. Mayer Munich Bob Bolton Kaiser Lautem Peggy Mclendon Mainz Germany Robert t. Crockett Wiesbaden and staff sgt. William k. Tip Lon sr., Pir Masens Germany. Editor s note master sol. Bruce e. Zuelsdorf customer relations specialist. Public affaire office he cafes Europe replies frankly we goofed. Grossly underestimating customer demand in Heidelberg and other locations for items such As the $99 Derek system you wanted. In turn we overestimated demand for the flatware sets. No need to make excuses but projecting customer demand is an Art not a science that continually challenges our buyers As they develop pro motions throughout the year. We share your frustration yet want to assure you our sincere intent is to have reasonable quantities of Good values at All our stores during any promotion. In this Case our buyers were Able to obtain 3,000 stereo units on a one time buy from the manufacturer his full capacity to produce. Our experience led us to believe one such item for every 100 customer families would meet the demand target missed by a mile. Overall we bought three times As much merchandise for customer appreciation Days this year versus last year. And it still was t enough. Why not a rain Check the rain Check program applies to All participating exchanges to ail advertised items except those identified As limited Quantity cup of Coffee costs a Nickel More in response to Brig. Gen. . Leedy s recent letter on customer appreciation Days at the Post Exchange i d like to say that although i missed out on a few of his Block Buster values on stereo equipment and Wall clocks i did t miss out on the 5 cent increase in my morning cup of Coffee. Thanks a Bunch. Maj. Allen f. Almquist Iii Vicenza Italy editor s note master sol. Bruce e. Zielsdorf customer relations specialist. Public affairs office. He cafes Europe replies cafes Europe s held the line on the Price of a cup of Coffee since 1978. Unfortunately the Cost of Coffee sugar and Cream Haven t done the same. All in All i Don l feel 30 cents for a cup of Java is out of line and the refill s Stilt free. Or special  the stereo system and anniversary clock in our recent Sale were one Lime buys offered at exceptionally Low prices. It would have been impossible to offer you a rain Check on the stereo unit because we sold All of the units in the one time i ". Ser Al disappointed customers said we should have limited quantities for each transaction. You can bet the Point s been discussed Al length in our Munich head quarters. Agreed it May have helped on certain items yet it would just As easily been construed As unfair to limit other merchandise. Those who la buy an exorbitant number of any Sale Ilem regardless of limited quantities will continue to find Clever ways to do the same even when a limit s been imposed. And i appreciate them As much As you do. So what s the answer we do appreciate our customers and we re going to say it loud and Clear again this Spring. Another customer appreciation Days Sale is planned for april when Well again be offering comparable bargains on a variety of items. Working especially Bard to Fine Lune our projections of customer de Mand. We re confident this Lime Well do it better because you deserve nothing less. In cases where quantities Are limited they la be placed Al selected stores and advertised thai Way. Don l worry there la be special buys at All our exchanges. Even though Bey May not All be the same Well do our utmost to hit the target on value priced items in quantities sufficient to meet demand. Such an Effort we feel is our Best Way of saying thank you for shopping at your store. The St ars and a ripes a a  she seeks Sag left on tour bus i went on a trip to Italy with or Tours in july 1985. 1 left my Small Navy Blue travel bag below the bus. Anyone who Acci Dontly took this bag or knows the whereabouts please Contact me at Heidelberg military 370 ets 2121-7075/8523. Thank you. Staff sgt Rosemary s. Joy Heidelberg programming quandary for arts a Tuckwa new you can fool All the people All the  he $16-95. A Blithe l a g p pm Narn. I loved it , we Mem 10 Orlle to now. I "11 recently when it was both football and baseball reason 1 feel an was really unfair in its programming selection both on the to and radio. Instead of playing the baseball game both on to and radio i feel they should have at least played the football game on the radio. Besides myself. 1 know there Are a lot of football fans Here in Germany and this programming selection was unfair. My letter probably won t help this year but maybe next year an will think of football fans especially on sunday nights. I know it s hard for an to make everybody Happy Bat especially on this night they could Nave Mac a lot of football fans Happy. Pamela r. My Bau bolder Germany editor s note Paul Van Dyke chief television operations. He an Europe. Replies the writer surfaces a problem which creates a dilemma that has historically plagued the worldwide arts whether to air the same game on the radio service that is being carried on the television satellite service. In Many cases the two events Are differ ent in ibis particular situation they were identical. Usually ibis occurs when the particular event is the Best game Avail Able or one of compelling viewer listener interest such As the super bowl baseball playoff game and College bowl games. Many americans in the worldwide Audi ence Are unable to receive Ike to signal including Many Ben in Europe. Lau toe. If you in missing tort on the crucial game of the world series because you could not receive the to signal Aad different event happened to be on the radio. Therein Des Ike dilemma. Since arts Moat consider the total audience in sports Trogni Bullig decisions this situation will coot Uwe to pose a prob Lem. 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