European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 24, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday August 24, 1986 the stars and stripes Page,11 an islanders dear readers remember Dingy in dub one the woman who asked me to solve the mystery of the mining socks to stems she always puts pairs in Fie machine but one sock mysteriously disappears. Now she has a drawer filled with singles. 1 old her i did t Hare a debut apparently thousands of peo pie oat there a same firm con a actions bout the subject. Nearly k. 8.000 Runden let me in an their for. Discoveries. This has been a fas dating week. I n been tucked in by the revelations fro pm stale puerto Rico Canada and attn Tokyo. Take a took. ,. How dumb can you be Don t you know what causes sock to disappear in the washing machine they die and Are reincarnated As wire coat hangers. If you Don t believe me go look in your closet . From Corpis Christi for Yean i we lure my wife bad a Lover with one leg. Always it was the Best and newest socks that disappeared never the old ones. When All that speculation about ufos started i became convinced that ufos arc magnets from outer jaw and their Mission is to collect socks from planet Earth. No one has Ever Dis proved it.  bating Mont when my Washer quit working i called the re Pairman. He took the machine apart and showed me 20 socks he had found wrapped around the  discovery saved my sanity. For Yean i was sure 1 was go Lor nuts. . From Chicago my husband s socks used to disappear periodically and i would go crazy looking for them. Finally i hit on the idea of coupling them with safety pins. That simple Art put a end to the missing sock problem. From Longview Texas my mining socks turned up in the Drain Hose when the no Hine quit working. The repairman said,"that1 us first plan 1 look.  new Orleans my Mother in Law told me when 1 first got married to tie my husband s socks together in a half knot and i would always have pain. She was right. From Salina Kan when the Load is Loo heavy or the tub u too Fud of water the Anab and Light articles get trapped betwee the inner and outer tub during the spin Cyde. This result in it mechanical failure. The repairman Wal hand you your missing socks along with a few bras Andu Booths. Nowc an Tut  from Nancy Dree if of Hoof non of where of where it the other sock they re under the bed or thu get in the casters of clinging to the basement  in the plumbing stuffed in a shoe la dark eyed Comers hiding from  pc goal to Hie Camp returned Stone been kicked off by the   a Starling s Home a striped sock found its Way to  there is an Odd sock Elf who takes them to some woodsy shelf but truthfully i know their Fate the dirty ones disintegrate. A True old socks nor die they Jost Lade away. Suggestions for dealing with vat office 1 have been working Al the Ramstein valued added Ian vat abatement office for a year. Frankly i m fed up. I have worked in Public service for several years and i have never encountered As Many rude people As those who frequent inc vat office. I m not saying that everyone who walks in the door is a jct but it never fait there arc several a Day. This office is one of the busiest on base and one of he reasons Why it takes so Long to process a Bill is Igno Rance. The processing Lime could be Cut drastically if peo ple would take the Lime to find out the proper proce dures ahead of time. Even though we have published these procedures numerous times it has been to no Avail. People just assume they know How it s done even though they have never been in our office. The following rules will help Many of those who have never been to the vat office and maybe a few of those who have. Rule 1 we have rules and regulations just As you in the military have and we must follow them just As you do. Please Don t argue with us in a waiting room full of customers when we Tell you that we cannot do a particular invoice. Believe me it happens daily and it is embarrassing. We Don t refuse to do an invoice just because we Don t feel like doing it Rule 2 All invoices must be made to Central base fund orc of by the Vendor not the customer. This is a regulation and there is a reason for ii. Of your copy of the Bill and the Vendor s copy dont match you the customer could be fined and made to pay the tax. Rule 3 we do not accept do Cash for payment. We do accept . Dollars personal checks up to $3,000, and certified do or Dollar checks from the Bank. Please Don t try to pay for a $5,000 car with two personal checks from two different accounts. It just does t work that Way. One personal Check for $3,000 per customer per Day. Rule4 please be patient. It lakes 10 to is minutes Jusi to Type each invoice. If you come in and there Are 10 people in the waiting room Don l cup Cal to be in and out in five minutes. We do have an appointment system but you should Call at least one Day in and Vance for an appointment. It is very rare to Call and gel an appointment on the same Day. If you do have an appointment with us please Check in when you arrive otherwise we Don l know you arc Here. Call pm 5309 for an appointment. Rule s our hours arc 8 15a.m. To 3 15 ., Mon Day through Friday. Please Don t come in at 3 30  And expect to be Aken care of. After All can you go to the Exchange american express or any other office and be seen after they close Rule 6 please show your id card to the cashier if you Are writing a Check. I know you must show in to the person who collects your invoice from you but an id card is always required when writing personal checks. Also if you ars taking care of an invoice for someone else and they write a personal Check we must have their id card. You would t want some one to Cash a Check for you if your Check Book had been stolen would you Rule 7 please read our signs in the waiting room they can be very informative. And if you re not sure about something please ask. We would much rather Deal with your questions than your anger because you did t know something. Vat can be a very painless process if you i he customer will help us to help you. By the Way. Chances arc if you re Friendly we will be. Loo name withheld rams can a Germany cafes answers queries about advertising in a recent Issue you published a four Page Safe sad entitled Spring into  i have several questions regarding this and. The an Swers should also interest a lot of your readers 1. How much does a four Page and Cost?2. The actual nine household items being promoted Only required to pages. Why did cafes use four?3. Why Are nine household items being sold at cafes everyday regular Low prices worthy of four Pate and i can t understand the rationale of pay ing for additional advertising for items not on Sale or Tome other special. It is my opinion that this and accomplished nothing Wai or a. Waste of advertising funds and should never have been used. A simple paragraph free in the paper would have covered this. Val Tom Germany editor note master sit Broca e. Zoels Dort Cut Nef nto pm specialist Pauc attain of flee he. Cafes or be. Replies your implied definition of advertising Falls Short of the intended Mark. Oar publicity and advertising efforts an coat Pat eat Earon designed to to part positive cafes image. They re meant to highlight Dot value cordon Swap consumer responsibility operational in Terri or the Quality of oar merchandise and Ferric is Aid  credibility. Well m Conn Raieta bog specific  ration promotion efforts be they reel time Spote on an to Burger King grand openings Cummer appreciation Days celebrations or Kodak la store demonstrations to name a few Are meant to impart the customer s perception of their Exchange. Disagree with your statements about the stars and stripes advertisement As Well. With a third of our customer base changing annually we have an Obliga Tion to let customers know what s available throughout cafes Europe. 229-Volt appliances Are carried Forytar . Information on what s available in our snorts stores helps customers prepare for summer camping and recreational needs. Aafes1 advertising budget is less than .03 percent of our projected sales. That compares with major stateside retailers who budget 2 percent to 5 percent of their retail Mies on print advertising alone. Also the stars and stripes does t give free editorial space for informational advertising. 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