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M.E.BLATT _ _ The Department Store Of Atlantic CityJ ATLANTIC & SOUTH CAROLINA AVENUES “Charge It, Please” The woman who is always a little better dressed than her neighbor on the same income; whose home is a little better furnished; who seems always to have ready money for the incidentals that will arise—what is her secret? In a confidential mood, she may tell you. And it is all so simple. All a matter of buying carefully and spending wisely. She knows what she wants when she sees it. And when she does see it—whatever it is, a frock at a certain price that is worth more, a chair that is reduced, a rug that ordinarily costs half again as much —she buys it. It doesn’t matter if she just happened to stroll into the store and didn’t bring any money with her. All she has to do is to say, “Charge it, please.” The woman who can do a day’s shopping when the thermometer is soaring near the hundred mark and look cool and fresh as a cucumber when through; the woman who can be one of a large crowd around a sale counter and be among the first to complete her purchase; the woma'n who doesn’t have to stand around waiting for • her change and package—in short, all women who are saved all the petty annoyances of shopping that wear the nerves to a frazzle, they merely say, “Charge it, please.” The woman who can start out with the idea of doing considerable shopping and need never give a thought to the safety of her money, that woman, does not carry large amounts of money with her. She doesn’t have to. She just says, “Charge it, please.” The woman who often gets advance information of important sales to be held, who is often extended the courtesy of examining the goods and reserving pur chases before the sale actually starts, that woman is usually listed on the store’s books as one of those who can say, “Charge it, please.” The woman or man who wishes the respect of the community in which they live, who desires a reputation for honesty and responsibility, can readily achieve it by being able to say at this store, “Charge it, please.” If you have not yet opened a charge account here, visit our Credit Department on the Fifth Floor and make arrangements to use the magic words, “Charge it, please.” M. E. BLATT CO. “The Department Store of Atlantic City” *