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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1979-10-04, Page 5FANTASTIC! TAPE SALE! (While Stock Lasts) BuSINgss SECTIoN- '. Oldfields 33 years on Brussels' main street $11 (Continued from Page 1) since those days or as Max says, "We have to do more business now in any given day than we figured on doing in a month at that tune." SEVEN TIMES AS BIG When the store was first started it had a selling area of not more than 1000 square feet and today that has expanded to around 7000 square feet, And there's been a great turnover in travelling sales- ' men, The only one still calling at Oldfields who called when they first opened their doors is Jim Valiance of London. Today the business has expanded to include things like toys, games, more appli- ances and where he used to have a stock of machine bolts and carriage bolts, today, Max says; he would have to have fine thread, coarse thread and different grades of bolts. This line of expan- sion is because of the larger and more intricate farming machinery people are using today. PLUMBING ENLARGED The plumbing section has also been greatly enlarged from what it used to be. Oldfields used to carry only galvanized pipe but today they carry that as well as copper and three different types of plastic pipe, ranging in size from 1/8 of an inch up to 4 inches. And as the times have changed so has the way in which merchandise is pur- chased. It used to be that every other person who walked, through the door of the store was a salesman from some firm or other, but now Max says there's a great advantage in belonging to a group like Pro Hardware where 90 per cent of the goods are bought through a buying group. As Oldfields belongs to the Pro chain, they use the same price tags as the city stores do, so are quite competitive with them. And now all the ordering is done by computer. Orders are all punched into a mini- computer which is then attached to the telephone. "An order that used to take- anywhere from 20-25 minutes on long distance telephone is in there in about 20 second. Accounts receiv- able are done in the same way. This takes a lot of the personal aspect away from the business which is one thing we can regret about it, but it's just the way of the times," Max said. Oldfields have one other time and that is that they're plan for expansion at this hoping to put in a gaiden centre nest. summer. SAVE Thurs. Fri. Sat. And there's plenty of park- store for customers, the Old- ing space at the rear of the fields say. XHE Cassette Test Report In summary, the test laboratory found some measurable advantages when testing BASF Ferro Super LH1 and Maxell UDXL 1. There were some negative measurements in testing TDK AD. No audible advantage was sensed when comparing these cassettes to Audio Magnetics XHE. Conclusion Audio Magnetics XHE cassettes are audibly comparable to the other high performance tapes. Therefore, XHE cassettes at their retail price are considerably superior in dollar for dollar value. CHECK THESE FABULOUS VALUES!! Buy 2 XHE-C-90 —Get 3 for $1198 Buy 2 XHE-C-60 —Get 3 for $998 OR Buy 2 XHE 45 min. 8 Track — Only $666 Buy 2 XHE 90 min. 8 Track Only $798 ARE YOU USING "FERRO CHROME"? XHE "ULTRA" C-60 M.S.L. $6.99 — NOW $3 99 EA. XHE "ULTRA" C-90 M.S.L. $7,99 — NOW $4 99 EA. Look! WHAT A DEAL Buy 4 C-90 — 3 Paks Buy 4 C-60 — 3 Paks Receive "FREE" Receive "FREE" 24 Unit Cassette Carrying Case 16 Unit Cassette Carrying Case at Oldfields Available at Oldfield Brussels HARDWARE. .21100woR0140000010664 kitAk .1141(Atilitaloott AllA A mi .etH9 N819rip,lk.RP,A88minimum 11.M5.11..M.1.4.4/.1