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LIMIT DETROIT FREE PRESS 14- Mondav. Nov. 22. 'Tii New Rules Prohibit Long Mail Order Delays I I iw3 Be sure to indicate clearly your name and address on the order; if it's a gift, make clear where the product should be sent. Keep a record of your order: the name and address of the company, the date you placed the order, the product and price and the number of the money order or check.

If there is a problem with the men hand ise, notify the company immediately. If you find a mail-order company which you think is using deceptive advertising, report it to the Chief Postal Inspector, Postal Service, Washington, D.C. 20260. WW. In Macomb WBRB Is Provincial By Choice Continued from Page SA High we want to let people know that." The majority of WBRB's ponsors.

Park said, are Macomb County retailers, some of whom have been with the station since it was founded in I 1958. The Will Schwarzkoff Fu-I feral Home of Mt. Clemens has, for example, sponsored a noontime "Moment of Faith and Inspiration" for as long as assume the customer has consented to a delay of another 30 days. Beyond the 60-day point, the customer must provide written consent to further delay or be given a refund. The rules do not cover magazine deliveries.

COD orders or services such as developing photos connected with merchandise. Despite the risks, the mailorder business is booming, with an estimated $60 billion a year in sales. "People are more receptive to mail-order buying than they used to be," said Ann Cole of the Direct Mail Advertising Association. The selection of items also has grown. Roger Horchow, head of the Horchow Collection, a catalog operation offer- Compare catalogs, checking shipping and handling charges as well as the price of the product itself.

Compare catalog prices with those in the stares and decide whether ou are willing to trade the convenience of shopping by mail for what may be higher prices. Find out whether the merchandise is offered on the basis of "satisfaction guaranteed or your money back." If in doubt, ask. Place your order at least four weeks before you want the merchandise. Read the fine print to see if there is a cut-off date after which delivery by a given day will not be guaranteed. This is particularly important at Christmas.

Never send cash. Pay by check or money order. 7 TSE WEEK 14 rut ing luxury merchandise, said he sold two S3, 000 necklaces by mail last year. Were the customers nervous at the idea of sending $.1,000 lor something they had never seen? "I would be," said Horchow, "but they know we're reputable and they know they can return things." Horchow allows returns and full refunds on all items, except those ottered at special sale prices in non-Christmas catalogs. Frederick Simon, executive vice-president of Omaha Steaks International, which ships meats and gourmet items by mail, said about one shipment in every 200 arrives spoiled or winds up in the wrong place.

The company guarantees customers their money back or a replacement if they have any complaints. Dealing with established, reputable firms is one way to cut the risk of mail-order buying. The Postal Service and HEW's office of consumer affairs also provide guidelines. Among the highlights: Read catalogs carefully. GOP May Bach Carter Plans Indiana Richard Lugar suggested Sunday that President-elect Jimmy Carter may find more support for his programs among Republicans than among liberal Democrats.

Lugar, speaking on ABC's "Issues and Answers," said Carter's postelection statements on unemployment "seem to parallel" what President Ford said during the campaign. Vole ill Wail DACCA (UPI) President Abu Sadat Sayem Sunday postponed Bangladesh's general elections that had been scheduled for February, the first since the government of former President Sheikh Muji-bur Rahman was overthrown in a coup last year. What About Your Retirement? Do you have a pension program? Is it adequate? Is if portable Is it tax-sheltered? Does it. offer maximum savings possibilities? Whether or not you have a tax-sheltered pension plan, will be of interest to you. tj Current Annuity earnings WrD IRA and HR-10 qualified programs Wm.E.Turnbull District Manager 26200 Greenfield, Suite 33 Oak Park, Michigan 48237 Bus.

(313)968-1389 Farmers New World Life Insurance Company Mercer Island Washington Member ol Farmers Insurance Group a 1 IV 7 ri CI Vi "tti Vi XI ZlQ Park can remember. EVERY DAY just before the 4 p.m. news, WBRB names and salutes one Macomb County family. This year the station sponsored its first annual beauty contest to name a young Macomb County woman as "Miss WBRB." Park, 4.1, who broadcasts many of the station's sports programs, said the station and its staff of 25 try to get person-n 1 1 involved in Macomb County. Park lives in Clinton Township where the station is located and chairs both the township's Planning Commission and its Board of Zoning Appeals.

He estimates that because of its community involvement WBRB may have collected in excess of 500 awards and cer tificates of appreciation from Macomb Coiunty organizations since 1958. Some of the more recent awards, including a "school bell award" from Michigan Education Association and an "Inner Peace" citation, are on display in a wall-size WBRB trophy case that is, itself, an award presented to the station by the Macomb County Veterans of Foreign Wars and their auxiliaries. Park said WBRB, which is now a sunrise to sunset station on AM and broadcasts 18 hours a day on FM, will go to a 24-hour operation sometime next year. In keeping with a new growth in Macomb County, he said, WBRB has also come up with some new promotion slogans calling itself the "spirit" as well as the "voice" of Macomb. One of the station's new jingles goes: "From the shores of Lake St.

Clair, to the woods of Romeo. Workin' hard in south side shops, makin' cars that make us go. River windin' through Mt. Clemens, in the heart of new Macomb. Freeways take me where I'm goin', country roads they take me home.

We're the spirit of Macomb WBRB." STORE HOURS: 9 30 to 5.30 Monday thru Saturday Telephone. 964-3200 i WW SPECIAL CB123A 40 CHANNEL CAPACITY WE SHIP UPS PHONE ORDERS ACCEPTED O. 30 OAYS SAME AS CASH WW'S 4 By tht As.ociatd Prc.1 Consumers shipping by mail this Christmas season should get better service from mailorder firms. Federal Trade Commission regulations that took effect this year are designed to cut shipping delays and make it easier for shoppers to get refunds. THE RULES were imposed because so many people were-complaining about mail-order deliveries.

The office of consumer affairs of the Department of Health, Education and Welfare reports that mail-order service draws more com-pktints than any item except automobiles. Under the new regulations, companies must fill mail orders within 30 days. If the deadline cannot be met, the company must notify customers, giving them the option of accepting the delay or canceling the shipment and getting a full refund. The company nas to provide an adequate, cost-free means of canceling such as a postage-paid card. If the company gets no reply, it can fiv ic; t.

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