{"product_id":"the-romance-of-a-great-store-gb-38921","title":"The Romance of a Great Store","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Romance of a Great Store\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Caveat emptor,\" the Romans said, in their day.\n\"Let the Buyer beware,\" we would read that phrase, today.\nFor nearly four thousand years, perhaps longer, caveat emptor ruled\r\nthe hard world of barter. Yet for the past sixty years, or thereabouts,\r\na new principle has come into merchandising. You may call it progress,\r\ncall it idealism, call it ethics, call it what you will. I simply call\r\nit good business.\nCaveat emptor has become a phrase thrust out of good merchandising. It\r\nis a pariah. The decent merchant of today despises it. On the contrary\r\nhe prides himself upon the honor of his calling, upon the high value of\r\nhis good name, untarnished. The man or the woman who comes into his\r\nstore may come with the faith or the simplicity of the child. He or she\r\nmay even be bereft of sight, itselfyet deal in faith and fearlessly.\nCaveat emptor is indeed a dead phrase.\nHow and whence came this murder of a commercial derelict?\n\u003cb\u003e ......Buy Now (To Read More)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eProduct details\u003ch3\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEbook Number\u003c\/b\u003e: 38921 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor\u003c\/b\u003e: Hungerford, Edward \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRelease Date\u003c\/b\u003e: Feb 18, 2012 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat\u003c\/b\u003e: eBook \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage\u003c\/b\u003e: English \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eContributors\u003ch3\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIllustrator\u003c\/b\u003e: Bailey, Vernon Howe, 1874-1953 \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Hungerford, Edward,1875-1948 \/ eBook \/ English","offer_id":43220762951837,"sku":"gb-38921-ebook","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/products\/38921.jpg?v=1671559761","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/the-romance-of-a-great-store-gb-38921","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}