Article: Famous last words.(mail order frustrations)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)

Order Killers

I ENTERED THE BUSINESS WORLD in 1960 after my discharge from the army. One of the first rules I learned:

"Make it as easy as possible to order." --Elsworth Howell

Following are my notes from a frustrating day trying to order things.

Kathleen Turner was playing in "Tallulah" at the Merriam Theater in Philadelphia. I called the box office to ask if two tickets were available for either that night or the next.

"Yes, we have tickets," the woman said. "But the only way you can get them is to come to the box office or order them from Ticket Master, which will add a service charge of $7 a ticket."

I called ...

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