Well, White's--. One of the things--let me elaborate a little bit--one of
the advantages at being at White's, I thought, and a lot of my cohorts
or friends that I talked with, an advantage for being there was being
able to buy their furniture because there was no way we could afford to
buy it at White's cause of its high, top-end and expensuve. Their main
concern was quality and design. I think over the years we very seldom
brought out a group that didn't go. Of course, it wasn't as major like
so many groupings brought out each market in the bigger places so
naturally they run more suites
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But their quality and, of course, quality of the supplies you get is
involved in that, too. That was the main thing, I think. Today dealers,
salesmen, and everybody seem more like family. They're loyal, they stuck
whatever, and maybe there weren't that many options for everybody out as
there are today. There's so many. But the dealers I dealt with often
would send me a gift to the market or something because you talk with
them for years and felt good with them. And the sales rep, back then,
stayed. Those jobs were coveted then. It was very difficult for them to
get on with White's because they stayed until they died or something
happened. Very few changes. They were excellent jobs. In going to the
market--. I started going to the markets sort of as a receptionist and
that type thing at our showroom in the 60s. I felt that I knew those
people well. The salesmen brought their wives back then and often
usually they would have a cookout or something. It was very much home
stuff more than today. Today it is probably more business and maybe
people aren't doing the long-time job situations that we did those
years. I think people
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sales reps maybe change more often and there's more--of
Page 9 course, in all areas I think people change jobs so much
more. But as far as the quality of high--. I know back then we got very
few things that were problems. It was really--. When they designed
then--I can't compare exactly to today--but when they designed then I
know the people in the plant, the vice-president, Mr. Bean, and that
group of people would often say, "Well, now this is sort of--. I don't
believe we can make this the way it's designed." They would figure out
something that would work or change the design somewhat. I don't know
whether they do that as much today or not. It seems that--and I'll show
you a few pieces in the house that I bought--but they were just top
notch all the way through.