PROTEST IN VERSE I
TRADE PIRATES 1 The practice of retailers in appi'fl-H priating and running as sideline&H various commodities which fall witW in the province of other tradespeopleH has given rise to considerable trouWeM not only in New Zealand, but alsH abroad. For instance, large grocerfl stores have, in certain cases, coaH nienced seliing meat; drapers havfl stocked footwear as a side-line, arH traders in other lines have similar® gone outside their normal spheres M etfoi'ts to attract customers. ara Inspired to verse by a local app'-H cation of this position, a butcher bflS issue d a circular containing a nuc® ber of rhymes, two of which ar® worth reproducing: — ^ You wouldn't buy fish from a cherar^B Or tripe from a fancy bazapr, You wouldn't go into a chip shop If you wanted to buy a cigar, H You don't buy your boots from [pjj tailor, Or go to a pub for a hat, |||| So why buy your meat from a grocJ» You go to a butcher for that. B|
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Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 239, 30 May 1932, Page 4
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171PROTEST IN VERSE I Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 239, 30 May 1932, Page 4
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