New World Coupons

Ruapehu Bulletin, Volume 9, Issue 419, 14 January 1992, Page 8

New World Coupons

• I wish to clarify through your paper the position that we are in at the Ohakune New World concerning the New World weekly coupons. We are on the border of the Auckland and Wellington New World groups, which are separate companies, and are therefore in direct competition with each other though we bear the same name. Taumarunui and Turangi New Worlds are therefore our competition, the same as any local selling items we sell. While there is a "gentlemans' agreement" not to accept each others coupons, there is noihing to stop us doing so. The only problem is the redemption of these coupons, which normally run at approx $600 per week. The method of redemption between the Auckland and Wellington groups differs immensely as far as we are concerned, and where we used to be able to get the Auckland coupons redeemed, a complaint from one of

their members put a stop to that. We are therefore left with no option but to refuse to accept the Auckland coupons. We have been allowed one small concession however, in that they now print, on the left hand bottom of the back page, the words "EXCLUDES OHAKUNE' I hope this explains our position as it causes us acute embarrassment at times.

Alan

Murdie

Ohakune New World