or waketiaid TOP BRASS were out for the Lynn Valley Centre Zellers gtand reopening ceremony recently. Pictured are (left fo right) manager Peter Prasad, valued Lynn Valley customer Art Worthington, manager Greg Rye and man- ager trainee Doug Abbott. LYNN. VALLEY CENTRE — Zellers renovations complete THE ZELLERS store in Lynn Valley Centre celebrated the com- pletion of its extensive renovations with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Wednesday, Aug. 16. . According to store manager Greg’ Rye, “hundreds of thou- sands’’ of dollars were spent on creating a “‘better and cleaner im- age” for the store. we The new image features a com- plete reshuffling of department locations, as well as a fresh paint job and new floor tiles, counters, racks and check-outs. Along with the departments be- ing moved in order to ‘‘better align (the store} with current corporate thinking,’* many departments, such as ladies’ wear, accessories and children’s wear, were expand- To compensate for the increased .fashion space, the fabric section was discontinued. Door prizes, draws and specials on Wednesday were part of the ribbon-cutting festivities. Avoid copier telemarketing scams “GOOD MORNING, this is Dave from your Friendly Neighborhood Office and Copier Products Supply distribution centre. I’m just iook- ing through my records and realize you’re due to receive more toner for your X15 model copier.”” “7 just wanted to remind you that our prices are going up 16 per cent next month, so I’ve put aside six boxes of toner for you at the old price. I’ve done this before for your boss, Mr. Smith, because he’s a good customer.’” ‘41° send the toner and invoice out today — and if you pay the bill immediately, we'll give you the usue! two per cent discount.”’ Another phone pirate strikes again, with an unsuspecting business tricked into buying sup- plics at up to five times their regu- lar cost. To top ® off, the supplies themselves raay be substandard or not compstible with your equip- ment, forcing unscheduled maintenance and costly repairs. Past of protecting yourself is knowixg how the phone pirates operate. The copier marketing manager of Pitney Bowes, Jim At- tridge, has this advice. ‘Shortly before they hit you for the sale, a member of the pirate company will call, pretending to be conducting a market survey. They get information about your equipment and senior staff — in- for:nation that is czsually dropped into the sales pitch to reinforce the illusion of being legitimate. “The pirate continues the scam by saying they provide supplies for Pitney Bowes or other large copier manufacturers and are calling on behalf of the company,” said At- tridge. The office products industry has complained to federal and provin- cial consumer affairs officials that suppliers who misrepresent themselves should be with deceptive marketing or misleading Over the past, two years, only two office equipment telemarketing companies have been convicted of misrepresentation. It is a different situation in the U.S., where numerous successful pro- secutions and large fines have acted as a deterrent to the phone Pirates. All puschases should be handled by one department or employee. Verify that the caller is actually from your copier company by ask- ‘ing them to supply your account. number. Get their name and phone ) NORTH SHORE number. If they refuse, you know they’re a pirate. Don’t buy anything without a . purchase order and make sure your cheque is made out to your regular supplier or manufacturer. If an unauthorized shipment slips through, send it back im- mediately. Get a receipt that the material was sent and received. If you believe a company is us- ing deceptive seiling practices, write to your provincial consumer affairs ministry and send a copy of the Ietéer to your copier. company.. 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