John Wanamaker Quotes

• When a customer enters my store, forget me. He is king.

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• Nothing comes merely by thinking about it.

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• Keep up the old standards, and day by day raise them higher.

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• It’s easy to work for somebody else; all you have to do is show up.

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• It is very vulgar to talk about one’s business. Only people like stockbrokers do that, and then merely at dinner parties.

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• I know half the money I spend on advertising is wasted, but I can never find out which half.

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• Half the money I spend on advertising is wasted; the trouble is, I don’t know which half.

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• Courtesy is the one coin you can never have too much of or be stingy with.

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• Courtesies cannot be borrowed like snow shovels; you must have some of your own.

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• People who cannot find time for recreation are obliged sooner or later to find time for illness.

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• Any seeming deception in a statement is costly, not only in the expense of the advertising but in the detrimental effect produced upon the customer, who believes she has been misled.

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John Wanamaker (11)

Birth:	11th July, 1838
Death:	12th December, 1922
Nationality:	American
Profession:	Merchant, Philanthropist, Politician

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John Wanamaker was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an American merchant and Republican politician. He served as the 35th United States Postmaster General from 1889-1893. He opened his first store in 1861, called "Oak Hall". In 1869, he opened his second store, called " John Wanamaker & Co." In 1875, he purchased an abandoned railroad depot and converted it into a large store, called John Wanamaker & Co. "The Grand Depot". A large 12-story granite store in Philadelphia, known as the "Wanamaker Building", dedicated by US President William Howard Taft. He was known for his philanthropy in regards to the poor in Philadelphia. He co-founded Sunday Breakfast Rescue Mission, a homeless shelter and soup kitchen in 1878. Sunday Breakfast Rescue Mission has since expanded to provide more services and is still in use for the homeless population of Philadelphia.

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