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No secrets: Greg and Judith Mahon don't do anything behind their customers' backs
No secrets: Greg and Judith Mahon don't do anything behind their customers' backs

No secrets: Greg and Judith Mahon don't do anything behind their customers' backs

Date7/2/1982
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0130318F
Flavorful fantasy: Greg and Judith Mahon opened their ice cream parlor on Bloor St
Flavorful fantasy: Greg and Judith Mahon opened their ice cream parlor on Bloor St
6/2/1982
Treating people like customers is the secret behind the $2,500,000 success of Mister Transmission, says Secretary-treasurer Jerry Etkin. The company started in 1963 with one shop and less than $10,000. Now it has 18 outlets.
Treating people like customers is the secret behind the $2,500,000 success of Mister Transmission, says Secretary-treasurer Jerry Etkin. The company started in 1963 with one shop and less than $10,000. Now it has 18 outlets.
7/11/1969
Tony Derose: Supersalesman in cars says his regular customers know he won't try to take advantage of them. He tries to do the best he can both for the customer and the boss.
Tony Derose: Supersalesman in cars says his regular customers know he won't try to take advantage of them. He tries to do the best he can both for the customer and the boss.
9/16/1982
Doreen MacDonald picked up a toaster from a pile of battered appliances in the Qeen St. E. Soup-to-nuts junk store run by Jack Himself Cohen. One dollar. Himself said. Does it work? Doreen asked. I don't know. Why don't you plug it in and find out? All I do is sell as is. You won't plug it in? No. Doreen paid the $1 and once again proved Himself's credo: I don't polish anything. I learned my lesson when I polished the $25 special finish off a candelabra early in business. Since then I sell everything just as it is. [Incomplete]
Doreen MacDonald picked up a toaster from a pile of battered appliances in the Qeen St. E. Soup-to-nuts junk store run by Jack Himself Cohen. One dollar. Himself said. Does it work? Doreen asked. I don't know. Why don't you plug it in and find out? All I do is sell as is. You won't plug it in? No. Doreen paid the $1 and once again proved Himself's credo: I don't polish anything. I learned my lesson when I polished the $25 special finish off a candelabra early in business. Since then I sell everything just as it is. [Incomplete]
6/13/1972
Unanimous verdict: Warm smiles and great food keep George Spyridakos' customers coming back for seconds at the Whitby courthouse cafeteria
Unanimous verdict: Warm smiles and great food keep George Spyridakos' customers coming back for seconds at the Whitby courthouse cafeteria
9/10/1990
Manufacturer Jack Mazin: 'I don't do anything that draws attention to my looks.'
Manufacturer Jack Mazin: 'I don't do anything that draws attention to my looks.'
10/4/1979
Top Researchers: Metro's Dr. Louis Siminovitch, left, and Dr. Philip Seeman seek schizophrenia's secrets.
Top Researchers: Metro's Dr. Louis Siminovitch, left, and Dr. Philip Seeman seek schizophrenia's secrets.
8/26/1980
The right cuts: John Lutner's book, Meat Trade Secrets Exposed, helps the consumer become a knowledgeable shopper in the meat department.
The right cuts: John Lutner's book, Meat Trade Secrets Exposed, helps the consumer become a knowledgeable shopper in the meat department.
6/25/1980
Where are the customers? Leasing company executive Michael Collins is puzzled why individual car-lease customers aren't battering down his doors these days.
Where are the customers? Leasing company executive Michael Collins is puzzled why individual car-lease customers aren't battering down his doors these days.
11/18/1990
Yardstick of customer faith is measured by the foot, Harry and Lola Roth, who operate Lola's Shoe House, one of Metro's few ramining Independent shoe stores, have a longtime faithful cilentele and many mail-order customers across the country
Yardstick of customer faith is measured by the foot, Harry and Lola Roth, who operate Lola's Shoe House, one of Metro's few ramining Independent shoe stores, have a longtime faithful cilentele and many mail-order customers across the country
10/30/1992
Car salesmen all over Metro are ready for customers to come in and haggle
Car salesmen all over Metro are ready for customers to come in and haggle
10/21/1969
Bear meat: George Benda, owner of Carlsbad Restaurant, says more and more of his customers are trying out this indigenous entree.
Bear meat: George Benda, owner of Carlsbad Restaurant, says more and more of his customers are trying out this indigenous entree.
7/9/1982