In 1959, we enlarged the store to accommodate an expanded meat, produce and frozen food section. It was at this time that we made the most difficult decision since we opened in 1936 -- to discontinue giving credit. We had thousands of dollars on the books, competition was getting fierce, profit margins were low and suppliers were demanding payments every two weeks. I can recall one time when dad had a hard time finding $300 to pay the wholesaler. I often wondered why he worked so hard to sell so much and get so little back. He had more faith than I did that all of this money was going to be paid back. I got annoyed when I saw people who owed us money buy things that I would have liked but could not afford. We did keep our phone order and delivery service until 1973.
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