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It looked like the opportunity ofa lifetime when I spotted the ad in the newspaper offering distributorships for a relatively small investment. The meeting with the company selling the distributorships was very professionally handled. Before I knew it I was turning over my savings and signing on the “dotted line“. The company. based in the United States. promised to provide me with a number of electronic wall games for use in taverns and locations where I could place the games. Once the games were installed the company indicated that all I would have to do would be to sit back and collect my money. Well it didn‘t work out exactly like that. The machines I received are of poor quality. On top of this I can’t get service in Canada and the locations provided by the company have proved to be almost 100 miles from my home. I invested over $3,000 but in six months. I have only recovered $35. I think you should warn people about investing in these retail distribution schemes. Everyone dreams of making a profit with little investment and spare-time efiort. but few schemes offering these advantages can deliver what they promise. Many ofthe companies selling these soâ€"called distributor- ships are based in otherjurisdictions. They have no Cana- dian offices and often stay in a city only long enough to get a group of people together for a sales pitch and sign them to contracts. The company selling the distributorship is supposed to supply locations where you. the distributor. can sell the product. You are supposed to make a profit by marking up the price before it is sold to the public. Complaints re- ceived by the Ontario Ministry of Consumer and Comâ€" mercial Relations indicate that many companies fail to provide suitable locations. It is left up to you. the distributor. to find retail outlets that will accept such things as vending machines or display cases. In most cases the distributor has little or no knowledge in this area. ‘The owners of these retail outlets have no real commit- ment to sell or promote your merchandise. The com- pany with which you signed the contract has already made its money on the sale of the games. All too often people entering into these schemes are left without adequate retail support or training to handle the problems that develop. Watch out for distribution schemes that-promise big profits To ease the pressure on the staff of the town clerk’s department in preparing agendas and relevant mate- rial ‘for council meetings and to give members of council time on working days to con- tact staff members as part of their research in preparing for council meetings, Rich- mond Hill Council agreed March 25 that the agenda for council meetings and all pertinent documentation will be delivered to council members Thursday afternoon preceding regular council meetings. Recently, I signed to become a distributor for a popular brand name product. I invested all my savings, was given a list of “secured” locations and took delivery of the mer- chandise. Then the problems began. The retail outlets. which are miles from home. don’t seem to want the goods in their stores. I am now Iefl with $2,500 worth of merchandise that is difficult to sell. What can I do? in most cases. the contracts for these “distributorships” are legally binding. They are drawn up to protect the company and leave the individual investbr or distributor without guarantees or rights of cancellation. Companies pushing this type of distributorship urge investors to sign contracts on the spot following a high pressure sales pitch. . If a deal is really good: _o It can wait. 0 Take two or three days and do some checking. 0 Make absolutely sure there is a demand for the product. You may find there are already a number of similar products on the market. ,0 Contact the Better Business Bureau or the Consumer Protection Bureau and check the company's cre- dentials. 0 Contact a lawyer and have him explain the terms of the contract. 0 Never sign a contract without looking at all the implications. 0 Don‘t be taken in by high pressure sales and promises of 14 THE LIBERAL, Richmond Hill, Ontario, ‘ Hill Agendas Ready Thursday Delegation Deadline Tuesday This means that requests to appear before council as a delegation (by letter) must be in the hands of the clerk not later than 4 pm on the Tuesday preceding the regu- lar council meeting. The same deadline has been set for committee minutes, 'by- laws, agreements, correspon- dence, and all supporting do- cu-mentation. Look before you leap substantial return for a small investment. 7 Other types of business opportunities can also cause you problems. For a pamphlet on Buying a Franchise or Starting a Small Business, write: Consumer Buy-Line. Ministry of Con- sumer and Commercial Relations. 555 Yonge Street. Toronto, M4Y 1Y7. Ontario. Ontario This will permit any errors Comumer Buy-Line ‘5 an information service of the Ontario Ministry of Consumer 8: Commercial Relations. THE LIBERAL, Richmond Hill, Ontario, Wednesday, April 3, 1974 LONSQMER Buy-LINE STOUFFVILLE: Council has authorized an American firm to prepare an indepen- dent report on anticipated "noise" that could result from the proposed Pickering Airport and its effect on Whitchurch - Stouffville. If contradictory to government data it will be used by the town at public hearings. If in agreement with govern-l ment findings it will not. be needed. Council committees have been asked to meet, as far as possible, in the week im- mediately following a council meeting so that the minutes may be included in the agenda for the next council meeting. Planning commit- tee, since the beginning of this year, has been meeting on the Wednesday evening following council meeting and the works committee has decided to meet Wednesday mornings following council meeting. The policy of making co- pies of the agenda and: at- tac‘hments available ta the public in the council cham- ber before council meetings begin will continue. Extra copies of the agenda will be made available to the public after 10 am on the day of the council meeting, and, as requested, the Ohm- ber of Commerce will receive the minutes of the previous meeting when picking up the agenda plus attachments, to be corrected and deletions made before time for coun- cil to meet. The board should make the same materiaISIavailable in the library to each school in the area. “I don't think many teachers will be drop- ping in here for a cup of coffee in the next couple of years," Mr. Sim said. He said he was also ag- ainst providing 31,000 square feet for a board and meeting rooms. They were primarily there for the use of the board and weren‘t really nec- essary. Mr. Sim said a board room of 1,000 square feet with an adjacent (severable) room of 600 square feet, opening to 1,600 square feet. and an- other room of 300 square feet, would be ample for the board. He said his proposal would _save the board $100,- 000. Would Save $100,000 Says Sims Vice-Chairman Tom John- ston of Keswick. who was also chairman of the com- Board Against Dropping Library W9 make? f it. .93 532 Speaking to the the board March 25, Mr. Sim said he didn’t think the centre was the proper spot for a professional library for teachers, as it probably wouldn’t be used by other than the teachers in Aurora. Despite an attempt by Trustee Don Sim of Markham to bring about a $100,000 change of thinking in its plans, York County Board of Edu- cation agreed that a library and board and meet- ing rooms should be retained in the proposed new administration building. _ V at Lug place to buy tires BIG SAVINGS We’ve got tires, tires and more tires. Tires for every car. Tires for every budget. mittee looking into the ad- ministration building, said that, in their talks with school‘ principals, the latter had said they would like to come to the centre. A great deal of thought had gone into planning the board rooms; also supplying books to all the schools would be very costly. Trustee Doreen Quirk of Markham, said the teachers supported the idea of having the library in the Aurora centre. They felt it would be good for their morale if they could drop in. she said. Trustee 'John Raniowski of Schomberg, said he thought Mr. Sim would have learned from the recent la- bor difficulties; the library was needed so that the teachers could visit, or call Trustee Warren Bailie of Richmond Hill, said that, if anything, a larger board room was needed. He said they wanted a functional building; one that could handle expansion. The present library was closet size â€" “a disgrace" -â€" and anyone who took a tour of the Aurora offices now would be astounded that they got anything done. A larger board room was needed. as there was now going to be more represen- tation from the public. Also, the building should be so constructed as to make adjustments easily. N0 TAJ MAHAL Another Richmond Hill Trustee, Robert Houghton, who also supported Mr. Sim, said all open space off the board room should be used to accommodate large groups. So far as the board room was concerned, he said he had always insisted the room be large enough so anyone could visit and not be told they were blocking the door. Trustee Douglas Allen of Richmond Hill, who support- ed Mr. Sim’s plea to drop the library from the plans. said he would like to see two or three regional lib- raries developed. “At no time were we con- sidering building a Taj Mahal." said Trustee John McMurray, of Whitchurch- Stouffville. up the courier to deliver material they needed. Trustee John MacKay of Markham, who several times tried without success to find out what kind of informa- tion the board had received from the teachers on the lib- rary, said if the board felt the teachers would use it, “we shouldn't shortchange ourselves now." “The Liberal” requires for the Langstaff area. 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