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Book/Printed Material Your money's worth; a study in the waste of the consumer's dollar,

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Title

  • Your money's worth; a study in the waste of the consumer's dollar,

Summary

  • This book by two pioneering consumer advocates teaches consumers how to see through the claims of advertisers and argues for the establishment of scientific testing by impartial experts to combat the adulteration and misrepresentation of consumer goods. It also calls for the standardization of materials and products across industries as a way of reducing costs to both the consumer and the manufacturer. American Memory.

Names

  • Chase, Stuart, 1888-1985
  • Schlink, F. J. (Frederick John), 1891-1995

Created / Published

  • New York, The Macmillan company, 1927.

Headings

  • -  Commercial products
  • -  Competition, Unfair
  • -  Fraud
  • -  Testing

Notes

  • -  "References by chapter": p. 269-275.

Medium

  • viii p., 1 l., 285 p. 20 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • HD62 .C5
  • HD62 .C5 Copy 2 Copy 2.

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 27015278

Online Format

  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Chase, Stuart, and F. J Schlink. Your Money's Worth; a Study in the Waste of the Consumer's Dollar. New York, The Macmillan company, 1927. Image. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/27015278/.

APA citation style:

Chase, S. & Schlink, F. J. (1927) Your Money's Worth; a Study in the Waste of the Consumer's Dollar. New York, The Macmillan company. [Image] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/27015278/.

MLA citation style:

Chase, Stuart, and F. J Schlink. Your Money's Worth; a Study in the Waste of the Consumer's Dollar. New York, The Macmillan company, 1927. Image. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/27015278/>.