Automatic Age

November, 1937
AUTOMATIC AGE
106
C h is e lin g T a c t ic s B e in g U s e d A g a i n s t
L o c k M a n u fa c tu re rs
TT HAS recently been brought of the new comers in the lock
to the attention of the Auto­ manufacturing field to grab up
some business for itself. Chisel­
m a t ic Age, that an association
of Ohio operators has sent let­ ing methods of this kind do not
belong in our industry, which
ters to the various manufac­
has enough pressing problems
turers of coin operated machines
at this time.
requesting them only to pur­
A product should succeed on
chase locks from a certain fcfl
its
own merits. It should not be
manufacturers, selected by that
necessary
to resort to cheap,
association. It so happens that
the lock manufacturers whose shoddy attacks on legitimate
name does not appear on the companies, to prove the worth
of a product. If the newcomer
letter sent to the manufactur­
to the coin business was a lock
ers, are some of the most repu­
of considerable merit, it would
table and reliable in the entire secure its share of business.
industry. An attack of this kind Since it has not secured busi­
by a small local association, ness through the legitimate
smacks of a very foul flavor at channels, it does not speak well
this time. It appears to be an­ for the product. The A u t o ­
other underhand method by one m a t ic A g e is not favorable to
such methods as the Ohio As­
sociation is now using in an
effort to secure business for this
particular company. It is not
necessary for any manufacturer
of coin machines to be told what
lock to install on his machine.
Such tactics used against repu­
table companies, designates the
company using such tactics, as
being a chiseler of the lowest
class. Certainly such methods
are not wanted in the industry.
Manufacturers are far too in­
telligent and foresighted as to
listen to the petty attacks of a
chiseling company. A local as­
sociation should never allow it­
self to become involved in. such
controversies, which cast a
blemish upon our reliable com­
panies.
All parties concerned in this
case know to whom we refer,
so this one warning should
prove to be sufficient.
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