Play Meter

Yes . people use your machine
more when they can get
change on-the-spot. Standard
has a dependable bill changer
for every need.
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Makers, Inc.
422 E. New York Street
Indianapol is. IN 46202
Tel. (317) 639-3423
Smart men
and women
know where
to look
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location owner because if someone offers them a
certain amount of money to change machines, then
they'll just change to the next one. That way,
t hey're the ones who are making the money. So I
don't do it at all .
PLAY METER: Have you had any harrassment
from public officials because you operate amuse-
ment machines?
FOSHEE: Nothing I couldn't handle. I had
problems when I first started in business here
because I was new in the area. But I am always one
to face problems head on. I will go to whoever is
causing me the problems and talk it over. I think
this is where they've learned that I wasn't just
another woman who would sit back and take it. I
won't be pushed around because I want to know
where it's coming from and why. I stopped it once
by going straight to the person causing me all the
trouble. I think if you're honest with people you can
do it. If you can hit political problems head on, you
can normally stop them. But if you just sit back and
squirm, you're not going to get anywhere.
PLAY METER: Do you have any problems of
locations buying their own equipment?
FOSHEE: Yes, but there's only one way to combat
that, if you're an operator. You know any piece of
equipment is going to break down; so we just won't
fix it. I've had location call me and a k if I could
send out one of my servicemen to fix a machine they
bought. And I'll tell them, "nothing doing. You
bought it, you fix it." I've had them want to buy a
pool table cloth from me or ask to have one of my
men fix their table, but I say I won't fix it unless it's
my equipment. "If you want my equipment in
there," I tell them, "I will keep it serviced for you."
PLAY METER: Have you been involved in any of
the past unsuccessful efforts to form a state
association in Louisiana?
FOSHEE: I was involved everal years back and
attended several meetings. But I found the
operators would not cooperate with one another.
outh Louisiana and North Louisiana just couldn't
quite get together on what they wanted. There's a
communications breakdown somewhere between
us . I hope that our chances are good that one day
someone will start a state association here . I'd be
willing to help as much as I could.
PLA Y METER: What advice would you give other
women operators or other women thinking about
becoming operators?
FOSHEE: If she's timid or afraid of people, then
she'd better stay out of the business because you
have to go out and see your locations. You have to
meet with them and talk on a first -name basis.
She'd better learn to work on equipment too
because she can't ever let a serviceman think that
she's got to have him. I can work on any piece of
equipment I have out there. It's harder for someone
coming up now because of all the videos and solid
state games. I learned about them as I went along.
Today I have my men call me a lot of times and I'll
help them fix a machine. I love to work on the
machines. There's nothing I ask my men to do that I
can't do myself-except, of course, load equipment.
PLAY METER: Yes, I guess you're not quite built
for that.
PLAY METER , March , 1978