HOW TO SELL FERRETS. 175 



Some make it a rule to get every order out day 

 received or write customer why shipment was 

 delayed a day. Of course the buyer should take 

 into consideration time in the week that the or- 

 der is received. It is not advisable to start fer- 

 rets hundreds of miles on Friday or to some 

 near points later than Thursday. Many express 

 offices are closed on Sunday and for this reason 

 shipments should be started to reach destination 

 not later than Saturday. 



While most raisers fill orders carefully and 

 promptly yet there are others who seem to think 

 customers can wait. The latter seem to think 

 that as they have the money the customer can 

 wait until it suits their convenience to ship. If 

 for any reason an order can not be filled for a 

 couple of days write the party. In fact it is busi- 

 ness ^^o acknowledge all orders as soon as re- 

 ceived stating that same are being shipped and 

 how (by what express) or will be on a certain 

 date. 



As already shown, the business is one that 

 can be enlarged or expanded, as the demand so 

 far has generally been much greater than the 

 supply. When conditions are the reverse, that 

 is, when the supply is larger than the demand, 

 the most successful must not only know how to 

 raise ferrets but must be a fairly good business 



