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younger people (and the English in general), like the firmness and 

 quality of Cox Orange or Golden Delicious or the tartness of Granny 

 Smith in preference to Mcintosh. Which size of Mcintosh is pre- 

 ferred? Either 140- or 160-count is always mentioned as the best 

 size. The 200-counts are considered too small except for customers 

 having small children. 



One cannot help but wonder if the Mcintosh name helps to sell 

 the variety which is frequently spelled "Macintosh" in Edinburgh 

 stores. Also, it was of interest to note that they are advertised 

 by origin -- "American Macintosh" or "Canadian Macintosh." 



Rankin Specialty Stores 



The American Mcintosh displayed in the window of the Rankin 

 stores made a striking contrast to Golden Delicious from the Nether- 

 lands or France. The author was proud of them! Golden Delicious 

 from the Netherlands varied considerably in color, while those from 

 France were uniformly green. The German market prefers a green- 

 colored Golden Delicious, so the same may be true in Scotland and 

 England. At the time of my visit, the Mcintosh, French Golden 

 Delicous, and Dutch Golden Delicious, all of which were Class I 

 fruit, were priced 48, 43.2, and 33.6 cents per pound, respectively, 



With the exception of a trayed gift pack of assorted fruit, 

 all fruit and vegetables in the Rankin stores are displayed in 

 bulk. They have no self-service. I spoke with a very knowledge- 

 able woman, Mrs. Gillon (a member of the Rankin family with 55 

 years experience in retailing) who supervises one of the stores. 

 She believes that customers should not be allowed to handle fruit 

 and vegetables because of damage they cause through rough handling. 

 She also was of the opinion that people like the personal service 

 furnished by the Rankin stores. 



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