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President of Stern’s Nurseries 
Dear Old Friends: 
We have made many friends who order some new plants each year from us. We appreciate this 
business more than any other because there is no greater joy than having a good and old friend, 
Since gardening and the love of growing things has brought us together, I want to help you get 
the most enjoyment from this wonderful gardening hobby of ours. Therefore, I want to offer all 
of our friends, old and new customers alike, this absolute unconditional guarantee. 
If you are dissatisfied in any way with anything you ever bought from Stern’s—whether it be 
one year ago, or five years ago, or any length of time—please write to me and I will see that 
you are satisfied 100%. 
Please don't hesitate to write me. Stern’s success is built on your satisfaction with the exceptional 
plants we offer—which I aim to see are the finest you can possibly buy. I enjoy the many letters 
of praise I receive, but I also want to hear any 
possible complaint anyone may ever have. 
Thanks again for your orders. Your enthusi- Sincerely, 
astic, lasting pleasure in Stern's plants is my \ 
greatest reward. Q Un 
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