Business departments {sales department} can convince customers to buy {selling}. Ideally, selling involves honesty, fairness, genuine needs, high quality, functionality, simplicity, fair labor practices, and modest profit. Really, selling faces pressure to do the opposite.
Store window displays {window dressing} can make good appearance.
Price can reflect cost plus small percentage {cost-plus}|.
Amount or percentage {cover charge}, for snacks or entertainment, can add to bill at bar or nightclub.
Taxes or extra amounts {surcharge}| can add to cost, for extra service.
wealthy customers {carriage trade}.
luxury-store customers {clientele}.
Deductions {discount} from regular prices can help sales.
Selling or advertising can use product features and perceived need {hard sell}|, not sex, glamour, personality, or humor.
Stores often use low-priced item {loss leader}| to get customers to come to the store, and hope they buy other things.
Returns {rebate} of part of payment can induce sales.
deceptive selling {sharp practice}.
switching situation or goal to deceive {shell game}.
cheating {skin game}.
Selling or advertising can use sex, glamour, personality, or humor {soft sell}|, not product features and perceived need.
Orders {exchange bill} {bill of exchange}| can be to pay money to people.
menu {fare bill} {bill of fare}.
goods-received list {lading bill} {bill of lading}|.
Written statements {sale bill} {bill of sale}| can transfer property rights in exchange for money.
Books {blue book}| can list important people. Empty bound books are for examination answers.
Notes {chit} list cost for food and drinks.
Lists {invoice}| can show delivered goods or services and their prices.
Bank documents {letter of credit}| {credit letter} can authorize loans up to stated amount.
Authorizations {rain check} can purchase something at later date at today's price.
Documents {voucher}| can pay for good or service, such as school tuition.
Stores often use low-priced loss leader to get customers to come to the store and hope that they buy other things {sale}.
sale {clearance sale} designed to reduce inventory.
used-item sale {rummage sale}.
linen sale {white sale}|.
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