The New Digital Multimeters How to Make the Right Buying Judgments
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It's about time for an FTC revolt. Here's my story and why we ve got to stop federal bureaucratic regulation. My story is only one example of how the FTC is By Joseph Sugarman, harassing small businesses but I'm not going to it. President, JS &A Group, Inc. sit back and take I'm pretty lucky. When I started my business called and told us that they wanted us to pay a publicity and the more stature these two in my basement eight years ago, I had little $100,000 penalty for not shipping our products attorneys will have at the FTC. more than an idea and a product. within their 30 -day rule. (The FTC rule states If this all sounds like blackmail - that's just The product was the pocket calculator. The that anyone paying by check is entitled to what it appeared to be to us. idea was to sell it through advertisements in have their purchase shipped within 30 days or We did ship our products late- something national magazines and newspapers. they must be notified and given the option to we've admitted to them and which we publicly Those first years in the basement weren't cancel.) admit here, but we refuse to be blackmailed easy. But, we worked hard and through NOT BY CONGRESS into paying a huge fine at the expense of our imaginative advertising and a dedicated staff, The FTC rule is not a law nor a statute company's reputation - something we've JS &A grew rapidly to become well recognized passed by Congress, but rather a rule created worked hard eight years to build. as an innovator in electronics and marketing. by the FTC to strengthen their enforcement We're not a big company and we realize it would be easier to settle now at any cost. But THREE BLIZZARDS powers. I always felt that the rule was intended we're not. If this advertisement can attract the In January of 1979, three major blizzards to be used against companies that purposely struck the Chicago area. The heaviest snow- took advantage of the consumer. Instead, it attention of Congressmen and Senators who harassment fall hit Northbrook, our village -just 20 miles appears that the real violators, who often are have the power to stop the of FTC, then will north of Chicago. too difficult to prosecute, get away while JS &A, Americans by the our efforts be well spent. Many of our employees were stranded - a visible and highly respected company that unable to get to our office where huge drifts pays taxes and has contributed to our free ALL AMERICANS AFFECTED made travel impossible. Not only were we enterprise system, is singled out. I don't think Federal regulation and the whims of a few unable to reach our office, but our computer that was the intent of the rule. career -building bureaucrats is costing tax- totally broke down leaving us in even deeper And when the FTC goes to court, they have payers millions, destroying our free enterprise trouble. the full resources of the US Government. system, affecting our productivity as a nation But we fought back. Our staff worked around Small, legitimate businesses haven't got a and as a result is lowering everybody's stan- the clock and on weekends. First, we pro- chance. dard of living. We're not perfect. We do make mistakes. cessed orders manually. We also hired a I urge Congressmen, Senators, business- group of computer specialists, rented outside But if we do make a mistake, we admit it, men and above all, the consumer to support computer time, employed a computer service accept the responsibility, and then take legislation to take the powers of the FTC from bureau, and hired temporary help to feed this whatever measures necessary to correct it.