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Dave_anon Posted 10 years ago
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Peterman-Wolff

Hi

I'm reading A Crime in the Neighbourhood, Suzanne Berne, which is set in East Coast US, 1970s. One of the women is trying to run a home business with Peterman-Wolff. It sounds like a kind of catalogue business. I can't find it on the web. Does anyone have any information on this - what kind of business that was?

Thanks, Dave
  

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I'd guess a fictional name, based on hundreds of other businesses in the "magazine subscription" shtick (scam). asp .

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  • I'd guess a fictional name, based on hundreds of other businesses in the "magazine subscription" shtick (scam).
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I'd guess a fictional name, based on hundreds of other businesses in the "magazine subscription" shtick (scam).

http://www.ag.state.mn.us/consumer/Publications/MagazineSubscription.asp.
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Hi

Thanks very much for that, Alphecca. That's great! In the UK there are recognisable brand names (e.g. 'Tupperware parties') and I wondered if the name was known. I believe you're right in saying it's invented

Dave
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