Thursday, December 9, 1982
Page 8
Supplement to Daily Nebraskan
Know
What
Came
With
My
Contact
Lenses?
1
Trent Bauer, Lynn Adams
Students University of Nebraska
Free in-off ice consultations to discuss my eyes and contact lenses
A thorough examination of eye function and eye health by my doctor
Individual selective fitting considering the following contact lenses thaf the doctors use:
Regular Soft Lenses (over 30 different lens types)
Soft Lenses for Astigmatism
Extended Wear Soft Lenses (5 types can be worn while sleeping)
Tinted Soft Lenses
Gas Permeable (3 types)
Hard Lenses
Bifocal Soft and Hard Lenses
Full time availability of doctors and staff
Close supervision of all contact lens fittings
Individual private instruction on care and handling of any lens type
Four to six weeks follow-up care with the office that includes trial program for:
1 . Close observation of comfort and eye health
2. Lens strength or fitting modification if indicated
1 No charge for damaged lenses minimum charge for lost lenses
This follow-up care is, of course, included in the original fee
Immediate replacement of most lenses
A continuing care program future upgrading of lens care and of contact lenses as
sc ientific progress is made
Special 24 Hour Contact Lens Information Service 475-4040
International
Contact Lens
3200 'O' St. 475-1030
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No Cur Ch,irit
$20 month
Budget Plan
Give Dad a Pound of
Colombian for Christmas
One of the richest coffees
grown on earth
Something unique for Christmas
o 28 Gourmet Coffees
o 100 Black, Green, Herbal and
Flavored Teas
o 90 Fresh Spices
o Copper Tea Kettles and Ibriks
o Coffee Mugs and Tea Pots
o Coffee and Espresso Makers
o Coffee Grinders, Hand or Electric
Gift sets from
$5.00 $35.00
475-5522
119 N. 14th
Hanging on to sales receipts
makes gift exchanges easier
By Lorna Nissen
'Tis the season for refunds and ex
changes of gifts brought or received for
Christmas. To avoid any hassles or delays,
department store managers agree that it's
a good idea to keep your sales slips.
Though department store refund and
exchange policies differ, most will allow
items to be returned if they are the wrong
size or are duplicated gifts or will give
cash refunds if a sales slip accompanies
the item.
Phillip Marple, merchandise manager of
K mart, 4601 Vine, said the store will
take back most returned items and will
give cash refunds except for items which
were charged. Credit is made to the ac
count for charged items which are re
turned. If the merchandise was not charged
and the person returning the item doesn't
have a sales slip, a cash refund equivalent
to the advertised price of the item is made,
Marple said.
Alan Perlinger, customer service super
visor of Richman Gordman, 4600 Vine,
said his store also will accept almost any
returned item and gives cash refunds. He
said the store has a happiness guarantee
which allows for a cash refund if the cus
tomer is not happy with the item.
It helps to have a sales slip, he said.
But as lone as the store carries the item
no one should have any problems mak
ing an exchange or getting a refund.
Some stores such as Ben Simon's Inc.,
13th and N streets, require that a sales
slip accompany the item in order to
get a cash refund.
Evelyn Buettgenbach, . credit manager
of Ben Simon's, said if no receipt accom
panies the returned item, a merchandise
credit is made instead of a cash refund.
There is no time limit to use the mer
chandise credit and it is good for any
item, she said.
Marcia Turner, manager of Tober's
at the Gateway Shopping Center, said
Tober's will take back any returned item.
If the item was on sale at the time of
purchase, no cash refund can be made,
but the item can be exchanged.
Otherwise, a "due bill" or gift cer
tificate is given for the returned sale
item. Used as a merchandise credit, the
due bill is good for two years, Turner
said.
Most stores don't have a time limit
on exchanges or refunds, though refunds
and exchanges right after Christmas are
expected. Most exchanges are made four
or five days after Christmas, Marple said.
K mart has about 700 refunds and ex
changes the first day after Christmas,
he said.
City's wishes coming true
By Patty Pryor
For those of you who often have a hard
time finding just the right Christmas gift
for that particular person the City of
Lincoln has made it easier - it's Christmas
list is detailed in an official 40-page cata
log. Lincoln's Christmas wish list, issued
last season, contains suggestions from
about 16 city departments and divisions
on needed items that have been overlooked
in the wake of budget cuts.
Items on the list include used games
and clothing for prisoners and day care
centers, a 45-passenger bus costing
$175,000 or an electronic marquee for
Pershing Auditorium costing $250,000.
The catalog was mailed to more than
1,000 foundations, corporations, indus
tries and civic organizations, and it was
put on display at city libraries for public
browsing, where it still is available, Elaine
Carpenter, assistant to the mayor, said.
"The response has been good," Car
penter said. "We've received a lot of
gifts in the catalog and also a lot not in
the catalog."
The Parks and Recreation Department
has been one of the largest recipients of
donations resulting from the catalog, she
said.
The idea for the Christmas list came
about last year when Carpenter read
about similar projects in other cities,
she said. Lincoln's catalog, in turn, has
sparked more interest in other communi
ties across the country.
"It certainly has garnered a lot of
national attention," she said. "I have
huge files on cities and hospitals all over
(making requests for the catalog)."
The project also was publicized in
appearances by Mayor Helen Boosalis
on "The Today Show" and "The CBS
Evening News," and in an article in the
Wall Street Journal, Carpenter said.
Plans for another edition or revisions
in the current catalog have not been
decided yet, but she said she is counting
on the program's continued success.
Production of last .year's catalog was
done at minimal cost because most of the
services were donated, she said. Similar
funding should be available for any re
visions this year.
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