I was touring some friends from outside the US around Cambridge, today, Sunday September 27, and took them to the remarkable Colonial Drug, the amazing resource for DE shavers , which is opened every Sunday. My friends were impressed -- an Aussie and a Japanese organic food merchant -- and bought some hard-to-find items to take home as gifts. Of course it was hard for me to resist making a purchase, so I selected a Tabac refill puck and some triple-milled bath soaps for my wife.
Brought the items to the counter to check out & I had forgotten that they still don't accept credit cards. The proprietor said: "Well we will take a check or you can take this envelope and send us a check."!! Truly, they didn't know me, but figured a shave soap buyer must be an honest guy, and in fact that is the policy there -- either pay with cash or check, or send us the payment when you get home. So I took my goods and will send a check!
That's class. Old world products and old world service.
They are planning to have their ecommerce site up & running later this year, accepting credit card payments, and offering free shipping. In the meantime, if in the Boston/Cambridge area, please patronize this great shop that appears to have survived the test of time and brings to the 21st century real 19th century class.
Brought the items to the counter to check out & I had forgotten that they still don't accept credit cards. The proprietor said: "Well we will take a check or you can take this envelope and send us a check."!! Truly, they didn't know me, but figured a shave soap buyer must be an honest guy, and in fact that is the policy there -- either pay with cash or check, or send us the payment when you get home. So I took my goods and will send a check!
That's class. Old world products and old world service.
They are planning to have their ecommerce site up & running later this year, accepting credit card payments, and offering free shipping. In the meantime, if in the Boston/Cambridge area, please patronize this great shop that appears to have survived the test of time and brings to the 21st century real 19th century class.
