PLAN No. 550. MADE MONEY WITH VACUUM CLEANER
While everyone recognizes the value of a vacuum cleaner in the removal of dust and dirt from house furnishings, comparatively few people own them, as it requires considerable of an outlay to buy one, and more or less exertion to operate it.
A young woman in a western city, who was in the habit of thinking matters over for herself, thought she saw an opportunity in this fact to make a little money for herself by relieving people of these expenditures, and she therefore bought one of the best makes of vacuum cleaners, on the installment plan, and started out to build up a little business of her own.
Calling at a number of homes where she had reason to believe there was not one of these conveniences, she secured several contracts, on her first day’s canvass, to come once a week and give the house a thorough going over with her machine, at a stipulated price per hour. Figuring that she could perform this service satisfactorily in two average homes each day, she continued soliciting until she had twelve permanent patrons, and then began her work.
From the very beginning, her receipts averaged $5 a day. She has not only paid all the installments on her vacuum cleaner, but has made a good-sized payment on a little bungalow, which is now her home.