The one punchline re RL's gown and hat was that the cost was half the
price...which at the time amounted to about $20.!! (1979) When he became head
marshall in 1998. I ordered him a new gown which took about 6 weeks.
-----Original Message-----
From: <annbw...@aol.com>
Sent 4/18/2009 4:30:04 AM
To: h-cost...@indra.com
Subject: Re: [h-cost] possibly OT -- Academic Hoods
In a message dated 4/17/2009 9:30:36 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
rmitch...@staff.washjeff.edu writes:
My husband's favorite tale is one of showing up at the stated bookstore to
sing up for the rental gown at xxxfee and the salesman took him aside and
said "I don't want to disuade you from getting a new one, but if you step
over here, you might change your mind."
I asked about ordering a "real" gown instead of the crappy one, and was
told they were special order and had to be ordered further in advance than the
time remaining before commencement. It does seem there were be a market
for used ones, though.
Ann Wass
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