| We likewise stimulated installment buying which made people buy goods that they could not afford to pay for. |
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| The popularity of installment buying was so great that the system began to be applied to less expensive purchases. |
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| The peasant finds new industrial products in the market in quantity, promoted by advertising and by the possibility of installment buying. |
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| Another belief often expressed concerning installment buying is that an increase in income makes consumers more willing and able to go into debt for goods. |
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| Due to its high cost, the Singer company introduced an installment buying plan, which helped place sewing machines in most middle-class households. |
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| Installment buying accounted for more than half of all purchases of radios, pianos, sewing machines, vacuum cleaners, and refrigerators. |
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| Installment buying became as much a part of Sacramento's consumer ethos as it was all over the nation. |
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| Installment buying existed before the automobile but in a limited scope. |
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