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EXHIBIT 16.1
[ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP LETTERHEAD]
May 17, 2002
Office of the Chief Accountant
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Dear Sir/Madam:
We have read the first four (4) paragraphs of Item 4 included in the Form 8-K dated May 14, 2002, of Tuesday Morning Corporation, to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and are in agreement with the statements contained therein.
| | Very truly yours, |
| | /s/ ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP Arthur Andersen LLP |
- cc:
- Mr. Mark E. Jarvis
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Tuesday Morning Corporation
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