Thursday, March 16, 2006
Salesman
>> The Salesman
>> >
>> >A young guy from Wisconsin moves to Florida and goes to a big
>> >"everything under one roof" department store looking for a job.
>> >
>> >The Manager says, "Do you have any sales experience?"
>> >
>> >The kid says "Yeah. I was a salesman back in Wisconsin."
>> >
>> >Well, the boss liked the kid and gave him the job. "You start
>> tomorrow.
>> >I'll come down after we close and see how you did."
>> >
>> >His first day on the job was rough, but he got through it. After the
>> >store was locked up, the boss came down.
>> >
>> >"How many customers bought something from you today?
>> >
>> >The kid says "one".
>> >
>> >The boss says "Just one? Our sales people average 20 to 30 customers a
>> >day. How much was the sale for?"
>> >
>> >The kid says "$101,237.65".
>> >
>> >The boss says "$101,237.65? What the heck did you sell?"
>> >
>> >The kid says, "First, I sold him a small fish hook. Then I sold him a
>> >medium fishhook. Then I sold him a larger fishhook. Then I sold him a
>> >new fishing rod. Then I asked him where he was going fishing and he
>> said
>> >down the coast, so I told him he was going to need a boat, so we went
>> >down to the boat department and I sold him a twin engine Chris Craft.
>> >Then he said he didn't think his Honda Civic would pull it, so I took
>> >him down to the automotive department and sold him that 4x4
>> Expedition."
>> >
>> >The boss said "A guy came in here to buy a fish hook and you sold him
>> a
>> >BOAT and a TRUCK?"
>> >
>> >The kid said "No, the guy came in here to buy tampons for his wife,
>> and
>> >I said, 'Dude, your weekend's shot, you should go fishing.'
>> >
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