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Sat 21 Jul, 2007 01:06 pm
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
>> fishin 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.'
>>