Young guy from
The manager says, "Do you have any sales experience?" The kid says,
"Yeah, I was a salesman back home in
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 sales did you make today?"
the boss asked
The kid says, "One."
The boss says, "Just one? Our sales people average 20 to 30 sales a
day.
How much was the sale for?"
The kid says, $101,237.64."
The boss says, $101,237.64? What the hell did you sell?"
The kid says, "First I sold him a small fish hook. Then I sold him a
medium fish hook. Then I sold him a larger fish hook. 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 that 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 4 x 4 Blazer."
The boss said, "A guy came in here to buy a fish hook and you sold him
a
boat and truck?"
The kid says, "No, he came in here to
buy a box of tampons for his wife and I said, "Well, your weekend's
shot
-- you might as well go fishing
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