- Dec 12, 2000
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A young man from the country leaves home and goes to the city looking for work. He has no experience, but walks into a huge warehouse store looking for a job.
The Manager says: "Do you have any sales experience?"
The young man says: "Sir, I sold lemonade and bait as a kid."
Well, the boss liked his honesty and frank demeanor, so he gave him a job on a whim.
"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 sales did you make today son?"
The young man says: "Sir, I had one customer."
The boss says: "Just one? No no no, that will not do! You see, here our sales people average 20 or 30 sales a day. If you want to keep this job, you'd better be doing more than just one sale a day! By the way, how much was the sale for?"
The young man says: "$101,237.64"
Boss says: "$101,237.64? What the hell did you sell?"
The young man says: "Sir, First I sold him a small fishhook. Then I sold him a medium fishhook. Then I sold him large fishhook. Then I sold him new fishing rod and some fishing gear. Then I asked him where he's going fishing and he said down on the coast, so I told him he'll be needing a boat, so we went down to the Boating department and I sold him a new twin-engine yacht. Then he said he didn't think his Honda Civic would pull it, so I took him down to our Automotive department and sold him that new Chevy Tahoe 4X4. I then asked him where he'll be staying, and since he had no accommodations in mind, I took him back to the Ourdoors department and sold him a new Igloo 6 sleeper camper tent, a sleeping bag, a portable gas barbecue grill, and a Remington rifle. I also sold him a buck knife, field dressing kit and assorted utensils and plateware. He was getting apprehensive, so I threw in about a $100 worth of groceries and beer free of charge to seal the deal."
The boss looked back at the young man, mouth agape, trying to comprehend all that he had heard.
Finally he said: "You're not serious? You're telling me a guy came in here to buy a fishhook and you sold him a boat, a 4X4 truck and a camping adventure?"
The young man smiled and said: "Oh no sir, he actually came in to buy a box of tampons for his wife. I told him since his weekend is already screwed, he might as well go fishing!"
The Manager says: "Do you have any sales experience?"
The young man says: "Sir, I sold lemonade and bait as a kid."
Well, the boss liked his honesty and frank demeanor, so he gave him a job on a whim.
"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 sales did you make today son?"
The young man says: "Sir, I had one customer."
The boss says: "Just one? No no no, that will not do! You see, here our sales people average 20 or 30 sales a day. If you want to keep this job, you'd better be doing more than just one sale a day! By the way, how much was the sale for?"
The young man says: "$101,237.64"
Boss says: "$101,237.64? What the hell did you sell?"
The young man says: "Sir, First I sold him a small fishhook. Then I sold him a medium fishhook. Then I sold him large fishhook. Then I sold him new fishing rod and some fishing gear. Then I asked him where he's going fishing and he said down on the coast, so I told him he'll be needing a boat, so we went down to the Boating department and I sold him a new twin-engine yacht. Then he said he didn't think his Honda Civic would pull it, so I took him down to our Automotive department and sold him that new Chevy Tahoe 4X4. I then asked him where he'll be staying, and since he had no accommodations in mind, I took him back to the Ourdoors department and sold him a new Igloo 6 sleeper camper tent, a sleeping bag, a portable gas barbecue grill, and a Remington rifle. I also sold him a buck knife, field dressing kit and assorted utensils and plateware. He was getting apprehensive, so I threw in about a $100 worth of groceries and beer free of charge to seal the deal."
The boss looked back at the young man, mouth agape, trying to comprehend all that he had heard.
Finally he said: "You're not serious? You're telling me a guy came in here to buy a fishhook and you sold him a boat, a 4X4 truck and a camping adventure?"
The young man smiled and said: "Oh no sir, he actually came in to buy a box of tampons for his wife. I told him since his weekend is already screwed, he might as well go fishing!"
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