so a country boy moves to the city. needing a job, he goes to the largest department store, and looks into sales. the department store sells everything under the sun, and has a great sales staff. the country boy goes to the manager, but the manager tells him that salesmen usually require a great deal of experience.
'still,' says the manager, 'i'll give you a day to prove yourself.'
so the country boy goes out to the sales floor and works his ass off. the manager checks up with him late in the day, so see how he is doing.
'how many sales did you make today?' the manager inquires.
'just one,' replies the country boy.
'one, most of our staff has 30 a day! how can you expect me to give you a job when you only make one sale? how much was it for?'
'about $250,000.'
'$250,000! that's a lot of money, what did you sell?'
'well, you see, a guy came in, and i sold him a small fishhook. seeing as how he might need other sizes, i sold him medium and large hooks too. then i sold him small, medium, and large fishing lines to go with the hook. i asked him where he was fishing, and he said the coast. so i took him over to the boating department, and sold him a top of the line fishing boat. i asked him what he drove, and seeing as how his little volkswagen wasn't going to tow it, i took him to the car department and sold him a top of the line diesel pickup and trailer.'
'wow, that's amazing, a guy came in for a small fishhook and you managed to sell him a boat, a trailer, and a truck!'
'no sir, the man came in for a box of tampons for his wife. i told him, "since your weekend is already shot, might as well go fishin'."'
'still,' says the manager, 'i'll give you a day to prove yourself.'
so the country boy goes out to the sales floor and works his ass off. the manager checks up with him late in the day, so see how he is doing.
'how many sales did you make today?' the manager inquires.
'just one,' replies the country boy.
'one, most of our staff has 30 a day! how can you expect me to give you a job when you only make one sale? how much was it for?'
'about $250,000.'
'$250,000! that's a lot of money, what did you sell?'
'well, you see, a guy came in, and i sold him a small fishhook. seeing as how he might need other sizes, i sold him medium and large hooks too. then i sold him small, medium, and large fishing lines to go with the hook. i asked him where he was fishing, and he said the coast. so i took him over to the boating department, and sold him a top of the line fishing boat. i asked him what he drove, and seeing as how his little volkswagen wasn't going to tow it, i took him to the car department and sold him a top of the line diesel pickup and trailer.'
'wow, that's amazing, a guy came in for a small fishhook and you managed to sell him a boat, a trailer, and a truck!'
'no sir, the man came in for a box of tampons for his wife. i told him, "since your weekend is already shot, might as well go fishin'."'
