A
young guy from Virginia moves to California and goes to a big department store
looking for a job. The manager says, "Do you have any sales experience?"
The
kid says, "Yeah, I was a salesman back home in Virginia."
The
boss liked the kid, so he 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 sales did you make today?"
The
kid says, "One."
The
boss says, "Just one? Our sales people average 20 or 30 sales a day. How
much was the sale for?"
Kid
says, ",237.64."
Boss
says, ",237.64? What did you sell him?"
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 at the coast,
so I told him he was gonna 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 4X4 Blazer."
The
boss said, "A guy came in here to buy a fish hook and you sold him a boat
and truck?"
Kid
says, "No, he came in here to buy a box of tampons for his wife, and I
said, 'Well, since your weekend's shot, you might as well go fishing.'"
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