A Great Salesman

A great salesman

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>> >> > A young guy from Minnesota 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 Minnesota ."
>> >> >
>> >> > 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 "$121,237.65".
>> >> >
>> >> > The boss says "$121,237.65? What the heck did you sell?"
>> >> > The kid says, "First, I sold him a small fish hook.
>> >> > Then I sold him a medium 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 a twin engine Boston
Whaler.
>> >> > 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 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."