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Ron and a few others have spoken of having Salesmanship
A young guy from Texas moves to California and goes to
a big mega- 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
Texas."
Well, the boss liked the kid so he gave him the job.
"You can 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 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 did you sell?"
The kid says, "First I sold him a small fish hook.
Then I sold him a medium fishhook. Then I sold him a
larger fishhook. 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."
A young guy from Texas moves to California and goes to
a big mega- 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
Texas."
Well, the boss liked the kid so he gave him the job.
"You can 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 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 did you sell?"
The kid says, "First I sold him a small fish hook.
Then I sold him a medium fishhook. Then I sold him a
larger fishhook. 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."
