The Salesman
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A young guy from West Virginia
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 vacuum
salesman back in West Virginia."
Well, the boss was
unsure, but he liked the kid and figured he'd give him
a shot, 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 to the sales
floor.
"How many customers bought something from you
today?" The kid frowns and looks at the floor and mutters,
"One." The boss says, "Just one? Our sales
people average sales up to 20 to 30 customers a day."
That will have to change, and soon, if you'd like to continue
your employment here. We have very strict standards for our
sales force here in Florida. One sale a day might have been
acceptable in West Virginia, but you're not in West
Virginia anymore, son."
The kid took his beating but continued to look at his shoes, and the boss
felt kinda bad for chewing him out on his first day. He
asked (semi-sarcastically), "So, how much was your one sale
for?"
The kid looks up at his boss and says "$101,237.65."
The boss, astonished, says, "$101,237.65! What the heck did you sell?"
The kid says, "Well, first, I sold him some new fish hooks. Then, I
sold him a new fishing rod to go with his new hooks. Then,
I asked him where he wasgoing 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 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 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'"
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 vacuum
salesman back in West Virginia."
Well, the boss was
unsure, but he liked the kid and figured he'd give him
a shot, 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 to the sales
floor.
"How many customers bought something from you
today?" The kid frowns and looks at the floor and mutters,
"One." The boss says, "Just one? Our sales
people average sales up to 20 to 30 customers a day."
That will have to change, and soon, if you'd like to continue
your employment here. We have very strict standards for our
sales force here in Florida. One sale a day might have been
acceptable in West Virginia, but you're not in West
Virginia anymore, son."
The kid took his beating but continued to look at his shoes, and the boss
felt kinda bad for chewing him out on his first day. He
asked (semi-sarcastically), "So, how much was your one sale
for?"
The kid looks up at his boss and says "$101,237.65."
The boss, astonished, says, "$101,237.65! What the heck did you sell?"
The kid says, "Well, first, I sold him some new fish hooks. Then, I
sold him a new fishing rod to go with his new hooks. Then,
I asked him where he wasgoing 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 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 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'"
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