FISH HOOKS > > A young guy from North Dakota 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 North > > Dakota. > > > > Well, the boss was unsure, > > but he liked the kid and figured hed give him a shot, > > so he gave him the job. > > > > You start tomorrow; Ill 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 to 20 to 30 customers a > > day. > > > > ”That will have to > > change, and soon, if youd 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 North Dakota, but youre not on the farm > > anymore, son. > > > > The kid took his beating, but continued > > to look at his shoes, so 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 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 Chris Craft. > > > > Then he said > > he didnt 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 weekends shot, you > > should go fishing
Posted on: Thu, 10 Jul 2014 10:17:12 +0000
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