a REAL SALESMAN

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A Real Salesman

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 the hell 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 that twin engine 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 tobuy a box of tampons for his wife and I

said, " Well, your weekend's shot-you might as well go fishing.