A young guy from North Dakota moves to Florida and goes to a big โeverything under one roofโ department store looking for a job.
The Manager says, โDo you have any sales experience?โ The kid says โYeah. I was a vacuum salesman back in North Dakota.โ
Well, the boss was unsure, but he liked the kid and figured heโd give him a shot, so he gave him the job.
โYou start tomorrow. Iโll come down after we close and see how you did.โ
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.
โHow many customers bought something from you today?โ The kid frowns and looks at the floor and mutters, โOneโ. The boss says โJust one?!!? Our sales people average sales to 20 to 30 customers a day.
That will have to change, and soon, if youโd 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 youโre not on the farm anymore, son.โ
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), โSo, how much was your one sale for?โ
The kid looks up at his boss and says โ$101,237.65โณ.
The boss, astonished, says $101,237.65?!? What the heck did you sell?โ
The kid says, โWell, 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 didnโt think his Honda Civic would pull it, so I took him down to the automotive department and sold him that 4ร4 Expedition.โ
The boss said, โA guy came in here to buy a fish hook and you sold him a boat and a TRUCK!?โ The kid said โNo, the guy came in here to buy tampons for his wife, and I said, โDude, your weekendโs shot, you should go fishing.โโ
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