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Jasdip
9 years ago

"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 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 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 North Dakota,
but you're 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 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!'

Comments (4)

  • joyfulguy
    9 years ago

    When I began to read ... I had a suspicion of where we might be headed: it's one that appeared at the Old Farts' Club a few months ago.

    But enjoyable, second time around.

    The guy must have surprised his manager.

    When I was finding it difficult to find a pastorate, following our parting, as clergy didn't DO that, over 40 years ago, sometimes when I looked for positions in sales, the interviewer would ask what sales experience I might have had.

    "About twenty years", was my reply.

    "Oh, in what field of sales were you working?", s/he continued.

    "I was a clergyperson", was my reply.

    "A clergyman - what does that profession have to do with sales?" asked the interviewer, with raised eyebrows.

    "You're telling a 2,000 year old story , that's been heard many times before. It requires that one commit one's life to high ideals - of respect for others as for one's self, with courtesy, kindness, and compassion for all, and sharing of one's time, talent and treasure with others ...

    ... including with what many consider faceless nonentities on the other side of the world ...

    ... have you ever tried it?", was my somewhat challenging description of the sales task carried on by clergypeople.

    "Furthermore ... you have to convince a congregation where you are the minister that they'd be better off keeping you than figuring that they could do better with a different minister ... and that on a continuing basis:it's not a one-time sale!", I added.

    Most agreed, saying that they'd never thought of it that way.

    Hope you're having a great weekend, everyone.

    If your Dad's still around - give him a hug and a kiss.

    ole joyfuelled ... once (upon a time) a clergy/salesperson

  • nicole__
    9 years ago

    Jas.....that was FUNNY!!!!! I enjoyed it!

  • Georgysmom
    9 years ago

    Enjoyed both the funny and O.J.'s post!

  • kim_okla
    9 years ago

    Good one.

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