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03-07-05, 01:15 PM
A young Newfoundlander 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
Newfoundland."
Well, the boss liked the Newfoundland kid (of course!)
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, a little irate, 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."
"$101,237.64! What did you sell?"
"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
twin engine SeaRay.
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 Suburban."
The boss says, "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 to buy a box of
tampons for his wife and I said, "Well, your weekend's shot -
you
might as well go fishing".
He was made Director of Sales on the spot.
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
Newfoundland."
Well, the boss liked the Newfoundland kid (of course!)
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, a little irate, 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."
"$101,237.64! What did you sell?"
"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
twin engine SeaRay.
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 Suburban."
The boss says, "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 to buy a box of
tampons for his wife and I said, "Well, your weekend's shot -
you
might as well go fishing".
He was made Director of Sales on the spot.