A young guy from Texas moves to California and
> goes to a
> > big 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 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 kid says, "One."
> > The boss says, "Just one? Our sales people average
> 20
> > or 30 sales a day. How much was the sale for?"
> > Kid says, "$101,237.64."
> > Boss says, "$101,237.64? What did you sell him?"
> > 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
> > at the coast, so I told him he was gonna need a
> boat,
> > so we went down to the boat department, and I sold
> him
> > that 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 Blazer."
> > The boss said, "A guy came in here to buy a fish
> hook
> > and you sold him a boat and truck?"
> > Kid says, "No, he came in here to buy a box of
> tampons
> > for his wife, and I said, 'Well, since your
> weekend's
> > shot, you might as well go fishing.'"
> >
> >
> >