NFB: Pretty good joke I received
Bait and Switch
A young guy from Texas moves to California 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 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?"
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 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 Truck."
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 to buy a box of
tampons for his wife and I said, "Well, your weekend's
shot, you might as well go fishing."
A young guy from Texas moves to California 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 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?"
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 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 Truck."
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 to buy a box of
tampons for his wife and I said, "Well, your weekend's
shot, you might as well go fishing."
Considering I am a sales trainer, this one is priceless.
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