A young guy from Nebraska moves to Florida and goes to a big all-in-one department store looking for a job. The manager asks, “Do you have any sales experience?”
The guy replies, “Yeah, I used to sell vacuum cleaners in Omaha.”
The boss likes him and decides to give him a shot. “You start tomorrow,” he says. “I’ll come down after we close to see how you did.”
The first day on the job is tough, but the kid gets through it. After the store is locked up, the boss comes down to check in.
“How many customers bought something from you today?” he asks.
The kid replies, “One.”
The manager, surprised, says, “Just one? Our salespeople usually serve 20 to 30 customers a day. How much was the sale for?”
The kid says, “$101,237.65.”
The manager is stunned. “$101,237.65?! What on earth did you sell?”
The kid explains, “Well, first I sold him a small fishing hook. Then I sold him a medium fishing hook. Then a larger hook. After that, I sold him a new fishing rod. I asked where he was going to fish, and he said the coast, so I suggested he might need a boat. We went to the boat department, and I sold him a twin-engine Boston Whaler. Then he realized his Honda Civic couldn’t tow it, so I took him to the car department and sold him the 4×4 Expedition.”
Amazed, the boss says, “A guy came in to buy a fishing hook, and you sold him a BOAT and a CAR?”
The kid smiles and says, “No, he came in to buy tampons for his wife, and I said, ‘Buddy, your weekend’s shot—you should go fishing.’”
