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Here in Texas we have the worlds largest store where one can buy anything and everything on one campus.


A young man comes in to apply for a sales position. The sales manager interviews him as follows:


Manager: Do you have any sales experience?

Kid: No sir.

Manager: Well, that does not necessarily disqualify you. What would you like to sell?

Kid: Huntin' and fishin' stuff.

Manager: Well, I could start you out, on a trial basis, in the Fishing Department, and see how you do. Report in at 8:00 am, and we will get you started.


So next morning the kid comes in, and the manager takes him down to Fishing, introduces him to his Superior, and leaves.


About 3 that afternoon, the manager makes a point of passing by Fishing to check on the kid.


Manager: Hi. How is it going?

Kid: Not bad, I made one sale.

Manager: His blood pressure going thru the roof ... "One sale! The worst of my salesmen make 30, 40, maybe fifty sales by 3 pm"

Kid: Shrugging .... well, my one sale was for $333,000.

Manager: What??? Tell me about it !!!


Kid: Well this guy comes in and I sold him some fish hooks. Then I sez, I'll bet your fishing line is old, brittle, and tangled. He sez, you're right! So I sold him all new line for all his rods and reels.

Then I sez, I'll bet your tackle box is old and falling apart. He sez, you're right! So I sold him a new tackle box.

Then I sez, where you going fishing? He sez, down off the coast, near Port Aransas. Then I sez, Ah! salt water .... bet you could use all new salt water lures and tackle. He sez, you're right! So I sold him enough tackle to fill his new tackle box.

Then I sez .... what kind of boat you have? He sez ... A Ranger bass boat. I sez ....Man! You can't go off shore with a bass boat! You need a V bottom lapstrake! So I took him over to Boats, Motors, and Trailers, and fixed him up with a nice 22 ft. V bottom with Dual 150 HP Evinrudes.

Then I sez .... you'll need a trailer. Let's set you up with a tandem axle to handle this boat. Then I sold him all the accessories to go with the boat... fish finding sonar, dual anchors, GPS navigation, the works.

Then I sez .... what are you pulling this rig with? He shrugs and sez .... my Buick. I sez ....Man! You can't pull this rig with a Buick! You're going to need a 1500 Chevy or Ram, or a F150 Ford.

So I took him over to Motor Vehicles and got him into a nice Ford F150 Lariat, Texas Edition.

I sez ....Man! It would be great to paint boat and trailer to match your new truck! So we went over to the Custom Shop and had his rig painted.

While we were waiting for the paint to dry, I took him over to Camping World and fixed him up with two Yeti coolers, one for his beer and one for all the fish he would be catching, then over to the Beer Barn and stocked up his new cooler.

Then I arranged for our Escort Service to get his Buick home, and I just now got back.


Manager: That's amazing! $333,000 for a guy who came in to buy fish hooks!

Kid: Oh, he didn't come in to buy fish hooks, .... then slapping his head, Damn! I forgot to sell him what he did come in for!

Manager: What was that?

Kid: He stopped me and said "Hey Kid, where are the tampons, I need to get some for my wife."

I said, "Man! Your week end is shot. You should go fishing!


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