A young guy from Nebraska moves to Florida 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 in Omaha."
Well, the boss likes the kid and gives him the job. "You start
tomorrow. I'll come down after we close and see how you did."
His first day on the job is rough, but he gets through it. After the store
is locked up, the boss comes down. "How many customers bought
something from you today?"
The kid says, "One."
The boss says, "Just one? Our sales people average 20 to 30 customers
a day. How much was the sale for?"
The kid says, "$101,237.65."
The boss says, "What? $101,237.65? You gotta be pulling my leg.
What the heck did you sell?"
The kid says, "This guy comes in, and first I sold him a small fish
hook. Then I sold him a medium fishhook. Then I sold him a larger
fishhook. 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 a 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 Expedition."
The boss said, "A guy came in here to buy a fish hook and you sold
him a BOAT and a TRUCK?"
The kid said, "No, the guy came in here to buy Tampons for his wife,
and I said, "Dude, your weekend's shot, you should go fishing..."