Cerwin
Well-Known Member
The kids filed back into class Monday morning. They were very excited.
Their weekend assignment was to sell something, then give a talk on
productive salesmanship.
Little Sally led off: "I sold girl scout cookies and I made $30,"
she said proudly, "My sales approach was to appeal to the customer's
civil spirit and I credit that approach for my obvious success."
"Very good," said the teacher.
Little Jenny was next: "I sold magazines," she said, "I made $45 and I
explained to everyone that magazines would keep them up on current
events."
"Very good, Jenny," said the teacher.
Eventually, it was Little Johnny's turn. The teacher held her
breath. Little Johnny walked to the front of the classroom and
dumped a box full of cash on the teacher's desk. "$2,467," he said.
"$2,467!" cried the teacher, "What in the world were you
selling?" "Toothbrushes," said Little Johnny.
"Toothbrushes," echoed the teacher, "How could you possibly sell
enough tooth brushes to make that much money?"
"I found the busiest corner in town," said Little Johnny, "I set
up a Dip & Chip stand. I gave everybody who walked by a sample.
They all said the same thing, "Hey, this tastes like ****!"
Then I would say, "It is ****. Wanna buy a toothbrush?"
Their weekend assignment was to sell something, then give a talk on
productive salesmanship.
Little Sally led off: "I sold girl scout cookies and I made $30,"
she said proudly, "My sales approach was to appeal to the customer's
civil spirit and I credit that approach for my obvious success."
"Very good," said the teacher.
Little Jenny was next: "I sold magazines," she said, "I made $45 and I
explained to everyone that magazines would keep them up on current
events."
"Very good, Jenny," said the teacher.
Eventually, it was Little Johnny's turn. The teacher held her
breath. Little Johnny walked to the front of the classroom and
dumped a box full of cash on the teacher's desk. "$2,467," he said.
"$2,467!" cried the teacher, "What in the world were you
selling?" "Toothbrushes," said Little Johnny.
"Toothbrushes," echoed the teacher, "How could you possibly sell
enough tooth brushes to make that much money?"
"I found the busiest corner in town," said Little Johnny, "I set
up a Dip & Chip stand. I gave everybody who walked by a sample.
They all said the same thing, "Hey, this tastes like ****!"
Then I would say, "It is ****. Wanna buy a toothbrush?"
