bent rod
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A young guy from Mississippi 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 kids says, "Yeah.
> I was a salesman back in Mississippi."
>
> Well, the boss liked the kid and 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 customers bought something
> from you today?"
>
> The kids 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, "$121,237.65".
>
> The boss says, "$121, 237.65? What the hell did you sell?"
>
>
>
> The kid says, "First, I sold him a small fishhook. 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 Boston Whaler. 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 4 x 4 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."
>
>
>
> under one roof" department store looking for a job.
>
> The Manager says, "Do you have any sales experience?" The kids says, "Yeah.
> I was a salesman back in Mississippi."
>
> Well, the boss liked the kid and 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 customers bought something
> from you today?"
>
> The kids 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, "$121,237.65".
>
> The boss says, "$121, 237.65? What the hell did you sell?"
>
>
>
> The kid says, "First, I sold him a small fishhook. 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 Boston Whaler. 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 4 x 4 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."
>
>
>
