A young guy from California moves to New York. He goes to a big "everything under one roof" store looking for a salesman job.
The CEO says, "Do you have any sales experience?"
The young guy says, "Yeah. I was a salesman back in California."
Well, the CEO liked the young guy 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 young guy says, "One."
The CEO says, "Just one? Our sales people average 20 to 30 customers a day. How much was the sale for?"
The young guy says "$404,237.65."
The CEO says "$404,237.65? What the heck did you sell?"
The young guy 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 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 CEO said, "A guy came in here to buy a fishhook, and you sold him a BOAT AND a TRUCK???!!!"
The young guy 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........"
The CEO says, "Do you have any sales experience?"
The young guy says, "Yeah. I was a salesman back in California."
Well, the CEO liked the young guy 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 young guy says, "One."
The CEO says, "Just one? Our sales people average 20 to 30 customers a day. How much was the sale for?"
The young guy says "$404,237.65."
The CEO says "$404,237.65? What the heck did you sell?"
The young guy 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 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 CEO said, "A guy came in here to buy a fishhook, and you sold him a BOAT AND a TRUCK???!!!"
The young guy 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........"
