Subject: Salesman OT for the weekend
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>A young guy from Prince George moves to Vancouver and goes to a big
>"everything-under-one-roof" department store looking for a job. The
>Manager says, "Do you have any sales experience?"
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>The kid says, "Yeah. I was a salesman back in Prince George."
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>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."
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>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?
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>The kid says, "One".
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>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".
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>The boss says, "$101, 237.65?! What the heck did you sell?!"
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>The kid says, "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 a 4x4 Expedition."
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>The boss said, "A guy came in here to buy a fish hook and you sold him a
>BOAT and a TRUCK?!"
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>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."
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