The Geordie Salesman

A young Geordie lad moved to London and went to Harrods looking for a job. The manager asked him, "Do you have any sales experience?"

"Aye," he replied, "I was a canny salesman back in Newcastle."

The manager liked him, so said he would give him a try.

The first day was difficult, but the Geordie lad worked hard and, at the end of the day, the manager came to see him. "So, did you make any sales?"

"Just the one."

The manager groaned. "Our salesmen make an average of twenty sales a day. That's not good. How much was it for?"

"£124,237.64"

The manager choked, "What the hell did you sell?"

"Well, first I sold him a small fish hook. Then I sold him a medium fish hook and a new fishing rod. Then I asked him where he was fishing and he said at the coast, so I took him to the boat department and sold him a twin engined catamaran. Then he told me that he didn't think his Volkswagen would pull it so I sold him a Range Rover."

The manager was astonished. "You mean to tell me, he came in to buy a fish hook and you sold him a boat and a Range Rover?"

"No, he came in for some tampons for his wife and I said, 'Since your weekend's ruined, why don't you go fishing?'"