The Silver Tongued Salesman

A young hotshot from New York moves to California for some fun in the sun.

He goes to the local mega store looking for a sales job.

The manager, a little doubtful, asks, "Do you have any sales experience?"

The cocky kid responds, "Yup. I did sales back in New York."

The boss felt sorry for the kid, being new to the West Coast, and decided to give him a chance.

"You can start tomorrow. I'll come down after we close and we'll see how you did."

His first day on the job was tough, but he got through it on guts alone.

After the store was locked up, the boss came down, not expecting much, questioned, "How many customers bought something from you today?"

The kid says, "One."

The stunned boss asks, "Just one? Our sales people average 50 to 60 customers a day. How much was the sale for?"

The kid says "$105,696.69."

The boss stammers, "$105,696.69? What in god's name 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 and we went down to the boat department and I sold him a twin engine Chris Craft.

Then he said he didn't think his little Toyota Prius would pull it, so I took him down to the automotive department and sold him that Cadillac Escalade."

The boss screamed, "A guy came in here to buy a fishhook, and you sold him a BOAT AND a TRUCK?!"

The kid smirked, "No, the guy came in here to buy a box of tampons for his wife, and I said:

'Dude, your weekend's shot, you should go fishing.'"