Little Johnny: The Toothbrush Salesman
Begin forwarded message:> > The kids filed into class Monday morning. They were all very excited.
> >
> > Their weekend assignment was to sell something, then give a talk on
> > salesmanship.
> >
> > Little Sally led off. "I sold Girl Scout cookies and I made $30" she said
> > proudly, "My sales approach was to appeal to the customer's civil spirit
> > and I credit that approach for my obvious success."
> >
> > "Very good", said the teacher.
> >
> > Little Debbie was next. "I sold magazines" she said, "I made $45 and I
> > explained to everyone that magazines would keep them up on current events."
> >
> > "Very good, Debbie", said the teacher.
> >
> > Eventually, it was Little Johnny's turn. The teacher held her breath.
> > Little Johnny walked to the front of the classroom and dumped a box full of
> > cash on the teacher's desk.
> >
> > "$2,467", he said. "$2,467!" cried the teacher, "What in the world were you
> > selling?"
> >
> > "Toothbrushes", said Little Johnny.
> >
> > "Toothbrushes", echoed the teacher, "How could you possibly sell enough
> > tooth brushes to make that much money?"
> >
> > "I found the busiest corner in town", said Little Johnny, "I set up a
> > Dip & Chip stand and I gave everybody who walked by a free sample."
> >
> > They all said the same thing, "Hey, this tastes like dog poop!" I would
> > say, "It is dog poop. Wanna buy a toothbrush?" "I used the President Obama
> > method of giving you some crap, dressing it up so it looks good, telling
> > you it's free and then making you pay to get the bad taste out of your
> > mouth."
> >
> >
> > Little Johnny got five stars for his assignment.
> > Bless his little heart.
> >
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