>>> An Indian moves to Montreal and goes to a big department store
>>>looking for a job.
>>>
>>> The manager asks, "Do you have any sales experience?"
>>>
>>> The Indian says, "Yeah, I was a salesman back home".
>>>
>>> Well, the manager liked the young man, so he gave him the job. "You
>>>start tomorrow. I'll come down after we close and
>>> see how you did, but let me give you a bit of advice. If a customer
>>>comes looking, say, for toothpaste, you might suggest for him a
>>>toothbrush,
>>> or shaving cream etc. You get the idea?"
>>>
>>> "Of course," the young man said. His first day on the job was rough
>>>but he got through it.
>>>
>>> After the store was locked up, the manager came down. "How many sales
>>
>>>did you make today?
>>>
>>> The Indian says, "One"
>>>
>>> The manager groans, "Just one? Our sales people average 20 or 30
>>>sales/day. How much was the sale for?"
>>>
>>> The Indian says, "$101, 237.64."
>>>
>>> The manager exclaims, "What? $101,237.64? What did you sell him?"
>>>
>>> The Indian replied, "First I sold him a small fish hook. Then I sold
>>>him a medium fish hook. Then I sold him a larger fish hook. Then I sold
>>
>>>him a
>>> new fishing rod. Then I asked him where he was going fishing, and he
>>>said down at 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 that 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
>>>Pajero."
>>>
>>> The manager says "You mean a guy came in here to buy a fish hook and
>>>you sold him a boat and truck?!"
>>>
>>> The Indian says, "No, no, no, he came in here to buy a box of Kotex
>>>for his wife and I said, "Well, since your weekend's already screwed up
>>
>>>you
>>> might as well go fishing!!"
>>>
>>> The manager fainted...
>>>
>>>
>>>
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