|

A young zealous boy wanted desperately
to work at a department store. He approached the store manager who responded they needed no help. Quite persistent, the boy
returned again and again until the manager finally said "We're having a holiday sale tomorrow. Why don't you show up and you
can give it a try." The elated boy returned the following day and proceeded to sell. At the end of the day the store manager
called the youngster over and asked how he had done. The boy responded that he had sold £79,083.50 worth of merchandise. The
manager asked how he had done so well. The young man said, "Well this guy was going fishing so I asked if he wanted some fish
hooks, he said sure, That's £1.50. I asked if he had a nice fishing rod, he said no, so I got a graphite extension rod for
£43.50. Do you have a nice reel, not yet replied the customer... so I got him a nice quick release reel for £35.00 I asked
where he was going fishing and he said Strawberry Reservoir. I told him the best places to catch fish are near the centre,
"Do you have a boat?" The man said he didn't so I set him up with a nice outboard 30 foot cruiser for £28,000.00. Then I asked
if he had a trailer. He didn't, so I got him a double axle trailer for £3,000.00. Then I asked what he had to tow the boat.
He only had a small car, so I told him that just wouldn't do, but we could get him a nice fully loaded 4x4 land rover with
a tow package, trailer hitch and everything for £48,000.00. He wanted it all." As you can imagine the store manager was astounded.
"And to think it all began with that man asking for a package of fish hooks?" The boy replied, "Oh no, it all began with him
asking for some tampons which were £3.50, so I replied, "Well you aren't going to be doing much else this weekend, you might
as well go fishing!"
|