TexasBred
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HOW TO SELL ... TOOTHBRUSHES
The kids filed back into class Monday morning. They were very excited.
Their weekend assignment was to sell something, then give a
talk on productive 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 Jenny 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, Jenny," 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.
"$2,467!" cried the teacher, "What in the world were you selling"
"Toothbrushes," said Little Johnny.
"Toothbrushes," echoed the teacher,
"How could you possibly sell enough tooth brushes to make that much
money?"
"I found the busiest corner in town," said Little Johnny,
"I set up a Dip & Chip stand and gave everyone who walked by a free sample."
They all said the same thing, "Hey, this tastes like dog sh%^!"
Then I would say,"It is dog sh%^. Wanna buy a toothbrush?"
"I used the governmental approach of giving you something sh$%y that they say is good, and then making
you pay to get the sh&^y taste out of your mouth."
The kids filed back into class Monday morning. They were very excited.
Their weekend assignment was to sell something, then give a
talk on productive 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 Jenny 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, Jenny," 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.
"$2,467!" cried the teacher, "What in the world were you selling"
"Toothbrushes," said Little Johnny.
"Toothbrushes," echoed the teacher,
"How could you possibly sell enough tooth brushes to make that much
money?"
"I found the busiest corner in town," said Little Johnny,
"I set up a Dip & Chip stand and gave everyone who walked by a free sample."
They all said the same thing, "Hey, this tastes like dog sh%^!"
Then I would say,"It is dog sh%^. Wanna buy a toothbrush?"
"I used the governmental approach of giving you something sh$%y that they say is good, and then making
you pay to get the sh&^y taste out of your mouth."
