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, I gave everybody who walked by a free
sample."
They all said the same thing, "Hey, this tastes like dog s***!"
Then I would say, "It is dog $h1t. Wanna buy a toothbrush?"
"I used the Obama governmental approach of giving you
something s***** that they say is good, and then making you pay to get the
s***** taste out of your mouth."
The teacher was speechless. . . . . . . .
Little Johnny got 5 stars for his efforts, bless his heart. . .