kathie54
No green? Will pinch!
HOW TO SELL TOOTHBRUSHES
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> 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
> sample.
> They all said the same thing, "Hey, this tastes like crap!"
>
> Then I would say, "It is crap.
> Wanna buy a toothbrush?
>
> 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
> sample.
> They all said the same thing, "Hey, this tastes like crap!"
>
> Then I would say, "It is crap.
> Wanna buy a toothbrush?
man i would have 
his ass.