A young man moved to London and went to Harrods to look for a job.
Manager: "Do you have any experience as a salesman?"
Young man: "Sure, where I come from I was always the top salesman!"
The manager found the self-confident young man likeable and hired him. The first day of work was tough, but he mastered it. After closing time, the manager came to him. "How many customers did you have today?"
Young man: "One."
Manager: "Only one? Our salesmen make an average of 20 to 30 sales a day! What was the sales total then?"
Young man: "310'325 pounds and 65 pence."
Manager: "310'325 pounds and 65 pence?! What did you sell?"
So the young sales genius told him what happened: "First, I gave the man a small fishhook, then I sold him a medium fishhook. Then I sold him an even hook and finally I sold him a new fishing rod. Then I asked him where he was going to go fishing, and he said 'Down the coast'.
So I told him he would need a boat. So we went to the boat department, and I sold him the twin-engine motor yacht Seawind. He doubted that his Honda Civic would be able to pull that boat, so I took him over to the automotive department and sold him this Range Rover Evan with four-wheel drive."
Manager: "Are you saying a man came to you to buy a fishing hook and you sold him several hooks, a new fishing rod, a boat and an SUV?!?"
Then the young salesman corrected his boss: "No, no, he came here and wanted to buy a pack of tampons for his wife, so I said to him, 'Well, since your weekend is ruined anyway, you might as well go fishing .' "
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