How To Sell

A new sales assistant was hired at a large dept. store. On his first day, the sales manager took him around to show him the ropes. They were passing by the gardening section, when they heard a customer asking for grass seed.

The sales manager stepped in and said, "Excuse me, but will you be needing a hose to water your lawn?"

The customer replied, "I guess so. I'll take one. "

""And how about some fertilizer and weed-killer?"

"Um, okay. "

"Here's a couple of bags. You'll also need a lawn mower to cut the grass when it starts growing too long."

" I'll take one of those too. "

After the customer left, the sales manager turned to the assistant. "You see?" he said, "that's the way to make a good sale. Always sell more than what the customer originally came in for."

Impressed, the assistant headed off for the pharmaceutical section, where he was to work. Soon, a man strolled in and asked, "I'd like to buy a pack of Tampax, please."

"Sure, and would you like to buy a lawn mower too?"

"Why would I want to do that?"

"Well, your weekend's shot to hell anyway, so you might as well mow the lawn."