How to Sell a Toothbrush

[JollyMon66]

The kids filed back into class Monday morning. They were very excited because their weekend assignment was to sell something, then give a talk on productive salesmanship.

Sally was first and proudly said "I sold girl scout cookies and I made $30". "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.

Jenny was next who told the class that "I sold magazines and I made $45. I explained to everyone
that magazines would keep them up on current events."

"Very good, Jenny," said the teacher.

Eventually, it was Johnny's turn. 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 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 Johnny, "I set up a Dip & Chip stand and gave everybody who walked by a free sample." They all said the same thing, "Hey, this tastes like dog crap!"

Then I would say, "It is dog crap. Wanna buy a toothbrush?" "I used the governmental approach of giving you something crappy for free, and then making you pay to get the bad taste out of your mouth."

[GumboPirate]

[jayparrot46]

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