Salesmanship

The kids filed into class Monday morning. They were all  very excited.

Their weekend  assignment was to sell something, then give a talk on 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 Debbie  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,  Debbie", 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  and I gave everybody who walked by a free sample."

They all said  the same thing, "Hey, this tastes like dog poop !" Then I would say, "It is dog  poop . Wanna buy a toothbrush? I used the President Obama method of giving you  some crap, dressing it up so it looks good, telling you it's free and then  making you pay to get the bad taste out of your mouth."

 

Little Johnny   got five stars for his assignment. Bless his  heart.

DON'T let small minds steal your BIG dreams......

* "If we ever forget that we are one nation under God, then we will be a nation gone under."  Ronald Reagan *Time is nothing more or less than the opportunity to expand and enrich one's soul by doing the same for others. - from REFLECTIONS BY RUTHI   *"A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than he/she loves self." Josh Billings