HOW TO SELL ... TOOTHBRUSHES
>
> 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.
>
> "$2,467!" cried the teacher, "What in the world were you selling"
>
> "Toothbrushes," said Little Johnny.
>
> "Toothbrushes," echoed the teacher,
>
> "How could you possibly sell enough tooth brushes to make that much
money?"
>
> "I found the busiest corner in town," said Little Johnny, "I set up a
> Dip
&
> Chip stand, I gave everybody who walked by a free sample."
>
> They all said the same thing, "Hey, this tastes like dog #$%*!"
>
> Then I would say,"It is dog #$%*. Wanna buy a toothbrush?"
>
> "I used the governmental approach of giving you something #$%*ty that
they say is good, and then making you pay to get the #$%*ty taste out of your mouth."
>
> The teacher was speechless. . . . . . . .
