HOW TO SELL ... TOOTHBRUSHES - The Firearms Forum

USMCSpeedy · 07-27-2010, 04:14 PM

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 s#!t!"

Then I would say,"It is dog s#!t. Wanna buy a toothbrush?"

"I used the governmental approach of giving you something s#!tty that they say is good, and then making you pay to get the s#!tty taste out of your mouth."

The teacher was speechless. . . . . . . .

wpage · 07-27-2010, 04:54 PM

Ohh Johny!

199er · 07-27-2010, 04:55 PM

Little Johnny has an excellent grasp of the "government business model"

Double D · 07-29-2010, 12:15 PM

Little Johnny has been around a long, long time. He never fails to deliver.....

07-27-2010, 04:14 PM	#1
USMCSpeedy Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Minnesota Posts: 627	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 s#!t!" Then I would say,"It is dog s#!t. Wanna buy a toothbrush?" "I used the governmental approach of giving you something s#!tty that they say is good, and then making you pay to get the s#!tty taste out of your mouth." The teacher was speechless. . . . . . . . __________________ If all else fails, VOTE FROM THE ROOFTOPS Trying to reform a liberal is like trying to pick up a turd from the clean end. What this country needs is more family trees that will produce more lumber and fewer nuts! -->

07-27-2010, 04:54 PM	#2
wpage Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 1,471	Re: HOW TO SELL ... TOOTHBRUSHES Ohh Johny! __________________ "You shall recieve power" Acts 1:8 W

07-27-2010, 04:55 PM	#3
199er Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Columbia SC Posts: 627	Re: HOW TO SELL ... TOOTHBRUSHES Little Johnny has an excellent grasp of the "government business model"

07-29-2010, 12:15 PM	#4
Double D TFF Moderator/Host Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: North Florida Contributor Posts: 8,062	Re: HOW TO SELL ... TOOTHBRUSHES Little Johnny has been around a long, long time. He never fails to deliver..... __________________ I own a bunch of scary guns. You want em? Come and take em..... Liberalism is a serious, non curable, mental disorder... NRA LIFE MEMBER Oath Keepers Member NRA Certified Instructor 30 Yr CC permit holder.