The Overzealous Salesman

A young man moves to the city and goes to a large department store to apply for a job.

Manager: Do you have any experience as a salesman?

Young man: Sure, back in my hometown I was a salesman!

The manager likes the young man and employs him. The young man's first day at work was hard, but he managed to master it. After closing time, the manager comes to him and asks him how many sales he'd made on his first day at work.

Young man: One

Manager: Only one?! Our salespeople average 20 to 30 sales daily! What was the amount of the sale?

Young man: 101,237 dollars and 64 cents.

Manager: 101,237 dollars and 64 cents?! What did you sell?

Young man: First I sold a small fishing hook to the guy, but then I also sold him a medium-sized hook. Then I sold an even larger hook and finally I sold him a fishing rod. Then I asked him where he wanted to go fishing, and he replied 'down at the coast'. So I told him that he'd need a boat. So we went to the outdoor section where the boats are, and I sold him that twin-engine Chris Craft. He doubted whether his Honda Civic would be able to tow the boat, so I took him to the car floor and sold him a new 4x4 truck.

Manager: Are you trying to tell me that a man came up to you to buy a fishing hook and you sold him a boat and an off-road vehicle?

Young man: Actually, no. He came here to buy a pack of tampons for his wife. I told him, 'Oh well, your weekend's shot, so you might as well go fishing!'