> THE AUSTRALIAN APPROACH
>
> A young Aussie lad moved to London and went to Harrods looking for a
>job.
>
> The manager asked \"Do you have any sales experience?\"
>
> The young man answered \"Yeah, I was a salesman back home.\"
>
> The manager liked the Aussie so he gave him the job.
>
> His first day on the job was challenging and busy, but he got
>through
>it.
>
> After the store was locked up, the manager came down and asked
> \"OK, so how many sales did you make today?\"
>
> The Aussie said \"One.\"
>
> The manager groaned and continued \"Just one? Our sales people
>average
>20 or 30 sales a day.
>
> How much was the sale for?\"
>
> ....... \"124, 237.64. pounds\"
>
> The manager choked and exclaimed \"124,237.64 POUNDS\" What the hell
>did
>you sell him?\"
>
> \"Well, first I sold him a small fish hook, then a medium fish hook,
>and then I sold him a new fishing rod. Then I asked him where he was going
>fishing and he said down at the coast, so I told him he would need a boat,
>so we went down to the boat department and I sold him that twin-engined
>Power Cat.
>
> Then he said he didn\'t think his Honda Civic would pull it, so I
>took
>him down to car sales and I sold him the 4 x 4 Suzuki\".
>
> The manager, incredulous, said \"You mean to tell me....a guy came in
>here to buy a fish hook and you sold him a boat and 4x4?\"
>
> \"No no no......he came in here to buy a box of tampons for his lady
>friend and I said.........\'Well, since your weekend\'s f**ked, you might as
>well go fishing.\"
>
>
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