Teacher Assigns Her Class Of Kids To Sell Something On The Weekend. This
One Boy’s Strategy Is Genius.
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. “I made $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 and Chip stand and gave
everybody who walked by a free sample.” They all said the same thing, “Hey, this tastes like
dog crap!” Then I would say,”it is dog crap. Wanna buy a
toothbrush?” “I used the government’s approach of giving you something crappy for free, and then making you
pay to get the taste out of your mouth.”
