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: &quot;I sold girl scout cookies and I made $30,&quot; she said proudly, &quot;My sales approach was to appeal to the customer's civil spirit and I credit that approach for my obvious success.&quot;

&quot;Very good,&quot; said the teacher.


Little Jenny was next:

&quot;I sold magazines,&quot; she said, &quot;I made $45 and I explained to everyone that magazines would keep them up on current events.&quot;

&quot;Very good, Jenny,&quot; 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. &quot;$2,467,&quot; he said.

&quot;$2,467!&quot; cried the teacher, &quot;What in the world were you selling&quot;

&quot;Toothbrushes,&quot; said Little Johnny.

&quot;Toothbrushes,&quot; echoed the teacher, &quot;How could you possibly sell enough tooth brushes to make that much money?&quot;

&quot;I found the busiest corner in town,&quot; said Little Johnny, &quot;I set up a Dip &amp; Chip stand, I gave everybody who walked by a free sample.&quot;

They all said the same thing, &quot;Hey, this tastes like dog poop&quot;

Then I would say,&quot;It is dog poop. Wanna buy a toothbrush?&quot;

&quot;I used the Obama governmental approach of giving you something poopy, but looks good, for free, and then making you pay to get the poopy taste out of your mouth.&quot;

The teacher was speechless. . . . . . . . Little Johnny got 5 stars for his efforts, bless his heart. . . . . . .