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How to sell Toothbrushes

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HOW TO SELL TOOTHBRUSHES
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> 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
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> salesmanship.
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> 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
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> credit that approach for my obvious success."
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> "Very good," said the teacher.
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> 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."
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> "Very good, Jenny," said the teacher.
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> Eventually, it was Little Johnny's turn.
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> The teacher held her breath ....
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> 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.
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> "$2,467!" cried the teacher, "What in the world were you selling"
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> "Toothbrushes," said Little Johnny.
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> "Toothbrushes," echoed the teacher, "How could you possibly sell enough
> tooth brushes to make that much money?"
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> "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."
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> They all said the same thing, "Hey, this tastes like dog shit!"
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> Then I would say,"It is dog shit. Wanna buy a toothbrush?" "I used the
> Obama governmental approach of giving you something shitty, but looks good,
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> for free, and then making you pay to get the shitty taste out of your
> mouth."
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> The teacher was speechless.
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> Little Johnny got 5 stars for his efforts, bless his heart.
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