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From: bll@mhuxt.UUCP (LEVIN)
Newsgroups: net.jokes
Subject: Would You Like a Lawn Mower Too?
Message-ID: <307@mhuxt.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 18-Oct-84 15:43:30 EDT
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Posted: Thu Oct 18 15:43:30 1984
Date-Received: Sun, 21-Oct-84 09:38:48 EDT
Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill
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	A young man starting his first job, in a local
general store, is coached by the owner to use "suggestive
sale" technique.  "When a customer asks for an item,"
says the owner, "try to think of a related item and suggest
to him that he might also want to purchase this."
	A customer entered the store, at that moment, and
the owner said, "Watch me, I'll show you how it's done."
The customer requested a 50 pound sack of grass seed.
"Would you like a lawn mower as well?" asked the owner.
"That sounds like a good idea!" said the customer, and
he walked happily out of the store with his purchases.
	"See what I mean?" asked the owner.  "Now you take
the next customer and give it a try."
	A man entered the store and headed toward the counter.
"May I help you?" said the young clerk.
	"Yes, I'd like a box of tampons, please." said the
man.
	"Would you like a lawn mower as well?" asked the
clerk.
	The owner was flabbergasted and excusing them both,
dragged the clerk aside and whispered furiously, "What in hell
do you think you're doing?"
	"Well," said the clerk, "If he can't get any anyhow,
he might as well mow the lawn!"

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