An insurance salesman was getting nowhere in his efforts to sell a policy to a farmer.
- Look at it this way sir. - he said finally.
- How would your wife carry on if you should die?
- Well... - drawled the weather-beaten man.
- I don't reckon that'd be any concern of mine -- long as she behaves herself while I'm alive.
The couple was standing staring at one of the more expensive models in the auto showroom. A salesman sensing their debate over the price moved in and said, "This model is priced just over the car which is priced a few dollars above the car which costs no more than some models of the lowest priced cars."
Insurance agent to would-be client: "Don't let me frighten you into a hasty decision. Sleep on it tonite. If you wake in the morning, give me a call then and let me know."
A traveling salesman was held up by a bad storm in the Hawaiian Islands. He sent an e-mail to his corporate headquarters advising them that he was stranded for a few days and requested instructions.
The reply came back shortly:
- Begin vacation as of yesterday.
The out-of-work newlywed took a temporary job as a vacuum cleaner salesman to make ends meet. After 3 days of intensive training, the sales manager told him to go home and practice his pitch on his wife.
The next morning, the manager asked the novice how he made out.
- Well - the man began.
- I did what you said, and after I finished, I asked her if she would buy the vacuum cleaner from me. She said 'Yes.' Then I asked her 'why?' She replied, 'Because I love you'.
A door-to-door vacuum cleaner salesman manages to bull his way into a woman's home in a rural area.
- This machine is the best ever - he exclaims, whilst pouring a bag of dirt over the lounge floor.
The woman says she's really worried it may not all come off, so the salesman says:
- If this machine doesn't remove all the dust completely, I'll lick it off myself.
- Do you want ketchup on it? - she says.
- we're not connected for electricity yet!
How can you tell when a salesperson is lying?
→ His lips are moving.
A salesman who was out on his territory had a heart attack in his motel room and died. The motel manager called the salesman's company and related the tragedy to the sales manager.
The sales manager received the news in a nonchalant manner and told the motel manager:
- Return his samples by freight and search his pants for orders.
An American tourist was lunching in a restaurant in China where the specialty was duck. The waiter explained each dish as he brought it to the table:
- This is the breast of the duck; this the leg of the duck; this is the wing of the duck; etc.
Then came the dish that the American knew was chicken. He waited for the explanation.
Silence.
- Well? - he finally asked.
- What's this?
The waiter replied:
- It's a friend of duck.
Sign at restaurant reads:
Eat here diet home
