Category: Salesmen

COUGH SYRUP

John was a clerk in a small drugstore but he was not much of a salesman. He could never find the item the customer wanted. Bob, the owner, had just about enough and warned John that the next sale he missed would be his last. Just then a man came in, coughing fiercely and asked John for their best cough syrup. Try as he might, John could not find the cough syrup. Remembering Bob’s warning, he sold the man a box of Ex-Lax and told him to take it all at once. The customer did as John said and then walked outside and leaned against a lamppost. The owner had seen the whole thing and came over to ask what had transpired.

“He wanted something for his cough, but I couldn’t find the cough syrup. I substituted Ex-Lax and told him to take it all at once,” – John explained.

“Ex-Lax won’t cure a cough!” – Bob shouted angrily.

“Sure it will,” – John said, pointing at the man leaning on the lamppost. “Look at him. He’s afraid to cough.”

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