On the weekend, the teacher gives her class of children a task: selling something. This boy’s tactic is brilliant.
The children returned to class on Monday morning. They were thrilled. They had to sell something over the weekend and then present a lesson on effective sales techniques. Little Sally opened with a proud statement, “I sold girl scout cookies and I made $30. I attribute my clear success to my sales strategy, which was to appeal to the customer’s civil spirit.”
“Excellent,” the instructor remarked.
Little Jenny came next, saying, “I made $45 selling magazines and I told everyone that magazines would keep them informed about current affairs.”
“Excellent, Jenny,” the instructor responded. Little Johnny’s turn finally came. The instructor.
Little Johnny approached the teacher’s desk at the front of the room and threw a box full of money on it. “I earned $2,467,” he declared. “$2,467!” exclaimed the instructor. “What on earth?
Did you sell anything?
Little Johnny said, “Toothbrushes.” The teacher repeated, “Toothbrushes!” “How could you sell enough tooth brushes to earn that much money?” Little Johnny remarked, “I set up a Dip and Chip stand and gave a free sample to everyone who walked by after finding the busiest corner in town.” “Hey, this tastes like dog crap!” was what they all said. “It is dog crap,” I would then say. Want to purchase a toothbrush? “I employed the government’s strategy of providing you with a subpar good for free and then charging you to.