Salesmen
 A sales assistant reported for his first day at work at a major department store. The sales manager showed him around and was passing through the gardening department when he heard a customer asking for a packet of grass seed.
"Will you be needing a hose to water your new lawn?" interrupted the sales manager helpfully.
"Yes, I probably will," said the customer. "Thank you. I'll take a hose as well." "And what about fertilizer," suggested the sales manager, "to make the grass grow green and strong?"
"Good idea," said the customer.
"But of course there are always troublesome weeds," continued the sales manager. "So you'll be wanting a bottle of weed-killer to keep them down. The large bottles work out the most economical."
"Right," said the customer, "I'll take some weed-killer too."
"And how about a nice new lawn mower to do your grass justice?" said the sales manager.
"Why not?" replied the customer. "Add a lawn mower to the bill."
As the customer paid for the goods, the sales manager took the young assistant to one side and said: "See, that's how it's done. That customer only came in for one item, but ended up leaving with five. That's good sales technique. That's what you must try to emulate."
The assistant's first posting was to the pharmaceutical department. A man came in and asked for a pack of tampons.
The assistant seized his chance. "Are you sure you wouldn't like to buy a lawn mower as well?"
"Why would I want to do that?" asked the man.
"Well," said the assistant, "your weekend's ruined, so you might as well mow the lawn."

 A salesman called at a house and found a small boy sitting on the front step. "Is your mother in?" asked the salesman. "Yes," said the boy.
The salesman rang the doorbell, but there was no answer. He tried again; still no answer. He turned to the boy. "I thought you said you mother was home?" "She is, but this isn't where I live."