A young man call Courtney from Jamaica moves to Miami in 1991 and goes to a big Department shopping complex looking for a job.
The manager says, 'Courtney do you have any sales experience?' The Jamaican young man says. 'Bossie, mi was a salesman back home on di streets a Kingston .'
Well, the boss liked him so he gave him the job. 'You start
tomorrow. I'll come down after we close and see how you did.'
His first day on the job was rough but he got through it.
After the store was locked up, the boss came down. 'How many sales did you make today?'
The Jamaican young man says, 'Man, Just ONE sale'
The boss says, ' Courtney Just one? No! No! No! You see here our sales people average 20 or 30 sales a day. If you want to keep this job, you'd better be doing better than just one sale'. 'By the way, how much
was the sale for?'
The Jamaican young man says, '$301,237.64'
Boss says, '$301,237.64? What the hell did you sell?'
The Jamaican young man: 'Bossie, Fus mi sell him one little fish
hook. Den mi sell him a medium size fish hook. Den mi sell him 1
big fish hook.
Den mi sell him one fishing rod an sum fishing tings.
Den mi ask him whey him a go fishing an him seh dung de coast, so
mi tell him sey him a go want one boat, so we go dung a de boating
department an mi sell him one twin engine Chris Craft.
Den him seh him nuh think him Audi Car caan pull it, so mi tek
him dung a wi automotive department an mi sell him di 4X4 Blazer.
Then mi ask him whey him a go sleep, an since him neva have nuh
weh, mi tek him dung a di camping department an sell him one a di
new Igloo 6 sleeper camper tents.
Then the man seh, while we deh pon it, mi might as well fling in
about a $100.00 wut a groceries and two cases of beer.'
The boss said, 'Courtney, You're not serious? A guy came in here to buy a fish hook and you sold him a Boat, a 4x4 truck and a tent?'
The Jamaican young man says, 'No sah, him com in yah fi buy one box of Tampons fi him wife, and mi seh: Well, since yuh weekend mash
up, yuh might jus as well go ketch fish.'
one love!!!