Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Something Fishy


A woman goes into a store to buy a fishing rod and reel as a gift for her grandson. She doesn't know which one to get, so she just grabs one and goes to the counter. The salesman is standing there, wearing dark glasses.

She says, Excuse me. Can you tell me anything about this rod and reel?'

He says, 'Madam, I'm completely blind; but, if you'll drop it on the counter, I can tell you everything you need to know about it from the sound it makes.' She doesn't believe him but drops it on the counter anyway.

He says, 'That's a 2 metre Shakespeare graphite rod with a Zibo reel and 5-kg. test line. It's a good all around combination, and it's on sale this week for $44.'

She says, 'It's amazing that you can tell all that just by the sound of it dropping on the counter. I'll take it!' As she opens her purse, her credit card drops on the floor. As the lady bends down to pick up the card, she accidentally blows off. At first she is really embarrassed but then realizes there is no way the blind salesman could tell it was she who had blown off.

The salesman rings up the sale and says,'That'll be $58.50 please.'

The woman is totally confused by this and asks, 'Didn't You tell me it was on sale for $44? How did you get to $58.50?'

'The Duck Caller is $11 and the Fish Bait is $3.50.'

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