She demands that her husband's corpse be changed into the blue suit she'd bought. The undertaker says, "But madam! It's only a minute until the funeral is scheduled to begin! We can't possibly take him out and get him changed in that short amount of time!"
The salesman's wife says, "Who's paying for this?"
The very peeved mortician wheels the coffin out, but then wheels it right back in a moment later. Miraculously, the corpse is in a blue suit. After the ceremony, the salesman's well-satisfied widow compliments the undertaker on his smooth and speedy service. She especially wants to know how he'd been able to get her husband into his blue suit so fast.
The funeral director immediately responded with, "Oh, that was easy. It just so happens that there was another body in the back room and he was already dressed in a blue suit. All we had to do was switch heads!"
Moral of the story. True sales professionals know that in order to be successful in sales, they need to keep their head on their shoulders at all times. While some believe you need to dress to impress, what's on your shoulders is what really counts. Always keep your customer top of mind. Always think before you speak and always put your customer's needs before your own; or heads will roll.
"Live fast, die young and have a good-looking corpse." - Daniel Taradash
