The Little Salesman

 
When we first started our little soap company, before we sold anything, we made a lot of soap.  We wanted to have a good selection that was well tested and attractively presented.  We also wanted to give it time to cure before we wrapped it.  And so, after a while, we had quite a collection going. 

We worked every day on making soap and getting the business going.  We found a name, and a website, we worked on a logo, and we developed a marketing plan.  But, before we even had the chance to sell one bar, our five year old son was out showing us how it’s done.  A five year old, not even halfway through kindergarten, was the first person to sell a bar of our soap. 

Nancy’s friend, Nancy was over, picking up her son, who also, by chance, has the same name as our soap selling son.  The Nancys were in the back yard, looking at the chickens, when our little salesman grabbed up an unwrapped bar of Cranberry Breeze and headed out the door to show it off. 

At the time, we were still trying to figure out exactly what to charge for a bar of high end, handmade soap.  We didn’t know for sure what the market would pay, but, we soon found out. 

He showed off the bar to our neighbor and had her smell it.  She liked it, so he closed the deal.  A minute later, he walked in the house with a handful of one dollar bills, the proud salesman of the very first bar of Whimsy Soap.  

Since then, we’ve sold a several hundred bars, and hope to sell thousands and thousands more.  But, no matter how many bars we sell, The Little Salesman award belongs forever to the five year old.