Difference Between Salesman and Wrapper Boy

Man presents himself in front of the counter in a paint store.

"Gimme thirteen gallons of light yellow paint and four gallons of white paint".

"Righto", says the wrapper boy as he hands out the goods and names the price.

But a salesman-what does he do?

"I judge from the colors, you're going to paint the house," he observes. "Good idea; can't afford to have any wood or metal work on buildings going to decay nowadays; costs too much to replace them, eh ? But haven't you some gutters on that house that would be saved from rust by a coat of special rust inhibitive paint" ?

"By Gosh," replies the customer, "I forgot that. Glad you mentioned it. Gimme enough of that for about sixty feet of eaves troughs."

"Any fence around your house, friend" ? inquires the salesman. The wrapper boy doesn't know there is any such thing as a fence.

"Well, you know", volunteers the salesman, "that house isn't going to look as well as it should with a shabby old fence around it. You r.r'ouldn't put a nice new picture in an old battered, dingy frame, would you? Besides, fences and gate posts decay, too, if not protected by paint".

t'Guess that's right, too", agrees the customer. "I have