Most of us who buy anything these days do so by ordering it online and waiting for it to be delivered. That wasn’t always the case, as people used to sell things door to door.

This story will make you look back on the time when salesmen would come to your door and try to convince you that you needed what they were selling. Some of those salesmen were very good at what they did.

The salesman in this story did have a good hook and I think most people would have been surprised with what he had to offer. Then again, he wasn’t expecting to meet the old lady that would be his match. Enjoy the joke!

A little old Texas lady answered a knock on the door one day only to be confronted by a well-dressed young man carrying a vacuum cleaner.

“Good morning,” said the young man, “If I could take a couple of minutes of your time, I would like to demonstrate the very latest in high-powered vacuum cleaners, straight from California.”

“Go away!” said the old lady, “I haven’t got any money to spend on things like that!” and she proceeded to close the door.

Quick as a flash, the young man wedged his foot in the door and pushed it wide open.

“Don’t be too hasty!” he said. “At least wait until you’ve seen my demonstration.”

And with that, he emptied a bucket of horse manure onto her hallway carpet.

“If this vacuum cleaner doesn’t remove all traces of this horse manure from your carpet, Madam, I will personally eat the remainder, cross my heart.”

The old lady stepped back and said, “Wait here while I go get a spoon. I hope you’ve got a darn good appetite because they cut off my electricity this morning.”