The Peanut Butter Startup: Door to Door Sales
My first day of door-to-door sales taught me a lot. So at first no one was home. I knocked on four doors with no answers. I didn't give up. The first place someone was home, that person bought a jar of my gourmet peanut butter!
My Sales Process:
- First I ring the doorbell and knock on the door.
- Then when they open the door I ask them "Do you like peanut butter?'
- Then I ask if they want a sample of the peanut butter I make.
- After they try the sample I ask them if they want to buy my peanut butter.
- If they say "yes" I sell it to them. If they say "no" I try to persuade them to buy.
I made nine jars of peanut butter today, and I sold nine jars of peanut butter today!
The last house I stopped at, the lady bought one jar. Then, as I was leaving she said "Merric wait, come back. I have more customers for you." She bought FOUR more jars of Merric's Marvelous peanut butter. She emptied my backpack and totally made my day!
I made $45 selling my own peanut butter, and because it was my first day selling I got to spend all of it on whatever I wanted. So obviously I bought Nerf guns... and a box of popsicles for my mom.
After I came home from buying Nerf guns, Mr. Bob (a guy walking by as I sold peanut butter) brought money for a jar of peanut butter and wanted to buy more. He's been back for refills!
The best thing that happened: The lady emptying my backpack of peanut butter for my biggest sale.
The worst thing that happened: Getting said no to, but I got my courage from it.
"My advice for kid entrepreneurs is: if you don't succeed try, try again." ~Merric Tate
