Unknown – Story About an Opportunist

Many years ago, a large American shoe manufacturer sent two sales reps out to different parts of the Australian outback to see if they could drum up some business among the aborigines.  Some time later, the company received telegrams from both sales reps.  The first one said, “No business here…natives don’t wear shoes.”  The second one said, “Great opportunity here…none of the natives have shoes!”

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