Top Ten Stupid Excuses for Losing the Sale

1. My customer moved out of the country without telling me.

2. My therapist told me to take a vacation.
3. My navigation system sent me the wrong way.
4. My suit was at the cleaners and I had nothing to wear.
5. My cell phone battery died and I could not find a pay phone.
6. My laptop had a virus and I could not send the email.
7. The line at Starbucks was really, really long.
8. My password for the WebEx was wrong.
9. My competitor is best friends with my customer.
10. My customer wouldn’t return my text messages.

Got any of your own?

John Bradley Jackson
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