selling popcorn


selling popcorn

the act of standing by and doing nothing to effect or change events but attracting attention to the event itself none the less.
i was getting the cr-p kicked out of me and my buddy mike was just standing around selling popcorn.
among salespeople, “selling popcorn” means to sell consumables with a low margin- otherwise known as worthless cr-p that you can’t make a profit off of.
joe always wins the most monthly sales but he’s selling popcorn: matches, paper towels, potholders, work gloves…

i’d hate to take home his commissions.

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