When I got home at 9.30pm on Thursday night my father had dinner waiting for me, but I couldn’t eat a thing! The first thing Mr Zeller did was train me on what he was selling. Getting to know his products and services. In his big, gruff German voice Mr Zeller asked me how I could possibly sell anything from his delicatessen if I hadn’t even tasted it!
He told me to eat the cakes, taste the cheeses, sample the salads and help him take the foil off the peppered pastrami which was cooling from the oven, and showed me how to slice it – sandwich size or thin!
Sidebar – I just can’t go on any further without sharing the experience I had when I ate my first sachetorte. I still remember it today. It was smaller than the others and had different layers and textures. I remember it being surprisingly heavy, but when I took my first mouthful, the rich chocolate cake instantly became my favourite!
In conclusion, I ended up purchasing the Oroton purse for $60 (which I have saved as a talisman to a profound time in my life), but what I actually got, was the best experience of my working career.