12-09-2008, 11:25 PM
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Powerplay Quarterback
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Sunnyvale nursing home
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Hey, where are all the goodies?
Well, I work in one of those offices where we usually have suppliers sending us 2 or 3 giftbaskets or boxes of choclates per day during Xmas. So far this year, all I've seen is a nut tray and a box of cookies. Should I suspect the new receptionist of intercepting and stealing everything, or is this just another sign of the slowing economy?
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12-09-2008, 11:31 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Van City - Main St.
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same with our office. We've had 2-3 baskets of goodies, but usually get 10-20 huge ones. It's the economy!!
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12-09-2008, 11:36 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Violating Copyrights
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Could be worse. You could work for a gift basket company.
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12-09-2008, 11:43 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Victoria
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I blame it on the recession.
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12-09-2008, 11:47 PM
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Powerplay Quarterback
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Sunnyvale nursing home
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What burns me is that we just spent over $100K treating all of our "business partners" to hookers and blow. The least they could do is send us a lousey box of Pot of Gold chocolates as a sign of thanks.
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12-09-2008, 11:47 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Van City - Main St.
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I'm actually quite happy about it, because we usually have way too much chocolate and all put on weight. This year my whole office won't get fat.
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12-09-2008, 11:51 PM
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Scoring Winger
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Calgary
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I work in IT so we never get any goodies anyway so I haven't noticed. So is everyone still having a Christmas party, I've heard from a few people that theirs was either canceled or scaled back.
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12-09-2008, 11:57 PM
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#1 Goaltender
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Southern California
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No goodies = no temptation. Its just about perfect.
But yes, there is an obvious shortage of gift baskets this year.
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12-10-2008, 12:02 AM
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Oct 2005
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Nancy
Well, I work in one of those offices where we usually have suppliers sending us 2 or 3 giftbaskets or boxes of choclates per day during Xmas. So far this year, all I've seen is a nut tray and a box of cookies. Should I suspect the new receptionist of intercepting and stealing everything, or is this just another sign of the slowing economy?
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So far so good here. Plenty of gift baskets and even one is taking us out for a free lunch. But the suppliers we work with are in the tourism industry so they are trying even harder to get our business 
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12-10-2008, 07:50 AM
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#12
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Franchise Player
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Is the receptionist packing on some weight?
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12-10-2008, 08:47 AM
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Franchise Player
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We got nothing until this morning. Our building bought all their tenants a box of Christmas oranges. I strongly dislike oranges.
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12-10-2008, 09:49 AM
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Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Crowsnest Pass
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Quote:
Originally Posted by fredr123
We got nothing until this morning. Our building bought all their tenants a box of Christmas oranges. I strongly dislike oranges.
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How do you like scurvy?
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12-10-2008, 09:53 AM
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First Line Centre
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Quote:
Originally Posted by fotze
Getting a bunch of high-priced lawyers a box of oranges is like tipping a penny to a waitress. They may as well just punch you in the nuts.
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You think they wouldn't rather punch them in the nuts? The litigation risk was too high.
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12-10-2008, 09:54 AM
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Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Crowsnest Pass
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Quote:
Originally Posted by fotze
Getting a bunch of high-priced lawyers a box of oranges is like tipping a penny to a waitress. They may as well just punch you in the nuts.
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When I worked in Penticton, I got paid with peaches and apricots all of the time.
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12-10-2008, 10:02 AM
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First Line Centre
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Quote:
Originally Posted by troutman
When I worked in Penticton, I got paid with peaches and apricots all of the time.
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I read it too fast and thought you said got laid and I was wondering how that would work! 
A new twist on hookers and blow?
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