You Know What Really Grinds My Gears? Now with 3x more gears...

[GordonBlue]

Originally Posted by Icantwhisper

Unless this is your own private company most of us have COBE to follow and gifts are usually thrown in the office kitchen for everyone to pick through.

we always use them for staff christmas party gifts.
a small gift at Christmas as a thank you for spending tons of money with a company doesn't seem to be out of line. The dude also made some good commission off us.

It's not required I know, but would have been nice. heck, you could even look at it as an apology for all the times they screwed up on a product, or were late with deliveries.

[Shazam]

Originally Posted by GordonBlue

When a rep comes by to shake your hand, wish you a Merry Christmas, and hand you a card.
It grinds my gears when nothing is in the card but "good wishes".
I spent about $350,000 with your company this year that I could have spent with your competitors. That doesn't rate even a box of chocolates?

I couldn't accept a gift valued at greater than $20 back in the day.

[Slava]

Originally Posted by Shazam

I couldn't accept a gift valued at greater than $20 back in the day.

That's the thing...plenty of industries and companies have rules about what can be given/accepted and rules around the types of gifts you can accept as well. It's not just a free for all where people can accept things they like. Depending on the industry, these things are serious and can cost you your job.

[GordonBlue]

Originally Posted by Shazam

I couldn't accept a gift valued at greater than $20 back in the day.

For us we can't accept for personal use anything over $10, but that's cool as I just pass on gifts to management and they distribute them at the christmas party.

[MoneyGuy]

Not a gear grinder but I found it funny while shopping for a fake Christmas tree that I could get one for $49.99 at Home Depot and pay it off over 24 months. (Yes, it’s store wide.)

[Shazam]

Originally Posted by GordonBlue

For us we can't accept for personal use anything over $10, but that's cool as I just pass on gifts to management and they distribute them at the christmas party.

I was once gifted a trip to Europe by SAP. I should've given it to management.

[BlackArcher101]

Originally Posted by GordonBlue

The dude also made some good commission off us.

Did your company profit from this relationship as well?

[GordonBlue]

Originally Posted by BlackArcher101

Did your company profit from this relationship as well?

well they made a profit from our purchases. several hundred thousand dollars of spend that didn't have to go to them. the rep made about 3.5% of that.
Items that any number of other vendors could have sold us for around the same cost.
my place of work is non profit we just try and cover costs.

I don't think it's unreasonable to have hoped to receive even a $5 shrinkflation pot of gold as a thank you for that business.

[Shazam]

Originally Posted by GordonBlue

I don't think it's unreasonable to have hoped to receive even a $5 shrinkflation pot of gold as a thank you for that business.

If someone gave me a Pot of Gold as a thank you, I'd wonder what I did to deserve their ire.

Also, I have no idea where that person got a 12 piece Pot of Gold. They're 24 piece everywhere here.

https://www.realcanadiansuperstore.c...ot%20of%20gold

Like does anybody on CP actually shop for food, take CT, know how bylaws work?

Get out more, stop going on ####ing Twitter.

[jayswin]

Originally Posted by MoneyGuy

Not a gear grinder but I found it funny while shopping for a fake Christmas tree that I could get one for $49.99 at Home Depot and pay it off over 24 months. (Yes, it’s store wide.)

I worked with a guy that did this all the time online. He always used those weird monthly payment options for standard, entertainment type purchases in the $100-$300 range. And talked it up like it was so awesome and easy.

I just got airpods on this site but instead of paying $300 I just pay $25 a month! I was like "how many of these purchases do you currently have a monthly payment on?!". "Well, uh yeah it's a lot, I think I'm up to $200 a month".

[Cecil Terwilliger]

Is this bad? I feel like it’s bad.

When I click on the ongoing celebrity death expecting someone good, only to see it’s no one I care about. Waste of a click.

[Sainters7]

Originally Posted by Sainters7

Yeah that's fair. Also if wanting a ride from somebody, I just ask it's at least a reasonable time for the driver. What triggered this GG is my cousin just asked if I can pick him up at the airport next Tuesday night at 10:45 PM. 2 weeks after I had to pick him up just before midnight on Friday night. C'mon man.

I'm in my busiest time of the year at work, it's crazy right now. I can't go in all tired and function at the level I need to right now. Plus I live in the Beltline, it's like a 20 minute Uber, that can't cost that much. He's the extended family overachiever with no kids, where's all that money at, bud?

I just don't get that stuff...

Update: I told him I can pick him up, but need to go straight to bed when we get back home. He's mad about that, thought we'd go for beers and a bite after. WTF

He gets in at almost 11 PM on a freakin Tuesday night, I'm a 42 year old 9-5er and in the middle of peak season. Why would I go for midnight beers with him?? I think that's pretty cool I even said I'd grab him instead of making him take an Uber. I feel like I'm taking crazy pills...

He's in the restaurant industry, think he forgets what the 9-5 thing is like, he on those vampire hours. Still though, c'mon man.

[habernac]

You can also say no.

[PepsiFree]

Originally Posted by Cecil Terwilliger

Is this bad? I feel like it’s bad.

When I click on the ongoing celebrity death expecting someone good, only to see it’s no one I care about. Waste of a click.

It’s feels like especially a waste when it’s not just someone you don’t care about, but someone nobody could possibly care about. Sometimes it feels like a bit that I don’t get.

“Richard Gortus dead at 95 today. Great character actor, starred in a single episode of Star Trek and did a few commercials in the 50s.”

“Wow, can’t believe he was 95. This one hurts.”

[Sainters7]

Originally Posted by habernac

You can also say no.

It's my cousin I was super tight with growing up, and until picking him up at the airport on the previous trip 2 weeks ago, I hadn't seen him in 4 years - he lives in Paris now. Just here dealing with Visa renewal stuff so he can go back. I'm just backing tight family I don't get to see much.

Plus, I like to travel too, and want to stay at his place in Paris. Gotta keep up my end of the bargain when he's here too haha. But he's really pushing those limits..

[DownInFlames]

Originally Posted by PepsiFree

It’s feels like especially a waste when it’s not just someone you don’t care about, but someone nobody could possibly care about. Sometimes it feels like a bit that I don’t get.

“Richard Gortus dead at 95 today. Great character actor, starred in a single episode of Star Trek and did a few commercials in the 50s.”

“Wow, can’t believe he was 95. This one hurts.”

Those are the types of celebrities I started the thread for. I excepted popular people to continue to get their own thread but nobody does that any more.

And I didn’t know Gorty died.

[topfiverecords]

Oh man Gorty died? RIP Gorty

[Locke]

Originally Posted by PepsiFree

It’s feels like especially a waste when it’s not just someone you don’t care about, but someone nobody could possibly care about. Sometimes it feels like a bit that I don’t get.

“Richard Gortus dead at 95 today. Great character actor, starred in a single episode of Star Trek and did a few commercials in the 50s.”

“Wow, can’t believe he was 95. This one hurts.”

Was he one of the Binars?

[GGG]

He was my favourite actor. RiP

[PepsiFree]

It’s rare I genuinely laugh “out loud” at something on CP but for some reason those responses got to me. Thanks boys.