Sorry, Winterfest or whatever they are calling Christmas these days in Birmingham (UK).
Have you started receiving the crap corporate gifts yet? the calanders with pictures of nothing at all on them, the pens, the paperweights? I have received silly amounts all ready – and I got a month to go yet!!
Still, got a bottle of Jack Daniels from one of my suppliers so it ain’t all bad!
I live in Asia, where the corporate gifts are less function than pens and the like given in the West.
Nothing yet, but last year got:
1. A plastic paperweight of a fake piece of coal from an Indonesian coal logistics company. Oh, the irony in getting coal for Christmas.
2. A sample of soy-based laxative with four glass sipping cups and stirring spoon from a Chinese manufacturer (all with logos on them).
3. A wine opener, wine glasses and bottle stoppers from a guy who was indicted for stock fraud. Since they had corporate logos on them, I kept them because it’s cool because the corporate history.
4. A basket of local processed meats that made Spam looked good. Offered co-workers $50 to eat one sausage in one go. Nobody took me up.
5. Canned wine. Yup. Wine in a can. Came in a basket of salty snacks that only Asian do so well – curry flavored fried peanuts, prawn crackers, cuttlefish floss, deep fried broad beans and wasabi-flavored crisps.
6. A compass that didn’t work – from a shipping company.
7. A box of roasted cashews from India… those were actually pretty good.
8. A bottle of Chinese sorghum-based liquor that smell like a sewer and comes in a ceramic jug that is shaped like a cloth sack. Poured it down the drain… I’m a lush, but I’ll be da**ed if I drink that stuff (or canned wine).
9. A calendar from an Indian manufacturer of pigments that has 12 months of kidney health tips.
10. A 25 cm. plexiglass pyramid with a dragon etched inside using air-bubble injection.
Too weird to make this stuff up.
Our corporate gifts… day planners (with our corporate logo) on it.
I have a scented candle fetish..so for the women in my office..I did some research b4 hand, and asked them what their fav scents were..I gave them candles based on what they told me. As far as for men in the corporate world..how about a gift basket w/ wine,cheeses,crackers..etc.. Or like you mentioned the Jack, maybe a bottle of cognac..or a flask..Hope that helped!! Happy Holidays to you!!
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I live in Asia, where the corporate gifts are less function than pens and the like given in the West.
Nothing yet, but last year got:
1. A plastic paperweight of a fake piece of coal from an Indonesian coal logistics company. Oh, the irony in getting coal for Christmas.
2. A sample of soy-based laxative with four glass sipping cups and stirring spoon from a Chinese manufacturer (all with logos on them).
3. A wine opener, wine glasses and bottle stoppers from a guy who was indicted for stock fraud. Since they had corporate logos on them, I kept them because it’s cool because the corporate history.
4. A basket of local processed meats that made Spam looked good. Offered co-workers $50 to eat one sausage in one go. Nobody took me up.
5. Canned wine. Yup. Wine in a can. Came in a basket of salty snacks that only Asian do so well – curry flavored fried peanuts, prawn crackers, cuttlefish floss, deep fried broad beans and wasabi-flavored crisps.
6. A compass that didn’t work – from a shipping company.
7. A box of roasted cashews from India… those were actually pretty good.
8. A bottle of Chinese sorghum-based liquor that smell like a sewer and comes in a ceramic jug that is shaped like a cloth sack. Poured it down the drain… I’m a lush, but I’ll be da**ed if I drink that stuff (or canned wine).
9. A calendar from an Indian manufacturer of pigments that has 12 months of kidney health tips.
10. A 25 cm. plexiglass pyramid with a dragon etched inside using air-bubble injection.
Too weird to make this stuff up.
Our corporate gifts… day planners (with our corporate logo) on it.
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No way I can beat that guy above me. Canned wine… mmmmmm…. I havent’ received anything yet, but then again I work for the NHS and everybody hates us. I’m still trying to avoid this friggin’ secret santa bollocks.
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