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  • H Hans Dietrich

    #1 is, coincidentally, ... well, read for yourself: http://www.bizjournals.com/corporate_gift_center/ten_best_holiday_gifts.html[^]

    Best wishes, Hans


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    keyboard warrior
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    #1 wouldn't be on my top 100 list.

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    • H Hans Dietrich

      #1 is, coincidentally, ... well, read for yourself: http://www.bizjournals.com/corporate_gift_center/ten_best_holiday_gifts.html[^]

      Best wishes, Hans


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      thrakazog
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      #10. Worst gift idea ever. I gave your gift to a stranger, you're welcome. #1 and #6 are the same. The rest are alright but #2 is always the right answer. bah humbug.

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      • H Hans Dietrich

        #1 is, coincidentally, ... well, read for yourself: http://www.bizjournals.com/corporate_gift_center/ten_best_holiday_gifts.html[^]

        Best wishes, Hans


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        Lost User
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        Why 'coincidentally' ?

        If I knew then what I know today, then I'd know the same now as I did then - then what would be the point? .\\axxx (That's an 'M')

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        • T thrakazog

          #10. Worst gift idea ever. I gave your gift to a stranger, you're welcome. #1 and #6 are the same. The rest are alright but #2 is always the right answer. bah humbug.

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          thrakazog wrote:

          #1 and #6 are the same.

          Did you actually read it, or just look at the pictures?

          If I knew then what I know today, then I'd know the same now as I did then - then what would be the point? .\\axxx (That's an 'M')

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            Why 'coincidentally' ?

            If I knew then what I know today, then I'd know the same now as I did then - then what would be the point? .\\axxx (That's an 'M')

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            Hans Dietrich
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            Look at the post 3 down.

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            • L Lost User

              thrakazog wrote:

              #1 and #6 are the same.

              Did you actually read it, or just look at the pictures?

              If I knew then what I know today, then I'd know the same now as I did then - then what would be the point? .\\axxx (That's an 'M')

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              thrakazog
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              Yes, I read them. Food is Food. As I already said. Bah humbug.

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              • H Hans Dietrich

                Look at the post 3 down.

                Best wishes, Hans


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                Lost User
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                I really should read them in ascending date order, shouldn't I? :-O

                If I knew then what I know today, then I'd know the same now as I did then - then what would be the point? .\\axxx (That's an 'M')

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                • T thrakazog

                  Yes, I read them. Food is Food. As I already said. Bah humbug.

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                  Lost User
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                  By that logic, gifts are gifts, gift vouchers are money and Xmas is Hogwash Let's hope Santa doesn't read CP, or you're in for a miserable 25th!

                  If I knew then what I know today, then I'd know the same now as I did then - then what would be the point? .\\axxx (That's an 'M')

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                  • L Lost User

                    By that logic, gifts are gifts, gift vouchers are money and Xmas is Hogwash Let's hope Santa doesn't read CP, or you're in for a miserable 25th!

                    If I knew then what I know today, then I'd know the same now as I did then - then what would be the point? .\\axxx (That's an 'M')

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                    Yar, good luck with that.[^]

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                      Yar, good luck with that.[^]

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                      Hmm - I think someone needs to be added to my 'naughty list'? How could you throw that poor kitty into a lake? HO HO HO

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                        Hmm - I think someone needs to be added to my 'naughty list'? How could you throw that poor kitty into a lake? HO HO HO

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                        PIEBALDconsult
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                        Mmmm... wet p.......

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                          Mmmm... wet p.......

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                          Lost User
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                          ... and a huge melon! (Maybe there should have been a pair?)

                          If I knew then what I know today, then I'd know the same now as I did then - then what would be the point? .\\axxx (That's an 'M')

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                          • H Hans Dietrich

                            #1 is, coincidentally, ... well, read for yourself: http://www.bizjournals.com/corporate_gift_center/ten_best_holiday_gifts.html[^]

                            Best wishes, Hans


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                            FyreWyrm
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                            Wow, numbers 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, and 10 will pretty much get you banned from my family. I know. We're strange. Rednecks, what can I say.

                            Don't blame me. I voted for Chuck Norris.

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                            • H Hans Dietrich

                              #1 is, coincidentally, ... well, read for yourself: http://www.bizjournals.com/corporate_gift_center/ten_best_holiday_gifts.html[^]

                              Best wishes, Hans


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                              Fabio Franco
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                              A time off is definetely the best gift I could ever get. Oh God, I'm so tired...

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                              • H Hans Dietrich

                                #1 is, coincidentally, ... well, read for yourself: http://www.bizjournals.com/corporate_gift_center/ten_best_holiday_gifts.html[^]

                                Best wishes, Hans


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                                Donkey Master
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                                I totaly agree with #1 (chocolate) the happiness/money ratio is way better than, for instance, #2 (hard cash). To me, money is probably one of the least impressive gifts, because it's common. A 20€ bill? Geesh, I already have, like 3 or 4 of those right here. Whereas chocolate for, say, 10€, takes a few days to eat and you're happier! And you can share without looking awkard. "-Hey, my uncle offered me 100€ and I want to share it with you, dear colleagues. -Dude, WTF? I don't need your money!" against "-Hey, my uncle offered me this box of chocolate. Want some? -Dude, you're the best!" Unless, of course, you really need the cash. Which I assume is not the case, since people are buying presents left and right. The best presents are those that bring the most happiness for the least money (sure, a 1 meter plasma screen always beats any box of chocolate, but that's like bringing a nuclear weapon to a knife fight). Like the credit card publicity used to put it, you know, the "Priceless" campaign?

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                                • H Hans Dietrich

                                  #1 is, coincidentally, ... well, read for yourself: http://www.bizjournals.com/corporate_gift_center/ten_best_holiday_gifts.html[^]

                                  Best wishes, Hans


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                                  James Lonero
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                                  #3. Gift cards and gift certificates? No way. If you don't use them relatively quickly, they loose value. Many people throw them in a drawer somewhere then later in the next year decide to use them. To their surprise, the gift card or certificate has lost value or expired. (Some places do not allow gift cards or certificates to expire or loose value.) Even our local Action Line does not recommend gift cards or gift certificates. If you want to give something of monitary value, give cash. Also, gift cards or gift certificates boxes the recipient into using only those vendors products and services. That's my 2 cents.

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                                  • J James Lonero

                                    #3. Gift cards and gift certificates? No way. If you don't use them relatively quickly, they loose value. Many people throw them in a drawer somewhere then later in the next year decide to use them. To their surprise, the gift card or certificate has lost value or expired. (Some places do not allow gift cards or certificates to expire or loose value.) Even our local Action Line does not recommend gift cards or gift certificates. If you want to give something of monitary value, give cash. Also, gift cards or gift certificates boxes the recipient into using only those vendors products and services. That's my 2 cents.

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                                    Dan Neely
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                                    James Lonero wrote:

                                    #3. Gift cards and gift certificates?

                                    Agreed. Unless specifically asked for I never give these (my sister has asked for iTunes cards in the past). Meanwhile the company gift is a $15 card to a local grocery store, ostentatiously to buy a ham/turkey for the holiday. I'm not sure what turkey's run for, but $15 will only get a cheap ham. Somehow that seems appropriate. :rolleyes:

                                    Today's lesson is brought to you by the word "niggardly". Remember kids, don't attribute to racism what can be explained by Scandinavian language roots. -- Robert Royall

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