ah, office party. You never fail

jenerally? · December 2009

it is my role each year to buy each person in my office a calendar. I used to go all out and get super nice calendars, but the caliber of gifts I would receive in return made me quickly end that practice.

Everyone gets, from me, a calendar from the dollar store.

In return, I receive already expired candy (candy canes that are not "canes" anymore because they are broken), *another* scarf (better than the glass heart necklace on a string I got last year), and a table runner with -- wait for it -- pom poms on it.

it'sthethoughtthatcountsit'sthethoughtthatcountsit'sthethoughtthatcounts

skaplan000 · December 2009

Re-gift them? ::snorts::

TimingisEverything · December 2009

It is the thought that counts but where is the thought in those gifts?

jenerally? · December 2009

skaplan000:
Re-gift them? ::snorts::

I think I was the victim of regifting today ...

erin.m · December 2009

Ha! Be funny and give out LAST year's calendar.

Livelove0507 · December 2009

Those gifts are so bad it made me wonder if it were a "white elephant" or gag gift party. Wow, that sucks. How nice of you to use the mantra "it's the thought that counts". It doesn't sound like they put much thought into it though! I would get them dollar store calendars as well.