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By *icketysplits OP Woman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound

I like the conference give-aways, especially the stationery. Lately the sweets, stationery and toy freebies have been lacking. They have been replaced with screen cloths and the odd stylus.

I miss the multi-pronged multicolour high lighter.

What's the best conference freebie you have managed to grab? What's your favourite?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Don't know about favourites,

But picked up

Calendars,

Juggling balls,

Mugs,

Lanyards,

Stress balls,

USB Drives,

Mouse mats,

Keyrings,

Wallets,

Ipad Case I have a decent one anyways, but picked it up to give to someone who didn't have one

Other than that the usual run of pens, pencils, hi-lighters

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By *ittle_brat_evie!!Woman
over a year ago

evesham

letsbe got me some little rugby stress balls once

I havent been to many conferences. one that i went to was a renewable energy one but they didnt have anything good

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By *icketysplits OP Woman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound

"letsbe got me some little rugby stress balls once

I havent been to many conferences. one that i went to was a renewable energy one but they didnt have anything good"

The energy and sustainability ones I have been to always give away the water hippos for the toilet cistern. And the obligatory canvas or hessian bag.

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By *icketysplits OP Woman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound

"Don't know about favourites,

But picked up

Calendars,

Juggling balls,

Mugs,

Lanyards,

Stress balls,

USB Drives,

Mouse mats,

Keyrings,

Wallets,

Ipad Case I have a decent one anyways, but picked it up to give to someone who didn't have one

Other than that the usual run of pens, pencils, hi-lighters"

An iPad case is unusual. I've never seen wallets. I think you go to better sponsored conferences than the ones I get to these days.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I got a cool magnetic calendar fir the fridge thats like a little whiteboard you can write notes on.

Normally just bag pens dont go to many these days.

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By *Kgirl80Woman
over a year ago

South Coast

I was given a USB in the shape of a surgeon - his face-masked head popped off

Also, picked up erasable pens at a conference last year... I liked those

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By *isscheekychopsWoman
over a year ago

The land of grey peas and bacon

I got a grow your own plant...

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By *icketysplits OP Woman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound

"I was given a USB in the shape of a surgeon - his face-masked head popped off

Also, picked up erasable pens at a conference last year... I liked those

Erasable pen! Lucky you. I haven't had one of those.

The best pen I picked up, many years ago, was a ballpoint at one end and a highlighter at the other end.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I got a pad of paper and a black biro today. No expense spared.

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By *icketysplits OP Woman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound

"I got a cool magnetic calendar fir the fridge thats like a little whiteboard you can write notes on.

Normally just bag pens dont go to many these days."

That's a handy one. Much better than a sticky pom pom thing with eyes.

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By *icketysplits OP Woman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound

"I got a grow your own plant...

Aren't they called........ seeds?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Not a conference, but on a training course I got a USB drive.

Reps and companies give/send us mugs, pens, crappy little notepads, wooly hats, biscuits, haribos, beer at Christmas, keyrings, just odds and sods really.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

You do find some tight wad companies who only give a Chuppa Chup, but on the other hand some companies who like to spend stupid amounts of money on freebies to keep people happy

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By *icketysplits OP Woman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound

"I got a pad of paper and a black biro today. No expense spared. "

Is it good quality paper or one of those really cheap ones that you don't want to use?

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By *icketysplits OP Woman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound

"Not a conference, but on a training course I got a USB drive.

Reps and companies give/send us mugs, pens, crappy little notepads, wooly hats, biscuits, haribos, beer at Christmas, keyrings, just odds and sods really."

I don't think I have ever bought a USB stick. They come in handy.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Oh, and calendars of women with their tits out in New year. Full nudity is no longer allowed, but they let us have the tits calendars amongst the animals and exotic cars.

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By *uke olovingmanMan
over a year ago

Gravesend

i like the pens with a little light in the ends... usb drives are always good .

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By *Kgirl80Woman
over a year ago

South Coast

I love pens

was given one of those four coloured biros this week by a colleague but instead of red, black, blue and green... It had pink, purple, lime and turquoise

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By *icketysplits OP Woman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound

"You do find some tight wad companies who only give a Chuppa Chup, but on the other hand some companies who like to spend stupid amounts of money on freebies to keep people happy

It's marketing. It makes me happy.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Reps and companies give/send us mugs, pens, crappy little notepads, wooly hats, biscuits, haribos, beer at Christmas, keyrings, just odds and sods really."

I get this too from tons of reps.

Xmas time my desk drawer will be full of them.

Their products are still shit.

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By *icketysplits OP Woman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound

"i like the pens with a little light in the ends... usb drives are always good ."

I want a pen with a little light at the end now.

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By *icketysplits OP Woman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound

Reps and companies give/send us mugs, pens, crappy little notepads, wooly hats, biscuits, haribos, beer at Christmas, keyrings, just odds and sods really.

I get this too from tons of reps.

Xmas time my desk drawer will be full of them.

Their products are still shit."

In my work we don't get things like that. It's not done and can't be accepted. A long time ago contractors used to deliver crates of wine to the office at Christmas for specific managers but the rules meant that they couldn't have them. I used to keep them for the office party.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I agree, as you say, these gifts of goodwill sent to companies are no longer allowed. But no kidding my ex manager from one of my jobs many years ago, used to ask the clients to send the gifts to her home address.

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By *W69Couple
over a year ago

Bournemouth

Must of struck lucky with the Leathermen (as in utility knife, not clad gentlemen) either that or it was the guys own

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By *yrdwomanWoman
over a year ago

Putting the 'cum' in Eboracum

My favourite conference freebies are a magnetic paperclip holder, and a document holder filled with purple sand.

My contractors are obviously suffering, because I don't even get my annual mousemat and crappy diary anymore.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I want a pen with a highlighter at the end..

One of the best things I got was a sewing kit...handy for my desk drawer

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I got a mass mail shot from that new bank called Metro Bank addressed to various clients of mine, looking for them to open accounts . They included a lolly pop sweet

Great way to encourage new business ?

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By *icketysplits OP Woman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound

"Must of struck lucky with the Leathermen (as in utility knife, not clad gentlemen) either that or it was the guys own

I've never seen that. If they offered leather clad men it would be difficult to fit them in the canvas bag.

Conference bags/briefcases (apart from the canvas ones)also appear to have disappeared.

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By *icketysplits OP Woman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound

"I agree, as you say, these gifts of goodwill sent to companies are no longer allowed. But no kidding my ex manager from one of my jobs many years ago, used to ask the clients to send the gifts to her home address.

Now we know why the bribery rules have come in.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Now we know why the bribery rules have come in.

Along with MLR it's just fun fun fun

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By *icketysplits OP Woman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound

"My favourite conference freebies are a magnetic paperclip holder, and a document holder filled with purple sand.

My contractors are obviously suffering, because I don't even get my annual mousemat and crappy diary anymore.

What if the sand escaped? I haven't seen a diary freebie in about 5 years.

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By *icketysplits OP Woman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound

Now we know why the bribery rules have come in.

Along with MLR it's just fun fun fun "

Tell me about it.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Now we know why the bribery rules have come in.

Along with MLR it's just fun fun fun

Tell me about it."

Can I have a copy of your passport please

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By *icketysplits OP Woman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound

Now we know why the bribery rules have come in.

Along with MLR it's just fun fun fun

Tell me about it.

Can I have a copy of your passport please

Why not? Everyone else has had it, along with my declarations signed in blood.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Went to a networking event and got a walnut whip !

Went to see a customer that mAkes portfolio folders. Nice man presented me one in leopard print to match my shoes. Was going to say underwear but I don't show that to customers x

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By *icketysplits OP Woman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound

"Went to a networking event and got a walnut whip !

Went to see a customer that mAkes portfolio folders. Nice man presented me one in leopard print to match my shoes. Was going to say underwear but I don't show that to customers x"

I'd be happy with the walnut whip.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I like the sweets - pick n mix is my favourite, so I make sure I get plenty.

Last conference I got a branded condom which was funny.

I like things such as Ian multi device chargers.

Best thing for me was winning an all expenses paid day to ascot.

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By *icketysplits OP Woman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound

"I like the sweets - pick n mix is my favourite, so I make sure I get plenty.

Last conference I got a branded condom which was funny.

I like things such as Ian multi device chargers.

Best thing for me was winning an all expenses paid day to ascot. "

I can tell you are in the private sector just from the all expenses paid day to Ascot.

Condoms a plenty at sexual health conferences but I haven't ever had any branded with company marketing details.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I like the sweets - pick n mix is my favourite, so I make sure I get plenty.

Last conference I got a branded condom which was funny.

I like things such as Ian multi device chargers.

Best thing for me was winning an all expenses paid day to ascot.

I can tell you are in the private sector just from the all expenses paid day to Ascot.

Condoms a plenty at sexual health conferences but I haven't ever had any branded with company marketing details.

Private sector indeed. The big downfall to the private sector is that they scrutinize every penny you spend in every day work, and no pay rise for 3 years. So you have to take other perks when they arise.

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By *icketysplits OP Woman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound

"I like the sweets - pick n mix is my favourite, so I make sure I get plenty.

Last conference I got a branded condom which was funny.

I like things such as Ian multi device chargers.

Best thing for me was winning an all expenses paid day to ascot.

I can tell you are in the private sector just from the all expenses paid day to Ascot.

Condoms a plenty at sexual health conferences but I haven't ever had any branded with company marketing details.

That's pretty much the same for every sector.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Thought I was doing really well when I left a conference with a laptop, until I saw my boss "win" a car... funny how the account signatory won the raffle wasn't it!

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By *icketysplits OP Woman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound

"Thought I was doing really well when I left a conference with a laptop, until I saw my boss "win" a car... funny how the account signatory won the raffle wasn't it!

Hmmm... But a laptop isn't bad.

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By *illwill69uMan
over a year ago

moston

20 odd years ago I got a handful of blank holographic credit/debit/bank cards...

Up till about 6/7 years ago my bank were willing to use my blanks to make my cards for me. Sadly they closed the banks back office and now I have to do with the standard card they send me every 2 years

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By *illwill69uMan
over a year ago

moston

I am amazed at how many of you take USB sticks, do you use them at work or at home? Do you also take free software?

The easiest way to get spyware onto a secure commercial system is to get some idiot working within the organization to introduce it for you (saves all that hacking) and the easiest way to do that is to give infected freebies away at and outside trade-fares and conferences! LoL

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By *ust_for_laughsCouple
over a year ago

Hinckley

Stress balls, USB Sticks, Laptop Bags, Calculator/Clocks, Victorinox penknives, Maglites, Wind-up torches, Mousemats, Pens, Pencils, Baseball Caps, Golf Umbrellas, Travel Sweets, Golf Shirts, Coasters, Mugs, Puzzles, Binoculars, MP3 Players, Document Wallets

Mrs JFL has a boot full of the bloody things, along with Gas Chromatography kits and balances that weigh to 0.0000001 of a gram!

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By *ogistical NightmaresCouple
over a year ago

Manchester Area

Pads of post it notes, multi colour highlighters, combi pens/highlighters, mouse mats, stress ball, hessian bags, legal books, books of various sized post its, maglights, glove holders, credit card sized boxes of mints, keyrings, gloves, harnesses and restraint lanyards, handling belts (ooo errr mrs)

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

My company gave a fiat 500 away 2 Years ago. The winner sold it and pocketed the money. Not what the bosses intended.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Stress balls, USB Sticks, Laptop Bags, Calculator/Clocks, Victorinox penknives, Maglites, Wind-up torches, Mousemats, Pens, Pencils, Baseball Caps, Golf Umbrellas, Travel Sweets, Golf Shirts, Coasters, Mugs, Puzzles, Binoculars, MP3 Players, Document Wallets

Snap!

I suspect our company buyers used the same gift catalogue

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By *icketysplits OP Woman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound

"Pads of post it notes, multi colour highlighters, combi pens/highlighters, mouse mats, stress ball, hessian bags, legal books, books of various sized post its, maglights, glove holders, credit card sized boxes of mints, keyrings, gloves, harnesses and restraint lanyards, handling belts (ooo errr mrs)"

Restraint lanyards? Handling belts? You sound like you work in pervertables.

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By *icketysplits OP Woman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound

"My company gave a fiat 500 away 2 Years ago. The winner sold it and pocketed the money. Not what the bosses intended. "

That will make them think about how they use the marketing budget.

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By *ust_for_laughsCouple
over a year ago

Hinckley

Snap!

I suspect our company buyers used the same gift catalogue

I think there's only one catalogue!

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