Work Gift Exchange 2006

Ah, the holidays. The time of year when gift exchanges take place. We just finished one here at work.

Well, it was more of a booze exchange. Eighteen out of twenty-three gifts were some form of alcohol or another. Over 75%. That was a shocker.

At the last work related gift exchange I was at (last year with a different employer) the ratio was one out of six. Less than a 20% booze rate.

Included were such items as "Jack Danial's" whiskey, several vodkas, gin, a "World Beer Traveler", a few tequilas and a slew of champagnes. To give an incomplete list.

One sales rep gave the whole room a good laugh when he picked the "Jack Danial's" whiskey. When someone tried to steal it minutes later, the bottle had mysteriously vanished from the box, leaving only a few glasses. He appeared bemused when questioned. But did finally admit his fraud.

Another noteworthy fact was that of the non alcoholic items, zero were stolen. Whereas most of the booze was snatched not once, but maxed out and locked at two takings.