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Gift giving

mysterionz

mysterionz

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I work at a supermarket and for some reason I’ve had some customers that I interact with straight up give me items/trinkets as “tips,” sometimes. I don’t expect it and it usually occurs because I observe something that they’re wearing that I like. This is how I resulted in now owning two Mac lipsticks. What do you think?

Most of the time it concurs as “Hey, I got you something. When do you work next so I can either drop it off at customer service or give it to you directly?” I’m thinking of writing a thank you letter to these customers now as a thank you.

I have heard stories of people receiving things like fake $100 dollar bills and religious pamphlets.. one of my coworkers once found a religious pamphlet in a bathroom stall.
 
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That sounds nice, maybe just check and make sure it's not against some silly company rules. So you don't get in trouble for it with the store you work for.
 
I get that a lot at work. All the old people love to give me things while I’m at work. I’ve never been given money, only items. I thank the people who gave them to me. I appreciate the thought. Writing a thank you card is great to do because some people don’t have people thinking about them. It will be a great opportunity to have.
 
Forest Cat said:
maybe just check and make sure it's not against some silly company rules.
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AFAIK there are no restrictions on this aside from tips can only be accepted if the customer insists. Forget that, I say thank you to every tip I get. I don’t like saying no.
 
Forest Cat said:
That sounds nice, maybe just check and make sure it's not against some silly company rules. So you don't get in trouble for it with the store you work for.
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Anyways I figured things like drugs/dangerous stuff is forbidden obviously
 
When I worked for a corporate software gaming entity, we called them "tchotchkes" or "swag". Usually given to us by one of the marketing representatives who dealt with both hardware and software manufacturers. I still recall getting an elaborate joystick, as well as a high-quality video card. And then a number of trinkets like a letter opener designed after a game title most everyone here probably heard of.

Fascinating though, I never imagined grocery store employees getting the same treatment. Though in your case it may be personal as much as a professional marketing move. Nice...and not interpreted as a bribe.
 
Forest Cat said:
Yeah if someone wants to give you drugs, it's probably wise to not accept that. :)
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In the 1960s, when I was growing up, the authorities offered to check our Halloween candy for illicit drugs.
Likely from too many horror stories built on a random news article that may or may not have been true.
(get real, you can always trust the media to always tell the truth) :innocent:

That was never going to happen because anyone who had them was using them and was too poor to give them away :D
 
Caution: I would check with your supervisor with regards to your company policies on this sort of thing.

I am in health care, and this is a big "no no". What we politely and tactfully say, is if you (the patient or family member) want to show gratitude by bringing in a gift, it has to be for the team, not the individual. In our case, people may bring in boxes of donuts or bake cookies and we will have them in the break room with a note card saying who they are from, or perhaps a thank you note. My wife is a RN and she has a few of her patients that love to buy her jewelry, and it's very awkward for her to tactfully and graciously decline these gifts without insulting, and to suggest an alternative for the team.
 
Neonatal RRT said:
people may bring in boxes of donuts or bake cookies and we will have them in the break room with a note card saying who they are from
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I’ve done this myself on a few occasions for the coworkers. There’s no rule that says this isn’t allowed. One of my coworkers received a card with $200 in it once.
 
Nitro said:
Likely from too many horror stories built on a random news article that may or may not have been true.
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I’ve seen many satirical posts about this topic. However I’ve heard rumors/horror stories of Halloween candy being laced with drugs and dangerous objects like needles.
 
mysterionz said:
I’ve seen many satirical posts about this topic. However I’ve heard rumors/horror stories of Halloween candy being laced with drugs and dangerous objects like needles.
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That was over 50 years ago, a much simpler time in history
 
At my job, we absolutely have this puzzle of a ratio / list of what are considered permissible benefits...and what isn't and will therefore get you fired. It's confusing enough that I just never accept anything. I hate that it comes across as probably rude sometimes, but I at least try to explain it to folks....so, at least they leave feeling confused about it, too, haha.
 
I also recall when one of my coworkers non-renewed a commercial package insurance policy of a major candy bar manufacturer. The action was based on an inspection which came back, along with "samples of the products which had one too many "foreign bodies" in them. One included a small tree branch throughout a candy bar. Looked pretty grim and we all gave the underwriter kudos for electing to non-renew.

However the policyholder appealed to their agent, which just happened to be the most important agent in the branch's lineup and they leaned on the branch manager to keep the policy. Of course management said yes, as the agent "made them an offer they cannot refuse". So the non-renewal was rescinded, and a week later these huge boxes came to the underwriting department. All product samples, on behalf of a grateful customer. Luckily this time we couldn't find any foreign objects in any of that batch of candy bars. Big surprise, eh? :D

Christmas was also lucrative for the underwriting department, as so many agents would come through to visit, and present us with a bottle or two. I still recall an agent from Marin County who gave me a bottle of Courvoisier cognac. That was a classy gift....:cool:

Of course I also recall the first claims manager when I joined the company. He would periodically continue to get extravagant and outrageous gifts. Eventually it caught up with him, getting kickbacks from commercial policyholders. As I recall, he had to do some time for that. :oops:
 
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