This has got to prove the saying "God loves all idiots"...Our sales director attended a business function the other night sponsored by the Somerset County Business Partnership. There were a number of "door prizes" given out that evening, with the grand prize being tickets to a NJ Devils hockey game, donated by PNC Bank. Well, low and behold, she had forgotten to submit her business card into the bowl when she first went through registration.
Right before the drawing they asked if everyone had submitted a business card. Our sales director, not even knowing what the grand prize was, sheepishly walked her card up and put it into the mix. We say sheepishly because as the Sales Director of a gift basket store, she was supposed to have donated a gift basket for this function, but in the commotion of tying up loose ends before the holiday season rush, it had slipped her mind.
Imagine her surprise (and embarrassment) when her name was called. She was the envy of about 100 guys in suits and ties. As she walked up to the podium, she thought about giving the tickets to her nephew who was a big Rangers fan. A hockey game is a hockey game, whether or not it's the Devils or Rangers. At the podium there were a handful of PNC bankers shaking her hand and congratulating her on her win. She was thinking, "wait, it's just two tickets to the Devils game, why the fuss?" All of sudden she was asked to pose for a photo holding onto the leather binder the tickets were in. She smiled gracefully and was about to step off the podium when she heard one of the bankers, say, "Well see you at the suite". Suite, what suite? Then she realized that she had won two tickets to the Devils Vs. Rangers Game and the tickets were in the PNC VIP suite. No wonder everyone was salivating over this prize.
Needless to say, our Sales Director can't pass up an opportunity to network so, sorry little nephew. You will just have to settle for Rangers nosebleed seats.
Finally, management is now looking to add hockey gifts to our line of sports themed gift baskets. For now, take a peek at our football, soccer and golf gifts. Our hockey themed gifts will be coming soon!
Right before the drawing they asked if everyone had submitted a business card. Our sales director, not even knowing what the grand prize was, sheepishly walked her card up and put it into the mix. We say sheepishly because as the Sales Director of a gift basket store, she was supposed to have donated a gift basket for this function, but in the commotion of tying up loose ends before the holiday season rush, it had slipped her mind.
Imagine her surprise (and embarrassment) when her name was called. She was the envy of about 100 guys in suits and ties. As she walked up to the podium, she thought about giving the tickets to her nephew who was a big Rangers fan. A hockey game is a hockey game, whether or not it's the Devils or Rangers. At the podium there were a handful of PNC bankers shaking her hand and congratulating her on her win. She was thinking, "wait, it's just two tickets to the Devils game, why the fuss?" All of sudden she was asked to pose for a photo holding onto the leather binder the tickets were in. She smiled gracefully and was about to step off the podium when she heard one of the bankers, say, "Well see you at the suite". Suite, what suite? Then she realized that she had won two tickets to the Devils Vs. Rangers Game and the tickets were in the PNC VIP suite. No wonder everyone was salivating over this prize.
Needless to say, our Sales Director can't pass up an opportunity to network so, sorry little nephew. You will just have to settle for Rangers nosebleed seats.
Finally, management is now looking to add hockey gifts to our line of sports themed gift baskets. For now, take a peek at our football, soccer and golf gifts. Our hockey themed gifts will be coming soon!
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