If I laid out all the tote bags in our shopping-supplies drawer, I'd be able to give my roomie's conference itinerary for the past six years. We have virtually NO tote bags that didn't come from conferences.
Well, at least you've got something to carry Stuph in. And there's always Stuph at such conferences - leaflets about this and that, and if there are exhibitors, there are often freebies from them too.
I went to MANY conferences from work in my last job, because of the software package we used, and the freebie-of-the-conference was always eagerly anticipated. I've had messenger bags (with bits and pieces in them - pencils, mousemats, erasers/pencil sharpeners, rulers, etc); often we got conference folders - the kind made of pseudo-leather with a notepad and pen inside (I think I've got at least three!); one time we got umbrellas (the large one broke, but the small folding one is still OK, I think) and polo shirts (I got two).
The one freebie I only got once (I think it had happened before I started going) was a trip round the Cadbury's staff shop (the software company was based in Birmingham) - LOADS of CHEAP chocolate!!
Sam, the Magic Unicorn, lives in a box, And he might answer his comments, or he may just fold his socks. He goes to meta-conf'rences and registers with glee, and they give him a tote bag and he laughs until he pees!
Oh! (sing it with me) Sam, the Magic Unicorn, lives in a box. And he might answer his comments, or he MAY. JUST. FOLD. HIS. SOCKS.
I think it's a law or something - conference = tote bag. I actually got messenger bags at a couple that I attended. Those conferences were my favorites.
This happens to me when I go to conferences. And then I have a bunch of tote bags about conferences, which I do not want to use unless I then redecorate them with something else.
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And then we can see how long it takes for her to send it back in one of her care packages!
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BTW, nice icon!
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Imagine how many tote bags you would have if you ran them for a living? They breed exponentially like tribbles.
And if you don't provide them? There is hell to pay with attendees.
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win!
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Re: win!
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(ironic use of Austin icon)
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I went to MANY conferences from work in my last job, because of the software package we used, and the freebie-of-the-conference was always eagerly anticipated. I've had messenger bags (with bits and pieces in them - pencils, mousemats, erasers/pencil sharpeners, rulers, etc); often we got conference folders - the kind made of pseudo-leather with a notepad and pen inside (I think I've got at least three!); one time we got umbrellas (the large one broke, but the small folding one is still OK, I think) and polo shirts (I got two).
The one freebie I only got once (I think it had happened before I started going) was a trip round the Cadbury's staff shop (the software company was based in Birmingham) - LOADS of CHEAP chocolate!!
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And he might answer his comments, or he may just fold his socks.
He goes to meta-conf'rences and registers with glee,
and they give him a tote bag and he laughs until he pees!
Oh! (sing it with me) Sam, the Magic Unicorn, lives in a box.
And he might answer his comments, or he MAY. JUST. FOLD. HIS. SOCKS.
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Yeah, I'm crazy. How are you?
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