What makes your day better?

[Blingn]

I am in charge of a wholesale department at a parts house and I am getting to spend some cash to make our accounts notice us some more.  What would you guys and gals like to see come in while you are at work?  ie> Donuts, Pizza, Calanders. they have also asked me to set up a way for our little accounts to spend more what would work for you?  Just thought I would run it by you guys and gals because there are alot of mechanics on this board thanks.

[*FFC*]

A lunch on the house is always nice And maybe an employee party sometime for the holidays

[chim]

I did purchasing for two years which really sucked.. everyone brings in donuts.. everyone leaves a calendar...  go for the pizza! No one wants to pass up free lunch like that,.. or better yet.. tickets to professional sport!

[toyotatuner]

 

[BLACKDOG]

I did purchasing for two years which really sucked.. everyone brings in donuts.. everyone leaves a calendar...  go for the pizza! No one wants to pass up free lunch like that,.. or better yet.. tickets to professional sport!

This is a good one or tickets to automotive events?  Monster truck, NASCAR, car shows, etc.

[Blingn]

those are some great ideas, the tickets actually got mentioned at the sales meeting today, you guys are great.  Thanks

[BLACKDOG]

Our office of 70 employee's is always good for something fun... a surprise breakfast of bagel/donuts is always great but my favorite... RUBBER BAND WARS!!

how about a trip to a paintball field

[Tice]

Table dancers!!! Nuff said!!!!!!!

[blackdiamond]

those are some great ideas, the tickets actually got mentioned at the sales meating today, you guys are great.  Thanks

This idea certainly "brown noses" with the people in charge, but ideas along the lines of pizza benefit the entire office.

[Rocksurfer]

Hold on this is for you accounts not your employee's right? If it's accounts an industrial hardware company I worked for used to have a barrel of whole salted peanuts in the shells for their customers to chomp on while they waited. They loved it and it's real cheap. 

[mudguts]

Our crews and mechanics a like, enjoy cold units when we get to the yard after a hard day. It does wonders for moral and spirit 

[kneedownnate]

Few things get our guys (mechanics) going like a nice box of donuts!  We also had pizza fridays during the summer, where a couple of the guys would stop for pizza on the way to work (we started at noon), but that kinda ended cause they would sit there eating pizza for the first half hour. 

[Lady Di]

Cheesecake!

[4inchToyotas]

Box of cigars? I know not everyone smoke 'em but they're still kind cool to have

[*FFC*]

Hold on this is for you accounts not your employee's right? If it's accounts an industrial hardware company I worked for used to have a barrel of whole salted peanuts in the shells for their customers to chomp on while they waited. They loved it and it's real cheap. 

Correct, it's for the accounts.  Trying to motivate them to bring in the

[toyotatuner]

always have a hot pot of fresh GOOD yum. (not the cheap sanka crap)
here at work, (construction office) we have a BIG jar of chocolate that gets stocked regularly, good choc too, kisess, snikers, those hersey "treasures" all kinds (hard candy never gets eaten:dunno:) basically, its in a clear jar right at the front desk, available for anyone.
Clean work areas are a plus too, if the office looks disorganized, its going to leave the impression that everyone else is disorganized too.
-John

[cruzila]

Box of cigars? I know not everyone smoke 'em but they're still kind cool to have

did someone say cigars??
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[Lady Di]

   this isn't the GBG thread, Cruzila!! But that does go with the suggestion for table dancers... I guess it combines the best of both worlds... that would sure be a motivator!

[Snowrunner]

On wensdays we get freshbaked donuts and on fridays the boss does lunch weather its sandwichs to tri tip to spagetti

[DTB]

ALCOHOL, and more alcohol. employees love that kinda stuff

[Tice]

Just about every week our co. buys pizza for the yard.........but we (the installers) don't work in the yard, so we never get anything. Unless there is some left over which there usually isn't!!

[rude86]

FREE LUNCH

[BigMike]

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[BLACKDOG]

Box of cigars? I know not everyone smoke 'em but they're still kind cool to have

also can go for other things, , table dancers, etc.  Some accounts may appreciate it, but others may be offended, or even dislike the image that it may convey, even if they themselves aren't offended.
Good example :

Our crews and mechanics a like, enjoy cold units when we get to the yard after a hard day. It does wonders for moral and spirit 

Make sure you have an alternative for non drinkers (sodas )

[Blingn]

they want me to hand out a company jacket
I cant believe it. I dont even want a jacket this is going to be tough!

[BLACKDOG]

they want me to hand out a company jacket
I cant believe it. I dont even want a jacket this is going to be tough!

if its free, I WANT ONE  


 

What do they look like?  generic windbreaker type thing?  hodded sweatshirts might go over better

[Cheesemaker]

What really makes my day better at work, is having your super, dept manager, or the boss, saying, " Hey you did a good job!" or "how can we improve things around here!"   Sometimes it's about the simple things, like that you care about your employees!  Yeah, it's easy to throw down some pizzas and donuts, and still get to write it off!  But, trying to improve the quality of the work enviroment is more important!  Just my 

[eazy]

listening to the oldies in my car /truck