{"id":873,"date":"2012-06-29T12:57:55","date_gmt":"2012-06-29T04:57:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.computersolutions.cn\/blog\/?p=873"},"modified":"2012-06-29T12:57:55","modified_gmt":"2012-06-29T04:57:55","slug":"the-gift-that-wasnt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.computersolutions.cn\/blog\/2012\/06\/the-gift-that-wasnt\/","title":{"rendered":"The gift that wasn&#8217;t"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Occasionally some of our suppliers send us presents.<br \/>\nUsually not often enough, but I have scored me some Haagen Daaz Moon Cakes in the past after hinting heavily that while I&#8217;m sure that red bean tastes really nice, I&#8217;d probably enjoy an ice cream one more.<\/p>\n<p>This morning we had a small package come into the office addressed to Eugene.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/sheedl\/7464842110\/\" title=\"The gift that wasn't :) by sheedl, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7135\/7464842110_cb80b56510.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" alt=\"The gift that wasn't :)\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We opened it up, and saw a metal box inside (just like the one we use for our Fridge Magnets).<br \/>\nAhah, I thought, and I affirmatively acquired it to my desk.<\/p>\n<p>Inside was some advertising fluff, a plastic &#8220;metal&#8221; badge, and an ooh, gifty looking metal box.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/sheedl\/7464837476\/\" title=\"The gift that wasn't :) by sheedl, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8011\/7464837476_5f7a077976.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" alt=\"The gift that wasn't :)\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We opened the box to find a thank you for your business from net.cn (\u4e07\u7f51)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/sheedl\/7464837474\/\" title=\"The gift that wasn't :) by sheedl, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8146\/7464837474_d61668ee59.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" alt=\"The gift that wasn't :)\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Putting that aside, we took the top foam off, to find&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/sheedl\/7464841816\/\" title=\"The gift that wasn't :) by sheedl, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8003\/7464841816_a74ddeb554.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" alt=\"The gift that wasn't :)\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Nothing.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/sheedl\/7464841658\/\" title=\"The gift that wasn't :) by sheedl, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7261\/7464841658_54d4611fdb.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" alt=\"The gift that wasn't :)\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I didn&#8217;t get a USB key (or whatever usually goes into the box), but the gift of imagination.<br \/>\nYay.  Score.<\/p>\n<p>I think next time I&#8217;ll let Eugene keep the box!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Occasionally some of our suppliers send us presents. Usually not often enough, but I have scored me some Haagen Daaz Moon Cakes in the past after hinting heavily that while I&#8217;m sure that red bean tastes really nice, I&#8217;d probably enjoy an ice cream one more. 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