sketchysales

Sales Manager

Gifts from customers.

Just a curiosity post really, have any of your savages received gifts from your customers? Like appreciation or end of year gifts?

Just had a car sales person basically ask for a bottle of whiskey (and tbf he's doing me a favour so I'll probably get him one).

Personally, in my previous job I quite often got gifts from clients including a cashmere neck scarf, a parka jacket, a huge chocolate hamper and a Palace Skateboards cap amongst other things.

What's the best gift you've received from a client.

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Gasty

Notable Contributor

War Room Community Manager

A Callback.

sketchysales

Politicker

Sales Manager

🤣 the struggle is real

braintank

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Enterprise Account Executive

Never had this happen. I guess cuz I'm an asshole

sketchysales

Politicker

Sales Manager

Lol, and maybe I'm just too nice.

fuzzy

Notable Contributor

CMO (Chief Meme Officer)

I’ve been gifted iPads, gift cards, and some Tumi luggage. Wasn’t supposed to accept any of it but fuck the man.

I’ve given bottles of alcohol if they like that stuff. I also have my baker wife make cookies

sketchysales

Politicker

Sales Manager

Tumi luggage is a great gift to receive!

CuriousFox

WR Officer

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YES FUZZY! FUCK DEM KIDS.

CuriousFox

WR Officer

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I've received some of their branded swag, but nothing else. There's a line I ain't gonna cross.

sketchysales

Politicker

Sales Manager

It can be slightly uncomfortable I guess but I was in an industry which had relationships like that and you always knew there were no strings attached with the gifts. I agree it's something to be careful with otherwise

saaskicker

Celebrated Contributor

Enterprise AE

that signed docusign is all i need. everything else is just an added bonus.

saaskicker

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Enterprise AE

following up, the worst gift i've gotten is the dreaded "you're a great salesperson we just can't move forward with this project"...

jefe

Arsonist

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I've gotten some pretty solid testimonials and a few heartfelt thank you's (when I was in SMB), but that's about it.

I'll just take the signature and the commish.

TennisandSales

Politicker

Head Of Sales

wait....the customer gives YOU gifts? damn.
that has NEVER happened to me.

sketchysales

Politicker

Sales Manager

It could have been the industry I was in...

Mobi85

Politicker

Regional Sales Manager

Have got some hats, a carhart jacket (great in the winter) and some polos from customers. Also got an SA Fishing big straw hat from a customer and is great when poolside in the sun.

So basically a bunch of clothing swag that is always nice to have.

AnchorPoint

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Business Coach

Alcohol is common.. tickets to a show... golf... nothing earth shattering.

Tres

Politicker

Account Executive

T-shirt and hat

Sunbunny31

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Sr Sales Executive 🐰

Oh lord, here is where everyone realizes exactly how old I am, but this was SO. COOL. back in the day and I'm still astonished I was on the VIP list for this:

Invitation to first ever concert (Barenaked Ladies!) at what was then PacBell park, complete with pre-party yacht trip, a bag of goodies that included a state-of-the-art Palm Pilot preloaded with WB contact cards and a baseball jersey, photoshoot at home plate (and photo mailed to me later), and of course the concert, which only had a few thousand people, so we were allowed on the field.

More recently: giant bottles of wine from my winery customer, and a box of the best wool socks ever from Smartwool.

SaaSam

Politicker

Account Executive

Just the fat checks

NoGoodAtThis

Politicker

Sales rep

Got a bottle of Tequila that was aged in Pappy barrels for 24 months, that was a pretty awesome gift

Jr7

Politicker

I do want to live the dreams, Pool Boy.

antiASKHOLE

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The gift of them actually listening and signing the damn deal

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