Slang Editorial :: Never Underestimate The Value Of A Holla'

Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Office Life: Purchases I Didn't Expect To Make Today

Yep, that's $154.70 of Newsweek.

I was sitting in my office listening to "Crazy About You" (gah) for the eightieth time this week when our intern burst into my office frantically exclaiming, "They need Newsweek! How can I get 35 Newsweeks!"

Sighing, I put on my jacket and took her by the shoulder and trudged off down Fifth Avenue toward the Barnes and Noble 7 blocks away. She relayed to me a rather ridiculous story about a sudden stated need to provide every person in the room of an event with a copy of Newsweek focusing on issues related to the Taliban. We went into the store and grabbed every copy they had, but of course there were only 26 and the intern squealed with concern. I told her not to worry and then asked if they'd given her money to pay for them and she handed me three $20 bills. Ahh, yes.

Best part: there was a writer from Newsweek actually in the room participating in the discussion, who could have arranged for copies to have been made available for everyone (gratis, natch) had any of the event-producing parties had the foresight to consider the possibility... but instead we end up with a frightened intern, an annoying need for me to submit expenses, and $160 of nonprofit dollars unnecessarily wasted. Holla holla.

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posted by Nihilist Loves Hate, Hates Everything at 9/30/2009 10:02:00 AM 0 comments

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