It's Getting Closer....

 We always know when the holidays are getting closer, because the Annual Holiday Gift Arrives!! 

I'm very thankful that my former employer, P&G, provides a nice gift for all employees and retirees. 

There's always a nice selection of products, and this year it was really good I think! 

And there are always chocolate covered almonds. 
As well as a gift. This year it was a nice tote bag 

The $1300 Bowl

SO here it is! I got my retirement gift!

P&G allows retirees to select a gift from a wide variety of items. There are clocks, and golf clubs, and jewelry, and home decor things, it's a lot to choose from. 

I chose this Lismore Diamond Waterford Crystal Bowl. Here's a link to the Waterford home page, https://www.waterford.com 

I LOVE it. When you tap the edge with your fingernail it rings in such a pretty musical way.

It weighs a lot...probably 10-15 pounds. I'm thinking I'll fill it with ornaments at Christmas time, and then become one of those people who decorate for the seasons. Easter eggs, flowers, flags, fruit, I can fill this big bowl with all kinds of things! 

I've been telling my family, "When I die, don't sell this at a yard sale for 50 cents. I have plenty of 50cent glass, but this is NOT one of them!"

Now if I only knew what to do with this thing! It's huge too! About 8"X10"...and stands on a little stand. 

 

It's Here!

Finally! I must be the last employee to get THE BOX!
It's always exciting to get the box from my employer P&G. The corporate folks must think long and hard to decide what would appeal to all kind of folks from all over the world and not offend any one. Ahh the good old days of canned hams...oh well, at least we don't get live turkeys like in  This article!

Oh boy-here it is!

As always, beautifully packed with lots of void fillers and cardboard spacers. Ohh a pretty fleece blanket, and the famous chocolate covered almonds, oh and coffee mugs too!.

Lots of products-WOW 007 men's cologne fro our Prestige Fragrance segment. It is a wonderful scent!!

YAY! Olay body wash, Vidal Sassoon shampoo and Crest Pro Health, all made at my site in Iowa City, Iowa!! Quite a nice assortment of products-Thanks P&G! What a perfect start to the Christmas gift giving season!

2250 Bounce Sheets

So, you know I work for Procter & Gamble, and I always let you know that as part of their Social Media Policy.

So, lucky for me, at the site where I work we get an annual Dividend Day Product Box! Dividend day is a tradition that goes way back to the early days of P&G when they actually gave out dividend money to the employee investors at a big gathering and picnic. I blogged about it last year Here. This year the picnic is later, but we got to get our product boxes ahead of time! YAY!!!!!!

I love the box. This year it seemed like a little less variety, but a lot of product!

Charmin, Bounty, Tide, and Bounce... a lot of bounce...2250 sheets of Bounce!

I'll be sharing some of this with the family!
Thanks P&G!