Depends.

If it's a round of golf or a T-shirt..its a safe bet, feel free to produce a P.O..

But if it's a leather jacket...hold out for the jacket, because between the jacket and the gold, you KNOW the salesguy _wants_ that round of golf.

Isn't there a Dilbert about this..yet?

:-----Original Message----- :From: Alan R. White [mailto:arw@tipper.demon.co.uk] :Sent: Thursday, December 30, 1999 12:44 PM :To: toasters@mathworks.com :Subject: Re: Goodies (was wack) : : :Wonder how many sales folk actually believe that there is a direct :relationship between giveaways and meeting their end of year targets? : :....or is it me thats being naive.....