circus

working in advertising, i'm pretty used to having gifts and invitations sent to the office from various media owners.  it seems anytime anyone wins an award or increases their circ numbers, such an occasion deserves a branded coffee cup or cupcakes for the entire office.  to be honest, however, so far the silly little gifts in NZ don't seem to compare to NY.  don't get me wrong, we get our fair share of invitations, but they are fewer and farther between than they were in NY.  looking at it glass half full, it does make you appreciate the times when it happens, especially when it's an obscure "gift" like the one we received this week.

this past week, a popular weekly women's publication was given the title of the "number one most read magazine in NZ."  not that i'm an expert on the market already, but probably the biggest surprise of all was that this magazine wasn't already number one. to announce such tremendous news, it was only natural that the magazine's sales rep, publisher, and editor send an email to the whole agency to let us know that they were coming into the office at 12:30 with a "big surprise."

and big surprise it was.  rolling up in a black limo, out came three women who worked at the magazine, two large buckets full of champagne, several pink balloons, and two young shirtless gentleman - so basically a circus. pretty cool to receive champagne in the middle of the day, especially when most everyone started drinking it, but definitely the most random media owner "gift" i've ever experienced.

just another day at the office...