| Topic: | Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Bet your glad you voted Labour | |
| Posted by: | Eric Baker | |
| Date/Time: | 20/09/24 18:46:00 |
| I worked for 20 years for a DTI agency which helped exporters. I never got offered any freebies other than the occasional meal. The most memorable was going to a good restaurant in Brussels with an IT contractor with the EU. He made it clear at the start that he'd pick up the bill. It turned out what he wanted was to become an agent for one of our software packages. But as the evenig wore on I liked him less and less, especially when he orderd eau de vie shots in little glasses. As you drained them, the domed floor of the glass revealed a picture of a naked lady! I thanked him for a good meal then went back to London and wrote a memo recommending that we never have any dealings with such a shady character. We didn't. My brother in law was a food buyer, mainly cheese and cured meats. He always accepted all the considerable freebies but said it didn't influence his buying decisions. But it did alter his girth. |