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Lack of elastic bands

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eastie
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Lack of elastic bands

Post by eastie »

Our office never gets any new elastic bands anymore just ones that have been swept up from other offices and put in plastic bags and are all shapes and sizes and are always busting.
Is this widespread or is our skinflint DOM trying to save money ?
Brainache
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Re: Lack of elastic bands

Post by Brainache »

We are down to last dozen or so bands each. Last time we asked for more (small office) they had to be ordered specially from Cardiff....hundreds of miles away and not in our area :nana
Lounge Lizard
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Re: Lack of elastic bands

Post by Lounge Lizard »

We haven't had any elastic bands for ages and are having to make do with old knicker elastic. :shock:
fishtank
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Re: Lack of elastic bands

Post by fishtank »

Lounge Lizard wrote:We haven't had any elastic bands for ages and are having to make do with old knicker elastic. :shock:

We haven't had any knickers for ages and are having to make do with old elastic bands. :shock:
good times, bad times you know I've had my share
taptap
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Re: Lack of elastic bands

Post by taptap »

What wonderous things are these elastic bands??, we use string in our office.
maninred
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Re: Lack of elastic bands

Post by maninred »

Because the mail volume has dropped by another 1000 % in the last few months we will not need elastic bands anymore. A couple of paper clips will do.
Almighty1
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Joined: 14 Mar 2012, 18:32
Gender: Male

Re: Lack of elastic bands

Post by Almighty1 »

No elastic bands, how are you suppose to make those rubber band balls or annoy people by flicking them at their legs when they are wearing their shorts?
ebbzie
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Re: Lack of elastic bands

Post by ebbzie »

Weve got thousands , will sell for right price :crazy:
blue1873
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Re: Lack of elastic bands

Post by blue1873 »

taptap wrote:What wonderous things are these elastic bands??, we use string in our office.

:Applause Old School :Applause (like it)
Almighty1
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Re: Lack of elastic bands

Post by Almighty1 »

blue1873 wrote:
taptap wrote:What wonderous things are these elastic bands??, we use string in our office.

:Applause Old School :Applause (like it)
we've still got that tracing-paper stuff in our toilets.. now thats old school right there!
Lincox
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Re: Lack of elastic bands

Post by Lincox »

Izal, you lucky bu,,ers. We have to string up yesterdays Daily Mirror in our Loo.
briantwigley
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Re: Lack of elastic bands

Post by briantwigley »

We have boxes of them all over the place. I'd post you some but it would probably get lost or misdelivered..