A few weeks ago our lone vending machine was fired.
The managers told us that it was “uneconomical” to keep
it on and so, with the decision being fiscal, we recognized
that the decision was final.
We mourned its absence but a week later a representative
for The National Blind Children’s Society arrived and asked
to be allowed to place a charity tray downstairs. It was placed
there the following Monday and was filled with packets of Nuts
and Cheesy Bites and Rice Crackers and the like, and on the sides
of it, it read that it had an honesty box policy of £1 per packet.
What we learned was that blind kids make great snack food.
It’s now a recognized fact in my office. The ‘ChariSnack’ tray,
as far as bins full of empty packets can testify, it is a roaring
success. Why am I telling you this? I figure that you should
have an example of why what they say is true, that when you
lose something you’ll gain something else will fill the space.
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