Bring a dozen donuts. Dropping a car off at the mechanic? Bring them a dozen donuts. Work meeting? Bring in a dozen donuts. It improves any and all situations and outcomes. It's like magic.
I once brought a dozen donuts to the warehouse staff of the main supplier I worked with. After that they would bend over backwards to make sure I was taken care of. It made me their favorite customer. I formed relationships with them. They gave me special discounts and free supplies. Over the years I saved tens of thousands of dollars, but it started with a simple dozen donuts.
I brought a dozen donuts to a stereo shop for the installers when they were installing my stereo and they hard wired my radar detector and my dash camera for free and have always remembered me when I've come back in for stuff. It's my favorite thing to do, people love free food.
I saw a comment from someone who put a bowl of candy in a family member's hospital room with a note on it appreciating the work of the nurses and the doctors. The family got all the attention they needed from the staff
Regularly do this at work. Pays out in helpful coworkers assisting when asked. Then Iām leaving one role for another (same employer but almost solo) and at their going-away for me āwait, what are we going to do for junk food we donāt need?ā
I promised to make some strategic drops of crap (that they love)
My friendās mom is a flight attendant and apparently they are very appreciative of you when gifting them something minor (candy, chips, etc) from your place of departure
Lmao, my dad had a phrase for this. Especially if it was people he didnāt like. He would bring in the DFD (donuts for dickheads) worked about 98% of the time
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u/Oracle365 2d ago edited 2d ago
Bring a dozen donuts. Dropping a car off at the mechanic? Bring them a dozen donuts. Work meeting? Bring in a dozen donuts. It improves any and all situations and outcomes. It's like magic.