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Need Suggestions for Knife for Retirement Gift
- Thread starter Totally Judy
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Joe is either one great guy or Judy is one sweet person! (I suspect both) it really warms my heart reading stuff like this and the love and respect people can have. May it spread and continue, and thanks for sharing it with us
Joe's not always that great, and I am not very sweet, but I have my moments, as does Joe.
After working closely with Joe for 19 years, I couldn't NOT get him a nice retirement gift. Besides, he gave me my very first knife - that has to count for something!
TJ
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How do you gift wrap a knife for a knife person so that they don't know it is a knife? A conundrum, for sure. Joe is the Custodial Trades Supervisor for 18 school sites in my school district. So I decided to make a toilet paper ball. A very LARGE toilet paper ball! Tied with trash bags for the ribbon and bow! I had my boss schedule a meeting with Joe to "discuss some issues" yesterday. hehehe....... Got the gals all gathered in the next office. Then I knocked on the door and said, "Excuse me" and in walked 7 women, and one was carrying the toilet paper gift wrapped knife. Joe was dumbfounded!
He started unrolling the ball, then someone suggested he needed something a little sharper to get through all that toilet paper. Joe said, "I need one of Judy's knives. Judy has lots of knives!" Everyone started laughing. But I didn't get him a knife. He started tearing the toilet paper, and it probably took him at least 5 minutes to get to the knife.
Each of the gals had made a new "key" for Joe to carry on a keyring since he wouldn't be needing the huges jingle jangle key ring he carries now.
Here is Joe, just as thrilled as can be with his new knife. When he got home and showed it to his wife, she took it and put it in her purse. He made her give it back to him.
The entire gift giving was just as wonderful as we had hoped it would be, and Joe said that he could not have gotten a better gift.
He had no idea what was still to come.....
TJ
He started unrolling the ball, then someone suggested he needed something a little sharper to get through all that toilet paper. Joe said, "I need one of Judy's knives. Judy has lots of knives!" Everyone started laughing. But I didn't get him a knife. He started tearing the toilet paper, and it probably took him at least 5 minutes to get to the knife.
Each of the gals had made a new "key" for Joe to carry on a keyring since he wouldn't be needing the huges jingle jangle key ring he carries now.
Here is Joe, just as thrilled as can be with his new knife. When he got home and showed it to his wife, she took it and put it in her purse. He made her give it back to him.
The entire gift giving was just as wonderful as we had hoped it would be, and Joe said that he could not have gotten a better gift.
He had no idea what was still to come.....
TJ
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NEVERMIND. BTW, nice choice.
How about a Spyderco with stainless steel handles, about $90, and you could get a engraving. The Endura 4 with a plain edge would a great gift and the SS handles would be ideal for engraving. Here is a link: http://www.spyderco.com/catalog/details.php?product=211
How about a Spyderco with stainless steel handles, about $90, and you could get a engraving. The Endura 4 with a plain edge would a great gift and the SS handles would be ideal for engraving. Here is a link: http://www.spyderco.com/catalog/details.php?product=211
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My boss, Glenn, and the other supervisors who worked with Joe (Glenn is the Bossman) pitched in and got Joe the Sebenza Stars and Stripes. Thanks Mark Brown for the great knife transaction! Mark mailed the knife on Tuesday from Florida. It left San Bernardino CA for our Post Office yesterday morning at 2am (ish). But it wasn't in my PO Box when my mail was picked up. Dang.
My boss was going to be gone for two weeks on vacation, one of the supervisors was not working today, and the day that my boss gets back, the other supervisor will be on vacation. So yesterday was the absolute LAST day that my boss, Glenn, and the 3 supervisors who work for him would be together.
Late in the afternoon, I thought I should check online to see if the knife had come in. Before I could check, Glenn said, "The knife just arrived at the post office!" I grabbed my purse and keys and zoomed to the PO. I checked my PO Box - there was no slip to pick up the knife. WTF? So I marched into the main counter and told Bill, the PO Clerk, that my package had arrived per online tracking but where was it? So he went into the back and came back 5 minutes later with a box. He said, "I wouldn't do this for just anyone, you know....I had to dig through a large bin of boxes to find this!" Awesome!
So I get back to work with the box from Mark Brown and give it to my boss. That is when we realized that Joe had to get the knife that same day. Everyone else was still at work, but Joe leaves work at 2:30 because he starts early. So I got all the supervisors in Glenn's office. Then I called Joe's house. His wife answered and I said, "Is Joe there? We have an emergency." hehehe.......Well, Joe was doing his daily exercises, but came to the phone.
I said, "Joe, there has been an emergency. Glenn needs all of the supervisors in his office RIGHT NOW." deadly serious tone of voice.....
Joe said, "Fine, I'm on my way, but I'm in my work out clothes." I could tell he was not pleased. Even better! Joe just lives about 1 mile up the street from work, so I knew he would be right there. His wife told me he looked very disgusted as he walked out the front door. Joe walked in my office, and I just pointed to the closed door of my boss's office. Joe walked in and shut the door. AWESOME! It wasn't my gift giving, so I stayed at my desk, and then heard lots of happy laughter coming from Glenn's office.
Glenn told me today that when Joe walked in, everyone was deadly serious. Glenn said to Joe, while pointing to the CRK white box (unwrapped) sitting on the conference table, "Joe, we have a serious security situation. Have you ever seen what is in that box?"
Joe says,"Uh.....no." then picked up the box and looked at it. Glenn told him he better open it up and make sure.
Surprise! About 30 minutes later, they were still yacking - but their last official yacking after 20+ years working together as a team - my boss and the 3 supervisors. Very sad but very happy. I picked up the camera, opened the door, and snapped a quick picture of Joe sitting there admiring his new Sebenza.
Finally, they all emerged from Glenn's office. Sheesh, I'm on overtime by now! I want my overtime pay!!!!! (just kidding.....
). I made the 4 guys pose for a photo opportunity - their last official picture together. Actually I think it is the first picture of them all together. A keeper. My boss, Glenn, is on the right in the blue shirt. Just in case, Joe is the guy in front, holding the Sebbie with the cat that ate the canary grin on his face!
I talked to Joe's wife this morning. She said that Joe sat around all night just admiring his Sebenza. She said she thinks he even slept with it! Joe appreciates the custom that the gals got him very much, but the Sebenza just knocked his socks off.
Joe said this afternoon that this Sebenza is the nicest knife in "his arsenal." I was just thrilled to hear that. I really didn't know what level of knife collecting Joe does, so you can imagine how great I felt knowing that, thanks to you guys, Joe got the best retirement gift he could ever have wanted.
I did give credit where credit was due. I told him that you guys had recommended the Sebenza as THE knife to get him. I told his wife this morning about The Blade Show......she is going to suggest a road trip to Georgia next year so Joe can go to Blade.
I really cannot thank you guys enough for your help with Joe's retirement gift. He ended up with two fantastic knifes that he did not have previously, and he could not have been given ANYTHING that would have made him as happy as these two knives.
Joe's new EDC is going to be the Sebbie. The custom is going to be his "dress" knife.....if his wife, Pat, doesn't snag it for HER EDC first!!!
Oh, btw.....when I told Joe's wife, Pat, that I am a member of BFC, she said, "You're weird." I thanked her very much!
TJ
My boss was going to be gone for two weeks on vacation, one of the supervisors was not working today, and the day that my boss gets back, the other supervisor will be on vacation. So yesterday was the absolute LAST day that my boss, Glenn, and the 3 supervisors who work for him would be together.
Late in the afternoon, I thought I should check online to see if the knife had come in. Before I could check, Glenn said, "The knife just arrived at the post office!" I grabbed my purse and keys and zoomed to the PO. I checked my PO Box - there was no slip to pick up the knife. WTF? So I marched into the main counter and told Bill, the PO Clerk, that my package had arrived per online tracking but where was it? So he went into the back and came back 5 minutes later with a box. He said, "I wouldn't do this for just anyone, you know....I had to dig through a large bin of boxes to find this!" Awesome!
So I get back to work with the box from Mark Brown and give it to my boss. That is when we realized that Joe had to get the knife that same day. Everyone else was still at work, but Joe leaves work at 2:30 because he starts early. So I got all the supervisors in Glenn's office. Then I called Joe's house. His wife answered and I said, "Is Joe there? We have an emergency." hehehe.......Well, Joe was doing his daily exercises, but came to the phone.
I said, "Joe, there has been an emergency. Glenn needs all of the supervisors in his office RIGHT NOW." deadly serious tone of voice.....
Joe said, "Fine, I'm on my way, but I'm in my work out clothes." I could tell he was not pleased. Even better! Joe just lives about 1 mile up the street from work, so I knew he would be right there. His wife told me he looked very disgusted as he walked out the front door. Joe walked in my office, and I just pointed to the closed door of my boss's office. Joe walked in and shut the door. AWESOME! It wasn't my gift giving, so I stayed at my desk, and then heard lots of happy laughter coming from Glenn's office.
Glenn told me today that when Joe walked in, everyone was deadly serious. Glenn said to Joe, while pointing to the CRK white box (unwrapped) sitting on the conference table, "Joe, we have a serious security situation. Have you ever seen what is in that box?"
Joe says,"Uh.....no." then picked up the box and looked at it. Glenn told him he better open it up and make sure.
Surprise! About 30 minutes later, they were still yacking - but their last official yacking after 20+ years working together as a team - my boss and the 3 supervisors. Very sad but very happy. I picked up the camera, opened the door, and snapped a quick picture of Joe sitting there admiring his new Sebenza.
Finally, they all emerged from Glenn's office. Sheesh, I'm on overtime by now! I want my overtime pay!!!!! (just kidding.....
). I made the 4 guys pose for a photo opportunity - their last official picture together. Actually I think it is the first picture of them all together. A keeper. My boss, Glenn, is on the right in the blue shirt. Just in case, Joe is the guy in front, holding the Sebbie with the cat that ate the canary grin on his face!
I talked to Joe's wife this morning. She said that Joe sat around all night just admiring his Sebenza. She said she thinks he even slept with it! Joe appreciates the custom that the gals got him very much, but the Sebenza just knocked his socks off.
Joe said this afternoon that this Sebenza is the nicest knife in "his arsenal." I was just thrilled to hear that. I really didn't know what level of knife collecting Joe does, so you can imagine how great I felt knowing that, thanks to you guys, Joe got the best retirement gift he could ever have wanted.
I did give credit where credit was due. I told him that you guys had recommended the Sebenza as THE knife to get him. I told his wife this morning about The Blade Show......she is going to suggest a road trip to Georgia next year so Joe can go to Blade.
I really cannot thank you guys enough for your help with Joe's retirement gift. He ended up with two fantastic knifes that he did not have previously, and he could not have been given ANYTHING that would have made him as happy as these two knives.
Joe's new EDC is going to be the Sebbie. The custom is going to be his "dress" knife.....if his wife, Pat, doesn't snag it for HER EDC first!!!
Oh, btw.....when I told Joe's wife, Pat, that I am a member of BFC, she said, "You're weird." I thanked her very much!
TJ
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Ah, shucks, Mongo.......it weren't nuttin'......... but I'll take the giant smooch from you anyway!!! But I do have to admit that Joe was totally surprised and thrilled beyond belief with both knives. And the rest of the "gift givers" were so glad that they had participated in giving Joe a retirement gift(s) that were both different and yet the same and something Joe will treasure more than any gold watch (as IF.....).
TJ
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Hey -- we told you he'd love 'em!!
He's awfully lucky to have a friend like TJ. :thumbup:
He's awfully lucky to have a friend like TJ. :thumbup:
