Take a tour of the City of Calgary's corporate gift room - barbecue tool set

Along a long corridor, in the basement of the city's municipal building, there is a room full of cities --branded goods.
Lanyard ($4. 50)
, Cribbage board ($32)Barbecue package ($48)
Picnic cooler ($85)
Winter car kit ($83)
Wool Blanket ($77), umbrellas ($30)Steak knife ($62)
And cheese board ($27)
The history of the room can be traced back to at least 1986.
Each piece of stolen goods on display has a name tag and price, each of which can be purchased by city employees and council members.
"This is the corporate gift room," said Tim Morey, executive service manager, Calgary city clerk's office.
"This is a place where business units, councillors, mayor and mayor offices, and employees can choose from a wide variety of cities --
Brand items, do things like identify employees, identify retirees, distribute as gifts, or occasionally we visit dignitaries and we want to distribute the City --
They also have branded goods.
About 2015, the city's corporate gift room cost $52,000, but the room was not profitable.
"This does not mean generating revenue," said Mowrey . ".
"We charge the business unit for the inventory cost they are buying.
Employees and elected officials can buy items including wallets, golf balls, drinks, games and artwork that go to the window shopping in person on Tuesday or Thursday through an online store or by appointment.
"Corporate gift room" often seems to be in the city mayor councillors 'recently released the details of the expense reimbursement form and electronic form the cost of Nenshi Hurd on January 2016, could indicate that his office spent $1,883 on the "gift list" in the room.
Except for three members. Diane Colley-
Urquhart, Drew Farrell and RyanCarlo Carra)
According to their data, the cost of items purchased in the company's gift room in the first six months of 2016 ranged from $90 to nearly $1,000. the disclosure report was released online two weeks ago.
The walls of the room are-
Sell frame paintings of city landmarks and mountain landscapes, as well as frame photos of local parks taken by a city employee, shelves and boxes showing a variety of products containing city signs.
The rooms are managed by the staff of the administrative services department of the city staff office, who decide which products will be included and focus on good gifts sold in the past.
Practical items like pins, meeting Binder, cups, water bottles and pens are always proven to be good sellers, Mowrey said.
"We do carry all kinds of items because we know they are for all kinds of purposes," Mowery said . ".
"I don't know there are so many strange things, but those things that are not very standard are things like kits, playsets, etc.
These can be very popular for things like recognition and retirement.
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