tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post6007371776325612977..comments2023-11-22T02:49:34.600-06:00Comments on A Librarian's Guide to Etiquette: Thank you, SayingJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13028088897973151439noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-61192770941938734572011-04-21T01:22:50.370-05:002011-04-21T01:22:50.370-05:00Ooh, years ago I got the best pen. It was a promo ...Ooh, years ago I got the best pen. It was a promo for a new medical thriller murder mystery thing. It was clear plastic and shaped like a hypodermic syringe. Inside the main body of it was red liquid that looked like blood. Strangely, though, it wrote in blue ink. Red would have been best. Because, of course, Red Is Best (spot the elementary teacher-librarian)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-9068063858993222912011-04-20T15:50:45.727-05:002011-04-20T15:50:45.727-05:00Yes, we should start a thread on B&T cat schwa...Yes, we should start a thread on B&T cat schwag! I have their evil cat bag that was forced upon me at a conference. The menacing stare from the cats creeps me out!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-2476993782384631482011-04-06T17:25:10.282-05:002011-04-06T17:25:10.282-05:00I had to explain to my boss that though I liked ca...I had to explain to my boss that though I liked cats I had no interest in Baker & Taylor's cat pins.<br /><br />I think we should start a sub thread just about B&T's cat schwag.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-39438364827084218392011-04-06T13:29:47.274-05:002011-04-06T13:29:47.274-05:00I had a vendor pen that had blowing bubbles and a ...I had a vendor pen that had blowing bubbles and a bubble wand built into it! Coolest pen ever!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-76569064989581571122011-04-04T13:52:50.606-05:002011-04-04T13:52:50.606-05:00I received a pen that was clear and had red stars ...I received a pen that was clear and had red stars and glitter in it. And it worked too!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-21982967427359806582011-04-03T22:25:11.015-05:002011-04-03T22:25:11.015-05:00I have a metal pen from Ricoh that is also a USB a...I have a metal pen from Ricoh that is also a USB and laser pointer. Shiny...Libadelaidenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-36967684854811995402011-04-03T13:42:28.183-05:002011-04-03T13:42:28.183-05:00Not a library vendor, but I got a great pen from a...Not a library vendor, but I got a great pen from a local locksmith that was so awesome when it ran out of ink a year later... I made a special trip and had some keys copied just to get another one!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-2908048456407691092011-04-01T20:18:39.615-05:002011-04-01T20:18:39.615-05:00Sad I'm not going to the BCLA conference this ...Sad I'm not going to the BCLA conference this year...glad I still have tote bags from last year!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-64889284499770934972011-04-01T20:03:12.137-05:002011-04-01T20:03:12.137-05:00Yes I agree that librarians are tote bag whores. L...Yes I agree that librarians are tote bag whores. LOL :) I am one of them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-36988874359027941052011-04-01T18:44:13.107-05:002011-04-01T18:44:13.107-05:00I have a drawerful of pens that don't work, ju...I have a drawerful of pens that don't work, just waiting to be used as 'Thanks-but-no-thanks' gifts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-44644104546848105642011-04-01T17:00:37.705-05:002011-04-01T17:00:37.705-05:00Troll pen/pencil toppers! Not sure who the vendor ...Troll pen/pencil toppers! Not sure who the vendor is, but they're wonderful.Gnome de Plumehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04378414469345036567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-70581274988152074382011-04-01T16:13:27.249-05:002011-04-01T16:13:27.249-05:00One year I got a great retractable metal measuring...One year I got a great retractable metal measuring tape from USGS. Good times.ChiLibrariannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-20234572005972924152011-04-01T16:00:18.272-05:002011-04-01T16:00:18.272-05:00Many years ago I got a flashlight pen from the UCS...Many years ago I got a flashlight pen from the UCSD Libraries. I felt like a movie reviewer every time I wrote with it.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18268803415004473590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-88121181292475562432011-04-01T14:40:54.063-05:002011-04-01T14:40:54.063-05:00BNA - nice fat pen with a squishy foam section on ...BNA - nice fat pen with a squishy foam section on it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-39182526825656670242011-04-01T12:50:35.665-05:002011-04-01T12:50:35.665-05:00Are there any good enough to be favourites? The on...Are there any good enough to be favourites? The ones I get fall apart (i.e., the plastic threading strips and the spring comes flying out) or the "chrome" finish peels off.<br /><br />I rarely use the chotchkies I nab from shows anyway--except for the APA notepads I took when the vendors were distracted. There are four "grab bags" of vendor junk in my closet at home.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-69884529411558485882011-04-01T12:40:19.105-05:002011-04-01T12:40:19.105-05:00Pens? I only whore myself for tote bags.Pens? I only whore myself for tote bags.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-5545369020826329962011-04-01T12:31:35.539-05:002011-04-01T12:31:35.539-05:00it is not a library vendor but i have this awesome...it is not a library vendor but i have this awesome pen from aflac that is also a highlighter. it writes so well. i should have taken 5.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03494717358599332651noreply@blogger.com