Hey, guess whose products will be used throughout the 118 venues of the 2010 Winter Olympics?!

I mean besides the usual suspects.

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You guessed it—PIG® products! The ones shown below (dozens of each!) were ordered for controlling leaks and spills.

Are we thrilled? Ab-sow-luge-ly!!

PIG® Spill Kit in a 95-Gallon Overpack Salvage Drum

PIG® Spill Kit in a 20-Gallon Overpack Salvage Drum

PIG® Poly Spill Containment Pallet

Click here to see a TV clip in which a box of PIG® Wipers appears TWICE! Watch at least the first 38 seconds  : ) The video also gives interesting information on environmental efforts by NASCAR.

This appearance happened with the help of a friend from Safety-Kleen. Thanks, (name).

By the way, we also sell the type of  used oil storage tank being poured into below (in a screen shot from the video).

Maybe you’ve seen pictures of the singer wearing an outfit made of Kermit the Frogs.

Finally, here’s an article where the hot-tempered Miss Piggy comments about it.

Plus we learn what’s in her own closet! Unbelievable!

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Frog image © alle - Fotolia.com

Lots of us face temperature issues indoors at work: It’s too hot, it’s too cold …

Here’s how we cope, according to a survey just released by the International Facility Management Association (the link opens a PDF):

Here are categories where we have related products:

Supplemental clothing

Okay, just kidding. But we do sell those.

Block or redirect vents

We have HVAC Diffuser Filters and Deflectors for you.

Tamper with or adjust thermostat

We have ways to constrain who can adjust the thermostat.

Thermostat Protector - 2.5″ W

Thermostat Protector - 5.5″ W

Thermostat Protector - 8.5″ W

Other

Yes, the survey notes that one way that hot office workers cool off is a “small wading pool under the desk to paddle the feet.” It’s hard to imagine a facility where this would be the best solution, but hey, our smallest PIG® Containment Pool would be perfect!

Feet image © VladGavriloff - Fotolia.com

It’s chocolate that melts in your mouth, not in your hand.

But it’s not candy-coated.

And it’s low-calorie!

So we’re promised, anyway. It’ll hit the market in about two years.

This announcement brought to you by an absorbent able to clean up puddled chocolate, PIG® Heavy Fluids Mat.

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Imagine someone entering the workplace all bright-eyed and chipper …

Smiling at everyone …

And opening this to-do list:

Yeesh!

These are examples of email mistakes described in a recent survey. The main question asked of 250 professionals was: Have you ever mistakenly e-mailed someone the wrong message or copied someone on a message without intending to?

The replies:

Yes  78%
No  22%

So email mistakes happen a lot … so beware! You could create a mess that’s beyond the responding power of even the mightiest PIG® Spill Kit!

The company behind the survey gives these tips for avoiding email errors:

1. Don’t multitask when composing an important or sensitive email
2. Save selecting recipients until last
3. Be careful about who you copy
4. Review on a big screen vs. a handheld
5. Be careful with attachments
6. Don’t email when angry
7. Be professional

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If I stayed up late, late, this would have come to my attention sooner, but …

Craig Ferguson needs a PIG® Leak Diverter.

Then he’ll be ready the next time there’s a hole in his ceiling and it’s pouring outside during taping. No need to bring out the rain gear nor fear kicking the bucket. The Leak Diverter will channel the leak away to a drain or container out of sight, and the audience will never even know that the Late Late Show set isn’t as weather-tight as Letterman’s.

So Craig—have your people call our people! Our order line is 1-800-HOT-HOGS® (468-4647). Toll-free from California and less glamorous states as well.

Ever get the Return Guilts? I get ‘em.

I’m standing in line at a store returns desk, and even if everything’s in order—I have the receipt, I didn’t open the package, I even smoothed down the corner of a price sticker that curled up, so it’s nicer than when I bought it—still, I’m bracing myself like it’s traffic court. I have Return Guilts based on bad experiences. Some stores seem intent on creating an aura of suspicion: brisk returns clerks, complicated procedures, intimidating postings about policies.

I have my credit card out. I double-check that it’s the one I used for that purchase. It’s signed, but I’m also ready to show my driver’s license. Not just show it—I slide it from the holder because I’m sometimes asked to do that. I have my clergy person on speed-dial as a character reference. I work at looking relaxed.

Return Guilts are hard on the innocent.

I was stunned recently when a store return was quick and easy.  I handed over the receipt, there was some bar code scanning and button punching, and I got the processed receipt back with a smile. I barely had time to pick up the pen on the counter. I didn’t need to sign anything anyway.

The power of easy returns hit me in a fresh way. I could feel the appreciation ripple through me as I walked out. I’d be back.

New Pig has always offered an unconditional guarantee and easy returns. We even pay the original and return freight if you’re not satisfied. I’m glad to say that. Life is too short for Return Guilts!

P.S. I was back in that store sooner than I expected. I was so stunned that I walked away with their pen. I returned it with a smile.