Spiffs: cash, toys, discounts, tee-shirts, bonuses, whatever. Probably derived from "spiffy things". It is similar to but not the same as perks (perquisites). Perks go with the job, spiffs are extras.
Most of the distributors give something out. Some retailer don't allow their employees to accept them, but I have found that in those cases they want their sales people to push what has the highest profit. . An interesting thing about someplaces like Home Depot who I worked for is they don't allow employees to accept spiffs, but demanded that the vendors give them (Home Depot) the equivalent as discounts. The ultimate spiff is free gear like Nikon USA use to, and Canon USA still does, give to PJ and other media people. You think all those big white lenses are owned by the guys shooting that football game? No they just stopped by the Canon trailer and borrowed them. Sometimes, I have heard, they are not asked to return them. Some of the big customers, like newspapers, etc. Canon sends repair people around to once or twice a year to go through all their equipment to fix or replace anything broken. Ansel Adams used a Hassleblad outfit in his later years. You think he paid for it? Ciao, graywolf [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >spiffs > > I take it that a 'spiff' is some sort of perk? It's not in my sland > repertoire unfortunately... - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
