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Yeah,sure, Give me a present with the corporate name or logo on it. What am I, your billboard? When I give presents they are for the person intended and the inscription reflects that. Are we so money oriented as to make even those things we give to others pay an advertising premium. That’s not truly giving, that’s not even giving a little. To give with pure motive is to give with no thought of recognition or return. A thought that may be troubling for corporate America, but nonetheless reflects their thinking for all the world to see. Perhaps that is what some want, but it is not a good thing to all those who are the recipients of such things. Those who receive such things are insulted that the company they give their lives to, has such a low opinion of them. The corporation can give anything it wishes as a reward or recognition of service or deed. It can be inexpensive or not. The one thing it should always say. This is yours, for recognition. It should say it with no pretension, no reward. The beauty of this is in the retelling of the event, which has been understated. This is when the giver gets his great reward, not from something that nobody will wear and is not looked upon as a treasure. Give things that ask for the telling of the story but do not demand it. Bottoms of drawers and second hand stores hide many a corporate gift.