Author Archives: Dennis

About Dennis

Vice President @ NEOS, husband to my beautiful bride, father to my talkative, funny, and caring son (VPjr). Lover of office supplies, sports, guitars, and honky tonk music.

5 Ways to Reduce Office Expenses With Favorites Lists

0Favorites Lists are a great tool for saving time and reducing your company’s spend on office products. Favorites Lists can help point users into best value, low cost, items. They also can simplify the search process to find items faster. Favorites … Continue reading

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City of Hope Winning Battles Against Great Odds

0I have had the honor of seeing a few of these stories at our annual American Office Product Distributers (AOPD) meetings courtesy of City of Hope. Each one has inspired and moved me to tears. City of Hope is celebrating … Continue reading

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Local Business = Bigger Economic Benefit

0I’ve been trying not to shop or eat at chain restaurants/stores for a while now with varying degrees of success. I’ve always felt local shops & eateries offered a more personalized experience and felt that somehow I was contributing toward … Continue reading

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Is Your Chair Zenful?

0Many years ago the Hag ergonomic chair was going to revolutionize office seating. It was odd looking with no back, a seat, and knee rest, and promoted correct posture with your weight equally dispersed through the knees and seat. I … Continue reading

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26 Successful People Who Failed At First

0Did you know Walt Disney was fired by a newspaper editor because he “lacked imagination and had no good ideas?” Kind of ironic, don’t you think? I was just sent this article by Ashley Lutz and Noah Plaue about Walt … Continue reading

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Why is a pound of coffee no longer a pound of coffee?

2My esteemed collegue Dale Bloem made a comment the other day that at first sounded non-sensical, but after some thought made me want to write this.  We were talking about trash liners with NEOS Buyer and liner expert, Jared Swanson, who was … Continue reading

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You know you are a NEOS employee in June when…

2June is our busiest month of the year.  Our furniture business is more than double our next busiest month and all but a few orders are assembled, delivered, and installed, with all packaging removed and recycled by the end of … Continue reading

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8 Things I’ve Learned About Coffee

0I don’t drink coffee. I’ve tried but could never acquire a taste. However, I do find coffee to be very interesting. How many other commodities have become the single reason for the success of several giant corporations, and become such an … Continue reading

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A Comfortable Investment: what to look for when purchasing a new chair

0So often I see customers choosing a new chair based on price or style.  These days it’s pretty easy to find a chair, usually imported, under $150 that looks pretty cool.  But while it may be easy on the eyes and wallet, it … Continue reading

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6 Interesting Facts About Allergies

0My friends at Fellowes sent me this article from the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America.  It would seem allergies really are pesky little buggers and do a job on our productivity.  I find them to be extremely annoying in … Continue reading

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