WORKING TOGETHER ALWAYS

Whether we like to admit it or not, we all need a little help at one time or another. This is especially true in an industry that is as competitive as ours. I complain sometimes about how much of a "cut" the Manufacturers Brokers get from the product that you and I purchase but truth be told they are an integral part of the process in our industry, they (not all of them) have their finger on the pulse of the customers and actually sometimes can act as an agent of yours even though they are not allowed. Them just being there in front of the customer and possibly mentioning your companies name as a source where to purchase their products. This also works in the reverse for the Manufacturer, by having those guys out there they have a conduit between themselves and the sometimes ill mannered customers. Today I realized that we can't do this alone it takes a lot of "chain links" in the right positions to make a good company great! Always remember this when you are deciding which bridges to burn and which ones to fortify. You/we/us/me/them need every possible opportunity and guidance that will push or lead us in the direction of success. To all of my colleagues in the industry that feel as passionate about Vending and customer service as I do, I thank all of you from the bottom of my heart and look forward to all of our continued success!!! Curt

FIRST THANKSGIVING

Thanksgiving or Thanksgiving Day, currently celebrated on the fourth Thursday in November, has been an annual tradition in the United States since 1863. Thanksgiving was historically a religious observation to give thanks to God.

The event that Americans commonly call the first Thanksgiving was celebrated to give thanks to God for helping the Pilgrims of Plymouth Colony survive their first brutal winter in New England. The first Thanksgiving feast lasted three days, providing enough food for 53 pilgrims and 90 Native Americans. The feast consisted of fish (cod, eels, and bass) and shellfish (clams, lobster, and mussels), wild fowl (ducks, geese, swans, and turkey), venison, berries and fruit, vegetables (peas, pumpkin, beetroot and possibly, wild or cultivated onion), harvest grains (barley and wheat), and the Three Sisters: beans, dried Indian maize or corn, and squash.

HAPPY TURKEY DAY FROM ALL OF US HERE AT VEND NORTHWEST TO ALL OF YOU!!!!