On being cheap and office supplies…
By Andrey Butov
When we were setting up the new Antair offices, we were trying to be as cheap (thrifty?) as possible when it comes to nonsense, so that we can afford to spend good money on things that count, like chairs, desks, computers, etc…
When it came to buying cups, I decided, based on my immense experience in office management (none whatsoever), that it was worth buying LOTS of cups in bulk to save a few pennies on each. After all, Andrey though, cups don’t spoil — bring on the cups!
We ordered 2,000 cups.
Read that again …
2,000 cups!
Do you have any idea how much space is needed to store 2,000 cups? Neither did I. Sure, they stack, but they don’t stack THAT much.
In case you’re wondering what 2,000 cups look like, sorry, I can’t help you. I couldn’t fit all of them into the camera viewport — but here is what a fraction of that delivery looks like several months later.
 
 
Wait … there’s more in that batch:
 
 
How many cups do we actually use?
 
 
