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What planet is this?

Sometimes I forget that I'm temporarily living on some bizarre alter planet here - then I'm reminded by something like today's Women in Business conference.

You know how at some conferences you get a little goodie bag? Generally it's the standard fair of plastic bags filled with pencils and balloons and bumper stickers and gummy erasers or keychains (at snazzy conferences one of those cheap canvas bags and a stess ball).

The conference I went to today was great don't get me wrong, I was reminded of a lot of good lessons (which I'll put up here later), but the "goodie" bag. . . I have to say honestly shocked me. I know it'll be a strange transition to the B-school, but here's a taste:

Today's goodie bag was a canvas computer tote that contained:
- a bottle of champagne
- a cd from a new R&B artist
- a BMW catalogue
- a pass to the Sports Club of LA
- toblerone chocolate
- $15 of haircare products from Redken
- $20 of lip gloss from Lancome
- $20 of Portico bath soap
- $50 of Victoria's secret perfume and lotion
- $50 of Spa treatments and a gift certificate to Crabtree & Evelyn
- $50 pewter letter opener and pen set from Citigroup

At lunch everyone's place setting also included a small gold bag containing a Hindi pin depicting the celebration of women.

One last note. . . to commemorate this being the 10th Anniversary of the conference, the steering committee and sponsors commissioned Faith Ringgold to create a special piece of artwork. Whoa.

Alter. Universe.

Posted by Amanda at March 21, 2003 05:23 PM