Have you been a baseball fan for all your life and think you know the game pretty well?

Let's put you to the test!  Today's topic is:

Major League Baseball

If you haven't been taking advantage of manufacturer rebates on your company purchases, you're missing out of lots of cool freebies.

Here are some more deals on things I'm sure you buy.  Click on each image to be taken to the full rebate form.

Life is too Short......

                      .........to wake up with regrets

                                                .........to have boring hair

                                                                         .........to drink cheap wine

                                              .........to be serious all the time

                                   .........to be mad

When I was a kid, I hated vacations where we just looked at scenery or visited museums.  Of course, now I enjoy those things.  Today I'm going to test your knowledge of not-so-famous locations.

Where Am I?

It's our anniversary!  

2016 is Office Express' 30th Anniversary and we'd like you to celebrate with us!  If you read our blog, you know that we have a weekly Trivia Contest (and if you don't read our blog, you really should!).  We post a trivia question and give a prize to the first person who emails us the correct answer.  Well, beginning May 1, our normal Trivia Contest will get a little more interesting.

Today's subject can actually be a Do and a Don't.  

DO:  Review the Proof Carefully

When you submit a job to a printer, they will usually send you a digital proof for approval before the job goes to press.  Make sure you check every detail on that proof - check for spelling, punctuation, alignment, fonts used, missing words, things that may have jumped off the page, etc. At OEX, we do our due diligence to ensure the accuracy of the proof, but human beings are flawed and they do make mistakes, despite their best intentions.

Mmmmm...................do you smell that?  Something smells really good!  It's making me hungry.  My mind is on food and I have to write a trivia question.  <light bulb turns on>  So I guess today's topic will be:

Food Trivia

If you work in a space with a lot of employees in one room, chances are you frequently get distracted by the noise and commotion.  And you may be bothered by the lack of privacy.  While privacy panels and room dividers won't put a cone of silence around you, they do help to put a barrier between you and those unwanted distractions.

Safco has introduced a unique new line of powered desk accessories that allow you to charge your USB devices while you work.  You can also operate USB peripherals (keyboard, mouse, etc) from it.  When I heard about them, I thought they were a fantastic idea and couldn't wait to check them out.  There are four products in the line - a monitor stand, an organizer with three drawers, an organizer with three upright sections and three horizontal sections, and an organizer with six upright and two horizontal sections. 

Do you like to go to the movies?  You do?  Fantastic!  If you like movies, then today's question is right up your alley.  

The topic is:

Famous Movie Quotes

The residents of Flint, MI are dealing with an incredible crisis that doesn't seem to have an end in sight any time soon.  As the entire country is aware, the water being supplied to Flint is tainted with high levels of lead, which is completely unsafe and has resulted in numerous health problems for citizens as well as a lack of safe water for drinking, cooking and bathing.

In an effort to help our neighbors, Office Express is holding a water drive.  We want to fill our trucks to the brim!  How can you help?  Simple - just add item OEXH2OEX to your online cart or fax or tell the representative you speak with that you would like to donate a case of water to the Flint Water Drive and we'll take care of the rest.  For every case you purchase, Office Express will match a case and there is no limit to the number you may donate.

Here we are again with some more rebate opportunities for you.  Today's featured rebates are from Acco, Fellowes and HP.  Click on the pictures to be taken to a page with complete details for each offer.

First up is Acco's American Made Promotion. Purchase qualifying American Made products and earn Visa Gift Cards.  The promotion runs from January 1 to December 31, 2016.  

Hello again!  I see you've come back once again to test your knowledge of all things trivia.  Well, I'm ready for you!  Today I'm dusting off a category that I haven't used for a while, but you do so well with it that I thought I'd try it again.  Today's topic is:

Common Denominators

We're less than a month away from the dreaded Tax Day - April 15.  If you (or your company) haven't already filed your taxes, you're probably in the process of gathering all the necessary documents and organizing them, which is a process many people dread.  I've got a few items that can not only help you get organized for that appointment, but will help you stay organized afterward.

Spring is just around the corner and many of you are already planning your spring cleaning projects - home, office, school, etc.  What products will you use?  There certainly are a lot of different brands to choose from - and most of them contain harsh chemicals.  If you are concerned about the effect these chemicals have on your health, or if you want to be green and environmentally friendly, consider the CleanSmart product line.

"Singing in the Rain, I'm singing in the rain.  What a glorious feelin' - I'm happy again!"

I love musicals.  Sometimes I think I was born a few decades too late.  But musicals are still around on Broadway and today I'm going to test your knowledge.  So put your thinking caps on for our topic:

Broadway Musicals

Why do consumers laminate? Mostly for protection and presentation - you may need to protect a price list or a menu from spills or maybe you want to laminate a document that you'll display at a conference to enhance the colors.  So you buy a laminating machine and all the supplies that go with it.   Well today I'd like to show you an alternate solution - Xerox Revolution Never Tear Papers.

So here we are talking about custom printing again.  I'm starting a new series called Do's and Don'ts and my hope is that the questions and topics in this series will help you to understand the print world a little better and make it easier for you the next time you need a piece custom printed.

Today's topic is a "Do."

I like to play games.  My favorite is euchre - what's yours?  Today we'll find out how many gamers we have in our midst.  That's right - today's topic is:

Games

Logitech introduced a keyboard which may very well be answer to many people's prayers.  Dubbed the K480, this is a universal keyboard that works with all types of Bluetooth capable devices that support external keyboards.  It can be paired with up to 3 devices at once and it's super easy to switch between them or swap one device out for a different one.