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Alien Chair

By Paperstone on 15 April 2013 in Office Chairs with 0 Comments
Alien Chair

Feel that your office could do with a stylish makeover? Are you a fan of science fiction? If your answers to these questions are in the affirmative then this may be the range of chairs for you. Designed by Edward Kim for Yanko Design, the UB1K Chair certainly looks like something an alien may have […]

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Post-it Modernism

By Paperstone on 11 April 2013 in Desktop Essentials, Post-It Notes with 0 Comments
Post-it Modernism

It’s 45 years since American scientist Dr Spencer Silver invented a unique, repositional glue, and ever since the now world-famous Post-it note has been going from strength to strength. There are now entire websites devoted to this essential office stationery item, which has been used to send everything from romantic messages and wedding proposals to […]

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Date for the Dairy

By Paperstone on 10 April 2013 in Catering with 0 Comments
Date for the Dairy

Gone are the days when our mothers prepared our pack lunches for us (for most of us anyway, you know who you are). In these troubled times of adulthood we are forced into piling considerable portions of our salaries into venues such as Prêt a Manger, or taking the time to prepare (often the night […]

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Body Art in the Office

By Paperstone on 8 April 2013 in Office Workers with 0 Comments
Body Art in the Office

Office workers with tattoos and body piercings should be on their guard when the warmer weather kicks in – they may find their job is at risk if they show off their body art. UK employment experts warn that employees have few rights in this area, even if they feel they should be allowed to […]

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A Year of Meetings

By Paperstone on 2 April 2013 in Office Workers with 0 Comments
A Year of Meetings

A recent poll of 500 office workers has found that the average UK worker will spend about a year of their life in pointless meetings. According to the survey, an office worker on average spends 16 hours in meetings each week and around a quarter of this time is wasted. That’s almost nine full 24-hour […]

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Free Mini Eggs on Every Order

By Paperstone on 22 March 2013 in Paperstone Company News with 0 Comments
Free Mini Eggs on Every Order

Paperstone’s John Phillips enjoys some Mini Eggs For today and today only, we are giving away a free 100g bag of Cadbury’s Mini Eggs on every single order, just in time for Easter. You don’t have to do anything other than place your order. Your Mini Eggs will be sent to you automatically. In addition, […]

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Enormous Sweater Highlights Energy Wastage

By Paperstone on 18 March 2013 in Workwear with 0 Comments
Enormous Sweater Highlights Energy Wastage

A gigantic sweater has claimed the title of world’s largest sweater in the Guiness Book of World Records. The sweater is 151 feet long and 52.5 feet wide. The huge pullover was unveiled at Istanbul’s Bayrampasa Municipality by the Turkish Minister for the EU Affairs and Chief Negotiator Egemen Bagis and Istanbul Mayor Bayrampasa Atilla […]

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“He’s a Total Moron”

By Paperstone on 11 March 2013 in Mailroom & Warehouse with 0 Comments
“He’s a Total Moron”

A New York man faked his own kidnapping because he wanted to escape the anger of his girlfriend after going missing for two weeks. Rahmell Pettway, 36, admitted to police that he had staged the kidnapping to order to explain his absence to his girlfriend after spending two weeks away from his Brooklyn home. He […]

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Worker Alienation

By Paperstone on 27 February 2013 in Office Desks with 0 Comments
Worker Alienation

As if office work is not sometimes alienating enough, along comes this French-designed bubble desk to further isolate hapless office drones. These transparent, plexiglas domes protect you from the germs, loud voices and bad jokes that can eminate from work colleagues. The desks afford workers privacy while still connecting them to a communal desk. Two […]

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French Office Workers Eschew Smelly Colleagues

By Paperstone on 26 February 2013 in Janitorial with 0 Comments
French Office Workers Eschew Smelly Colleagues

In France, a smelly colleague is an unpopular colleague, according to a poll conducted by TNS Sofres. The top concern of French office workers was being sat next to someone with poor personal hygiene. The next gripe was being sat next to someone who complains all the time, followed by colleagues who talk too loudly. […]

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