Comments on: The last expense account you ever submit… http://www.esourcingforum.com/archives/2007/05/25/the-last-expense-account-you-ever-submit/ The source of information and best practices in strategic sourcing. Sat, 10 Jan 2009 00:41:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: David Bush - Iasta http://www.esourcingforum.com/archives/2007/05/25/the-last-expense-account-you-ever-submit/#comment-7790 David Bush - Iasta Sat, 26 May 2007 14:59:04 +0000 http://www.esourcingforum.com/?p=460#comment-7790 Thanks Tony, and to clarify, my discussions were with people that had attended WorldSource, back in the hey day of opulence, not Ariba Live. Tony, have you tried this $100 bottle of beer? I had a $15 bottle once and it tasted like beechwood aged rubbing alcohol. I will stick to my buck a bottle tastes for IPA and Stout. Thanks Tony, and to clarify, my discussions were with people that had attended WorldSource, back in the hey day of opulence, not Ariba Live.

Tony, have you tried this $100 bottle of beer? I had a $15 bottle once and it tasted like beechwood aged rubbing alcohol. I will stick to my buck a bottle tastes for IPA and Stout.

]]> By: Tony Poshek (aka The Cynical Sourcer) http://www.esourcingforum.com/archives/2007/05/25/the-last-expense-account-you-ever-submit/#comment-7789 Tony Poshek (aka The Cynical Sourcer) Sat, 26 May 2007 14:50:09 +0000 http://www.esourcingforum.com/?p=460#comment-7789 David, Pfft. Don't worry about these other bloggers.. The point of you post is solid. As a friend of mine from Las Vegas once commented, while I was admiring all of the free multi-million dollar spectacles in front of the new Vegas hotels: "This wasn't built by losing money to the tourists coming here". As I also prefer a good beer over an overpriced cocktail, the good news is that there may be a compromise for all. The worlds strongest and most expensive beer (at only $100 a bottle), is American made: http://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/americas/02/10/ultimate.beer/ David,

Pfft. Don’t worry about these other bloggers.. The point of you post is solid.

As a friend of mine from Las Vegas once commented, while I was admiring all of the free multi-million dollar spectacles in front of the new Vegas hotels: “This wasn’t built by losing money to the tourists coming here”.

As I also prefer a good beer over an overpriced cocktail, the good news is that there may be a compromise for all. The worlds strongest and most expensive beer (at only $100 a bottle), is American made: http://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/americas/02/10/ultimate.beer/

]]> By: Jason Busch http://www.esourcingforum.com/archives/2007/05/25/the-last-expense-account-you-ever-submit/#comment-7788 Jason Busch Fri, 25 May 2007 20:17:49 +0000 http://www.esourcingforum.com/?p=460#comment-7788 But David, on the other hand, you could interpret that holding an event at a Marriot is essentially is telling your customers: “we believe in overpriced mediocrity”. Not that Iasta’s solutions are overpriced or mediocre, but you can read into an event’s location in many ways. BTW: the room rates at Ariba's event were very reasonable for the quality of the place. But in your defense, I'll take a beer over an overpriced Chardonnay any day ;-) But David, on the other hand, you could interpret that holding an event at a Marriot is essentially is telling your customers: “we believe in overpriced mediocrity”. Not that Iasta’s solutions are overpriced or mediocre, but you can read into an event’s location in many ways. BTW: the room rates at Ariba’s event were very reasonable for the quality of the place. But in your defense, I’ll take a beer over an overpriced Chardonnay any day ;-)

]]> By: Michael Lamoureux http://www.esourcingforum.com/archives/2007/05/25/the-last-expense-account-you-ever-submit/#comment-7784 Michael Lamoureux Fri, 25 May 2007 16:34:40 +0000 http://www.esourcingforum.com/?p=460#comment-7784 It's still not as expensive as Manchester's slightly more expensive Diamond Cocktail, which uses a 1/2k pink tourmaline and diamond ring set in 18k white gold, and averages around $30,000 a pop, as I pointed out here: <a href="http://blog.sourcinginnovation.com/2007/05/19/you-know-your-recession-is-over-when-.aspx" rel="nofollow">You Know Your Recession Is Over When ...</a> It’s still not as expensive as Manchester’s slightly more expensive Diamond Cocktail, which uses a 1/2k pink tourmaline and diamond ring set in 18k white gold, and averages around $30,000 a pop, as I pointed out here:
You Know Your Recession Is Over When …

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