Office snacks

Once I was planning to have a snack drawer in the office. Sweet, savory, crunchy, creamy… I wanted them to be ready for my snack time. 

Since I don’t have enough drawers in my desk, I had to give up on the idea. To be honest, for a short period of time though, I have considered to stock some snacks in my locker. I stopped myself creating a big locker of snacks.

I have realized that most of the Japanese people don’t have extra space to stock snacks either. I applaud them for going for the cafeteria, vending machines or little shops close by, for snacks. I am also ashamed of myself for not even considering having a little walk for that matter.

It also took me some time to realize the fridge and snacks in the meeting room. I also spent some time to observe the pattern. Again monkey sees, monkey does. :)

The pattern is that fridge and snacks are belong to a company. Every week, they refill them. And if you take anything from them, you need to put money in their frog or pig looking piggybank. It is always fun to put coins in the piggybank.

The snacks have compartments, like a little shop. There are cup noodles, small candies, gum, crackers, biscuits… In the fridge fruit juice and vitamin drinks…In the freezer, ice cream…

Isn’t it the perfect office snacks selection?  

One more surprise, ever week, they refill with different items, so you never get bored. :)

In our office, refill day is on Thursday. Every Thursday around 4pm, someone comes in, takes the money from the piggy bank, and refills the goodies.

So every Thursday around 4.30pm, when I take a small bathroom break, walking pass the meeting room looking inside… If the new weekly snacks are there, after my bathroom break I go and see what we have. Around that time ever Thursday, my colleagues also do the same.

I and my colleagues, go to some other places for buying snacks but I always feel comfortable that we have a little shop of ours in the meeting room waiting for me.

Cheers,

Ece