Wednesday, July 25, 2012

Drug rep swag

Since January 1, 2009 drug reps haven't been able to give us any of their goodies like pens, post-notes, calendars, or pretty much anything.

However, my colleagues in non-human medical fields are exempt. So veterinarians still get their bountiful, yet bizarre gifts. My colleague Webhill recently received this gem, which she kindly sent:





What the hell is that? A rubber cat? A hurkle? (no, wait, it has 4 legs, not 6) A Pokemon?



Nope. It's a flash drive.





Because, let's face it. Nothing could ever make your day like having someone ask, "Hey, doc, why do you have a blue cat's butt sticking out of your computer?"
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30 comments:

  1. jimbo26July 25, 2012 at 7:13 AM

    At least you don't need to feed it .

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  2. Texas Pharmacy ChicaJuly 25, 2012 at 9:21 AM

    Do you keep a litter box below it?

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  3. PackerJuly 25, 2012 at 9:23 AM

    I am guessing it was not made in Austin Texas. Should be on your Christmas Crap Gift List.

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  4. GPMommyJuly 25, 2012 at 9:27 AM

    I collect interesting thumb drives - my favorite is one shaped like a coke bottle, but the way they did the cat on this one is strange. All said, it would be funny to see a blue cats rear and tail sticking out of a computer.

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  5. Liss1481July 25, 2012 at 9:34 AM

    Haha, I have one of those sitting on my desk right now ;o)

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  6. AnonymousJuly 25, 2012 at 10:24 AM

    How... artisanal???

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  7. MariJuly 25, 2012 at 10:35 AM

    Why do I secretly one? These are hilarious!

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  8. AnonymousJuly 25, 2012 at 11:19 AM

    Just like waking up i the morning with a cat's butt in your face.

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  9. AmiJuly 25, 2012 at 12:24 PM

    It's a "cat ass trophy."

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  10. AnonymousJuly 25, 2012 at 12:31 PM

    Damn, I went to the onsior presentation and all I got was a plain notepad and a blue pen with a cat-shaped end... where's my smurfcat flash drive?!

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  11. Alex DreamzJuly 25, 2012 at 1:09 PM

    I'm with Mari -- is it wrong that I totally want one?? But can it be a keychain, too?!

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  12. bobbieJuly 25, 2012 at 1:20 PM

    The cat is going after the mouse...

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  13. a.generic docJuly 25, 2012 at 1:42 PM

    Hope the front end of the cat doesn't go after the back end of the fish flash drive my wife has in her computer! (She had to buy hers... not drug company swag!)

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  14. MooseJuly 25, 2012 at 2:45 PM

    ... plug-in pussy...

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  15. AnonymousJuly 25, 2012 at 2:48 PM

    Once we had a kid in our practice say that a medication he had been given tasted like "cat butt". Our question was "and how do you know this?"

    Guess what? Cat butt!

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  16. arzt4empfaengerJuly 25, 2012 at 4:18 PM

    Hah! I have a whole headless anesthetist (or other doc in scrubs) sticking out from my computer! Wasn't a gift from A pharma rep, though, but a locum agency. I'm slightly jealous of the craziness on the vet sector.

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  17. clairesmumJuly 25, 2012 at 6:24 PM

    moose, you made me almost loose my beverage!

    the correct reply to your comment, of course, is 'plug it into what??" if you remember the Fotomat commercials from the early 1980s.

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  18. AnonymousJuly 25, 2012 at 11:56 PM

    I want one! Really, I do!

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  19. AnonymousJuly 26, 2012 at 11:14 AM

    Having just spent an evening taking apart my keyboard to remove all the fur that had worked its way under the keys, the last thing I want is more cat in my computer.

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  20. JennJuly 26, 2012 at 1:22 PM

    Ok, now I know what kind of fun swag I can beg for from the Novartis rep. What vet doesn't want kitty bum-shaped usb drives?

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  21. JennJuly 26, 2012 at 1:29 PM

    I agree, we in the vet field have some odd swag. I've seen everything from keychains to stuffed replicas of fleas, fake vomit and a fake 'pound of fat', tick twisters,and butt-shaped usb drives. However, the most unusual items tend to be the most popular - we have twisted senses of humour on the vet side.

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  22. AnonymousJuly 27, 2012 at 12:33 AM

    Ya gotta love the large model of a dog heart riddled with heart worms crawling out of it, at my vet's office. No doubt it came from a drug rep. Totally revoltingly macabre. Fortuately, she removed it. A picture is definitely worth a thousand words.

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  23. bobbieJuly 27, 2012 at 10:49 AM

    Moose ~ you can durn well pay for a new keyboard for me, as you made me spit coffee on mine!!

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  24. Sarah GlennJuly 27, 2012 at 6:04 PM

    Beats the heck out of Mr. Colon, which was a model of... you guessed it.

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  25. Bruce H.July 28, 2012 at 1:21 AM

    The first I ever saw in this genre is still my favorite.

    http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/18/usb-teddy-bear-holds-data-scares-children/

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  26. Ms. DonnaJuly 28, 2012 at 1:24 PM

    MOOSE! You get the award for Best In Show Comment.

    Being owned by two cats, I can tell you that "butt in face" is a sign of endearment and fur everywhere is just the cost (the cats say) of having so much goodness in the house.

    However, both would be upset if a SmurfCat butt was hanging out of my computer!

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  27. AnonymousJuly 29, 2012 at 7:56 PM

    Oh, I want one.

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  28. AnonymousJuly 29, 2012 at 10:22 PM

    I wish I were a vet...I want one!

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  29. AnonymousAugust 10, 2012 at 1:42 AM

    Seriously? Novartis reps came by to flog Onsior and all I got was a glossy brochure. I'm definitely holding out for some smurfy kitty swag next time.

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  30. AnonymousSeptember 9, 2012 at 9:02 PM

    Man, we ordered a butt load (pardon the pun) of that new medication at our clinic and we didn't get that cool cat!
    - Dr. Happyvet

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