Congratulations to our April trivia winners! They are Peggy Lathan with Marion P. Sieffert P.A. and Fran Stoddard with Taylors First Baptist

Please try again this month, we will be choosing 2 winners from all who enter.

 

May Trivia Question: What day does Memorial Day fall on this month? 5/?

Answers will be placed in a drawing for a $50 Visa Gift card.  

Email your answers to [email protected] by May 31st at 5pm.

 

 

 


In Memory of Thomas Doggett


This month we would like to honor a former employee Tom Doggett who passed away April 4,2015. Tom started at Plus Inc. back in January of 1986 and retired in August of 2009 (23 Years). Tom was a devoted employee who was loved by our staff and many of our customers . He had the knack for making our customer's laugh and brightening their day. Tom specialized in time clocks, typewriters, postage machines and printers.

 

Tom had a zest for life and enjoyed bragging about his wonderful family. Tom was a US Air Force and Korean War Veteran and loved his country dearly. His love and devotion for his God and Savior was evidenced in his love for his family, friends and everyone he met. He is survived by his wife, one daughter and son-in-law, and 3 grandchildren. We are very honored that Tom was a part of our family and he will be dearly missed by us all.



Employee Birthdays

 

We would like to wish the following employees a very Happy Birthday this month!

 

Wally Lathan   John Campbell

Rob Bourguignon   Mindy McMurray

 

 

 

 

 


 



This month we are happy to highlight Greenville County Disabilities and Special Needs Board and Bon Secours Center. Plus Inc. partners with both organizations in handling their copiers and other office technology.

 

The management and staff of Plus Inc. and Bon Secours Center partnered together in inviting a number of people with disabilities and GCDSNB staff to join them in the corporate suite for the Greenville Road Warriors hockey game "Superhero Night".

 

People from the Head and Spinal Cord Injury program and the Intellectual and related Disabilities programs at GCDSNB were treated to a night of fun and celebration with the staff of Plus Inc. Food, drinks, and fellowship were enjoyed by all - even Batman and Wonder Woman came out to visit and take photographs with Plus Inc. and GCDSNB people.

 

Greenville County Disabilities and Special Needs Board is a nonprofit that coordinates services and raises funds for individuals and families living with disabilities and special needs in the Greenville County area. We currently serve individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, spinal cord injuries, head and spinal cord injuries, and autism. GCDSNB has been a support and advocacy agency for individuals with disabilities since 1971 and currently serves over 2000 people.

 

For more information on services offered by Greenville County Disabilities and Special Needs Board, visit them at www.gcdsnb.com. You can also friend them on www.facebook.com/GCDSNB and follow them on www.twitter.com/gcdsnb.






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How to Avoid Toner Pirates



As we work in this industry, we witness first hand in how toner pirates do their best to trick our customers into thinking they are their vendor. Do not fall victim to toner pirates. Toner pirates are individuals that call your office either claiming to be your vendor for toner supplies and try to gain access to information regarding your equipment. 

 

Toner Pirates usually work in groups and may use a three call approach. The first call is innocent enough to an unsuspecting individual, they call "to verify the make and model" of your copier/printer, sometimes using the line of "our computers went down and we need to verify this information."  Or "the file on the copier ' up-front' accidentally got deleted and we need to input the information again."  Someone in the office not familiar with the supplies arrangement could easily provide this key information unknowingly. It will be used in the second call.  The second call will     usually be "Hi, I am Stalin with [dealer name] [or alternately "the warehouse for your current supplier] and the   manufacturer for your [the information gathered on the first call is inserted here] has just announced a large price increase on the toner for your copier and we wanted to give you the opportunity to stock up now before the price goes up" The third call is to verify the order and get your agreement to it. This is but one example, they use many different ruses to gain the information they want.

 

For those who have fallen prey, what they get is a big surprise.  The price can be four to five times the normal price and in some instances the amount of toner in the cartridge is half what it is supposed to be.

 

If you receive supplies and a invoice from a toner pirate, you can still protect yourself by:

  • DO NOT PAY THE INVOICE
  • Notify the company that the supplies were way over the Fair Market price and that you are giving them 30 days to have the merchandise picked up or you will dispose of it
  • Have specific individual(s) responsible for ordering supplies
  • Train all employees who answer the phone
  • Do NOT give equipment information, like make, model or serial numbers, over the phone.
  • Do business with known companies or ask for references
  • Issue a written purchase order with authorized signature and purchase order number
  • Instruct supplier to put purchase order number on its invoice and bill of lading
  • Do NOT pay bills unless they match your documentation
  • Merchandise must conform to bill of lading or refuse it
  • Do NOT pay for - or return - unordered merchandise

 




 

 


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