The Office Season 5 Episode 17 Open Thread

by royalsreview on Mar 12, 2009 8:12 PM EDT Comment 15 comments

Golden Ticket: Michael comes up with an idea to put "Golden Tickets" into packages of paper for clients to redeem in for discounts.

Sounds like an old school episode to me. Seriously, someone on this show HAS to get fired soon. It's been a failing paper company for what? At least five years and, by implication, much longer. And now, in this recession, we're still at full capacity?

HOW DOES PAM STILL HAVE A JOB?

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Pretty good

the more the ignore the “bit” story arcs, the better the episodes are

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by devil_fingers on Mar 12, 2009 10:19 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

"big"

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by devil_fingers on Mar 12, 2009 10:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

and still trying to figure out how jim would lose money

wouldn’t his commision all be paid at point of sale/contract?

by royalsreview on Mar 12, 2009 10:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

yeah... and now does he get the

commission from the “big” sale?

I’m not sleeping until this is resolved in my mind

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by devil_fingers on Mar 12, 2009 11:04 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

pam didn't look her best tonight

by royalsreview on Mar 12, 2009 11:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

If he gets a commission on the actual money that DM brings in from his clients...

…then he loses with the 50% discount. But I don’t know if this is accurate for real world sales commissions.

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by NYRoyal on Mar 12, 2009 11:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

yea

and it wasn’t clear when the discount kicks in… next order? retroactive?

by royalsreview on Mar 12, 2009 11:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

At one point in the middle of the episode someone said it was a discount on their purchases for a year.

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by NYRoyal on Mar 12, 2009 11:26 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

i was convinced Wallace was setting Michael up

knowing it wasn’t dwight…

then… he wasn’t?

seriously, they are starting to push the credulity a little bit now as michael still isn’t fired

by royalsreview on Mar 12, 2009 10:52 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Supposedly the Scranton branch is the only one with increased sales since the economy went south

When the whole company is losing sales, but one branch is actually doing well, they are unlikely to fire the manager of that branch. Of course the odd and unrealistic thing is how this branch could possibly be doing well.

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by NYRoyal on Mar 12, 2009 11:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Jim and Dwight

Both seem to be excellent salesmen for some reason. It could be that companies in Scranton want paper more than other places. Consider the park effects!

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