Someone from the Hong Kong office had been sent an approval
request.
They pointed out the color white signifies death in the Chinese
culture.
Red ribbons were used in place of the white ones. .
Not Breakfast at Tiffany's
Sparing no expense an international company
sent beautiful gifts from Tiffany jewelers to their
Hong Kong office as a thank you for meeting
their sales goals. The gifts were placed and
Tiffany trademark robin's egg blue boxes with
white ribbons.
At the last moment someone from their New
York office halted the shipments to prevent a
major faux pas.
What was the problem?
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