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10 Crazy Business Expenses

As reported in Business Week, an expense-management firm called Certify provided their list of the most shameless items employees attempted to use as business expenses (this was for 2012 expenses):

Dunk Tank: The tank was rented to boost employees' morale—they doused the boss—at an auto parts supplier.

Pink Flamingo Lawn Ornaments: Someone at a medical device manufacturer apparently needed four.

Deer Urine: An employee at an agricultural products company used the urine on a hunting trip with a client.

Laser Tattoo Removal: An IT industry worker decided ink didn't fit his or her image and sought to "appear more professional to clients."

Live Baby Octopuses: A Japanese visitor to a pharmaceutical company wanted sushi. Instead of taking him to a restaurant, the company brought the sushi to him, superfresh.

Henri IV Cognac: A financial-services employee sipped one of the world's most expensive liquors, to the tune of $1,300.

Baby Giraffe: The young giraffe was brought to an office party for a restaurant/hospitality company.

A Trip for a Job Interview: Someone hated his job with an Internet service provider so much he charged the company to find him a new employer.

Possible Preaching Angles: (1) Justifying, excusing sin; Repentance—In the same way, we have creative means to get around the demands of God's law. (2) Honesty, Integrity, Dishonesty, Denial.

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