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Spiffalicious : Spiff, Spiffy, Spiffster, Spifferoni, Spiffapotamus
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[http://picasaweb.google.com/SpiffSimpson/Paradox I CAN HAS LEADERBOARDS]
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Plurals: Spiffs, Spiffies, Spiffsters, Spifferonies, Spiffiness
 
  
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[[Image:L 492a2f33834e09f01a157e5575bd4e63.jpg]]
  
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Actions: To Be Spiffed, Spiffied
 
  
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== Quotes ==
  
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'''Below are quotes that I have from playing [http://www.kingdomofloathing.com Kingdom Of Loathing]'''
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Okay Enough Of That Madness!
 
  
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== Randomness Found On Wikipedia ==
 
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{{otheruses}}
 
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A '''spiff''' is a small, immediate bonus for a sale.  Typically, "spiffs" are paid, either by a manufacturer or employer, directly to a salesperson for selling a specific product.
 
  
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There is a reference to a spiff in a [[slang]] [[dictionary]] of [[1859]]: "''The percentage allowed by [[draper]]s to their young men when they effect sale of old fashioned or undesirable stock.''" It seems to be connected with the use of the word in that period to mean a [[dandy]] or somebody smartly dressed (hence spiffy, and to spiff up - to improve the appearance of a place or a person), but nobody seems to have been able to disentangle the threads of which came first, or what influenced what, or where the word originally came from.
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*Loper polishes Spiff's crown for her.
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*Loper gives it a final buff and gently places it back in place on her highness.
  
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== Legality of a spiff==
 
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In 2007, the The U.S. Department of Justice characterized spiffs as kickbacks, and illegal if the purchaser is the government.<ref>[http://weblog.infoworld.com/techwatch/archives/011413.html Tech Watch | InfoWorld Staff | InfoWorld | Tech firm kickback scandal could claim many victims | April 19, 2007 01:35 PM | By Paul Roberts<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
 
  
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== Spiffs in specific industries ==
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*Gobberwart: GO to your room, DON'T take the tequila, DON'T slam the door, DON'T ask me if your five minutes is up
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While difficult to trace, during the 1900s the term "spiff" was used heavily in the furniture retail business, and was thus re-invented to be defined as Sales Performance Incentive For Furniture (nowadays it is used as Special Performance Incentives for Field Force).  The process included manufacturers providing sales incentives directly to the sales force, bypassing the management of the store.
 
  
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The cell phone industry uses the term spiff very heavily. Cell phone companies and retailers often reward sales staff based on how large of a cell phone plan a customer signs up with or how many "add-ons" (e.g. [[text messaging]]) a customer adds to their account. A new cell phone plan generally has a spiff value of somewhere between $20-30. An added line is usually around $10 and "add-ons" are usually about $1-5 apiece, though this is variable. There may also be spiff opportunities on accessories, and the salesperson often can make an actual sales commission on the phone itself, as well as accessories. This works separately from spiffs.
 
  
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==Spiffs in the Major Home Appliance Industry==
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*Dr_Obvious: 743 hobo nickels, I can almost taste my monkey.
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The spiff incentive is also used widely in the major home appliance industry.  Many manufacturers use the spiff to encourage salespersons to influence a customer to purchase one product instead of another for various reasons.  Primarily spiff are used to encourage preferential sales tactics, so that the manufacturer offering the spiff will have more sales than the manufacturer who did not offer a spiff, or who offered a lower spiff.  Sometimes a manufacturer will offer a spiff in order to push an outdated or discontinued product, hoping to lower inventory or stock.
 
  
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The use of the spiff has become increasingly influential in the major home appliance industry, as spiffs can sometimes run 10% or more of the sale price. In some instances, a spiff can heavily outweigh the amount of commission received on a sale; in this way the manufacturer is able to have a very strong influence on the decision of the salesperson to encourage one product instead of another, even if the alternate product is of a higher value, or has a higher profit margin.
 
  
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== Origin ==
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*Pahnts: I'm not sure what to say about that, spiff... :P
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Several [[acronyms]] have been proposed as possible origins of the term, but they are all certainly [[backronyms]], as these phrases would have had no meaning in 1859, when the usage was first documented.
 
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* Sales Persons Incentive For Fun
 
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* Sales Performance Incentive Fund
 
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* Special Performance Incentive Fund
 
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* Specific Price Incentive For Final Sale
 
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* Special Pay Incentives For Fast Sales
 
  
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==Ethical nature==
 
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The use of the spiff, while widely accepted in some industries, is of questionable ethical nature.  A spiff can sometimes encourage salespeople to push a less satisfactory product upon a customer, or allow manufacturers to circumvent the instructions or intentions of managers and owners by paying the salespeople directly. While commission-centric sales tactics are often transparent, based on the price of the product being pushed by a salesperson, spiff-centric sales tactics are less noticeable, and may be perceived as honest salesmanship by consumers who are pushed towards a product when there is no evidence that the salesperson might be biased or influenced by monetary gain. It should be noted, however, that not all commissions are transparent based on ticket price. Many retailers pay employees different percentages on different products, based on the gross profit margin of the item.
 
  
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*Gobberwart says:i think he's pretty easy. i've done him before
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*Beastyclaire: and I mean that in a normal way, Spiff! Not in a beastiallity way! ;P
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*Whuknose: Is it perhaps too much to say my opponent hates babies?
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*gnoccislut: all I know is "how much you gonna pay, and what do you want"
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*gnocciSlut: well damnit, I can't even fight in the arena with my box of gonads
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*Beastyclaire: I rule Spiff, AKA, I am the Queen! :D
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*Gobberwart grabs spiff and holds her.. ok who's for spank-jelloing spiff?
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*cowmanbob first typed I'd mount that thing....then thought better of it
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*sigma_nightmare: *ahem* Spiff is getting clannies with a blow-what
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*the babe: ohhh cool used the cyborg hand and just slapped the bitch
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*Whuknose: Holy crap i was just banned for saying i was drug into the closet and violated by spiff >.>
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*the babe: im off time to get the kid ready for school have a great gay all
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*LesPaul: HAHAHA...I read that too quickly...spit shines her tittie LOL
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*JechT I wouldnt kick justin timberlake out on a cold night
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*elljaeT would rather not put too much though into her daughters alley
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*Gobberwart: dudeofthecountry14 is now known as prisonbitch14
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*Highwaywoman realizes that conversation has degenerated into "lol prison rape" but errr...
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*elljaeT: lol Jazzy Grokly's waving at dogs balls, spiff is in the gutter, Gob was slinging poo, I was farting and Beasty is off somewhere playing polly pocket with the jolly green giant
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*Spiff: <-----was innocent once
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*STCclanbot coughs! ....sweet and innocent....my ass! :P
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*Spiff wishes her lawn was emo so it would cut its self
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*cowmanbob: LMAO Spiff
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*PsymonM77: I think Spiff just sent me a severed head in a box
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*Spiff: LMAO!
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*Spiff humps Les
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*LesPaul slaps Spiff and says Down Girl DOWN!!
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*Loper: Spiff is in quite the, eh, "mood" today.
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*Spiff is lost
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*Travoltus finds spiff
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*Spiff giggles
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*Grumpy_olde_farte puts out an Amber alert for Spiff...
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*Travoltus makes note of which gutter Spiff is in and leaves her to it
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*Beastyclaire is afk playing Polly Pocket...(dont ask) lol
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*Beastyclaire: lmao!! Thanks Spiff, I will use him wildly! >_< Rarw
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*Beastyclaire: heh, beats playing with Polly Pocket ;)
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*Spiff throws pickles at impy
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*Tiny Plastic IMPy: rawr~
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*Tiny Plastic IMPy puts them in her pants and proceeds to do a quite amazing impression of LW.
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*Travoltus gets mud in his eyes ans goes blind!
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*Spiff rips off her bathing suit and throws it LOL
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*gnocciSlut rolls spiff over and sits on her while she tries to get the mud outta her eyes
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*gnocciSlut: wait what?
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*gnocciSlut smashes spiffs butt into the mud
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*Spiff wiggles it in ya face
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*Travoltus: now THAT's a mudpack!
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*Travoltus needs mouth to mouth
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*Spiff pushes beasty toward trav
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*Beastyclaire sits on Travs face by accident >_>
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*TIny PlaStic impY puts on a tux and rings Gobb's doorbell, asking to take Spiffy to the prom.
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*Spiff puts on her best pair of spandex and begs to go
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*elljaeT fixes spiffy's hair with some lovely curls and ribbons
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*Gobberwart strokes his shotgun and reminds Impy to have her back by 11
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*Beastyclaire: Oh its never a dull day with Spiify here..lol :)

Latest revision as of 14:38, 12 March 2009

I CAN HAS LEADERBOARDS


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Quotes

Below are quotes that I have from playing Kingdom Of Loathing


  • Loper polishes Spiff's crown for her.
  • Loper gives it a final buff and gently places it back in place on her highness.


  • Gobberwart: GO to your room, DON'T take the tequila, DON'T slam the door, DON'T ask me if your five minutes is up


  • Dr_Obvious: 743 hobo nickels, I can almost taste my monkey.


  • Pahnts: I'm not sure what to say about that, spiff... :P


  • Gobberwart says:i think he's pretty easy. i've done him before


  • Beastyclaire: and I mean that in a normal way, Spiff! Not in a beastiallity way! ;P


  • Whuknose: Is it perhaps too much to say my opponent hates babies?


  • gnoccislut: all I know is "how much you gonna pay, and what do you want"


  • gnocciSlut: well damnit, I can't even fight in the arena with my box of gonads


  • Beastyclaire: I rule Spiff, AKA, I am the Queen! :D


  • Gobberwart grabs spiff and holds her.. ok who's for spank-jelloing spiff?


  • cowmanbob first typed I'd mount that thing....then thought better of it


  • sigma_nightmare: *ahem* Spiff is getting clannies with a blow-what


  • the babe: ohhh cool used the cyborg hand and just slapped the bitch


  • Whuknose: Holy crap i was just banned for saying i was drug into the closet and violated by spiff >.>


  • the babe: im off time to get the kid ready for school have a great gay all


  • LesPaul: HAHAHA...I read that too quickly...spit shines her tittie LOL


  • JechT I wouldnt kick justin timberlake out on a cold night


  • elljaeT would rather not put too much though into her daughters alley


  • Gobberwart: dudeofthecountry14 is now known as prisonbitch14
  • Highwaywoman realizes that conversation has degenerated into "lol prison rape" but errr...


  • elljaeT: lol Jazzy Grokly's waving at dogs balls, spiff is in the gutter, Gob was slinging poo, I was farting and Beasty is off somewhere playing polly pocket with the jolly green giant


  • Spiff: <-----was innocent once
  • STCclanbot coughs! ....sweet and innocent....my ass! :P


  • Spiff wishes her lawn was emo so it would cut its self
  • cowmanbob: LMAO Spiff


  • PsymonM77: I think Spiff just sent me a severed head in a box
  • Spiff: LMAO!


  • Spiff humps Les
  • LesPaul slaps Spiff and says Down Girl DOWN!!
  • Loper: Spiff is in quite the, eh, "mood" today.


  • Spiff is lost
  • Travoltus finds spiff
  • Spiff giggles
  • Grumpy_olde_farte puts out an Amber alert for Spiff...
  • Travoltus makes note of which gutter Spiff is in and leaves her to it


  • Beastyclaire is afk playing Polly Pocket...(dont ask) lol
  • Beastyclaire: lmao!! Thanks Spiff, I will use him wildly! >_< Rarw
  • Beastyclaire: heh, beats playing with Polly Pocket ;)


  • Spiff throws pickles at impy
  • Tiny Plastic IMPy: rawr~
  • Tiny Plastic IMPy puts them in her pants and proceeds to do a quite amazing impression of LW.


  • Travoltus gets mud in his eyes ans goes blind!
  • Spiff rips off her bathing suit and throws it LOL
  • gnocciSlut rolls spiff over and sits on her while she tries to get the mud outta her eyes
  • gnocciSlut: wait what?
  • gnocciSlut smashes spiffs butt into the mud
  • Spiff wiggles it in ya face
  • Travoltus: now THAT's a mudpack!
  • Travoltus needs mouth to mouth
  • Spiff pushes beasty toward trav
  • Beastyclaire sits on Travs face by accident >_>


  • TIny PlaStic impY puts on a tux and rings Gobb's doorbell, asking to take Spiffy to the prom.
  • Spiff puts on her best pair of spandex and begs to go
  • elljaeT fixes spiffy's hair with some lovely curls and ribbons
  • Gobberwart strokes his shotgun and reminds Impy to have her back by 11
  • Beastyclaire: Oh its never a dull day with Spiify here..lol :)
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