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Stikkord: Irina Ball

  • Mer om da jeg jobbet i emballasjebransjen

    mer fra emballasje bransjen

    PS.

    Her er mer om dette:

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    PS 2.

    Enda mer om dette:

    packaging europe 3

    PS 3.

    Disse har jeg blogget om tidligere, (i forbindelse med at Rema har sånne rare ‘dato-etiketter’ som de klistrer på EMV-kjøttdeig osv., en stund etter at varen er produsert, sånn at de ikke får målt hele kjølekjeden, som Rimi kalte det):

    disse har jeg blogget litt om

    PS 4.

    Jeg har jo jobba i ti år, som Rimi-leder, (fra 1994 til 2004).

    Og det første ansvaret jeg fikk, ute i butikken.

    Det var å være ‘oste-sjef’, (som jeg kaller det litt for skøy), på Rimi Nylænde, fra rundt årsskiftet 1993/1994, (kan det vel ha vært).

    (Noe sånt).

    Så dette produktet, (som viser om varen har ligget for varmt), tenkte jeg, at virka interessant.

    (Et gjentagende tema, ute i butikkene.

    Det er angående varer, som kundene har satt fra seg, (i en handlevogn/handlekurv), ute i butikken, (muligens fordi at de har glemt lommeboka, eller fordi at de syntes at kassakøen var for lang).

    Og så er temaet da, (blant de ansatte i butikken), om kjøle/fryse-varene, (oppi den nevnte handlevogna/handlekurven), har ligget så lenge, i romtemperatur, at de ikke kan selges.

    Og med en sånn ‘timestrip’, så kan jo da butikkfolka, bare se på den måleren.

    For å se om varen fortsatt er en salgsvare.

    For å si det sånn).

    Men etter å ha sett disse temperatur-måler-etikettene, på Rema sine varer.

    Så tenker jeg, at det kanskje blir litt ‘russisk’, med to dato-måle-systemer.

    Det står jo holdbarhetsdato, på pakken, fra før.

    Så det blir kanskje litt ‘russisk’, med denne temperatur-måleren, (som visst kalles timestrip), i tillegg.

    (For å si det sånn).

    Så sånn er muligens det.

    Bare noe jeg tenkte på.

    Mvh.

    Erik Ribsskog

    PS 5.

    Den emballasje-jobben var ikke så bra betalt, forresten.

    Jeg fikk vel 10-15 kroner, per firma.

    Og i begynnelsen så pleide jeg å ringe firmaene.

    Og da ble jeg sendt til den og den, som så skulle svare, på hva firmaet produserte.

    Og dette var jo en slags katalog, (directory).

    Og katalog-markedet, har kanskje blitt litt ødelagt i Norge, av lurendreiere/svindlere.

    (Mener jeg å ha lest om, i avisene.

    På 90/00-tallet.

    For å si det sånn).

    Så det er mulig at jeg bare ble sendt rundt, noen ganger.

    Og så tok det kanskje en time, før hu på sentralbordet svarte, (så godt hu kunne), liksom.

    (Noe sånt).

    Og da tjente jeg jo ti kroner i timen, liksom.

    (Den første tida).

    Og etterhvert, (etter at jeg hadde lært litt mer om emballasjebransjen, sånn at arbeidet gikk litt raskere), så begynte jeg med arbeidssak (mot Bertelsmann/Microsoft), nettsted-utvikling (johncons.com/Kampen mot den siste Sovjetstat/johncons.org/johncons-web osv.), blogging (johncons-blogg) og rettighetssaker.

    Så jeg fikk jo ikke brukt så mye tid, på jobben.

    Så jeg ble ganske mager, mens jeg hadde, denne jobben.

    (Og jeg fikk også gjeld, til husvert-firma og strøm-firmaer, osv.

    For å si det sånn).

    Og jeg måtte gå til en pantelåner, en gang, (i London Road), med den slanke Sony Ericsson-mobilen, (som jeg blogget om her om dagen).

    Og så fikk jeg kanskje ti pund for den.

    Som jeg så gikk og handla mat for, (på Tesco).

    (For jeg var blakk.

    Og min arbeidsgiver Packaging Europe/Positive Publications somla alltid med å sende sjekkene.

    De sa alltid at de skulle sende sjekkene samme dag, (eller dagen etter).

    Men det var nok heller sånn, at de sendte sjekkene, hver fredag, (eller noe i den duren).

    (Og så sa de bare noe tull til meg, i mellomtiden.

    Noe sånt).

    Eller, de sendte kanskje sjekkene, sånn at folk fikk de, på fredagen.

    For de trodde kanskje, at folk begynte å feste, (istedet for å jobbe), hvis de fikk sjekkene, tidligere i uka.

    Noe sånt).

    Så sånn var muligens det.

    Bare noe jeg tenkte på.

    Men men.

    PS 6.

    Det var også sånn, at jeg aldri møtte Irina (som var min kontaktperson/overordnede/kollega), og Tim Sykes (som var lederen for katalog-prosjektet).

    Disse holdt til i Norwich, (på østkysten), mens jeg bodde i Liverpool, (på vestkysten).

    Og jeg har aldri vært i Norwich engang, (for å si det sånn).

    Men Packaging Europe/Postive Publications, hadde avertert, på the Jobcenter sitt nettsted.

    Så jeg søkte på den jobben, (siden at de trengte en som snakka norsk/’skandinavisk’).

    Og svar-mailen deres havnet i papirkurven, (på Gmail).

    (Av en eller annen grunn).

    Men jeg sjekka tilfeldigvis papirkurven.

    Og så så jeg mailen fra hu Irina da, (var det vel).

    Så det var kanskje litt lugubert/tull, at jeg jobbet som selvstendig næringsdrivende.

    (Packaging Europe averterte etter folk, (gjennom the Jobcenter), som kunne jobbe for dem, (eller på vegne av dem), som selvstendig næringsdrivende, da.

    Så det var ikke sånn at de kontaktet folk som var selvstendig næringsdrivende, fra før.

    Noe som vel er det vanlige, (at folk for eksempel kontakter en konsulent, (som jobber som selvstendig næringsdrivende), som har avertert i avisa, eller noe lignende).

    Noe sånt).

    Og Packaging Europe hjalp meg med å starte min virksomhet.

    På den måten at de sendte meg faktura-maler, osv.

    Som jeg så fylte ut, hver uke, (eller om det var annenhver uke).

    Og så kom det sjekker tilbake, (ettersom hvor mange firmaer jeg hadde punchet inn, på nettstedet, til Packaging Europe), da.

    (For å si det sånn).

    Og Packaing Europe informerte meg vel også om skatteregler, (for selvstendig næringsdrivende).

    (Sånn som jeg husker det).

    Så det var mer som at jeg jobbet for Packaging Europe, (enn at jeg var selvstendig næringsdrivende).

    (Vil jeg si).

    Så sånn var det.

    Bare noe jeg tenkte på.

    Men men.

    PS 7.

    Hver gang jeg ringte Postive Publications/Packaging Europe, (i Norwich).

    Så spilte de en sang, som het: ‘Reasons to be cheerful’, (gjennom sentralbordet).

    (Husker jeg).

    Så jeg ble kanskje litt frika ut, av denne jobben.

    For jeg var kanskje litt preget, (og i sjokk), av at politiet, nektet å tjene meg, (og etterforske), i forbindelse med mord-forsøk mot meg osv., i Norge.

    (Som jeg hadde flykta fra).

    Så jeg var kanskje litt dyster, på den her tida.

    Og når jeg da fikk den: ‘Reasons to be cheerful’, i trynet liksom, hver gang jeg ringte min arbeidsgiver/oppdragsgiver.

    Så lurte jeg på om det var noe tull, (husker jeg).

    (Noe sånt).

    Så sånn var det.

    Bare noe jeg tenkte på.

    Men men.

    PS 8.

    Her er mer om dette:

    PS 9.

    Jeg burde kanskje ha sendt kopi-e-poster, til Tim og/eller Irina, angående de kundene, som klagde, (øverst i bloggposten).

    Men da jeg jobba på Arvato, (hvor jeg jobba fra 2005 til 2006).

    Så sa Team Leader Marianne Høksaas, at vi ikke skulle nevne for kundene, (dette var Microsoft-kunder som skulle aktivere Windows osv.), at vi holdt til i Liverpool.

    (Av en eller annen grunn).

    Så dette satt kanskje litt i meg enda.

    (At jeg ikke skulle opplyse overfor kundene, at jeg holdt til i utlandet.

    For å si det sånn).

    Og jeg hadde allerede klaget, (i førsten da jeg jobba for Packaging Europe), til Tim Sykes.

    Om at det norske flagget, på nettstedet til Packaging Europe, var feil proposjonert, (eller akkurat hvordan det var igjen).

    (Packaging Europe hadde alle de europeiske flaggene, på nettstedet sitt, på den tida.

    Det var vel sånn at man kunne trykke på ens hjemlands flagg.

    Og så fikk man kanskje nyheter på for eksempel norsk, da.

    Noe sånt).

    Så var nok litt var for, at jeg muligens hadde klaget nok, (for en stund), på Packaging Europe sitt nettsted.

    Så derfor drøyde jeg det kanskje litt, med å klage, på andre ting, når det gjaldt Packaging Europe sitt nettsted.

    (Som at de burde hatt egne valg for RFID-etiketter og ‘timestip/KeepIt-etiketter’, osv.

    For å si det sånn).

    Så sånn var vel det.

    Bare noe jeg tenkte på.

    Men men.

    PS 10.

    Her kan man se at Packaging Europe, hadde ‘zoomet’ mer, på det norske flagget, enn på de andre nordiske flaggene, (noe som jeg syntes at så dumt/uprofesjonelt ut, og som jeg klagde over, til redaktør Tim Sykes, i en telefonsamtale, (som også var om andre ting angående arbeidet)):

    norske flagget hm

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    Gmail – Sweets







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    Erik Ribsskog

    <eribsskog@gmail.com>




    Sweets





    Erik Ribsskog

    <eribsskog@gmail.com>





    Fri, Nov 26, 2010 at 1:48 PM





    To:

    Tim Sykes <tim@packagingeurope.com>



    Ok,

    I also thought the company was from Germany, because of the was you put pressure on the word Germany, in one of our last phone-calls, when you were going to the packaging-congress in Germany.
    And we really agreed that I would do all the Scandinavian companies, so I thought it was a bit strange that you brought in the agency, to do the job we really had agreed I would do.

    And also, I thought it was a bit strange to not get any more work offered, after working on the project for one and a half years.
    But now, I think we maybe have a dispute here.
    I'm also a bit worried about Irina, did she work from home, because I didn't get her direct number.

    But Ball is a British name I guess, so I guess she was married to a Brit, so it isn't my business, I guess.
    And also it was strange that the pay-check always arrived on a Friday, and that the person who wrote the pay-cheques was sick all the time.

    Just to level and complain.
    Thanks again for the answer!
    Best regards,
    Erik Ribsskog

    On Fri, Nov 26, 2010 at 1:42 PM, Tim Sykes <tim@packagingeurope.com> wrote:

    Hi Erik,

    Yes, it’s just a coincidence. Ball Packaging is a very big corporation, while our company is small-medium in size.

    Regarding the database project, we always appreciated the quality of your work. Some researchers were very unreliable and gave us either very little or incorrect information. I’m very sorry that you found you were not earning enough. Because it varied between different countries how easy it was to get information from companies (depending on how accessible the relevant contact was, and how much information they put on their websites), it was difficult to judge how much time a researcher should spend per company and therefore what a fair rate per company was. So I’m very sorry to read that you – one of our most thorough and honest researchers – were struggling to make ends meet.

    Have a nice weekend.

    Tim

    From: Erik Ribsskog [mailto:eribsskog@gmail.com]

    Sent: 26 November 2010 13:30

    To: Tim Sykes
    Subject: Re: Sweets


    Hi,

    ok, so the Irina Ball at Packaging Europe and Ball Packaging Europe was just a coincident?


    Yes, I was a bit stressed when I did the research, I tried to do the job properly, so I couldn't earn enough, from just the phone-calls.

    I've also found out now, it seems I've been having gluten-allergy, that has been worse, in the UK, than in Norway, I think, due to that I've eaten a lot of toast etc.

    So I wasn't really on top, when I worked on the project, but I tried to get it right at least.


    I didn't know the tariff eighter, for company researchers.

    I saw that the company in Denmark, mostly only added one product, for each company.

    If I had done the job like that myself I could have earned five times as much, I think.

    But I tried to do it quite thorowly, (at least before I saw how the agency-company did the job), and with only £1.30 for each company, with company information and product information, then I struggeled a bit.

    But I think I did to thorowly, I should have done more like the agency did the research perhaps.

    Best regards,

    Erik Ribsskog

    On Fri, Nov 26, 2010 at 8:24 AM, Tim Sykes <tim@packagingeurope.com> wrote:

    Hi Erik,

    ‘Ball Packaging Europe’ is the European subsidiary of ‘Ball Packaging’, which is based in the USA. It is a large packaging manufacturer, so we sometimes write about the company in our publication, but other than that we have no relation to it.

    As for the information on our website, I’m afraid this is out of date.

    However, I’m pleased to see that your company researching skills are as strong as ever!

    Best wishes,

    Tim

    From: Erik Ribsskog [mailto:eribsskog@gmail.com]

    Sent: 25 November 2010 17:16

    To: Tim Sykes
    Subject: Re: Sweets

    Hi,

    it still says Irina works as a News Editor, on your website:

    News Editors: Elisabeth Skoda

    Irina Ball
    Patrycja Przelaczkowska

    And there's a company in Germany called Ball Packaging Europe:

    Just for the fun of Company Researching of the old days of 2007 and 2008. 🙂

    Best regards,

    Erik Ribsskog

    On Thu, Nov 25, 2010 at 4:58 PM, Erik Ribsskog <eribsskog@gmail.com> wrote:

    Hi Tim,

    no problem.

    But I'm a Company Researcher, remember?

    I seem to remember that your owner company were someone called Ball in Germany?

    But that's no big deal anyway, and not something I researched about now, just something I seem to remember.

    Best regards,

    Erik Ribsskog

    On Thu, Nov 25, 2010 at 4:51 PM, Tim Sykes <tim@packagingeurope.com> wrote:

    Hi Erik,

    I don’t think it’s right for me to talk about the private life of a colleague. However, the surname of the owner of our company is Fraser.

    Thanks again for your participation in our database project. I’d be happy to recommend you if you ever need references.

    Best regards,

    Tim

    From: Erik Ribsskog [mailto:eribsskog@gmail.com]

    Sent: 25 November 2010 16:42

    To: Tim Sykes
    Subject: Re: Sweets

    Hi Tim,

    ok, I thought she had the same last-name as the owner of the company, but maybe she god divorced?


    She worked from home as well I guess?

    But this is not any of my business.

    After all, I haven't even met you and Irina etc., in person, when we co-operated on the Packaging Europe Database.

    Since I live in Liverpool and you guys are in Norwich.

    So I don't really know you, like if we had meetings etc., in person.

    But that doesn't matter now anyway, since the Packaging Database-project is finished anyway.

    But perhaps I'll get back to you when I start the business-projects again, regarding the packaging.

    We'll see.

    Thanks for the reply and the co-operation with the Packaging Europe Database anyhow!

    Best regards,

    Erik Ribsskog

    On Thu, Nov 25, 2010 at 3:59 PM, Tim Sykes <tim@packagingeurope.com> wrote:

    Hi Erik,

    I promise to share the sweets… I need to watch my weight.

    Unfortunately, Irina no longer works at our company, so I won’t be able to share them with her. However, there are plenty of other people in the office and they will gratefully assist me with the task of consuming your sweets.

    Whatever you choose to do with your businesses, I hope they go well.

    Best wishes,

    Tim

    From: Erik Ribsskog [mailto:eribsskog@gmail.com]

    Sent: 25 November 2010 15:02

    To: Tim Sykes
    Subject: Re: Sweets

    Hi,

    I understand, I thought about the cans, with 0.33 liters in them, at first.

    But this is a project in the future, so it's maybe better I think about this later, and possibly get back to you about this.

    I thought of starting as a home-business, but I seem to remember there are packing-services, who handle and pack the goods for a charge, so if the businesses are succesfull, then I could out-source the handling and the packing for a packing-service company, I thought.

    I've been in contact with Fox's Confectionary, regarding buying from them, and I will later, when I have enough turn-over, to buy more than 20 boxes at a time.

    But untill then, I'll just buy the cans of soda pop, in cash & carry-shops, which also Fox's mentioned as a possibility.

    I'm also wondering about maybe starting with a Web Design-company, so I'm not sure if I'll start these companies, but they are like future projects I have on my mind now.

    Say hi to Irina, who I co-operated with, on the Packaging Europe Database-projects.

    Some of the sweets are for the people at the office/Irina, as well, don't eat all yourself!

    Only joking.

    Sorry about this!

    Best regards,

    Erik Ribsskog

    On Thu, Nov 25, 2010 at 2:40 PM, Tim Sykes <tim@packagingeurope.com> wrote:

    Hi Erik,

    My first thought with regard to exporting carbonated drinks is that if you ordered them in bulk quantities (e.g. several boxes each containing several bottles), you could reuse the packaging in which you received them to transport them safely to Norway. The other advantage is that you would be able to purchase the drinks at a lower cost and make a better profit. However, you would have to be confident there was a market for them before making the purchase yourself.

    By the way, don’t feel you need to send any more sweets before you ask for advice! I’ll be happy to answer any packaging question if I know the answer.

    Best wishes,

    Tim

    From: Erik Ribsskog [mailto:eribsskog@gmail.com]

    Sent: 25 November 2010 14:30
    To: Tim Sykes
    Subject: Re: Sweets

    Hi Tim,


    well I have had some problems with hackers, and am now working on another website, to do with my blogs.

    But I'll try again to set up a new webshop, besides my job-search, later this year, or in the new-year.

    I thought I'd better send the glacier mints, or else I couldn't ask for packaging-advice again.

    Only joking!

    But I wondered, in Norway they don't sell the soda-pop brands Dr. Pepper and Coca Cola Cherry.

    I wondered about selling them to Norway, in single boxes and 6-packs.

    Have you please got some suggestion for the packaging?

    (This is in the future, maybe next year, so it's no hurry).

    Thank you very much again for the e-mail!

    Best regards,

    Erik Ribsskog

    On Thu, Nov 25, 2010 at 2:24 PM, Tim Sykes <tim@packagingeurope.com> wrote:

    Hello Erik,

    We have just received the packets of sweets you sent us. Many thanks! We shall enjoy them.

    I hope your business is going well.

    Best wishes,

    Tim

    From: Erik Ribsskog [mailto:eribsskog@gmail.com]

    Sent: 11 October 2010 13:21
    To: tim
    Subject: Re: Hi Tim,

    Hi Tim,


    that sounds very smart.

    I'll send some mints/sweets, that I sell to Norway, to your office, to Irina or something, as thank you for the help with the packaging/wrapping.

    At least if the customers buy them all, at once 🙂

    Only joking.


    Thank you very much for the advice with this.

    I'll check on Staples and places like that.

    I'll put the crisps and the tortilla chips and the alcohol, in an own online Off Licence now, I thought.

    So then I have some time to find the right packaging, before that online shop opens.

    So I already have a spin off, on the sweets/mints-shop.

    (Since they stopped selling Glacier Mints in Norway, for some reason.

    And I've read that the customers miss them there).

    But we'll see if someone buy them yet.

    I haven't started marketing yet, on Google etc.

    So I can't say for sure if it's going to be a success yet.

    But if it is a success, then I'll think I'll subsribe to the Packaging Database, that I worked on, in 2007 and 2008, to find the best and most in-expensive packaging-solution.

    We'll see.

    Thank you very much for the help with the advice again!

    Best regards,

    Erik Ribsskog

    On Mon, Oct 11, 2010 at 12:40 PM, tim <tim@packagingeurope.com> wrote:

    Hi Erik,

    It’s good to hear from you. I’m pleased to hear about your venture and hope it proves a big success.

    That’s an interesting question about the packaging. I agree that there would be a real risk of damaging the crisps in transit. You would definitely need an additional layer of packaging to protect them – maybe a light cardboard box, preferably small enough for the crisps package inside not to rattle around. This should be fairly cheap and is light but provides some rigidity to protect the crisps.

    Best wishes,

    Tim Sykes

    Editor, Packaging Europe

    Tel +44 (0)1603 414 444

    Fax +44 (0)1603 406 543

    tim@packagingeurope.com

    www.packagingeurope.com



    From: Erik Ribsskog [mailto:eribsskog@gmail.com]

    Sent: 10 October 2010 20:17
    To: tim
    Subject: Hi Tim,

    how are you?

    Thanks for the co-operation, with the Packaging Europe-database, in 2007 and 2008.

    I've now started a new webshop, specialising, in selling British food, to Scandinavia, (and Europe):

    I have some problems with the packaging, for the crisps and the tortilla-chips.

    I thought maybe it was ok, if I asked you, since you work in the packaging-industry.

    I need a packaging, that is light-weight, (because I send with airmail), which is in-expensive, (since the products aren't that expensive), and which have room for the 6-packs of 30 grams crisps and tortilla chips, that are very popular, in the UK.

    I sell mostly British sweets, but some customers have alse enquired about the crisps.

    I used to work as a food shop-manager in Norway, so this is two of my fields, IT and groceries/food.

    Since they have stopped selling the Glacier-mints in Norway.

    So I thought I could sell them on the internet, since many people in Norway, miss the Glacier-mints.

    (I've read on the internet).

    I mostly use buble-envelopes.

    But, I'm not sure if these are good enough, to send as air mail, without the crisps being broken into many pieces.

    I understand this is not really packaging, but more like wrapping.

    But I just thought about the packaging-job, when I thought about this, with the wrapping.

    So I thought that maybe you would know about this.

    Do you think it's possible to send the crips to Norway etc., without them being distroyed?

    Hope this is alright!

    Best regards,

    Erik Ribsskog






  • Jeg sendte en ny e-post til Packaging Europe







    Gmail – Sweets







    Gmail



    Erik Ribsskog

    <eribsskog@gmail.com>




    Sweets





    Erik Ribsskog

    <eribsskog@gmail.com>





    Fri, Nov 26, 2010 at 1:29 PM





    To:

    Tim Sykes <tim@packagingeurope.com>



    Hi,

    ok, so the Irina Ball at Packaging Europe and Ball Packaging Europe was just a coincident?
    Yes, I was a bit stressed when I did the research, I tried to do the job properly, so I couldn't earn enough, from just the phone-calls.

    I've also found out now, it seems I've been having gluten-allergy, that has been worse, in the UK, than in Norway, I think, due to that I've eaten a lot of toast etc.

    So I wasn't really on top, when I worked on the project, but I tried to get it right at least.
    I didn't know the tariff eighter, for company researchers.
    I saw that the company in Denmark, mostly only added one product, for each company.

    If I had done the job like that myself I could have earned five times as much, I think.
    But I tried to do it quite thorowly, (at least before I saw how the agency-company did the job), and with only £1.30 for each company, with company information and product information, then I struggeled a bit.

    But I think I did to thorowly, I should have done more like the agency did the research perhaps.
    Best regards,
    Erik Ribsskog

    On Fri, Nov 26, 2010 at 8:24 AM, Tim Sykes <tim@packagingeurope.com> wrote:

    Hi Erik,

    ‘Ball Packaging Europe’ is the European subsidiary of ‘Ball Packaging’, which is based in the USA. It is a large packaging manufacturer, so we sometimes write about the company in our publication, but other than that we have no relation to it.

    As for the information on our website, I’m afraid this is out of date.

    However, I’m pleased to see that your company researching skills are as strong as ever!

    Best wishes,

    Tim

    From: Erik Ribsskog [mailto:eribsskog@gmail.com]

    Sent: 25 November 2010 17:16

    To: Tim Sykes
    Subject: Re: Sweets


    Hi,

    it still says Irina works as a News Editor, on your website:


    News Editors: Elisabeth Skoda
    Irina Ball
    Patrycja Przelaczkowska

    And there's a company in Germany called Ball Packaging Europe:

    Just for the fun of Company Researching of the old days of 2007 and 2008. 🙂

    Best regards,

    Erik Ribsskog

    On Thu, Nov 25, 2010 at 4:58 PM, Erik Ribsskog <eribsskog@gmail.com> wrote:

    Hi Tim,

    no problem.

    But I'm a Company Researcher, remember?

    I seem to remember that your owner company were someone called Ball in Germany?

    But that's no big deal anyway, and not something I researched about now, just something I seem to remember.

    Best regards,

    Erik Ribsskog

    On Thu, Nov 25, 2010 at 4:51 PM, Tim Sykes <tim@packagingeurope.com> wrote:

    Hi Erik,

    I don’t think it’s right for me to talk about the private life of a colleague. However, the surname of the owner of our company is Fraser.

    Thanks again for your participation in our database project. I’d be happy to recommend you if you ever need references.

    Best regards,

    Tim

    From: Erik Ribsskog [mailto:eribsskog@gmail.com]

    Sent: 25 November 2010 16:42

    To: Tim Sykes
    Subject: Re: Sweets

    Hi Tim,

    ok, I thought she had the same last-name as the owner of the company, but maybe she god divorced?


    She worked from home as well I guess?

    But this is not any of my business.

    After all, I haven't even met you and Irina etc., in person, when we co-operated on the Packaging Europe Database.

    Since I live in Liverpool and you guys are in Norwich.

    So I don't really know you, like if we had meetings etc., in person.

    But that doesn't matter now anyway, since the Packaging Database-project is finished anyway.

    But perhaps I'll get back to you when I start the business-projects again, regarding the packaging.

    We'll see.

    Thanks for the reply and the co-operation with the Packaging Europe Database anyhow!

    Best regards,

    Erik Ribsskog

    On Thu, Nov 25, 2010 at 3:59 PM, Tim Sykes <tim@packagingeurope.com> wrote:

    Hi Erik,

    I promise to share the sweets… I need to watch my weight.

    Unfortunately, Irina no longer works at our company, so I won’t be able to share them with her. However, there are plenty of other people in the office and they will gratefully assist me with the task of consuming your sweets.

    Whatever you choose to do with your businesses, I hope they go well.

    Best wishes,

    Tim

    From: Erik Ribsskog [mailto:eribsskog@gmail.com]

    Sent: 25 November 2010 15:02

    To: Tim Sykes
    Subject: Re: Sweets

    Hi,

    I understand, I thought about the cans, with 0.33 liters in them, at first.

    But this is a project in the future, so it's maybe better I think about this later, and possibly get back to you about this.

    I thought of starting as a home-business, but I seem to remember there are packing-services, who handle and pack the goods for a charge, so if the businesses are succesfull, then I could out-source the handling and the packing for a packing-service company, I thought.

    I've been in contact with Fox's Confectionary, regarding buying from them, and I will later, when I have enough turn-over, to buy more than 20 boxes at a time.

    But untill then, I'll just buy the cans of soda pop, in cash & carry-shops, which also Fox's mentioned as a possibility.

    I'm also wondering about maybe starting with a Web Design-company, so I'm not sure if I'll start these companies, but they are like future projects I have on my mind now.

    Say hi to Irina, who I co-operated with, on the Packaging Europe Database-projects.

    Some of the sweets are for the people at the office/Irina, as well, don't eat all yourself!

    Only joking.

    Sorry about this!

    Best regards,

    Erik Ribsskog

    On Thu, Nov 25, 2010 at 2:40 PM, Tim Sykes <tim@packagingeurope.com> wrote:

    Hi Erik,

    My first thought with regard to exporting carbonated drinks is that if you ordered them in bulk quantities (e.g. several boxes each containing several bottles), you could reuse the packaging in which you received them to transport them safely to Norway. The other advantage is that you would be able to purchase the drinks at a lower cost and make a better profit. However, you would have to be confident there was a market for them before making the purchase yourself.

    By the way, don’t feel you need to send any more sweets before you ask for advice! I’ll be happy to answer any packaging question if I know the answer.

    Best wishes,

    Tim

    From: Erik Ribsskog [mailto:eribsskog@gmail.com]

    Sent: 25 November 2010 14:30
    To: Tim Sykes
    Subject: Re: Sweets

    Hi Tim,


    well I have had some problems with hackers, and am now working on another website, to do with my blogs.

    But I'll try again to set up a new webshop, besides my job-search, later this year, or in the new-year.

    I thought I'd better send the glacier mints, or else I couldn't ask for packaging-advice again.

    Only joking!

    But I wondered, in Norway they don't sell the soda-pop brands Dr. Pepper and Coca Cola Cherry.

    I wondered about selling them to Norway, in single boxes and 6-packs.

    Have you please got some suggestion for the packaging?

    (This is in the future, maybe next year, so it's no hurry).

    Thank you very much again for the e-mail!

    Best regards,

    Erik Ribsskog

    On Thu, Nov 25, 2010 at 2:24 PM, Tim Sykes <tim@packagingeurope.com> wrote:

    Hello Erik,

    We have just received the packets of sweets you sent us. Many thanks! We shall enjoy them.

    I hope your business is going well.

    Best wishes,

    Tim

    From: Erik Ribsskog [mailto:eribsskog@gmail.com]

    Sent: 11 October 2010 13:21
    To: tim
    Subject: Re: Hi Tim,

    Hi Tim,


    that sounds very smart.

    I'll send some mints/sweets, that I sell to Norway, to your office, to Irina or something, as thank you for the help with the packaging/wrapping.

    At least if the customers buy them all, at once 🙂

    Only joking.


    Thank you very much for the advice with this.

    I'll check on Staples and places like that.

    I'll put the crisps and the tortilla chips and the alcohol, in an own online Off Licence now, I thought.

    So then I have some time to find the right packaging, before that online shop opens.

    So I already have a spin off, on the sweets/mints-shop.

    (Since they stopped selling Glacier Mints in Norway, for some reason.

    And I've read that the customers miss them there).

    But we'll see if someone buy them yet.

    I haven't started marketing yet, on Google etc.

    So I can't say for sure if it's going to be a success yet.

    But if it is a success, then I'll think I'll subsribe to the Packaging Database, that I worked on, in 2007 and 2008, to find the best and most in-expensive packaging-solution.

    We'll see.

    Thank you very much for the help with the advice again!

    Best regards,

    Erik Ribsskog

    On Mon, Oct 11, 2010 at 12:40 PM, tim <tim@packagingeurope.com> wrote:

    Hi Erik,

    It’s good to hear from you. I’m pleased to hear about your venture and hope it proves a big success.

    That’s an interesting question about the packaging. I agree that there would be a real risk of damaging the crisps in transit. You would definitely need an additional layer of packaging to protect them – maybe a light cardboard box, preferably small enough for the crisps package inside not to rattle around. This should be fairly cheap and is light but provides some rigidity to protect the crisps.

    Best wishes,

    Tim Sykes

    Editor, Packaging Europe

    Tel +44 (0)1603 414 444

    Fax +44 (0)1603 406 543

    tim@packagingeurope.com

    www.packagingeurope.com



    From: Erik Ribsskog [mailto:eribsskog@gmail.com]

    Sent: 10 October 2010 20:17
    To: tim
    Subject: Hi Tim,

    how are you?

    Thanks for the co-operation, with the Packaging Europe-database, in 2007 and 2008.

    I've now started a new webshop, specialising, in selling British food, to Scandinavia, (and Europe):

    I have some problems with the packaging, for the crisps and the tortilla-chips.

    I thought maybe it was ok, if I asked you, since you work in the packaging-industry.

    I need a packaging, that is light-weight, (because I send with airmail), which is in-expensive, (since the products aren't that expensive), and which have room for the 6-packs of 30 grams crisps and tortilla chips, that are very popular, in the UK.

    I sell mostly British sweets, but some customers have alse enquired about the crisps.

    I used to work as a food shop-manager in Norway, so this is two of my fields, IT and groceries/food.

    Since they have stopped selling the Glacier-mints in Norway.

    So I thought I could sell them on the internet, since many people in Norway, miss the Glacier-mints.

    (I've read on the internet).

    I mostly use buble-envelopes.

    But, I'm not sure if these are good enough, to send as air mail, without the crisps being broken into many pieces.

    I understand this is not really packaging, but more like wrapping.

    But I just thought about the packaging-job, when I thought about this, with the wrapping.

    So I thought that maybe you would know about this.

    Do you think it's possible to send the crips to Norway etc., without them being distroyed?

    Hope this is alright!

    Best regards,

    Erik Ribsskog






  • Jeg sendte en ny e-post til Packaging Europe







    Gmail – Sweets







    Gmail



    Erik Ribsskog

    <eribsskog@gmail.com>




    Sweets





    Erik Ribsskog

    <eribsskog@gmail.com>





    Thu, Nov 25, 2010 at 4:42 PM





    To:

    Tim Sykes <tim@packagingeurope.com>



    Hi Tim,

    ok, I thought she had the same last-name as the owner of the company, but maybe she god divorced?
    She worked from home as well I guess?
    But this is not any of my business.

    After all, I haven't even met you and Irina etc., in person, when we co-operated on the Packaging Europe Database.
    Since I live in Liverpool and you guys are in Norwich.
    So I don't really know you, like if we had meetings etc., in person.

    But that doesn't matter now anyway, since the Packaging Database-project is finished anyway.
    But perhaps I'll get back to you when I start the business-projects again, regarding the packaging.

    We'll see.
    Thanks for the reply and the co-operation with the Packaging Europe Database anyhow!
    Best regards,
    Erik Ribsskog


    On Thu, Nov 25, 2010 at 3:59 PM, Tim Sykes <tim@packagingeurope.com> wrote:

    Hi Erik,


    I promise to share the sweets… I need to watch my weight.

    Unfortunately, Irina no longer works at our company, so I won’t be able to share them with her. However, there are plenty of other people in the office and they will gratefully assist me with the task of consuming your sweets.

    Whatever you choose to do with your businesses, I hope they go well.

    Best wishes,

    Tim

    From: Erik Ribsskog [mailto:eribsskog@gmail.com]

    Sent: 25 November 2010 15:02

    To: Tim Sykes
    Subject: Re: Sweets


    Hi,

    I understand, I thought about the cans, with 0.33 liters in them, at first.

    But this is a project in the future, so it's maybe better I think about this later, and possibly get back to you about this.

    I thought of starting as a home-business, but I seem to remember there are packing-services, who handle and pack the goods for a charge, so if the businesses are succesfull, then I could out-source the handling and the packing for a packing-service company, I thought.

    I've been in contact with Fox's Confectionary, regarding buying from them, and I will later, when I have enough turn-over, to buy more than 20 boxes at a time.

    But untill then, I'll just buy the cans of soda pop, in cash & carry-shops, which also Fox's mentioned as a possibility.

    I'm also wondering about maybe starting with a Web Design-company, so I'm not sure if I'll start these companies, but they are like future projects I have on my mind now.

    Say hi to Irina, who I co-operated with, on the Packaging Europe Database-projects.

    Some of the sweets are for the people at the office/Irina, as well, don't eat all yourself!

    Only joking.

    Sorry about this!

    Best regards,

    Erik Ribsskog

    On Thu, Nov 25, 2010 at 2:40 PM, Tim Sykes <tim@packagingeurope.com> wrote:

    Hi Erik,

    My first thought with regard to exporting carbonated drinks is that if you ordered them in bulk quantities (e.g. several boxes each containing several bottles), you could reuse the packaging in which you received them to transport them safely to Norway. The other advantage is that you would be able to purchase the drinks at a lower cost and make a better profit. However, you would have to be confident there was a market for them before making the purchase yourself.

    By the way, don’t feel you need to send any more sweets before you ask for advice! I’ll be happy to answer any packaging question if I know the answer.

    Best wishes,

    Tim

    From: Erik Ribsskog [mailto:eribsskog@gmail.com]

    Sent: 25 November 2010 14:30
    To: Tim Sykes
    Subject: Re: Sweets

    Hi Tim,


    well I have had some problems with hackers, and am now working on another website, to do with my blogs.

    But I'll try again to set up a new webshop, besides my job-search, later this year, or in the new-year.

    I thought I'd better send the glacier mints, or else I couldn't ask for packaging-advice again.

    Only joking!

    But I wondered, in Norway they don't sell the soda-pop brands Dr. Pepper and Coca Cola Cherry.

    I wondered about selling them to Norway, in single boxes and 6-packs.

    Have you please got some suggestion for the packaging?

    (This is in the future, maybe next year, so it's no hurry).

    Thank you very much again for the e-mail!

    Best regards,

    Erik Ribsskog

    On Thu, Nov 25, 2010 at 2:24 PM, Tim Sykes <tim@packagingeurope.com> wrote:

    Hello Erik,

    We have just received the packets of sweets you sent us. Many thanks! We shall enjoy them.

    I hope your business is going well.

    Best wishes,

    Tim

    From: Erik Ribsskog [mailto:eribsskog@gmail.com]

    Sent: 11 October 2010 13:21
    To: tim
    Subject: Re: Hi Tim,

    Hi Tim,


    that sounds very smart.

    I'll send some mints/sweets, that I sell to Norway, to your office, to Irina or something, as thank you for the help with the packaging/wrapping.

    At least if the customers buy them all, at once 🙂

    Only joking.


    Thank you very much for the advice with this.

    I'll check on Staples and places like that.

    I'll put the crisps and the tortilla chips and the alcohol, in an own online Off Licence now, I thought.

    So then I have some time to find the right packaging, before that online shop opens.

    So I already have a spin off, on the sweets/mints-shop.

    (Since they stopped selling Glacier Mints in Norway, for some reason.

    And I've read that the customers miss them there).

    But we'll see if someone buy them yet.

    I haven't started marketing yet, on Google etc.

    So I can't say for sure if it's going to be a success yet.

    But if it is a success, then I'll think I'll subsribe to the Packaging Database, that I worked on, in 2007 and 2008, to find the best and most in-expensive packaging-solution.

    We'll see.

    Thank you very much for the help with the advice again!

    Best regards,

    Erik Ribsskog

    On Mon, Oct 11, 2010 at 12:40 PM, tim <tim@packagingeurope.com> wrote:

    Hi Erik,

    It’s good to hear from you. I’m pleased to hear about your venture and hope it proves a big success.

    That’s an interesting question about the packaging. I agree that there would be a real risk of damaging the crisps in transit. You would definitely need an additional layer of packaging to protect them – maybe a light cardboard box, preferably small enough for the crisps package inside not to rattle around. This should be fairly cheap and is light but provides some rigidity to protect the crisps.

    Best wishes,

    Tim Sykes

    Editor, Packaging Europe

    Tel +44 (0)1603 414 444

    Fax +44 (0)1603 406 543

    tim@packagingeurope.com

    www.packagingeurope.com



    From: Erik Ribsskog [mailto:eribsskog@gmail.com]

    Sent: 10 October 2010 20:17
    To: tim
    Subject: Hi Tim,

    how are you?

    Thanks for the co-operation, with the Packaging Europe-database, in 2007 and 2008.

    I've now started a new webshop, specialising, in selling British food, to Scandinavia, (and Europe):

    I have some problems with the packaging, for the crisps and the tortilla-chips.

    I thought maybe it was ok, if I asked you, since you work in the packaging-industry.

    I need a packaging, that is light-weight, (because I send with airmail), which is in-expensive, (since the products aren't that expensive), and which have room for the 6-packs of 30 grams crisps and tortilla chips, that are very popular, in the UK.

    I sell mostly British sweets, but some customers have alse enquired about the crisps.

    I used to work as a food shop-manager in Norway, so this is two of my fields, IT and groceries/food.

    Since they have stopped selling the Glacier-mints in Norway.

    So I thought I could sell them on the internet, since many people in Norway, miss the Glacier-mints.

    (I've read on the internet).

    I mostly use buble-envelopes.

    But, I'm not sure if these are good enough, to send as air mail, without the crisps being broken into many pieces.

    I understand this is not really packaging, but more like wrapping.

    But I just thought about the packaging-job, when I thought about this, with the wrapping.

    So I thought that maybe you would know about this.

    Do you think it's possible to send the crips to Norway etc., without them being distroyed?

    Hope this is alright!

    Best regards,

    Erik Ribsskog






  • Jeg sendte en ny e-post til Packaging Europe, (som var det firmaet jeg jobbet for, som selvstendig næringsdrivende, i 2007 og 2008)







    Gmail – Hi Tim,







    Gmail



    Erik Ribsskog

    <eribsskog@gmail.com>




    Hi Tim,





    Erik Ribsskog

    <eribsskog@gmail.com>





    Mon, Oct 11, 2010 at 1:20 PM





    To:

    tim <tim@packagingeurope.com>



    Hi Tim,

    that sounds very smart.
    I'll send some mints/sweets, that I sell to Norway, to your office, to Irina or something, as thank you for the help with the packaging/wrapping.
    At least if the customers buy them all, at once 🙂
    Only joking.
    Thank you very much for the advice with this.
    I'll check on Staples and places like that.

    I'll put the crisps and the tortilla chips and the alcohol, in an own online Off Licence now, I thought.
    So then I have some time to find the right packaging, before that online shop opens.

    So I already have a spin off, on the sweets/mints-shop.
    (Since they stopped selling Glacier Mints in Norway, for some reason.
    And I've read that the customers miss them there).

    But we'll see if someone buy them yet.
    I haven't started marketing yet, on Google etc.
    So I can't say for sure if it's going to be a success yet.
    But if it is a success, then I'll think I'll subsribe to the Packaging Database, that I worked on, in 2007 and 2008, to find the best and most in-expensive packaging-solution.

    We'll see.
    Thank you very much for the help with the advice again!
    Best regards,

    Erik Ribsskog

    On Mon, Oct 11, 2010 at 12:40 PM, tim <tim@packagingeurope.com> wrote:

    Hi Erik,

    It’s good to hear from you. I’m

    pleased to hear about your venture and hope it proves a big success.

    That’s an interesting question about

    the packaging. I agree that there would be a real risk of damaging the crisps

    in transit. You would definitely need an additional layer of packaging to

    protect them – maybe a light cardboard box, preferably small enough for

    the crisps package inside not to rattle around. This should be fairly cheap and

    is light but provides some rigidity to protect the crisps.

    Best wishes,

    Tim Sykes

    Editor, Packaging Europe

    Tel +44 (0)1603 414 444

    Fax +44 (0)1603 406 543

    tim@packagingeurope.com

    www.packagingeurope.com




    From:

    Erik Ribsskog [mailto:eribsskog@gmail.com]

    Sent: 10 October 2010 20:17

    To: tim

    Subject: Hi Tim,

    how are you?

    Thanks for the co-operation, with the Packaging Europe-database, in 2007 and

    2008.

    I've now started a new webshop, specialising, in selling British food, to

    Scandinavia, (and Europe):

    I have some problems with the packaging, for the crisps and the tortilla-chips.

    I thought maybe it was ok, if I asked you, since you work in the

    packaging-industry.

    I need a packaging, that is light-weight, (because I send with airmail), which

    is in-expensive, (since the products aren't that expensive), and which have

    room for the 6-packs of 30 grams crisps and tortilla chips, that are very

    popular, in the UK.

    I sell mostly British sweets, but some customers have alse enquired

    about the crisps.

    I used to work as a food shop-manager in Norway, so this is two of my

    fields, IT and groceries/food.

    Since they have stopped selling the Glacier-mints in Norway.

    So I thought I could sell them on the internet, since many people in Norway, miss

    the Glacier-mints.

    (I've read on the internet).

    I mostly use buble-envelopes.

    But, I'm not sure if these are good enough, to send as air mail,

    without the crisps being broken into many pieces.

    I understand this is not really packaging, but more like wrapping.

    But I just thought about the packaging-job, when I thought about this, with the

    wrapping.

    So I thought that maybe you would know about this.

    Do you think it's possible to send the crips to Norway etc., without them being

    distroyed?

    Hope this is alright!

    Best regards,

    Erik Ribsskog






  • Han her var sjefen min, må man vel si, redaktør for Packaging Europe, Tim Sykes, ifjor og i forfjor. Jeg visste ikke at han så sånn ut

    packaging europe

    PS.

    Det firma drøyde alltid lenge, med å sende lønningssjekker.

    Personen som skrev de, var alltid på ferie, sa han Tim Sykes ihvertfall.

    Og jeg synes han sa på en truende måte, på telefon, at han vært på messe i _Tyskland_, en av de siste gangene jeg prata med han, ifjor.

    Som om det var noe med det bayeriske/tyske illuminati, eller noe.

    Firmaet er tysk, har jeg lest et sted.

    Dette var den eneste jobben jeg klarte å få, etter at jeg ble konstruktivt oppsagt på Arvato, i 2006.

    Så det kan virke som at jeg er i ‘the Slaugtherhouse’, og bare får ‘phoney’-e jobber, at det her egentlig var noe industrispionasje, eller noe, for de skulle ha mye informasjon om forskjellige nordiske firma, og det var lavt betalt.

    Hvem vet.

    Men det er ikke lett å komme ut av sionistenes klør, er det vel, i the Slaughterhouse, (at man blir utnyttet, og lavt lønnet, og ikke får rettighetene sine noe steder).

    Det er noe det stopper på, og det er vel at norske myndigheter ikke gir meg rettighetene mine, vil jeg si.

    Og det samme med britiske myndigheter.

    Så da blir jeg et lett bytte for diverse, mer eller mindre, sjarlatan-aktige firma da, eller hva man skal kalle dem.

    Som kanskje har forbindelser til undergrunnen osv.

    Hvem vet.

    Noe er det nok ihvertfall.

    Hun Irina Ball, som også jobbet der, hun hørte jeg gråt, eller var på gråten, på telefonen, noen ganger, så hun var det noe med.

    Det var tydelig at noe var galt, uten at jeg kunne si nøyaktig hva.

    Jeg skal finne hennes Facebook-profil også.

    Så sånn er det.

    Med vennlig hilsen

    Erik Ribsskog

    PS 2.

    Hun til høyre, må det vel være, på det her bildet, som er hun Irina Ball.

    Jeg har aldri møtt de her folka, som jobber i et firma i Norwich.

    Men jeg fant den jobben på the Jobcenter sin webside.

    Og hun Irina, hun var på gråten, en eller to ganger, når jeg ringte, så det er tydelig at det er noe som har foregått.

    Uten at jeg kan si hva.

    Her er det bildet, fra Facebook-profilen hennes:

    irina ball

    PS 3.

    Her er linken til nettstedet hvor de jobbet, packagingeurope.com:

    http://www.packagingeurope.com/

    PS 4.

    Jeg var aldri helt sikker på det her firmaet selv.

    Og jobben var lavt betalt.

    Og jeg var utslitt etter å ha blitt overlastet med danske samtaler på Arvato, i mange måneder.

    Så jeg tok ikke så mange telefoner.

    Jeg fant mest informasjon, på firmaenes websider.

    Og når det gjaldt kontaktpersoner, så la jeg til daglig leder, og en i salg eller markedsføring, for dette er folk som er vant til å ha med mennesker og kunder å gjøre da.

    I tilfelle det var noe galt, så ville jeg legge til ‘nerdene’, som var produksjonssjefer og sånt.

    Men men, jeg skal finne linken til den databasen og, som vi jobbet på i det firamet.

    PS 5.

    Her er linken til den databasen, packaging-manager, heter den visst nå:

    http://www.packaging-manager.com/

    PS 6.

    De har forresten forrandra designet på websiden nå, som man kan se, i linken, som jeg skrev i PS 3.

    I den forrige versjonen av webstedet, så var alle landenes flagg med.

    Så kunne man trykke på flagget, så fikk man opp nyheter fra Norge f.eks.

    Men, det norske flagget var anderledes zoomet inn på, enn de andre nordiske flaggene.

    De burde jo vært likt zommet inn på, de nordiske flaggene, ellers så det dumt ut, mente jeg.

    Så det var en av de første tingene jeg sa fra om, da jeg jobbet der, at det norske flagget var zommet inn rart på, i webdesignen.

    Og da skulle de fikse det, sa han redaktøren, Sykes.

    Men jeg jobba der i et og et halvt år, og de fiksa aldri den feilen, med det norske flagget.

    Men nå har de visst forrandra design igjen, med en litt spesiell tapet-mønster design, virker det som.

    Så sånn er det.