Greetings Today, March/April 2026 — Diary of a Sales Agent | Dave Langdon
“I'm convinced 10% of the world's computing power is currently dedicated to trying to explain depreciation to me. I still don't get it.”
“I don't speak for all dads, but personally I'd much rather receive a laugh than a 'mushy' sentiment.”
“As an agent representing multiple brands, it's a real treat to show off the products in person, in between scouting out who has the best snacks, the coldest drinks, or just a chair to collapse into after 4pm.”
This instalment of Diary of a Sales Agent appears in the March/April 2026 issue of Greetings Today from Lema Publishing — a look at the day-to-day of representing greeting card and giftware brands across East Anglia.
Dave opens with end-of-year accounts and the perennial shock of the tax bill, before declaring a seasonal wardrobe change from “Hot Mess Tax Season” to “Hot Girl Summer” in protest at the weather gods.
Spring Fair remains a highlight: sprinting between Museums & Galleries, Mint, Paper Salad and Ohh Deer, comparing snacks between halls, and — after nine years — developing a strange condition called “see-the-same-people-every-year-and-assume-they-are-all-based-in-East-Anglia-itis.”
As Q1 winds down he looks forward to funny Father’s Day cards (personally preferring a laugh to a mushy sentiment) and shares till-point pickup winners from the agency: Global Journey wooden animal keyrings, Mint “To Be Frank” keyrings, Ohh Deer motel keyrings and Silly Beans, plus Paper Salad gifting chocolate now in stock.
Whether he has finally mastered bookkeeping or is still stuck in a hedge somewhere outside Basingstoke, he signs off hoping for a funny — and hopefully dry — Q2.