I got my guitar restrung yesterday! And thoughts on "perks" from Guitar Center

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Yesterday I spent the afternoon watching the 49ers beat Dallas and restringing my guitar. I'll attach a photo of the guitar with all of the strings taken off. With the strings all off, I polished up the area under the strings which had become dusty and slightly crusty. I also used some guitar polish on the fingerboard, for a smoother feel and slightly faster playing. This is my Collings OM-1, my gigging guitar and my teaching guitar. With new strings, it will sound brighter yet smoother in the treble, and the bass will have more "throng." It will also be easier to tune. "Perks"? My camera's batteries had died, including the rechargeable ones I bought several years ago. I mentioned this at work on Wednesday, and two different coworkers found me some batteries and just gave them to me. Changing the strings on my guitar took only about half and hour while watching football. It would have been even quicker if I had one of those plastic "string winders." I'm sure I could get one of those for free at Guitar Center. My boss already gave me an extra tuner, a Snark, which is seen as the best tuner available these days. Have you ever had a job where there are "perks"? I don't even know if I'm spelling that right. I guess it means "free stuff," employee discounts, occasional vacations, etc.