Happy Labour Day Canada!!! Cartoon

Happy Labour Day Canada!

Happy Labour Day Canada

From all of us Wireless headset junkies at Headset Express!

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Fun Free Family Labour Day Events in The Greater Toronto Area

Free Labour Day Weekend Events In and Around the Greater Toronto Area:

 

Wasaga Beach is hosting Labour Day Weekend fireworks..

 

Sunday August 1^st at 8:45 PM.

 

Wouldn’t it be great top spend a day with the family at Wasaga Beach and then close the day with a fireworks display?

 

The Hispanic Fiesta

 

Fri. Aug 31, 7:15pm

Sat. Sep 1, 3:-9:30pm

Sun. Sep. 2, 3-9:30pm

 

Al Weekend long, folks! At Mel Lastman Square.

 

Italian Fiera

 

Sat. and Sun. Sep 1 & 2: 12pm-11pm

 

This Italian festival is being held in Toronto’s Little Italy on College Street.

 

Let’s Go To The Ex Ooh Baby!

 

This upcoming labour day weekend is the last official weekend of The Ex. While definitely NOT free ( see pricing below) The Ex is a longstanding tradition among Torontonians and some Canadians. Aside from rides and games, here are a lot of events that the entire family can enjoy. There are also educational events and happenings geared entirely towards children, like Kids World, Kids AgVenture, ventriloquist acts and we absolutely cannot forget the Labour Day Parade!

 Of course my favourite event at The Ex (ooh baby) is the IAMS SuperDogs Show. On September 1^st, the last day of the show, the Canadian International Air Show is scheduled. A must see for many families.

 

General Admission: $14 
Seniors (60 yrs & better): $10 
Children (13 yrs. & under): $10 
Family Pass (2 adults & 2 children or 1 adult & 3 children): $42 
Babes in Arms (2 yrs. & under): Free

Headset Express is always on the look out for fun free family events in the GTA. We will post more if we find em!

Funny Dilbert Ergonomics Cartoon

Everyone at Headset Express Mississauga office had a chcukle over this one!!!

Office Ergonomics Tip of the Week

This week’s office ergonomics tip comes in the form of an exerpt from an article on the OSSA website.

“What makes lower back injuries difficult, but not impossible, to prevent is that the majority of these injuries are not the result of a catastrophic accident, such as a fall or a major accident, but rather a cumulative injury-the result of years of repetitive or awkward movement such as bending, lifting, twisting and carrying, combined with using ill-fitting or inappropriate tools and equipment. A lifetime of poor ergonomic practices-making the worker fit the job, instead of the job fitting the worker.”

This is a very important point that we must consider while at the office. Constant slouching and straining at the office can really sneak up on us! Pay attention to your posture and your office activities / habits.

To read the rest of this article click here: Watch Your Back – Reducing Back Injuries.

Headset Express firmly believes that wireless headsets and proper office phone equipment can help reduce body strain and improve your quality of office life. Contact Headset Express today!

Square One Farmers Market in Mississauga, Canada

Summer may wrapping up but our Mississauga Farmers Market is still going strong.

Through to November, Square One Farmers Market in Mississauga is a great place for your family to spend your Friday or Sunday. With between 150-200 stalls, it is practically guaranteed that you will find something that interests you. Check out grass roots and local businesses that are offering fresh produce, handmade objects, jams and jellies, and so much more.

Square One Farmers Market

FRIDAYS & SUNDAYS – 8am to 4pm Northwest – Zellers Parking lot

100 City Centre Dr.

Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

Everyone here at Headset Express enjoys supporting our Ontario Farmers and local business so you might just bump into one of us there! You will likely recognise us because we will be the ones playing an intense round of Rock Paper Scissors for the last freshly baked cinnamon bun. 

By the way, when you shop at the Square one Farmer’s market, you are doing more than supporting local farmers and business, you are also supporting various community causes and charities. To date, the Square One Farmer’s Market and its supporters have raised well over 4 million dollars!!!

Refurbished Headsets across Canada

Considering purchasing a refurbished headset? Headset Express can get you some great deals on high quality refurbished wireless headsets…and wired headsets, too! We get refurbished headsets straight from the manufacturer because we have a great relationship with Plantronics and other top notch headset manufacturers. This means that we also maintain great relationships with our customers.  

So if you are in the market for a CS351 Plantronics Wireless Headsets, a H51N Supra With Noise Reduction, a CS 50 Wireless Headset, or most any communications equipment, let Headset Express help save you a few dollars.

Contact us today about our refurbished wireless headset deals and discounts.

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Office Ergonomics Tip of the Week

This week’s office ergonomic tips come to you straight from a site called The Helping Hand. The Helping Hand is an excerise tool that helps people who are suffering from isssues like carpel tunnel syndrome or burning, tingling, pain, and fatigue in the hand / wrists.

Rest your hands frequently, especially when any tingling, numbness, pain, cramping, etc. occurs.

Try and control your mouse with the lightest possible grip.

Rest your palms, not your wrist, on a wrist-rest or the desktop.

When using a keyboard/mouse, your hands should be even or slightly lower than your elbows. An adjustable keyboard tray mounted under the desktop may be necessary.

Keep your hands in-line with your forearms as much as possible, not bent in/out or up/down at the wrist.

Rest your elbows on your chair’s armrests and adjust them so the weight of your arms is supported by the armrests, not supported by your shoulders.

Use a foot rest if your feet aren’t flat on the floor.

The top of your monitor should be about eye level so you aren’t bending your neck up or too far down.

Sit upright so your head is above your shoulders. Don’t slouch forward.

Take frequent breaks and do stretching exercises to replenish blood flow which is restricted by continuous muscle use, especially involving your hands.

Alter your posture from time to time but keep within the guidelines of correct sitting most of the time.

Sit so the natural hollow stays in your lower back. A good adjustable chair should allow this.

Position your monitor and keyboard in front of you, not to the side.

Use larger barreled pens (1/2″+ diameter) to make them easier to grasp.

Don’t wear wrist splints for extended periods during the day. Some muscles may atrophy.

Don’t type with long fingernails.

Cut back or discontinue the use of tobacco products.

The Helping Hand site has many more ergonomic tips and suggestions so feel free to check them out.

If you want to improve the quality of the time you spend at the office, consider purchasing a CS55 Wireless Headset System. The complete CS55ex complete kit is on sale now at Headset Express.

 

Call Centre Humour II

Hi Folks, I can see that the call center comic, from callcentercomics.com, that I posted not that long ago was a hit so I thought I would post another:

CallCenterComics.com

If you have time, go check out the site, there are a lot of very cute comics.  

Don’t forget, if you are lookin for call centre equipment, visit our main Headset Express site.