From: Darby Weaver (darbyweaver@yahoo.com)
Date: Mon Dec 17 2007 - 16:05:34 ART
Well, if I ever get around to getting mine, I think
I'm going to one of my old employers and ask to have
it laser-etched on to either a piece of quality metal
(to be determined) or maybe to a piece of ornate
glass/mirror type material.
--- Joseph Brunner <joe@affirmedsystems.com> wrote:
> I don't give 2 squirts of Hershey's chocolate into a
> drunk's underwear what
> Cisco thinks of the program!
>
> If they outsourced the production of their plaques
> to China, well, no
> surprise they are junk! Everything that comes from
> that hellhole of a
> country whether its poorly glued $135 Sketchers
> Sneakers, kid's bookbags,
> "tommy the tank engine" trains painted in DDT laced
> paint, or CCIE plaques,
> its all crap, and guaranteed to fall apart fast.
>
> I'll never go there, and they'll never have me. I'm
> happy to be a CCIE
> because I value the program, and how it changed my
> life ("man up"). If you
> want a tough plaque, you can get one custom made
> from Nickel Silver &
> Mahogany from your local custom/engraving shop. Just
> bring them the Cisco
> Logo's (corporate & CCIE) in .eps format, or just
> convert the ccie paper
> certificate into a .eps and they can digitize to be
> engraved into nickel
> siver, and then mounted on real mahogany hardwood.
> When I get mine made,
> I'll post a picture for the group.
>
> -Joe
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nobody@groupstudy.com
> [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com] On Behalf Of
> Rahmlow, Howard F.
> Sent: Monday, December 17, 2007 11:30 AM
> To: Phillip Day; Cisco certification
> Subject: RE: Dodgy plaques
>
> Wow - You got a whole one - Mine was busted in the
> box. I won't hang it
> my office - The paper cert looks better. I work with
> a 10 year CCIE, and
> yes I'm proud to be a CCIE, but not of the plaque.
> You put them side by
> side, and you have to wonder what Cisco thinks of
> the program.
>
> Howard
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nobody@groupstudy.com
> [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com] On Behalf Of
> Phillip Day
> Sent: Monday, December 17, 2007 4:26 AM
> To: Cisco certification
> Subject: Dodgy plaques
>
> Guys,
>
> Just though I would share my experience with my new
> plaque. It came
> through
> the post on Friday and so straight away I gave it
> pride of place on the
> chimney breast. Two days later the plaque came
> unstuck from its plastic
> backing and fell, smashing some porcelain my wife
> created.
> Just wondered if anyone else had a poorly made
> plaque or if I was just
> unlucky and should order another one.
>
> I suppose I should just be grateful I've got it
> really!
>
> Phill
>
>
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