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A Tank For My Piranhas Please
ONE company asked for an office with its own bomb shelter - another requested diamond-studded toilet seats.
Some businesses have bizarre demands when it comes to new office space, says on-line provider of commercial office space, officebroker.com.
Demands include:
- One MD who asked for a built-in tank to house his large collection of piranhas.
- A rural office which needed be at least a mile from the nearest farm so staff would not be distracted by country smells.
- A high-maintenance MD who asked for her office to be fitted with a personal spray tan booth
Founder Jim Venables said: "We have to admit that there are times when even we wonder whether we are going to be able to meet some of the more bizarre client requests."
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