About a year ago, our CEO was cycling with some friends when a member of the group experienced a sudden cardiac arrest. He had never performed CPR, but had taken a training course and was able to assist several members of the group as they worked to save their friend’s life. This story has a happy ending, but it’s hard to think of what would have happened if they weren’t familiar with performing CPR. For this reason, OTC recently partnered with the American Heart Association to offer free CPR training to all employees. This training not only gave employees an opportunity to learn something new, but to learn something which will have a positive impact on our workplace, families, friends, and community. #lifeatOTC #TheAHALife #cprsaveslives #lifesavers
Oriental Trading Company, A Berkshire Hathaway Company
Retail
Omaha, Nebraska 13,092 followers
We're in the business of making smiles — and that starts with our employees!
About us
Oriental Trading Company has one simple mission: to make life more fun. For individuals, nonprofits, churches and schools, we provide countless reasons to share smiles while making all of life's moments more special. With more than 40,000 unique products, we're the nation's largest direct retailer of value-priced party supplies, toys and crafts as well as a leading provider of fundraising products. Headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, Oriental Trading has continued its long-standing commitment to excellent customer service, even being recognized by Foresee as one of the Top 20 Internet Retailers based on customer satisfaction. Additionally, Oriental Trading has been rated one of the Top 100 Online Retailers by Internet Retailer. Our history with fun is one that spans for the better part of the last century. Founded in 1932, we became a major supplier of novelties to the U.S. carnival trade in the 1950s before expanding in the succeeding decades through catalogs, direct marketing and eventually the internet in 1999. In 2012, Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway saw tremendous value and growth opportunity in Oriental Trading and made the decision to purchase our company. Shortly after, Oriental Trading acquired two companies that aligned with our mission: MindWare, a manufacturer, wholesaler and direct retailer of “brainy toys for kids of all ages,” and SmileMakers, a leading brand specializing in patient giveaways and promotion products for dental and healthcare markets. To better meet the needs of our customers, Oriental Trading created several new brands in 2017; Marry Me, Fun365, and CustomFun365. For over 85 years, we've helped friends and families around the world spark imaginations and celebrate special moments. Spreading fun one smile at a time? That's our specialty! Ready to Make Your Career More Fun? Learn more at MyOTCCareer.com.
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http://www.orientaltrading.com
External link for Oriental Trading Company, A Berkshire Hathaway Company
- Industry
- Retail
- Company size
- 1,001-5,000 employees
- Headquarters
- Omaha, Nebraska
- Type
- Privately Held
- Founded
- 1932
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Employees at Oriental Trading Company, A Berkshire Hathaway Company
Updates
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Happy National Intern Day!! Today we celebrate our interns and all their contributions to OTC this summer. What better way to start the day than catching up with mentors and some sugary donuts!! 🍩 #lifeatOTC #NationalInternDay
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This Friday is National Parks & Recreation Professionals Day! Oriental Trading is a proud supporter of NRPA's Park and Recreation Month and would like to send a special thank you to all parks and recreation professionals who provide an invaluable benefit to our nation's communities. #WhereYouBelong #NRPA #ParkAndRecreationMonth #ParksAndRec
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🔥🔥 Quick! Only grab the important things!! 🔥🔥 #lifeatOTC #officehumor
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OTC’s Fun Committee was hard at work this week creating Olympic themed putt putt golf courses with our products for employees to enjoy! Add in some walking tacos and you’ve got yourself a good time! #lifeatOTC #olympics
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Our summer intern team spent some time at Food Bank for the Heartland last week. They packaged over 2,000 pounds of food! Thanks to our interns and to Food Bank for the Heartland for the great work they do in our community! #LifeatOTC #FoodBankHeartland #intern
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Flo is down at the Omaha Children’s Museum today until noon! Come say hi and pick up some fun flamingo items. 🦩#floonthego #lifeatOTC #ocm #omahachildrensmuseum
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We kicked off the summer with some Olympic spirit! Our fantastic Fun Committee hosted electrifying Summer Kick-Off events at each of our locations with Olympic-themed decorations, tasty snacks, and fun games! #SummerKickOff #FunCommittee #LifeatOTC
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Ever wonder how those Oriental Trading flamingo boxes make it to your doorstep? Check out this sneak peek inside one of our Fulfillment Centers. Shout out to the amazing employees that keep the orders rolling year ‘round for our customers! #lifeatOTC #behindthescenes #omaha
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We’re excited to welcome six interns to Oriental Trading for the summer as part of our 2024 Internship Program. These interns will have their hands in the real day to day work of our business. We look forward to seeing their impact! Welcome to OTC! #intern #summerinternship #lifeatOTC
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