For the episode see: Sabre
Sabre International, Inc. (Stock Symbol SBR) was an office-ware supplier founded by CEO Jo Bennett. In 2009, it bought out Dunder Mifflin ("Sabre") and was lead by Robert California from 2011 until its liquidation in 2012. It was headquartered in Tallahassee, Florida.
The company buys printers from South Korean manufacturers.
History[]
First Appearance[]
The new employee training video is hosted by Christian Slater. It is a printer company that sells several printer types including the Sabre iPallete. It has businesses in North America and South Korea. It is a very successful company.
Dunder Mifflin Merger (2009)[]
After going bankrupt in 2009, the board of Dunder Mifflin sold Sabre their remaining branches for distribution ("Secret Santa"). This includes the branches in Scranton, and possibly/unofficially Utica, Nashua, Albany, and Akron. The name 'Dunder Mifflin' is unofficially retained as a sub-division of Sabre.
Printer-Fire Scandal (2010)[]
One of Andy's customers informed him that his Sabre printer was performing a routine print-job when it suddenly caught fire and exploded. In the episode The Whistleblower, the press catches wind of the scandal and Sabre comes under fire from the media and is forced to place a recall on all Sabre printers.
After the scandal, Sabre introduced a commission cap on its sales, likely to solve liquidity problems after recall programs and a sales decrease.
The Pyramid[]
Under Jo Bennett, Sabre introduced a line of triangular devices called "The Pyramid" to compete against the iPhone as the next business-first personal device (similar to a Blackberry phone). The launch was poorly received by bloggers--mainly due to its impractical shape, and failed as a competitive product. Newly-appointed Vice President Todd Packer was scapegoated to take the fall.
David Wallace Buy-Back (2012)[]
After recalling their fire-prone printers and failed Pyramid product, Jo Bennet admitted she hated selling cheap printers and decided to liquidate the company. In 2012, Sabre's subdivision 'Dunder Mifflin' was saved by David Wallace with the money he earned by selling his invention "Suck It" to the U.S. Army.
Programs[]
Print In All Colors[]
Cyan...Magenta...Yellow
These three simple hues work together in Sabre printers to produce the full spectrum of colors on our Dunder Mifflin paper. Likewise, our "Print in All Colors" initiative uses the diversity of our employees to produce Sabre's premiere collection of printers and all-in-one machines.
Encouraging diversity not only gives a leg up to deserving people but allows Sabre to pull ideas and inventions from the widest collection of the most colorful minds on the planet. Our employees' brains are as cutting edge as our printers and they keep this company moving forward. Without diversity of thought, talent and experience, we might still be making dot matrix printers.
"Print in All Colors."
To encourage innovations and superb customer service, Sabre recruits, hires, trains, and promotes without regard to race, skin tone, gender, age, religion, marital status, disability*, sexual orientation, national origin, veteran status, or surgical history. Our Junior Executive Trainee program (a part of "Print in All Colors") seeks out Sabre's best and brightest employees who otherwise would not be considered for management. These future leaders take with them not only their great minds and beautiful hearts but a cultural understanding that is unmatched. We encourage employees of color to apply. (Void where prohibited by discrimination laws.)[1]
Sales is King[]
Sabre believes that salesmen are the most important part of the company. As such, Sabre has no instituted cap on commissions, and after Jo Bennett forces either Micheal or Jim to step down from their co-management position, Jim decides to step down from his co-management position to take advantage of this fact. The privileged position salesmen are put in boosted the confidence of the sales team in the office, putting them at odds with the rest of the staff.
Featured In[]
- "Sabre"
- "Manager and Salesman"
- "The Delivery"
- "St. Patrick's Day"
- "New Leads"
- "Happy Hour"
- "The List"
- "Test the Store"
- "Free Family Portrait Studio"
Staff[]
"Have you ever tasted a rainbow? At Sabre, you will."
- Robert California - Former CEO (Season 8)
- Jo Bennett - Former CEO and owner (Season 6–7)
- Gabe Lewis - VP of Northeastern Sales/Director of Sales
- Christian Slater - Spokesperson
- Bill - COO
- Cheery Receptionist - Receptionist
Products[]
Trivia[]
When Sabre first acquired Dunder Mifflin Scranton, Andy and Erin attempted to perform a parody song to the tune of Miley Cyrus's Party in the USA to commemorate the occasion. However, they mistakenly assume the pronunciation of the company name to be "sobray," which was intended to replace the lyric "USA" from the original song. Upon learning the proper pronunciation, the performance was compromised.
In Season 6 Episode 5 “The Angel of Death” of the TV series Dexter, a Sabre Printer can be seen. A fan theory suggests that this could point to the two shows being in the same universe.
Dexter Morgan using a Sabre printer.
Behind the scenes[]
- The building at 1 Baxter Way, Westlake Village stands for Sabre headquarters.
References[]
- ↑ Sabre Corp. Print in All Colors, sabre-corp.com