Technology is upending the age-old act of chipping in for a farewell gift.
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Not that long ago, the office whip-round was a reasonably straightforward affair.
On hearing that a colleague was going to give birth, wed or leave, someone would buy a card and set off around the building armed with an envelope to collect money for a gift.
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