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Basically what I want to put together here is a list of possible retail store or even general purchasing discounts and benefits that many of us have or have had access to. Usually, when it comes to purchasing something at a retail store, or in any service for that matter employees always have a little bit of leeway or benefit when it comes to making purchases. I mean I'm not saying go to the store and ask for the employee discount by any means, but this kind of information may come in handy when making a big purchase, or even when trying to negociate. Whether it's a car, a computer or a candy bar, you can negociate for anything and if you know what the employees get or what the general markup on a product is. So please if you can, post the store, location, and obviously the discount available and please separate them, like CAR-related and NON-car related:
From my experience and from friends experience.
CAR RELATED
Part Source: Item Cost price for employees.
Wal-mart (CAN): 10% off all auto parts and accessories.
NON-CAR related
Staples: Business Depot (CAN): 15% of all office supplies everyday, 10% off everything else (computer hardware, business machines, etc.) 6 times a year.
Futureshop/Best Buy (CAN): Employees can purchase any item in the store for the item's COST-to-store price + 10% of the item price on top (think of it as a 10% tax). If you're a senior or top salesman there you get RAW COST.
Lacoste Clothing: $800 Clothing allowence per year + cost on clothes.
Tristan & America: 40% off all regular priced clothing and accessories (ties, belts, etc.)
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Goodyear: Employee price on tires and employee coupon for most tires and after all that, still cheaper to buy online even with shipping. 
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Originally posted by m4gician:
Futureshop/Best Buy (CAN): Employees can purchase any item in the store for the item's COST-to-store price + 10% of the item price on top (think of it as a 10% tax). If you're a senior or top salesman there you get RAW COST.
+ When you are Car audio salesman, installateur or manager you got DEMO CAR discount price from the compagny like:
MTX give 70% of the retails price
Stinger give between 50-75% off the retails (including dream series)
Infinity give 50% off the cost price (which is already 50% off the retails)
Dynamat is 65% off the retails
Rockford Fosgate give 75% off the retails
Pioneer give 30% off the retails on deck and amplifier and 50% on speaker
MB quarts give 60% of the retails price (which mean i can get a Q series 6.5 component set for 600$CAN)
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Originally posted by Kremithefrog:
Goodyear: Employee price on tires and employee coupon for most tires and after all that, still cheaper to buy online even with shipping.
I assume you mean from like tirerack? hrm, good to know though, especially if I go to a good year store, I'll befriend the employee.
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Originally posted by SVT3Rivieres:
Originally posted by m4gician:
Futureshop/Best Buy (CAN): Employees can purchase any item in the store for the item's COST-to-store price + 10% of the item price on top (think of it as a 10% tax). If you're a senior or top salesman there you get RAW COST.
+ When you are Car audio salesman, installateur or manager you got DEMO CAR discount price from the compagny like:
MTX give 70% of the retails price
Stinger give between 50-75% off the retails (including dream series)
Infinity give 50% off the cost price (which is already 50% off the retails)
Dynamat is 65% off the retails
Rockford Fosgate give 75% off the retails
Pioneer give 30% off the retails on deck and amplifier and 50% on speaker
MB quarts give 60% of the retails price (which mean i can get a Q series 6.5 component set for 600$CAN)
I never worked in Car audio so I was never clear about that, but that's beautiful man. LOL wow that's a major deal I forgot the mention when you work at either of those two stores.
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its kind of a confidential price list that i received throught FSgateway.. available just for car audio.. we are supposed to put sticker on the car... but as far as i know.. in 4 year i never seen somebody doing it ?
which store you were working at ?
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Originally posted by m4gician:
Futureshop/Best Buy (CAN): Employees can purchase any item in the store for the item's COST-to-store price + 10% of the item price on top (think of it as a 10% tax). If you're a senior or top salesman there you get RAW COST.
It was +5% at my old Best Buy... 
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store 617, and please post ALL Car audio discounts you can, because I'm going to put all infinity's in my car now with 75% off freakin hell.
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Mine's an awful long list...
Cellular Services:
Employee pricing on Cingular, Nextel, Verizon, and Sprint
Home and Office:
10% off 1-800-Flowers
Employee pricing with Office Depot
Employee pricing on all GE Appliances
Computers:
Corporate pricing with Dell, Gateway, and Toshiba
Microsoft Employee Discount
Vehicles:
Invoice Pricing on Audi, DaimlerChrysler, Ford, GM, Hyundai, Nissan, Subaru, and Volkswagon. And all their related companies.
And a whole hundreds miscelleous stuff that has difficult to quantify discounts, mortgage discounts, banking services, residential locators, etc.
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pretty good idea here, i think we should sticky this kind of thing.
i think the idea here is to put what kind of price you are paying, not just write down what you can get discounted....or are people supposed to PM people for detailed info?
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