Retail Employee Perks

[kransden]

I was wondering what perks most retails companies have for employees - like Pottery Barn, Gymboree, IKEA, Target etc. I'll be moving over the summer and will probably want/need a part-time job until school starts for me again. In college I always liked to get jobs that had extra fringe benefits. Any suggestions?

Karin and Katie 10/24/02

[ctmom]

Coach offers 50% off to their employees

Mary
dd#1 2/01
dd#2 12/03

[Mommy_Again]

pottern barn/ williams sonoma offer 40% - work at one, get the discount at the other. there is also ws home furnishings.

[murpheyblue]

My gf works for WS and I'm pretty sure the discount also appiles to Chambers and Hold Everything because they're owned by WS too.

[ribbit1019]

Restoration Hardware offers 40% off to employees.

ETA: No minimum hours worked required. DH often worked 5 hours or less and still got the discount.

Christy
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[kijip]

J gets a 25% Macy's Discount. And if we wait till Friends and Family we can combine them and get 25% off of the 25% off price. Especially great when combined with sales and clearence. Think a set of sheets, a duvet cover, a bed skirt and extra shams for less than $15 total. Since they carry so much, we can usually get a discount on what we would buy otherwise. We use it less than we did (don't really need anything anymore!) but it is handy. I just wish our Macy's sold baby shoes in the store.

[dotgirl]

I heard from a friend at Macy's that you can only use your Macy's card to get the discount? As in, you can't pay cash or whatever?

Anyway.

Nordstrom offers 20% off to all employees and 33% off to managers. Plus they have a special sale three times a year called "NPG" (Nordstrom Product Group) where you get 40% off all Nordstrom brands.

[MarisaSF]

To those of you who mention the perks/savings. Do you need to work at least 50%? Is there a minimum amount of hours you need to put in per week/month? Do do you need to work there a certain length of time before getting the benefit?
I don't need health insurance-type benefits, but a discount on furniture/furnishings would be nice. :)

[kaylinsmommy2]

No minimum that I know of. DD's babysitter works at Pottery Barn. She said she worked a lot of hours during the holidays, but now only works 1 weekend day a week. 40% off at PB, PBK, and White something (another furniture type store).

When I worked at Express, it was 30% off for all non-seasonal employees and 40% off for managers, with an extra 15% discount days when new clothing lines came out. Employees only had to stay on the roster/payroll to get the discount - so some people only worked every other week and they still got the discount.

I think the "minimum" hours will depend on the specific manager you work for. If you make it clear at the beginning that you only want to work 1 shift a week, I'm sure some stores will still fit you in, given that you're good at sales. :)

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ETA: to OP, I've heard Costco pays well, but do not offer big perks. So, instead of offering a discount on their items, they give employees 2 free Executive membership cards. The person I knew kept one for herself and gave one to a friend. And she kept the 2% cash back for both their purchases. If that makes sense.

Caroline
mommy to Kaylin 6/5/04

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[RwnMayfair]

Gymboree offers 40% off at their stores (Gymboree, Janie & Jack, Janeville).

-Melissa

Taran, November 20, 2003
Elowen, August 20, 2005

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[kijip]

Yeah, you have to use the Macy's card but you can make a payment at any register. So I most often make a purchase, deduct 25% in my head and then write them a check as payment on my account. I hate paying interest and I hate getting bills. So I just try to avoid it altogether. Or I would make a payment for like $200 the week I knew I would shop a lot so that it would be deducted from credit balance. Another nice thing is that Js discount gets bumped up 5%-10% for various reasons (making goals, anniversary date etc). It really adds up, especially since his anniversary falls right next to Friends and Family.

[kijip]

I got a Right Start discount working 6 hours a week for 3 weeks before I decided I did not like baby stuff all that much...

[kelly ann]

Just wondering what the discount is at the Hanna retail stores...anyone know?

[LBW]

This article describes a few companies' employee discount programs:

http://money.cnn.com/2005/07/05/pf/employee_discounts/index.htm

[starrynight]

My mil works at walmart, discount is 10% off full price items only, no food discount and no discount on sale or clearance.

Target is 10% even on sale or clearance items.

[tarynsmum]

Children's Place has 40% employee discount on full-price and sale (I bought a ton on strechies and onesies for next to nothing and DD's easter dress for $2.80). TCP also bought the Disney Store and so now employees get 40% off there as well. I'm currently a per diem, which means I only ork when needed, for floor sets and whatnot, a day or two every month. Before my daughter was born I worked about 30+ hours a week, but I had women working anything from 4 hours a week up to full time.

~Heather

[jamsmu]

30% off regular priced and special items, 20% off clearance/sale items and electrics.