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The 10% whopping discount we get should be on everything in the store...not just unedible items. (yes we in our store get a 10% discount at mcd's, but then are served a whopping eat in fee) So, why is it that they wont allow a discount on grocery items...we are a superstore so you would think they would want us to shop for groceries as well....I may be petty, but I just think it is wrong...does anyone know why they do this? |
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I was told that the reason we don't get an employee discount on real food is that the profit on it is almost nothing. They lure the customers in with the low prices in grocery, and hope that they go shopping over to the more profitable GM side.Sales have shown that when sales are up in in dry grovery, profits are down for the store. Not sure if this is the truth It sounds feasable, at least. Got to give it a little more investigatiion. |
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been told the same thing====sammichlady. |
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| our store manager was comp shopping at publix once and said he saw employees from our store there and said for us to do our shopping here....if its cheaper or better quality elsewhere why not go there? personally if they'd give that 10% on the whole store i'd do my grocery shopping there....but since they don't..i go to publix and buy the things i can get with my discount there |
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| at one time in the store I did work at, we were to get the produce discount, then talk of it just disappeared and we never got the discount. They should give it just so the produce doesn't sit and rot like it does.
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Avolonstar, In some states or areas, there is a tax on food if you eat there, and no tax if you take it home. |
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Aval-----I don't see where someone mentioned an "eat in fee." My guess though at my Mcdonalds on the receipt if you get your food to go, where you see your tax it says "take out tax", and if you eat inside the building it says "eat in tax". Its still the same amount tax either way, just something wierd they put on the receipt. |
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It is not always the same amount of tax. It would depend on the state. Ohio charges no tax on food, unless it is prepared food AND you eat there, then there is a tax.
There are take out taxes and eat in taxes, they may be the same or they may be different depending on the state.
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As far as i know all the walmart stores here in Canada give the 10% on all items including foods. For a single mom like myself i find that discount very helpful. Lexia |
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Kmart-------I can see this being possible, but makes little sense to me on why, except that you are eating in thier establishment. Hmm....... Amazing-----Thanks for the info. |
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| We get our 10% on anything considered "junk food" in my store...soda, chips, snack foods, etc. But we don't get a discount on HEALTHY food. Groceries aren't taxed in our state {PA} except junk food...and I was told that is why we don't get a discount on the stuff we SHOULD be eating. Any wonder most of are eating junk at breaks and meals? ~L~ |
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Good rule of thumb is that the discount is on most things that would have been at a Division 1 store before conversion to supercenter and the addition of groceries. They have also added the fruits and veggies as previously mentioned in this discussion.
As also previously mentioned, there is not much of a markup on food, thus no discount.
Personally, I'm happy to have the discount at all. On the statement i received this year I had $743 of discount last year - that's a month's rent!!!! Walmart is cheaper on their groceries than any other retailer in our area (Wegman's, PriceChopper, etc.). If I want a specialty iem I'll head to Wegman's, but otherwise I'm happy with the lower prices at WallyWorld. |
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I was real happy when they added the produce discount. |
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| | From:  ABRDB | Sent: 10/20/2008 4:11 AM |
Yes, to add to what someone else just said, if you can remember the way Division 1 stores were about 5-8 years ago (there may still be some out there that haven't gotten around to a remodel), whatever food is sold there, you get a discount on. They sold the junk food pretty much and that was it, I remember cookies, soda and candy. Then they added a full fledged "Dry grocery" dept and limited frozen/dairy depts to most stores, basically all that's missing is produce, bakery and deli. I have also been told that the reason for no discount on food is that it essentially makes no money. Part of the reason Wal-Mart is able to offer such low prices on food is because they can lose money there (this is when all is said and done, the cost of staffing, shrink, cost of the actual product etc.), and then make it back if the shoppers buy a DVD, shirt, or plant. Food is mostly meant to get people "in the store", and get them to spend money on other things. Only thing I can't understand is that Paper Goods and Chemicals is the same way (no profit, meant to get people in the store) and they get a discount. I was a Dept manager for a div 1 store and in our Swas meetings, we looked at our profits, and PG&C lost like 10 thousand that month. Once again, this is after shrink, staffing and all other expenses/losses. |
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