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Have you ever created your own job perks? (lemmy.nz)

submitted 1 year ago by luthis@lemmy.nz to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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When I was working minimum wage at a gas station many eons ago, we would have '2 for $x' specials where x is less than 2 times the individual price of whatever item.

People would often not want to buy 2, but I would ring up 2 in the till for the special price and charge them for the single. Then when the next person did the same, I would charge them for the other single.

So over the day, I would sell 10 energy drinks at say $4, but ring them up as 5 '2 for $6' specials. This would put the till up by $10, and then I would use that $10 to have a free meal.

Anyone else do anything like that?

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[–] die444die@lemmy.world 48 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah, the $2 for X deal is a gimmic to increase sales. It’s the company saying “I am willing to sell these cheaper if it gives me an extra sale.” But by applying that sale price to customers it didn’t apply to, essentially you just stole a dollar from your employer every time you sold an energy drink.

I’m personally pretty forgiving of something this petty when done by someone making an unlivable wage, but it’s still theft.

[–] prole@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Those deals are usually at the manufacturer-level, so the employer would likely be getting the same amount of money. The manufacturer would still be selling the same amount of the product, but would get less than if the items were rang up correctly.

So, for me at least, I give even less of a shit. Oh no, OP cost Nestle or whomever literally nothing but non-existent "opportunity cost"... how will they ever recover?

[–] die444die@lemmy.world 17 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It’s still theft, even if you dislike the victim.

[–] prole@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

I didn't say it wasn't. I just said I don't really care.