kenratboy Posted June 20, 2003 Share Posted June 20, 2003 My brother will be getting a job there very soon. What aort of discounts do you get on the stuff there? I know it varies, but can you give some examples of items and their in-store cost, and then the employee discount cost? I would really appreciate it. I have my eye on some of the computer stuff (RAM) and some more speakers and, well, a whole lot of stuff. Also, how many months after employment before he can use the discount. I am excited as hell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iDunno Posted June 20, 2003 Share Posted June 20, 2003 This is what i heard but dunno if it is right. People that work at best buy get to buy stuff for what best buy pays for it in bulk, plus 10% So if a spool of monster cable is 50 dollars and best buy paid 5 dollars for it (very close to true) The employee gets to buy it for 5 dollars plus 10% of 5 dollars so 5.50? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickMo Posted June 21, 2003 Share Posted June 21, 2003 While talking to a BB sales person, I discovered none of the salespeople work on commission. He did say, however, that the employee discounts were "generous" and that was one of the reasons for working there. Only problem: He didn't make enough money to afford the stuff he really wanted. (How many BB's in Reno? I guess your brother will be working at the one on So. Virginia at McCarran?) Just a side note: BestBuy is such a disappointment. If the Reno store is anything like the others, it's one big barn filled with a cacophony of sounds -- car stereos, TVs, portable players, et al. How can anyone seriously compare equipment? You can't ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unreal Posted June 21, 2003 Share Posted June 21, 2003 Cost + 5%. 30 days after his starting date to get the discount. Computer stuff is almost nothing off. Its always cheaper just to buy stuff online. Audio equipment (car and home) is very nice. Depends if the company offers accomdation or not. We get 60-75% off JBL and Athena speaker because they let us order direct from the factory. Hard to pass those deals up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griffinator Posted June 21, 2003 Share Posted June 21, 2003 Actually, the best discounts we get are through the manufacturer "accomodations" sites. 60+% off retail when we order direct from the manufacturer on JBL, Monster, Kenwood, and other brands. Understand this, though. If your brother gets caught allowing you to use his discount, he's fired. Parents, spouse, and children only - that's the policy. We pay BB cost + 5% on everything we buy from the store. This basically means that we get next to nothing off on CDs, DVDs, games, computers, monitors, computer peripherals, boomboxes, etc. However, we do get very generous discounts off audio components, big TV's, accessories of any type (no, Monster's markup is not 400%, but it is 50%) Example: A pair of Klipsch SF2's sells off the rack for $650 - I pay $390. A Yamaha HTR-5560 amp sells for $500, I pay $350. On the flip side, a 20" Daewoo flat screen TV sells for $150, I pay $138. A Soundblaster Audigy Platinum II sells for $199, I pay $175. You get the picture. But don't put your bro in harm's way by making him buy a bunch of stuff for you - they track every purchase an employee makes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unreal Posted June 21, 2003 Share Posted June 21, 2003 Klipsch Quintets are $220 from $399. Klipsch 10" sub is $230 from $399. 99% of Bestbuy employees buy the JBLs as the price is just hard to beat. We can get any JBL speaker, not just the ones they sell at bestbuy. Most people get the studio series for next to nothing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenratboy Posted June 21, 2003 Author Share Posted June 21, 2003 ---------------- On 6/21/2003 2:13:13 PM Unreal wrote: Klipsch Quintets are $220 from $399. Klipsch 10" sub is $230 from $399. 99% of Bestbuy employees buy the JBLs as the price is just hard to beat. We can get any JBL speaker, not just the ones they sell at bestbuy. Most people get the studio series for next to nothing. ---------------- So, lets say my brother bought some S-312's for my "parents", how much would they cost? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenratboy Posted June 21, 2003 Author Share Posted June 21, 2003 Also, the Canon EOS 10D is $1499.99, any discount on that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sj993 Posted June 21, 2003 Share Posted June 21, 2003 YEah, I have heard the employee discounts are VERY generous... man I wanna work at Best Buy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griffinator Posted June 21, 2003 Share Posted June 21, 2003 ---------------- On 6/21/2003 2:53:11 PM kenratboy wrote: So, lets say my brother bought some S-312's for my "parents", how much would they cost? ---------------- About $550. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenratboy Posted June 21, 2003 Author Share Posted June 21, 2003 ---------------- On 6/21/2003 4:24:47 PM Griffinator wrote: ---------------- On 6/21/2003 2:53:11 PM kenratboy wrote: So, lets say my brother bought some S-312's for my "parents", how much would they cost? ---------------- About $550. ---------------- Meh, they still arent RF-35's. I need a job at Good Guys. I would DIE to get some of that stuff for cheap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griffinator Posted June 21, 2003 Share Posted June 21, 2003 ---------------- On 6/21/2003 2:13:13 PM Unreal wrote: Klipsch Quintets are $220 from $399. Klipsch 10" sub is $230 from $399. 99% of Bestbuy employees buy the JBLs as the price is just hard to beat. We can get any JBL speaker, not just the ones they sell at bestbuy. Most people get the studio series for next to nothing. ---------------- I actually bought my JBL S38's at below employee cost when I first started working there - we had a massive backlog of closeout JBL first edition Studio stuff (including like five pairs of S-38's) - I ended up spending $180 for mine - sealed box, perfect condition. WHATTA BAH-GIN! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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