Employees buying up limited releases

I worked in retail. I managed a snaker store when I was in college.
I remember that the owner said no employees could buy Air Jordans for the first week or 2 after they came out.
This applied to a couple of other sneakers as well.

 

Sorry Sammy. 11 customers will be getting theirs

 

I kindly ask, do I miss something about employees getting a discount or does this not apply to the wine/beer/liquor industry?

 

My employees get half off.

 

Get this. The employee customers are not the ones keeping the lights on in the store and feeding the entire staff's families.

P.S. I tip the pizza delivery guys quite a bit, especially the ones that haven't eaten my pizza so I could enjoy one...

 

I tip like a ************. As a matter of fact I over-tip like a *************.
Not sure what that has to do with this discussion.
IF it was my store you wouldn't be buying limited releases before the customer.

 

You know me, Sammy, the crazy Italian with crazy ideals heheh That is why I could never do business as I do not have the courage to charge according and this is why I let my charming lady worry about business ideals! I would open a craft beer store and sell BCBS for a 4 dollars just to be crazy and bold!

 

Not if it was my store.

 

we dont get discounts on super special releases.

 

Let's be perfectly honest here, what's the marginal effect going to be from a store selling limited releases to employees rather than customers?

As in, what percentage of the store's business is made up of highly beer-conscious customers who are going to come in looking for limited releases and take their regular business elsewhere if said release is not available? Also, if the store simply says "we're already sold out" rather than "employees got all the bottles", how is said unhappy customer going to be any the wiser?

 

Well that makes sense!

 

Exactly. I mean, all they're doing is biding their time until the sweet warm embrace of death arrives, right?

 

Yo Sammy ill trade u beer for Jordan's!haha

 

ultimately its up to management. in your case you would rule with an iron fist, sounds like.
my manager does a great job of keeping both customers and employees happy.
its just beer dude

 

No it's not just beer if you own a store,it's a business dude

 

First dibs on products before customers...hmmmm.

Wait a minute, that gives me an idea! Come, put on your pretend hats and step away with me to imagination land for a minute.

Imagine this business model: a store where the only customers are also...

wait for it...

...employees of the store.

We can all work there. It'll be great! No annoying entitled custies to bother us while we snag first dibs on some sweet shelf whalez.

You're on to something bro.

 

I've been out of the sneaker business for twenty years.
I was there when the first Air Jordans came out. Those suckers sold like they were barrel aged unicorn tears.

 

They sell even faster now