Here at SmartCanucks we’re always looking for coupons and freebies and simple ways to save a few coins — but what if you had to earn your savings?
A lot of jobs out there offer some great employee perks and discounts. If you work somewhere (or know of someone that does) that offers some sweet deals for their employees, let us know right here in the comments! Lots of people are always looking for part time work — maybe we can help them find that job that’ll let them stretch their dollar even further.
I’ll try and get the ball rolling — as I’ve mentioned before, my day job is with Blockbuster Video. As an employee I’m entitled to 10 free rentals a week, new movies a week before they come out, 20% off used product and candy and 10% off new. There are a few small catches (once on the shelves I have to wait 4 weeks to get movies free, 8 for games) and I can’t use my discount towards video game systems – otherwise it’s all kosher. The job made a lot of sense for my pocketbook since these are the items that I spend most of my disposable income on anyways.
Who’s next?
Arite, get this as an employee at marks work wearhouse I am allowed to get 40% discount on all regular priced items and 20% off all sale, which is a lot of discount, this is part of the reason I neva wanna quit
Pretty much all private clothing stores offer discounts to employees, northern reflection, bootlegger, reitmans, rickis etc offer as much as 50 % off, catch though.
U have to wear there clothes to work, but if you work somewhere that you like the clothes its a good deal.
Ones like nortern reflections though have policies that you have to wear CURRENT styles, which I think is a bit excessive, as long as it was sold there at some point your still advertising the store, and it gets pretty costly that way
I work at superstore and I get 10% off most things. Electronics and single pop cans don’t count, but most normal groceries do.
I work at Wal Mart and you get a discount card with a specific number and your name on it. You can use it to get a 10% discount at ANY Wal Mart in North America, they even let you use it on grocery items. You cant use it on clearance items though which isnt a big deal as clearance is usually so cheap anyway you dont even need the discount. Married employees can get an additional discount card for their spouse with their name on it that they can use anytime. Students in school (over 23 I think?) can get a card for their parent if they live at home.
Once a year, usually in November, we have an employee appreciation day. This day allows you to get 20% off up to three items of any price. A lot of people use this day to get tvs, furniture, game systems etc;
They also have an “optical sale” once or twice a year they have a week where you get 20% off any item in the optical center. From prescription eyeglasses, to contacts to non-prescription sunglasses. They also give us coupons to give to friends and family to save 20% on any purchase in the optical center.
Plus around inventory time, a lot of merchandise gets put on clearance because they dont want to have to count it and if you ask the department workers, they can give you an idea of whats going to be marked down so you can grab it on your break or on your lunch (but they’re not allowed to hold it for you, its against the rules)
I work for Loblaws and we get 10% off with our new colleague discount card. I have saved $7.50 in the last few days alone!!! Incredible because we all have to buy food every week. Combined with PC points from using my Presidents Choice Mastercard I am saving incredible amounts.
Last year I had built up over 700 dollars in free groceries.
I can use my discount at any Loblaws, Real Canadian Superstore, and Zehrs.
PS. We can use our card on discount items unlike the person who wrote about Walmart. Our eyeware department often has 50% off for employee’s (but not from the card)plus we get money off from our benefit program. Often I hear colleagues say that they prescription eyeglasses cost them as little as $5. Loblaws provides its colleagues with incredible appreciation for their hard work.
Jim – you get 20% off used candy? Yummy! LOL:)
The blockbuster deal sounds sweet! 10 rentals per week! that would be awesome
i use to work for old navy, the discount there is 20% off all items, unlimited, and 50% selected monthly items. at other gap inc.stores (gap, baby, kids, outlets and banana republic) we got 30% on 5 items/ month
at american eagle our discount is 40% all items, unlimited and 50% selected special monthly items for personal use since we are encouraged to wear the brand
haha…most of my paycheque would go to buying clothes, it gets very addicting
Combined with PC points from using my Presidents Choice Mastercard I am saving incredible amounts.
Last year I had built up over 700 dollars in free groceries.
[Andrea]
Andrea how about this one. I have a friend who works for Zehrs and the now have almost Three thousand dollars worth of PC points for free groceries. I am not sure why he doesn’t start cashing them in but that sure is a lot of meals.
I have worked for the following and there discounts are. lol
Ricki’s 30% off I belive it was 6 items a month and every 3 months they would do a 5 item deal you could get 50% off, but it was 2 pants, 2 shirts 2 accessories. But yes you were supposed to wear their clothes. they can not force you to, only reccomend it. If I had girls who couldn’t afford to buy stuff all the time, I just reccomended a good pair of black pants and something similar to what we had in our store, but it could be bought anywhere.
Payless shoes offers 30% off regular price and red tag clearance and then you get one item a month at 50%!
Thyme Maternity ( Reitmans corp) Offered 50% in thyme, and since it was maternity you got to pick another division of reitmans to have a 50% off discount in, so either Rietmans, Smart Set, Addition Elle, Pennigtons or RW. All of the other stores you didn’t pick your 50% off in you got 30% off.( I think it was)
I worked for Real Canadian Wholesale Club and I didn’t get any discount.
One question, can you use coupons with the discount card?
I work at Superstore too…Yes…we can use coupons with our discount card..It also works with 50% off reduced items…i saved a comibined savings between my employee discount and coupons $31.75 yesterday shopping…Huge savings
Damn… and all this time of working for Sobeys with no bonuses was a good thing!
Bye Sobeys, anyone know any place in the NS area that’s hiring?
I worked for Shoppers Drug Mart. The discount used to be that you get everything AT COST, but they changed it to 30% off. If the item is on sale for more than 30% off, you get the item at the sale price. Sometimes, there are items where the at cost price is less than 30% of the retail price, so you you get the at cost price.
I got prescriptions at cost and no processing fee (which is about $11-$12).
When there is a 20x time points event, you CANNOT use your discount if you want to get the points. However, if you are redeeming your points, you are able to get the merchandise with your discount.
Employees are able to use there discount at any SDM and Pharmaprix store using their Optimum card. They scan the Optimum card AT THE VERY BEGINNING of the transaction and then the employees name comes up on the monitor, then you have to show ID to prove that you are in fact the cardholder.
Oh, the catch… I worked for a major Japanese electronics manufacturer as a secretary for one summer in my college years. They offer 30% off of the their Japan’s MSRP instead of the local store price. It usually end up more expensive than the stores! (I think it has to do with the unstable Yen value in the 90′s!)
I’m now an architect. I don’t get free buildings or anything. (I wish!) But when I mention it to furniturestores, they often give me designer discount, usually 10%-20% off. They never ask me to provide proof, so I suspect that you guys can all pretend to be designers and get the discount.
Not very handy for part time, but all full time employee’s at Rogers (except the video store employees) get 50% off of ALL Rogers services. Air time, cable, internet, home phone service. It’s a huge savings. The only catch is that you cannot use a competitors product if a Rogers product is available. Should you choose to do so you lose the discount on all their services.
To answer Nosepuppys question, Wal Mart has no problem with you using coupons as well as your discount card. We also have a price match guarantee, if you find a lower price in an ad for an item we have, we match the price (does not include % off, or BOGO sales) and we can still use our discount. No Frills has Hot Stuffs on for 97 cents, ours are 2.27, I price matched and used my card making each one 87 cents (they round up for 9s) and Crispers were 99 cents at Food Basics, I price matched and used my card making them 89 cents. Not a bad deal really lolz. They really cant stop you from using coupons as far as I know. Using a coupon means your discount costs them less money so I dont see it as a bad thing.
Great stuff!
I know Diesel employees (only store employees and office employees of the fashion label) you get 50% off regular price clothing, 30% off shoes and accessories, but when they are having the end of season sales the items are already 50% off and you don’t get deeper discounts. They also have a $500-600/month limit. But the only Diesel stores in Canada are in Montreal.
Also if you work at a restaurant, you should get a diesel car (make your own bio-diesel from refining the fryer oil) – free gas.
I work at the Superstore also. Our discount shows up with or without coupons. There are a lot of 50% off clearance items and we get our 10% off that to. Sweet deal!
I work at superstore too and am really enjoying the new 10% discount!
As a heads up to anyone interested, this weekend all outdoor living sets are 40% off + Friday Saturday and Sunday (from 5-10 pm) it’s another TAX FREE EVENT + my 10% discount!!!!!
So that means that I will get 63% off!!! Yahooooooo!
I had to buy a bunch of house paint (indoor and out) in the last few years (redesigning) and I learned that if you are a designer (or painter) you get at least a 10% off discount, sometimes more, from pretty much every speciality paint store out there.
(Though I was frequenting different Benjamin Moore stores).
For some stores it is good enough if you just bring in the business card of your designer or painter if you are buying the paint (instead of them) and they will give you the discount.
No harm in trying next time you buy paint! ( :
Jocelyn
Jun 9th, 2008 at 8:47 pm
I work at superstore too and am really enjoying the new 10% discount!
As a heads up to anyone interested, this weekend all outdoor living sets are 40% off + Friday Saturday and Sunday (from 5-10 pm) it’s another TAX FREE EVENT + my 10% discount!!!!!
So that means that I will get 63% off!!! Yahooooooo!
Jocelyn
I just heard about the TAX FREE EVENT and 40% off (plus my 10% discount). Count me in!!! I’ll be there a saving!!!
i woek at toys r us and we get 10 percent off pretty much anything in the store but not on sale items. I suppose its ok. We don’t get it on electronics but on electronic games and accessories its ok.
At Starbucks, partners get free drinks before, during, and after work; a pound of coffee everyweek (or a box of tea); and 30% off other purchases.
Of course, the weight gain is another matter altogether.
I work At the YMCA, I get a free family membership, for working 27 hrs a week. I can use it at any YMCA in teh world!!! God I love my job.. oh and did I say 1/2 price daycare?
shoppers drug maart is 30% off all purchases
Does anybody know about Rogers Video?
53 pounds of coffee a year! I should work at starbucks!!!!
i want to live where Joel lives! Joel where are you? I want an extra week in my year, too!
I used to work in retail before my current job so here are some more scoops!
Blacks Photography -used to be 50% of all photofinishing services, one free roll a month developed, 30% off frames/albums, and a discount on film which i can’t remember.
Danier -60% off full price on just about everything! yup, you read that right. We had to wear the product, so it was only fair. There was a smaller discount on bags and accessories tho, can’t remember it off the top of my head.
TELUS -we get family rates on phone services, discounts on stuff sold at the TELUS stores, plus a ton of discounts from our partners everything from GoodLife to Dell to cars, insurance, etc etc etc. plus some sweet other benefits too.
Just stumbled across this photo and it made me think of this post that I had to share. Talk about perks of the job.. haha. Definitely a keeper
http://img73.imageshack.us/img73/8396/6265569038fc4cb3c52ih3.jpg
MissScrooge…. I LOVE that picture! very funny
thanks for posting it
Forget about profit-sharing,employee discounts, benefits….. I could get me a free slurpee!!!!!
WalMart also has other benefits that were not mentioned. We get an annual stakeholders bonus it is paid out at each store if they meet certain profit goals in that particular store. This payout can be upto $2000, plus every year after 2 years you get profit sharing which is generally 4% of your annual earrnings. This is put into an RRSP account of your choice. How many other retail chains off their employees, bonus, profit sharing and discounts. Oh and did I mention we also have scholarships, tuition reimbursement programs, discounts on life, car, home insurance. Plus you can also get travel discounts at many hotels. And lastly because Wal Mart now sells cell phones, the cell companies offer special wal mart employee packages. Wal Mart values there employees and it shows.
lol…. it should have said offer their employees. Not off their employees…
Anytime I was looking for work, I would’ve loved Blockbuster (not just because of the perks, but it’s my element) or EB Games (same thing).
Right now I work at Marriott Reservations and I get huge savings when staying at any Marriott Hotel as do my family.
I LOVE hearing about what employee discounts there are out there!! I’m a social worker and family counsellor…so no discounts just lots of life lessons
Anyone know what LuLuLemon offers for employees? I know Guess offers 50% off but you have to wear their clothing.
I work for Club Concierge which is an Empoyee Benefit company. We get savings on everything you can think of. Big Savings! How about 2-3% above dealer cost from your Auto dealerships (most makes)? Plus buying power on appliances, furniture, electroinics, computers, resorts sold out concerts and more…
No fooling!
Penny at 1-866-991-4844
Thought that some would find this interesting about staff discounts:
http://www.orchango.com/news/2008-02.htm
Source: The Globe and Mail.
WEEKEND WORKOUT: KEEPING EMPLOYEES HAPPY
How to keep staff? More perks, of course
ROMA LUCIW AND JOHN PARTRIDGE
With files from Virginia Galt
Aldo Group stores offer 50% off regular price for all items, including shoes, purses, and accessories. If the item is on sale, you still get only 50% off the regular price, but it’s a good discount. The maximum is $1500 per year, which is calculated using the regular price.
Aldo Group stores includes Aldo, Aldo Accessories, Feetfirst, Globo, Stoneridge, Little Burgundy, Transit, Spring, and Globo.
SDM you get 30% off
Guess gives 50% to to there employees for retail but you get 40% at factory stores.
Lush (cosmetics) gives its employees 50% off the retail cost of product, which makes it a great idea for anyone looking for seasonal work around Christmastime…
When I worked at Laura Petites I got 15% off there and either 10 or 15% off at the other stores in the chain (Laura Plus, Laura). Pretty standard.
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I work at Mexx and employees get 50% off on regular priced items, and 60% off during Friends and Family event, or on anything we can wear to work as part of our uniform (it’s by colour, but it doesn’t HAVE to be Mexx clothing. so anything black we get 60% all the time).
Some retail stores are clear that employee discounts are for their own employees’ use. But if you were buying gifts that you knew would fit or suit someone, savings helped with the purchase.
Clothing store discounts-given what prices are like for clothing at regular retail, those employee discounts still likely made it tough for staff to buy clothing. If you worked irregular hours as PT (defined as under 24 h/week), you still have food, transportation or other costs to cover before buying the mandatory clothing purchase. And most retail pays minimum unless you have proven prior sales experience that raised sales or you have shown in three months how good you are at upselling or adding to customers’ purchases.
I used to work for Coles (Chapters) and they give 30% off pretty much everything including bargain books and clearance items. Nothing on magazines though. It’s a pretty good deal, I miss that discount but I dont miss the horrible manager I had to work for.
I now work for Loblaws.
You get your employee discount card after 90 days.
It’s good for 10% off most items in store. – And not just Loblaws, but any corperate owned store, RCSS, Loblaws, Zehrs, etc. No Frills and Independant are NOT included.
Also if you take the time to register your discount card number online you also get deals at Apple, H&R Block, AMC theaters, Cineplex, Dell, Microsoft, Canada’s Marine Land, Canada’s WOnderland, etc.
Also all stores are covered by unions, so as long as you pay your dues, you get discounts through the union too. Mine includes deals on RBC Morgages, different car rental companies, Mark’s work warehouse (10-20% off most items), Life Insurance through various companies, discounts at certain car dealerships. (3% over cost at some GM dealerships!), and even more.
They also offer stock options, scholarships for you and immediate family as well. – And for full time employee’s orthodic coverage for family (braces for your teeth)….