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Bubbasdahname t1_jcvh2u6 wrote
Yup! If you buy the product they are giving out samples for that day, they get commission from that sale. At least that was what one of the workers told me when I asked.
HobgoblinKhanate1 t1_jcvh2wh wrote
Isn’t this the same in every supermarket
WWCMD t1_jcvhxxb wrote
It’s not the case for Trader Joe’s
takethe6 t1_jcvifsm wrote
Jello shot girls at bars don't work for the bars.
Emotional_Match8169 t1_jcvk1xb wrote
No. Publix did this pre-Covid and they were Publix employees.
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paintwhore t1_jcvmhw5 wrote
Loved their free samples
ShesSoBored t1_jcvn07h wrote
And it's written in your member contract that you can essentially have as many free samples as you want (: I miss living near a Costco!
TurnandBurn_172 t1_jcvrsm9 wrote
Welcome to Earth
MongolianCluster t1_jcvuj2q wrote
The Costco people don't wear the same clothes as the jello shot girls though.
thekidfromiowa t1_jcvvpys wrote
The chain I work for uses our own employers to man the sample stands in addition to third parties (I e. vendors).
pulse14 t1_jcwbr05 wrote
Costco employees get relatively high pay and good benefits. The workers giving out samples don't.
7loUge t1_jcwhft9 wrote
Is that why the sample lady doesn't say "I love you" like the large guy at the front door does? (too obscure?)
introspectivejoker t1_jcwhiq7 wrote
Trader Joe's fucking rocks
Tairo t1_jcwkdg8 wrote
I can attest to this! I worked at Costco for 13 years as a free samples hander-outer guy and we didn't ONCE work for the same company as Costco.
Look_to_the_Stars t1_jcwlrsd wrote
And we thank God for that every day
Amount_Business t1_jcwn1i6 wrote
Idiocracy?
srt2366 t1_jcwqg9i wrote
Consider yourself now over educated.
7loUge t1_jcwrwht wrote
Welcome to Costco!
SeiCalros t1_jcwww2t wrote
a lot of the time the people who put up promotional displays at various department stores work for a separate company
ArcticFlava t1_jcx0gt7 wrote
Hey... that's good. You sure you ain't the smartest guy in the world?
weremonkeys t1_jcx4wkr wrote
Because they got that vertical integration, they mostly sell their own products, I think that’s why they’re successful
SweetSexyJesus t1_jcx4xla wrote
I love you
patmartone t1_jcxpqe0 wrote
GiveCo
herpecin21 t1_jcy3gzy wrote
Wait until you find out that 1/3-1/2 of the shelving space at any grocery store is rented out to vendors.
Depression_spice t1_jcyo5mm wrote
You can see it in their eyes.
MrStayPuftSeesYou t1_jcywd75 wrote
Ain't that some shit.
gutterbrain73 t1_jcyzbib wrote
I love picking up the $.74 soda from the food court, then going around and enjoying all the samples. Cheap lunch!
taosk8r t1_jd056d5 wrote
I worked there for a while, only downside was the work wasnt at all regular, pretty random (and my mom happened to be the one doing the scheduling, even). The pay may not be fantastic, but the work is super easy. Also, it was independent contractor work, so no taxes or benefits. Back then the company was called Warehouse Demo Services, not sure if they have just been renamed, but it seems likely.
throwaway67318 t1_jd0s5lk wrote
Went to Costco this weekend. We walked in, I'm holding out my Costco card. The guy at the door "welcome to costco."
I couldn't help myself "I love you"
He busts out laughing "the time machine is back that way"
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