sf wrote:
>
> So true! I worked for an expensive retailer back in the day. They
> gave their merchandise to charity after it had been through all the
> markdowns and sales - but before it went, they put it up on the 8th
> floor for an employee's only sale at a fraction of the lowest sale
> price. It was a very nice perk, but it only happened once a year.

I worked at a furniture store during my 1st year of college. We could buy
any furniture there for cost + 10%. Retail prices were usually 100% markup.
I didn't need furniture then but I got my parents some good deals.

Gary