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mick063

(2,424 posts) Sun Jul 28, 2013, 09:08 PM Jul 2013

Has your company done this? [View all]

It is a first where I work. The company I work for is about as far removed from wholesale/retail marketing as you can get. We clean up nuclear waste through a contract with the Department of Energy.

All of the employees were distributed catalogs, similar to the old fashioned Sears catalog, with the company logo at the top. What was somewhat surprising, was the seemingly high prices. For example, $29.95 for a polo shirt. The catalog was in a format that led you to believe that the company was indeed Sears. Certainly far removed from a third party, intermediate "feel". The company logo was apparent in page after page.

It immediately gave me that "company store" impression. Are they serious? They have a multi million dollar contract with DOE and some guy in their chain of command thought they could make a few thousand bucks off of retail sales to the employees?

So how common is this?

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Has your company done this? [View all] mick063 Jul 2013 OP

never heard of this madrchsod Jul 2013 #1

Is it mandatory that you buy it? femmocrat Jul 2013 #2

is this an alternative to raises? sigmasix Jul 2013 #3

I do not have issue with this PowerToThePeople Jul 2013 #4

I have never worked anywhere where the logo shirt/s weren't paid for by the company elehhhhna Jul 2013 #5

I was usually given some amount free PowerToThePeople Jul 2013 #7

Company logo clothing and nic-nac catalogs are a dime a dozen bhikkhu Jul 2013 #6

Okay, I have to walk this back a bit. mick063 Jul 2013 #8

Common. Part of corporate rah rah marketing to employees on point Jul 2013 #9