Many companies enter into affiliations with retailers in order to provide their employees with discounts. This helps the retailer, who gets access to the company’s employees as potential new customers; the company, who can now pass on another benefit to its employees; and the employees, who reap the benefit of these discounts. I’ve used several of these discount programs to save money, and they can be a valuable benefit.
My company has agreements with several merchants. These range from national discount programs for cell phones (AT&T, Verizon), computers (Hewlett-Packard), and automobiles (GM, Chrysler), to local discounts at restaurants, child care providers, and wholesale clubs. The discounts are varied, but nothing to sneeze at either - the HP discount is 15%, and the Chrysler is $1,000 to $2,000. The local discounts include special membership rates for the wholesale club, and hotel and restaurant discounts.
I’m currently taking advantage of a wireless discount, saving $9.00 per month. My local appliance dealer also gave me a discount on my new clothes dryer. When the time comes for a new computer, I’ll check out the deals to see if I can save some more dough.
What type of discount programs does your employer offer?
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