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ground zero · 10-18-2005, 11:52 PM

I jsut found out that my employee is talking to my disty sales rep and purchasing lotions for her and her friends! Wow was I peeved! I called my rep and explained to him that NO one from my store should be placing orders except myself and my manager. He told me that he could give my employees a better discount than he gives me to "promote their tanning". Too bad my employee is selling the lotion to her friends (who are my clients). After my call to my rep, he called my employee and told her that he could not sell to her any more. Apparently my employee came in today (after the call from my rep) and purchased a lotion at employee cost (which is my purchase price from my disty)and told my manager that her friend could not afford to pay full price for lotion and would be selling the lotion to her. Any thoughts on how to control this without taking away the perk of discounted lotions to employees?

nutanner · 10-18-2005, 11:59 PM

My employees get to purchase a lotion at 1/2 retail once a month to curb the problem...It's almost impossible to prevent...If they are inclined to be shady they'll find a way to pull it off anyway.

mr belvedere · 10-19-2005, 12:17 AM

Thanks for not revealing the name of the disty whose sales rep made a little boo boo by selling a little product to just anyone for less than he sells it to you for. I'm sure it is a fine, upstanding organization with nothing but your best interests, and the best interests of the industry at heart.

nutanner · 10-19-2005, 12:30 AM

Wait...I want the name of the disty, so I can get a better deal than him/her too...always trying to one up the competition...I might be good enough to get a better deal than the one the employee got.

mr belvedere · 10-19-2005, 12:33 AM

You can only buy a case at a time at that price. They probably make up the loss in the shipping. ~rubbing chin~

exectans110 · 10-19-2005, 12:41 AM

Let me get this straight.
1) Your distributor will sell to your employee for a better price than he'll sell to you.
2) Your employee will sell to your customers instead of protecting your business -- the one that provides her a job.
3) You are trying to 'control' this?

I'm thinking it's time for a new distributor and a new employee. Maybe the two of them should hook up. They're on the same level as far as ethics go.

mr belvedere · 10-19-2005, 12:45 AM

Yup. You got that straight! I think a little visit from Luca Brazzi is in order as well.

nutanner · 10-19-2005, 12:54 AM

Who? I was thinking more of Vinny the Axe

HBT6872 · 10-19-2005, 12:54 AM

Fire them both

CAYENNE2005 · 10-19-2005, 08:53 AM

What she said! ^^^

10-18-2005, 11:52 PM	#1 (permalink)
ground zero Join Date: Jun 19 2005 Location: Simi Valley, CA Posts: 23 Rep Power: 0	I jsut found out that my employee is talking to my disty sales rep and purchasing lotions for her and her friends! Wow was I peeved! I called my rep and explained to him that NO one from my store should be placing orders except myself and my manager. He told me that he could give my employees a better discount than he gives me to "promote their tanning". Too bad my employee is selling the lotion to her friends (who are my clients). After my call to my rep, he called my employee and told her that he could not sell to her any more. Apparently my employee came in today (after the call from my rep) and purchased a lotion at employee cost (which is my purchase price from my disty)and told my manager that her friend could not afford to pay full price for lotion and would be selling the lotion to her. Any thoughts on how to control this without taking away the perk of discounted lotions to employees?

10-18-2005, 11:59 PM	#2 (permalink)
nutanner Join Date: Sep 29 2005 Location: Rockwall, TX Age: 50 Posts: 184 Rep Power: 19	My employees get to purchase a lotion at 1/2 retail once a month to curb the problem...It's almost impossible to prevent...If they are inclined to be shady they'll find a way to pull it off anyway.

10-19-2005, 12:17 AM	#3 (permalink)
mr belvedere Mr. b Join Date: May 10 2005 Age: 54 Posts: 7,247 Rep Power: 68	Thanks for not revealing the name of the disty whose sales rep made a little boo boo by selling a little product to just anyone for less than he sells it to you for. I'm sure it is a fine, upstanding organization with nothing but your best interests, and the best interests of the industry at heart.

10-19-2005, 12:30 AM	#4 (permalink)
nutanner Join Date: Sep 29 2005 Location: Rockwall, TX Age: 50 Posts: 184 Rep Power: 19	Wait...I want the name of the disty, so I can get a better deal than him/her too...always trying to one up the competition...I might be good enough to get a better deal than the one the employee got.

10-19-2005, 12:33 AM	#5 (permalink)
mr belvedere Mr. b Join Date: May 10 2005 Age: 54 Posts: 7,247 Rep Power: 68	You can only buy a case at a time at that price. They probably make up the loss in the shipping. ~rubbing chin~

10-19-2005, 12:41 AM	#6 (permalink)
exectans110 I'm Banned Join Date: Nov 26 2004 Location: Colorado Posts: 39 Rep Power: 0	Let me get this straight. 1) Your distributor will sell to your employee for a better price than he'll sell to you. 2) Your employee will sell to your customers instead of protecting your business -- the one that provides her a job. 3) You are trying to 'control' this? I'm thinking it's time for a new distributor and a new employee. Maybe the two of them should hook up. They're on the same level as far as ethics go.

10-19-2005, 12:45 AM	#7 (permalink)
mr belvedere Mr. b Join Date: May 10 2005 Age: 54 Posts: 7,247 Rep Power: 68	Yup. You got that straight! I think a little visit from Luca Brazzi is in order as well.

10-19-2005, 12:54 AM	#8 (permalink)
nutanner Join Date: Sep 29 2005 Location: Rockwall, TX Age: 50 Posts: 184 Rep Power: 19	Who? I was thinking more of Vinny the Axe

10-19-2005, 12:54 AM	#9 (permalink)
HBT6872 Join Date: Sep 22 2005 Location: Ocean Age: 53 Posts: 123 Rep Power: 19	Fire them both

10-19-2005, 08:53 AM	#10 (permalink)
CAYENNE2005 I love Derf!! Join Date: Jan 31 2005 Location: Around the corner Age: 55 Posts: 1,730 Rep Power: 143	What she said! ^^^

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