On Wed, 06 Jul 2005 16:26:11 -0500,
(Brent P) wrote:

>In article ws.net>, Ted B. wrote:
>
>> So I take it the employee discount was a joke before it was offered to
>> everybody? That is, if you were a GM employee and (for some odd reason)
>> wanted to buy a GM piece of crap, it was cheaper NOT to use the employee
>> discount? -Dave
>
>Once upon a time I worked at a large corporation that made consumer
>products. (not an automaker) There would be various employee discount
>programs from time to time. Each one was higher than the best street
>prices.
>
>I called it the employee surcharge program.
>

Sounds like the company I work for presently. We have temps coming
in thinking we get a MAJOR cut in price for the garbage we and other
sections of the multi-corp make...You'd laugh to see their faces when
we say "Better to hit Circuit City" or "Best Buy" for a good deal.