2007-11-10 05:18:18 · 11 answers · asked by robb10699 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Advertising & Marketing ➔ Other - Advertising & Marketing
Wal-Mart and their employee benefits.
2007-11-10 05:22:33 · answer #1 · answered by Sgt Big Red 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When I worked for Wilkos several years ago I got reprimanded for something called 'sweet-hearting'.
Basically a colleague came to the till I was on with an item without a price on it (it was near Christmas so you can imagine how busy it would have been), I asked her for the price and she told me, now apparently I should have left my till (or called someone to check the price), now put yourself if my position
1) it was busy so if I had gone to check I would have been told of by the supervisor (she never liked me anyway)
2) There would have been mutterings in the queue
3) How trustful would that been of me to her.
Plus the fact I had no reason to think that she would have lied.
Any case the upshot was I got reprimanded and was not able to obtain a transfer to my home town on finish of my college course.
But that is I think you will find an example of unethical behaviour.
2007-11-10 05:25:16 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bait and switch is probably the best known and most common. An ad that advertises a product the store doesn't actually have at a great price. When you arrive they claim they sold out and try and sell you something similar for a good price but considerably more. It is illegal but hard to enforce or prove.
2007-11-10 05:23:24 · answer #3 · answered by Robert P 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
There are many kinds of unethical behavior in retailing
For example:
>>Selling liquor
>>Selling Cigarettes
>> There is weighing machine problem the weighing machine has extra weigh on one side.
>>Mixing stuff in spices and food grains
>>Displaying false packaging
>>Not giving complete information about products
>>Selling faulty Items
>>Charging Extra to those who dont know the rates
>>Behaviour towards customers (especially women)
And there are tons of other things
2007-11-10 05:39:10 · answer #4 · answered by solid snake 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I have been a victim of the bait and switch trick recently and ended up very out of pocket.
If u google cheap tyres, you will be faced by a number of companies who offer very reasonable prices including fitting, vat etc.
i challenge u: get a quote, pay for it either on the net or phone, an if u end up leavin the garage having spent no extra moolah ill EAT MY HAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
see terms & conditions :)
2007-11-10 05:28:59 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Walmart. Opening only 1 register and closing 10 and making people wait in line causing the customer all sorts of high blood pressure.
2007-11-10 05:23:05 · answer #6 · answered by Neil 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Selling me a used mobile phone as new with the last persons text messages still on it, then the phone breaking less than three hours of me getting it and them not replacing it because they said it was water damaged. (Which was impossible)
2007-11-10 05:24:26 · answer #7 · answered by JASON N 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Skimming credit card details from customers and selling it to identity brokers in the underworld.
2007-11-10 05:21:24 · answer #8 · answered by Patrick C 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Advertising one product and having another only in stock.
2007-11-10 05:22:04 · answer #9 · answered by desertflower 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
keeping tips from other people if your supposed to share them
2007-11-10 05:22:16 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋