Shopping for a new S&W 642. Local Sportsman's Warehouse has a regular everyday price of $389. Pretty darn good considering Cabela's (not the beacon of low prices, I know) "sale" price is $429 from their everyday $469, and used like-new classified prices seem to hover around $350.

Sportsman employee told me to wait a week or two; the 642 is on sale $30 off which he says is lower than his employee pricing. I find that odd how employee pricing at SW on a firearm is MORE than not only mailorder (the 642 can be found for $349 including free shipping sometimes) but sale prices for retail consumers.

Simple deductive reasoning says employee pricing is not a screaming deal like some other sports/hobbies?!

The past 2 years I have received an invitation to Cabelas for after hours with Employee pricing. Went last year, and the 2 items I priced checked (as the prices aren't on the shelf), came up with 15% off. I ended up using a coupon I had received in the mail, as it was a better discount.

I think they mean the "store's" employee pricing, not the factory's.

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I retired from Nissan Manufacturing here in Tennessee and our employee discount sucks. Any body can get it. It's called "Family and friends". It seems everybody is a friend. Don

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when I worked at Cabela's my gun discount was 10% max and in some cases it was zero.

Then someone please tell me how my local dealer sells brand new 637's and 638's for $359 ???????

If anyone wants the info PM me and I'll be glad to pass it along.

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Take your time..quickly.

Got my no-lock 442 at Tanners in Jamison, PA for $361.

The LGS where I work p/t has 642's for $379. (637's, the same price)

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If a local gun pusher sells for a 10% mark up then he can sell it for about $360 to $380. I worked part time for a local big box store and our discount was 10% on guns. Some of these places will cut the price for a sale just to get you into the store figuring you'll buy several other items while you're there for full retail.

Where I work now we get dealer cost on guns. THAT can get expensive on a part timers pay!!!

Pecos

That's whats wrong with people today. They expect too much. If an employee realized that a discount is a privelidge instead of a right, then any discount would be a welcome surprise.

It can be a nice perk. Shows the employee they're important and can make them feel a bit better about working for less than stellar wages.
I was considering going to work at a local range/gun shop. The pay was "decent" but I heard the discount was pretty sweet. I woulda probably never cashed a paycheck.

Maybe. Maybe not. If someone is working for less than stellar wages then they need to do something about it.

But the minute I think I need a discount to make me feel better about my job, I might as well quit.

For me, having a good job is good enough. I get MANY perks. But I've EARNED them.

Well, good for you then...

Whether they're 'stellar' or not, anyone's wages are the wages they and the employer agreed on for the 'day's work'.

Employee discounts generally aren't apologies from the employer for underpaying the staff. They're usually intended as a full time 'sales price' to help encourage employees to leave some of their pay right where they work.

The person the OP referred to wasn't complaining, just pointing out a good deal to the customer.

I don't work in a field where you generally get "employee discounts" on anything. I used to, & it wasn't really anything I counted towards compensation.

When I was a young lad I worked in a pizza place & got free food. My employer lost bigtime on THAT deal!

I have a friend that I grew up with. His family began a sporting good store that began back in the very early 50's. It grew to five stores by the mid 60's and they primarily sold guns.

When they were pretty much the only game in town, I bought guns from them. Not any more.

Since I am long time friends with them. they are honest with me. They say the prices they pay for the guns are more than what the big stores sell their guns. Now they pretty much sell other items and down to just two stores. I cannot afford their new guns and they get very few used guns.

Different stores have different prices. Even with an employee discount, buying a gun from my friends store would cost more than what a person could buy it elsewhere without a discount.