Loads of decent items in their clearance section. Lots of really good Star Wars toys.
Also I think it is worth saying that the staff own this company so if you want the profit to go to staff rather than some Billionaire sat in Monaco then this is another reason to use JL. That said, this is a money saving site and for that reason alone I think this is a great clearance deal.
I do hope you like it.
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PG9999 to slevinkelevra
13 Mar 175#3
Yes each year the profit gets divided up and paid to each employee. This year they limited it to a smaller bonus to invest in the company. I don't work there by the way - but it's an ethical company and this is important to me.
androoski
14 Mar 174#20
Use John Lewis often simply because they are the cheapest with a 2 year warranty which is honoured with no fuss.
Price match is always honoured too, they just check online the place with the lower price and then give you the same price with the extra warranty. I've never understood why some people think JL is an expensive shop.
The fact that compared to most other retailers they are more ethical and distribute bonuses is a plus.
daskapital
14 Mar 173#26
Ethical? John Lewis?
You know they buy products from illegal Israeli settlements right ? It's really nice they give some of the profits to their employees but ethical? because of just that ? no.
It means that if they know another retailer is underselling them (selling the same item at a lower price) they'll lower their own prices to match that other retailer. Except that in reality they don't operate the policy. They'll sometimes match prices for an individual purchaser, subject to stringent terms and conditions, but even when they do that they rarely lower the price for other customers - even though they're knowingly being undersold.
Occasionally they'll make a big thing about matching another retailer's prices, but only with certain retailers, and never on the really competitive ones. All a big con, but people believe the hype because it's John Lewis and people find it difficult to believe that they can lie through their teeth.
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slevinkelevra
13 Mar 173#1
yes I'd also heard recently on the news alot of retail companies have been started to struggle recently and john lewis is one that has cut back on their employee share scheme or was it bonuses or something like that
PG9999 to slevinkelevra
13 Mar 175#3
Yes each year the profit gets divided up and paid to each employee. This year they limited it to a smaller bonus to invest in the company. I don't work there by the way - but it's an ethical company and this is important to me.
i know I could probably look it up but I always wondered what their slogan meant; I feel a bit thick
Newbold to slevinkelevra
13 Mar 172#5
That's precisely the way they prefer it to be. Most people assume it means what it says. It doesn't!
slevinkelevra
13 Mar 17#6
well when I heard it I was thinking about it and thought doesn't that mean they will always oversell you things ie not work for the customer but for the company? then i thought well maybe I just don't understand it.
but maybe I suppose if it's meant to mean quality and self sustanining businesses like fairtrade or whatever then I guess that would make sense then
Newbold to slevinkelevra
13 Mar 173#7
It means that if they know another retailer is underselling them (selling the same item at a lower price) they'll lower their own prices to match that other retailer. Except that in reality they don't operate the policy. They'll sometimes match prices for an individual purchaser, subject to stringent terms and conditions, but even when they do that they rarely lower the price for other customers - even though they're knowingly being undersold.
Occasionally they'll make a big thing about matching another retailer's prices, but only with certain retailers, and never on the really competitive ones. All a big con, but people believe the hype because it's John Lewis and people find it difficult to believe that they can lie through their teeth.
rickj to slevinkelevra
14 Mar 17#22
What are you going on about ????.
Jules_HT to slevinkelevra
14 Mar 171#23
"Undersold" means that someone else is selling the same thing for less money (So if Esso were selling petrol at £1 a litre, and Tesco came along and started selling it for 98p, then Tesco have undersold Esso or to put it another way Esso are being undersold). So, "never knowingly undersold" means that they will never sell anything for a price that they know is higher than someone else is selling at.
cjdavies25
13 Mar 17#8
Heat added got hubby his anniversary pressie thanks op <3
MarkT1967 to cjdavies25
14 Mar 17#12
What did you buy him if you don't mind me asking?
MarkT1967
14 Mar 17#9
Would the Falcon be any good as a display item and not a toy or does it look plAsticy if your know what I mean, it's for my mancave.
cburns
14 Mar 17#10
Retailers, manfacturers and customers all lying...........who knew :wink:
PointDex
14 Mar 17#11
You what? JL board members are leeching the place dry..
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Also I think it is worth saying that the staff own this company so if you want the profit to go to staff rather than some Billionaire sat in Monaco then this is another reason to use JL. That said, this is a money saving site and for that reason alone I think this is a great clearance deal.
I do hope you like it.
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Price match is always honoured too, they just check online the place with the lower price and then give you the same price with the extra warranty. I've never understood why some people think JL is an expensive shop.
The fact that compared to most other retailers they are more ethical and distribute bonuses is a plus.
You know they buy products from illegal Israeli settlements right ? It's really nice they give some of the profits to their employees but ethical? because of just that ? no.
example:
https://www.change.org/p/john-lewis-stores-uk-john-lewis-stop-helping-israeli-toymakers-profit-from-illegal-settlements
https://business-humanrights.org/en/israel-palestine-ngos-protest-against-john-lewis-partnership-for-selling-sodastream-amid-boycott-over-alleges-ties-with-israeli-settlements-includes-company-comments
yeah. Ethical.
Occasionally they'll make a big thing about matching another retailer's prices, but only with certain retailers, and never on the really competitive ones. All a big con, but people believe the hype because it's John Lewis and people find it difficult to believe that they can lie through their teeth.
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but maybe I suppose if it's meant to mean quality and self sustanining businesses like fairtrade or whatever then I guess that would make sense then
Occasionally they'll make a big thing about matching another retailer's prices, but only with certain retailers, and never on the really competitive ones. All a big con, but people believe the hype because it's John Lewis and people find it difficult to believe that they can lie through their teeth.