The time a Target employee told me to buy the floor model blender

I was at Target in Denver looking at blenders and this worker walks up and says 'honestly, just get the floor model, it's half off and still works fine.' So I grabbed it for $35 instead of $70. Got it home, plugged it in, and the lid flew off on the first smoothie attempt. Took it back and they gave me a brand new one anyway, so I guess her advice was half right. Has anyone else taken a random employee's shortcut advice and had it backfire?

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ray_mitchell7d ago

So did the employee give you the side-eye when you walked back in with the lid in your hand? That's classic Target employee trickery right there. They get a commission on getting rid of floor models, I swear. You basically paid $35 for a used blender and a free trip back to the store. At least you ended up with a working one. Maybe next time just buy the display TV and hope the same thing happens.

hill.troy6d ago

Wait, do Target employees actually get commissions on floor models or is that just a running joke? I've always kinda wondered if they're trying to dump those or if it's just bad luck.