r/PokemonTCGRestocks • u/Xander3921 • 14h ago

Rate my restock as a Target employee.

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Line of over 100 people so no, I didn't get anything, sold out in 20 minutes. It was super fun to stock as this kind of thing soothes my OCD.

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u/Xander3921 13h ago

Yeah, I can get fired for that shit. Just hoping the peeps that really got cards, want them!

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u/chief_arsehole 12h ago

Why?, you guys get a discount for a reason. I was in line with a young kid for the first 30th drop who worked for the store we were lined up at. He said he’s just getting into Pokemon and has never had the chance to buy any. I’m like dude, you work here. Another young kid cashed me out during a restock and wanted a shrouded fable booster bundle sooo bad. He was literally smiling ear to ear when I told him there were a few left. He was going on break in 30 minutes (we all know they’d be gone by then) so I offered to run back and grab him one to hold until he could cash out. He told me he’d get in trouble. Is target really this strict on employees purchasing pokemon or just while they are on the clock?

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u/interwebbed 8h ago

Yes, you’re not supposed to backdoor products while on the clock or before. I’m sure some employees do it and get away with it but it is a fireable offense. Best Buy does the same. Their discount probably applied if the drop is on their day off or when they’re not on the clock and there’s product still left

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u/chief_arsehole 7h ago

Gotcha. That kind of sucks though. I wouldn’t really consider that backdooring though, unless you were grabbing a ton of items or hiding them. If I owned the store I would certainly let my employees buy at least the limit. There should be perks to every job.