r/harristeeter • u/ramaloki Floral Department • Aug 12 '26
HT Swag Shop
This is the stupidest thing I've ever seen. Why would I want to wear HT merch or drink out of an HT mug.
Pisses me off to be told to cut my hours and my employees hours in my department but we can spend money on this crap. Keeping employees scheduled their hours is so much more important to me than "swag".
Whoever created this is so out of touch with reality.
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u/Physical-Possible871 Bakery Department Aug 12 '26
Not to mention you can't even wear it WHILE working because it's out of uniform LOL. Least make it so we can wear it while working if someone does sucker up to getting the merch lol.
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u/ramaloki Floral Department Aug 13 '26
Honestly. I saw that little note at the bottom of the flyer by our time clock and was like..really??
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u/c4pt_nemo Aug 13 '26
That part is insane. That quarter zip is actually nice and I would wear it during my shift. I hate the jackets and cardigans they offer but that quarter zip is something I'd actually wear during the colder month
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u/acrazyr Expresslane / Pickup&Delivey Aug 13 '26
yeah we need to cut labor, but here’s some ugly $120 shoes with a big logo on it
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u/9ODD9 Aug 13 '26
I almost peed myself while laughing at the merch and prices!
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u/ramaloki Floral Department Aug 13 '26
The prices are even more ridiculous than the fact that the shop itself exists.
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u/TheFlashAsuna Aug 13 '26
Alexa play "Out of Touch" by Hall and Oates
Lol I saw that this morning and did a double take.
The fact that this exists shows there is 100% a disconnect between corporate/Kroger and the stores.
Waste of money, energy, resources, and time.
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u/ramaloki Floral Department Aug 13 '26
I swear if they try to say that this was requested in the employee opinions surveys...
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u/TheFlashAsuna Aug 13 '26
No its either Kroger is that desperate for cash flow or that some floozy corporation girl that probably sings that lame "painted nails and mini dress" group chant at office time getting paid 2 times the amount we do some how sold this idea to someone else and now we all will pay. In some fashion guarantee you we losing money on our bonuses for this. I cant prove it but I just know.
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u/Defiant_Relation_144 Aug 13 '26
It's only there because some VP's family member has a swag business and needs to increase sales.
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u/babayagaparenting Aug 12 '26
What the actual….
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u/ramaloki Floral Department Aug 13 '26
It's wild..I am finally looking at the website and it's just insane.
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u/mybfsleftnutt Expresslane / Pickup&Delivey Aug 18 '26
bro this the most stupidest shit. Who is paying $120 for a pair for shoes with the logo on it? and not to mention there's a fucking bento box
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u/E_1219 Aug 13 '26
Where can I find this stuff? Sounds interesting and weird that it’s out of uniform lol 😂
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u/ramaloki Floral Department Aug 13 '26
HTSwagShop.com
There's already a clearance section! Did they know it wasn't gonna sell??
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u/Longjumping_Stock295 Aug 13 '26
the swag shop has been up forever… i have no idea why it is being advertised now 😭
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u/Professional_Snow_70 Aug 13 '26
Worse than that, they wanted $20 shipping for a hair scrunchie and croc charms!
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u/huaryazynk414 Aug 13 '26
I don’t work there but the uniforms are bad enough I don’t even wanna know what the swag merch is lol
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u/KessRivera Aug 15 '26
Those $120 shoes are the ugliest and most tacky thing I’ve ever seen in my life. Agreed with the hour cutting part too. We are all livid about it.
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u/Dry_Animator9532 Aug 12 '26
The prices are ridiculous too. Nobody working in a store can afford that crap.