A woman who works part-time at Sports Direct explained what customers need to know when shopping at an inexpensive sporting goods store.
Rebecca Mooney, 24, of Stockton-On-Tees, County Durham, learned the basics after taking a part-time job at her High Street store in 2020.
He says that during his brief stay at the company, which earned £186m pre-tax last year, he discovered how the cheap sports chain had deliberately persuaded customers to replace a plastic bag with a more expensive one.
Post Tic tocRebecca said staff were told when a customer asked, they were told they didn’t have plastic bags for customers, even though it was under the counter.
Rebecca Mooney, 24-year-old from Stockton-On-Tees, County Durham, went viral on TikTok after revealing her time secrets to Sports Direct
Rebecca landed a part-time job at a cheap sporting goods store in 2020, where she was given six separate four-hour shifts to staff the company to curb and give employees breaks, she said.
Rebecca explained that selling £2 for the life buoy not only increased customer orders but also allowed staff to take a share of the profits.
He said an employee on a 24-hour contract would get six separate four-hour shifts instead of three eight-hour shifts, so the company wouldn’t have to pay employees for breaks.
“I was shocked when I first heard it,” Rebecca said.
“The bag story definitely shocked me the most, as Sports Direct is the cheapest store compared to the others.
Posted on TikTok, Rebecca said employees have been told to tell customers they don’t have plastic shopping bags.
Rebecca says upgrading the bag to life from £2 will increase client spend while earning employee commissions.
Rebecca’s complaints managers would tell staff how many lifebags had been sold and then set a target for the cashiers.
“So people who walk in and then have to spend £2 on a bag when it’s not needed.
The managers even told us how many of these bags were sold each morning and what goal we had to achieve while at the checkout.
I told my family and friends about it and they were shocked and said, “Oh, that’s why they always say they’re out of bags.”
Rebecca said her friends and family were shocked when Sports Direct told her the secrets of the bags because she “goes to a store cheaper than the rest”.
Rebecca said that if you visit the store now, she guarantees that the staff will tell you they don’t have any cheaper plastic bags.
Rebecca said each employee would receive a commission of 2c for every £2 bag sold and was told it would be better for the shop to sell more.
“If you go right in and pay, I guarantee they will tell you they don’t have the cheapest plastic bags anymore.
“Each staff member gets a commission of 2 cents when sold per bag, and at a morning meeting they were told it would be better for their shop to sell more of these bags.
‘Other temporary workers were young and for some their first job was following these rules and that’s understandable.
Rebecca said she would give 5-cent envelopes most of the time, but she felt pressured by the staff to sell the more expensive carriers.
“Most of the time I just deployed 5p, but was forced by the managers to sell the bags.
‘They also refused to give people longer shifts, so they have almost no days off.
Another thing that I find strange is that the manager had taken up the stairs used to get supplies from the high tables before they even started.
“I was not asked to sign any policies or information.”
Rebecca said she didn’t need to sign an information policy before using the stairs to get stock from the high shelves.
Rebecca has uploaded a video to TikTok that reveals the secret, which has been viewed more than 13,000 times.
‘I work at Sports Direct…he doesn’t lie,’ said one person. [sic]†
Someone else wrote ‘Damn’
“I find these two-pound bags very useful,” said a third.
Quarter added: ‘They get a commission for selling the bags!! and many other items in the store that they offer you.
“This was in Teesside Park,” said another person.
Source: Daily Mail
