IBM used to offer discounts on PCs when they actual sold them. I think they might offer something with Lenovo. McDs used to give out a coupon for a new product they were selling. It was attached to the annual report.
The McDonald's one is like the Olive Garden one I cited. The dollar value is low enough that they don't need to check to see if you're a shareholder at the time of purchase. Heck, they give out discount coupons like that all the time.
If IBM was offering a computer discount, that's a different matter. I supposed they could include a discount coupon in the annual report that gets sent to shareholders (although many companies are no longer sending out printed reports). They might figure that as long as they're sending out one per shareholder that it doesn't matter if they're still a shareholder at the time of purchase. It would probably have to be a one-time deal - that is, you get a discount on one computer rather than everything you buy over the year.
The problem is that if the discount is significant, people could buy one share in order to take advantage of the discount. Less of a problem with a $500 stock than a $20 one, but it could still be taken advantage of.
I don't know if this is done by any other companies, but I went to an Apple store yesterday to pick something up, and a thought hit me while I was standing in line: Why don't shareholders get a discount on all Apple products? I'm not talking about any huge, ridiculous discount, but a small one at least.
Apple doesn't have to, but discounts are offered for education, government, military etc., so why no discount for shareholders?, the people who are actually putting their money into the company? The number of shareholders is not that large and they should be awarded at least the same benefits as the other groups which gets discounts, if not more.
Like I said, I don't know if this is common or not within other companies, but it seems like a common sense idea that shareholders should get a discount on a company's products. As usual, my post is entirely based on my own selfish reasons, but that's not illegal, last I checked.
What a horrible attitude to take. You would have fit in just fine in Napoleonic France.
Yes, by all means, give the rich over-entitled a-holes who have contributed nothing to the company at all a break on prices. Meanwhile, screw over the actual paying customers.
What a horrible attitude to take. You would have fit in just fine in Napoleonic France.
Yes, by all means, give the rich over-entitled a-holes who have contributed nothing to the company at all a break on prices. Meanwhile, screw over the actual paying customers.
Many Apple shareholders are Apple customers too. But we're probably talking immaterial discount.
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The McDonald's one is like the Olive Garden one I cited. The dollar value is low enough that they don't need to check to see if you're a shareholder at the time of purchase. Heck, they give out discount coupons like that all the time.
If IBM was offering a computer discount, that's a different matter. I supposed they could include a discount coupon in the annual report that gets sent to shareholders (although many companies are no longer sending out printed reports). They might figure that as long as they're sending out one per shareholder that it doesn't matter if they're still a shareholder at the time of purchase. It would probably have to be a one-time deal - that is, you get a discount on one computer rather than everything you buy over the year.
The problem is that if the discount is significant, people could buy one share in order to take advantage of the discount. Less of a problem with a $500 stock than a $20 one, but it could still be taken advantage of.
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I don't know if this is done by any other companies, but I went to an Apple store yesterday to pick something up, and a thought hit me while I was standing in line: Why don't shareholders get a discount on all Apple products? I'm not talking about any huge, ridiculous discount, but a small one at least.
Apple doesn't have to, but discounts are offered for education, government, military etc., so why no discount for shareholders?, the people who are actually putting their money into the company? The number of shareholders is not that large and they should be awarded at least the same benefits as the other groups which gets discounts, if not more.
Like I said, I don't know if this is common or not within other companies, but it seems like a common sense idea that shareholders should get a discount on a company's products. As usual, my post is entirely based on my own selfish reasons, but that's not illegal, last I checked.
What a horrible attitude to take. You would have fit in just fine in Napoleonic France.
Yes, by all means, give the rich over-entitled a-holes who have contributed nothing to the company at all a break on prices. Meanwhile, screw over the actual paying customers.