Sorry About That Data Breach, Here's 15% Off!
As an apology to the millions of consumers who had their credit card info stolen, TJX (that's T.J. Maxx, Marshalls, HomeGoods, and A.J. Wright) is offering fifteen percent off all purchases in stores today only. We suggest that you pay with cash.
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Hurray for nonsensical PR tactics!
Wow, it would have been great to know this in advance. Oh, wait. They probably don't want anyone actually using this :)
TJ Maxx owns HomeGoods?! That explains why that store is such a shithole! It makes so much sense now!
Same discount the employees at Marshalls get every day of the week...
That is actually insulting. I get coupons for larger percentages off all the time just for being on email lists with other retailers. Macy's runs better sales than that all the time.
So these clowns lost my data resulting in my card being canceled with no notice. The time I had to waste updating every single thing tied to my card was quite a bit.
I guess I will just spend my money somewhere that has a clue.
The thing that ticked me off about the whole TJX fiasco, was that after I did the right thing as soon as hearing about the data breach and closed out the TJX credit card account that had been compromised, I immediately took a 20 point hit on my FICO score for having a "closed" account that is still on my score more than a year later.
I guess I should have just waited until fraud was actually committed before I did anything.
The banking industry is run by idiots, no wonder it's collapsing
I really, really, hate all these 'apologies', and even worse, class action lawsuit payouts, that require you to give even more money to the rat bastards you never want to deal with again to get the payout. And they're still making a profit at 15% off. They've just turned a punishment into a sale and free publicity.
I actually work there the discount at TJX is only a paltry 10%. The company hates its employees and treats em like dirt which is what i experience everyday from the managers and the customers. Such a hole to work at. I make the starting wage of a starting employee at a Sheetz. It took me 3 years to get that pay and I still can't afford to live inside a building.
bohemian, Macy's margin is much higher than TJ Maxx so they can offer a larger discount. That being said, 15% is cheep even for them. I escalated a complaint once to corporate about lousy service and they sent me a 10% off coupon. Needless to say I haven't been back.
@rdm: That was precisely the spin given to this in coverage on the Boston TV stations today. A 'secret sale' if you will.
ahh tacky maxx - the best place to find lots of clothes that you didnt want when they were being sold by their original manufacturer, and want even less now because if you buy them, you will end up having an unwanted second cardholder in eastern europe!
@rdm:
I totally agree. There was a small ad in our local newspaper, but I generally don't read the paper until after work because my morning schedule is too rushed. Poor communications, TJX. Intentional? Hmmmm.
WHAT? I got a letter two years ago about a credit breach at TJX that put my information at risk -- My credit card company closed my account and issued me a new card as a result and I didn't get no stinkin' discount.
Bah.
Price Waterhouse Cooper and Carnegie-Mellon's CyLab have recent surveys that show the senior executive class to be, basically, clueless regarding IT risk and its tie to overall enterprise (business) risk. Data breaches and thefts are due to a lagging business culture - and people aren't getting the training they need. For example: Microsoft patched for this worm 4 months ago. As CIO, I'm constantly seeking things that work, in hopes that good ideas make their way back to me - check your local library: A book that is required reading is "I.T. WARS: Managing the Business-Technology Weave in the New Millennium." It also helps outside agencies understand your values and practices.
The author, David Scott, has an interview that is a great exposure: [businessforum.com] -
The book came to us as a tip from an intern who attended a course at University of Wisconsin, where the book is an MBA text. It has helped us to understand that, while various systems of security are important, no system can overcome laxity, ignorance, or deliberate intent to harm. Necessary is a sustained culture and awareness; an efficient prism through which every activity is viewed from a security perspective prior to action.
In the realm of risk, unmanaged possibilities become probabilities - read the book BEFORE you suffer a bad outcome - or propagate one.
I actually went last night to an A.J. Wright store to get some stuff that I had previously wanted that was on clearance for a drastically low price, it was nice to get an extra 15% off, but all they did was give the employee discount to every customer buying something there. The place was dead too, maybe 2 other people in the store, people weren't flocking to this.
Some actual information prior to the day would have been useful.
Well, thats nice of them.