Be weary of the intentions of Hallmark. - Sales Associate Hallmark Employee Review

2.0
Jun 16, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

The products that they sell are nice and of good quality and you get 40% off discount for being an employee. There are not many advantages to working for hallmark except for the interaction with the employees, the friendly ones of course. You also get to see products before they are available to the general public and you know what products are going to be available in the future. You also get a 25% discount off chocolates for being an employee. As well, there are many opportunities to become a key holder and to open and close the store, particularly on weekends.

Cons

Some of the downsides of working at Hallmark are the many products that are constantly being updated, lots of stock, extremely busy at certain times, constant rearrangement of products, rude customers, constant push to rip off customer in any way possible. Hallmark Rule #1 do not let the customer know about sales, but rather try everything possible to sell them something they don't need. You must always tell the customers about the useless promotions, for example a snowman that sings for christmas etc., even when they are not interested and brush you off immediately. Nothing is ever completed well enough.

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5.0
May 29, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Great company and great people! Very thorough training program.

Cons

It can be hard work! Some stores don't have deliveries where they're suppose to be and you have to go searching. You have an allotted amount time to spend at each store.

4.0
Jun 24, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

You really set your own schedule but there is a mandatory break after around 4 hours of working. There's no one over you and you're pretty much doing your own thing which I appreciate. I'm still learning the ins and out as I am new but I love this job, overall. Its very unique.

Cons

This has nothing to do with other hallmark employees, they have all been great. A couple of employees at one of the stores I service aren't the most professional people and their actions have been unnecessary. Fortunately, all of the other stores I service have normal employees.

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