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Half Price Books Reviews

3.0

48% would recommend to a friend

(16 total reviews)

Sharon Anderson Wright

37% approve of CEO

57% positive business outlook

Half Price Books has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 16 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there.

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16 reviews
1.0
12 Apr 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Nothing, everything was stressful. I hated coming in and trying to catch up with my department.

Cons

Overworked, you're constantly having to catch up on your department while trying to do multiple tasks at once. And if you get behind you get a warning, then written up. I know many employees who just sit in their car and cry before a shift. I also got tired of stealing from customers, HBP expects you to lie to the customer when selling items, we take what we want which is ALL of the items price them 200% markup and trash what we didn't want. I just got tired of it after 6 years. They also have a strick if you're late one second you get written up.

4.0
13 July 2025

Great great great

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Great discount, great hours, great people

Cons

customers don't like the offers they get for their merch and are often mad.

1.0
19 Apr 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Employee discount, privilege of throwing lots of things into the industrial trash compactor out back if you're into that

Cons

Low pay, unpredictable schedule, poor work environment, inadequate staffing. Company has turned many stores into hybrid brick-and-mortar/warehouse situations where employees pick online orders in addition to serving customers, organizing shelves, etc.

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