Would you pay something for somebody else on your employee card?

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Many companies offer employees discounts on their products. My uncle used to work for a flooring company. He could get great rates on anything related to floors, tile, linoleum, carpeting, etc. He was entitled to purchase once a year anything he wanted at the discount price. Of course there were many years that he did not need to purchase anything so when someone in the family needed something he would purchase for them in his name and they would pay him for what they bought at the discount price. There are two ways of looking at this 1 - he was doing a nice thing for a family member who did not have to pay full rate and thus get some new flooring that they may not have afforded otherwise. or 2 - it was wrong to do because he was lying to the company pretending it was for him. Even though he could purchase for himself once a year. If it is your right to purchase at a discount and you don't use it for yourself do you feel you can let someone else benefit from it or not?