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[–] [email protected] 27 points 1 year ago (3 children)

If Costco can sell glizzies for a buck fifty a pop I don’t wanna hear it

[–] [email protected] 29 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Fwiw Costcos main profit is from membership sales…which they’ve been cracking down hard on right now!

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Making sure you have a membership before you can buy things. Shocking...

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Haven't they always done that?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

They’ve been more strict about it recently, especially with people that share memberships and self checkout stations.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago (3 children)

They sell those at a loss to bring in customers to buy other higher margin items. What else is Spotify selling?

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

Ads on podcasts, even for premium members

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

Costco doesn't have high margins on any of their items. They have like a max of 15% markup. They make their money off the membership.

[–] [email protected] -4 points 1 year ago

Ads on podcasts, even for premium members

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

To be fair (and understand I hate corporations and am speaking through clenched teeth), Costco loses money on those glizzies. They make the majority of their money on their memberships, and have made the bet that they gain more customers than they lose money on cheap hotdogs.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

"If you raise the price of the hotdog i will fucking kill you"