• @eneka
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      291 year ago

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

        • @ShakeThatYam
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          141 year ago

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

          • rigatti
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            101 year ago

            Haven’t they always done that?

            • @eneka
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              21 year ago

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

    • @slapchop
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      131 year ago

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

      • @ShakeThatYam
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        61 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.

    • TheSaneWriter
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      101 year ago

      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.