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Alan Smithee posted:https://twitter.com/ConwayShow/status/1656145728820088832?s=20 Holy poo poo, this is my Costco!  - and I think I was there last Sunday. Guess I got lucky I skipped the food court to rush home and try the Jongga I purchased.
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Taima posted:
I would like to know if there's a current statement on the margin thing. I've read stuff about that in the past that their profit margin is capped at X%, but when I asked an employee (making small talk to distract them from one of my questionable returns) they said something to the effect of "ehh we don't really do that rule anymore". There's a reddit thread where someone recently said the employee orientation videos still mention it: https://www.reddit.com/r/Costco/comments/otvsfv/does_costco_still_adhere_to_a_max_profit_rule/ But yeah is it just an urban legend or what? This is important Costco lore!
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I'm not sure if it has changed or not, it's been a while since I've asked about it. But capping margin % absolutely was and probably still is a thing. As a rule, Costco would never mark up their merchandise more than 15%. The building I work at had (as of like 5 years ago, not sure about now) and overall average markup of 11-12%. The money they make off of selling stuff is barely enough to pay for the utilities in the building. That's why they're always pushing people to get the executive membership. Memberships fees are 100% profit for them. A comment in the reddit thread linked above mentioned one thing that I always found interesting. Companies sometimes pay Costco money to feature their items on the end caps. Some of those items aren't very big sellers, and Costco potentially makes more money from the company paying them to put it on the end cap than they do in the amount of sales on the item. And while we're on the topic of Costco merchandising, has anyone ever thought about the total dollar value in merchandise Costco has inside just one of their stores? Obviously it varies from store to store, but I'm curious what people might guess.
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Jingleheimer posted:I'm not sure if it has changed or not, it's been a while since I've asked about it. But capping margin % absolutely was and probably still is a thing. As a rule, Costco would never mark up their merchandise more than 15%. The building I work at had (as of like 5 years ago, not sure about now) and overall average markup of 11-12%. The money they make off of selling stuff is barely enough to pay for the utilities in the building. That's why they're always pushing people to get the executive membership. Memberships fees are 100% profit for them. 20 bajillion dollars
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May 15, 2023 02:13
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ROJO posted:Holy poo poo, this is my Costco! 
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May 15, 2023 02:16
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My guess would be maybe 5 million in inventory at my local Costco.
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May 15, 2023 02:32
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pentyne posted:Costco needs to borrow a page from Aldi and using those coin locks for carts, because for some reason people will walk across the entire parking lot in the middle of a 95F day with 100% humidity with their empty cart just to get that 25 cents back. The Costco in Brick, NJ does this - I've never seen it at any other location.
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May 15, 2023 02:38
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Brick, NJ sounds like the kind of place where a guy threatens to put the namesake through your windshield for taking his parking spot even though he's leaving
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May 15, 2023 03:42
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Costco pizza has gone so far downhill. It tastes like cheddar (WTF?) and has almost no sauce. It's awful. Real pizza has a thick layer of mozzarella.
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May 15, 2023 05:28
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no ones going to costco for real pizza i hope
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May 15, 2023 05:33
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Number_6 posted:Real pizza has a thick layer of mozzarella. hmm not really, its more the correct ratio of cheese to sauce and a good dough cooked well. unless youre are talking about deep dish.
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costco pizza isnt remarkable as far as pizza goes, but its fine. i dont think ive noticed any change over time either, other than the cowardly removal of the combo slice
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May 15, 2023 05:45
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Number_6 posted:Costco pizza has gone so far downhill. It tastes like cheddar (WTF?) and has almost no sauce. It's awful. Real pizza has a thick layer of mozzarella. Me, when ordering for poker night: "whole pepperoni pizza. Put it through the sauce carousel twice."
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overdue costco run, ended up with: - hatch chile sauce to try - blueberry lemon loaf - new bowls and plates - other stuff that filled out the entire cart i guess i mean it's costco lol also got a berry ice cream thing, the texture is so perfectly smooth with this initial resistance on tongue that reminds me of pressing a finger into those craft store green foam flower blocks when i was a kid
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Knot My President! posted:
Speaking of berries and ice cream, I got the Melona pack (honeydew, mango, coconut) and that rules, and I also got the Kirkland Frozen Berry Mix for my boyfriend who likes to make smoothies and he was blown away at the quality of the berries; they look nicer than the ones we bought fresh. Here's a Costco question: do they sell a good value "serious" blender? The $25 special we have is breaking down but I also don't want to get him something gimmicky like the bullet blenders. I'm especially leery of the Ninja blenders because it's the same company that makes the Shark vacuums which are like the least reliable on the planet.
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Seth Pecksniff posted:Normally we don't allow marketers to advertise on SA but since it's Costco I'll make an exception it's da costco thread baby, understand what we are
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May 15, 2023 10:48
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Number_6 posted:Costco pizza has gone so far downhill. It tastes like cheddar (WTF?) and has almost no sauce. It's awful. Real pizza has a thick layer of mozzarella. I have it on good authority this poster is a member of the sam's club crew and coordinates on a private discord with other permabanned sam's club shoppers Mods please do a ban+30 and an alt check on this user
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May 15, 2023 14:20
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BigHead posted:Me, when ordering for poker night: "whole pepperoni pizza. Put it through the sauce carousel twice." Just order some pizza soup like the pervert that you are.
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May 15, 2023 14:29
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I went to the church on saturday morning right at opening and witnessed two people getting costco food court poutines at 9 30 in the morning i wish i was that blessed
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May 15, 2023 14:31
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halokiller posted:does your costco sell entire frozen lamb and goat? Mine sells these and huge boxes of "Cubed Goat"
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May 15, 2023 14:38
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speaking of sams club can you like walk in as a non member
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Slotducks posted:I went to the church on saturday morning right at opening and witnessed two people getting costco food court poutines at 9 30 in the morning How hungover did they look?
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May 15, 2023 14:40
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i wish i could get costco poutine at any time 
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esperantinc posted:How hungover did they look? not hungover at all - it was weird
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Zero VGS posted:Speaking of berries and ice cream, I got the Melona pack (honeydew, mango, coconut) and that rules, and I also got the Kirkland Frozen Berry Mix for my boyfriend who likes to make smoothies and he was blown away at the quality of the berries; they look nicer than the ones we bought fresh. They sell the Vitamix which is a serious blender. It's spendy though. It was recently $100 off which is probably as good as it gets to buy one.
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Alan Smithee posted:speaking of sams club can you like walk in as a non member why would you ever step foot in there?
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May 15, 2023 16:31
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Not trying to cheat on Costco but I’m curious about the pizza
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Alan Smithee posted:Not trying to cheat on Costco but I’m curious about the pizza my sam's club stopped posting someone at the door to check cards a while ago, but no clue if that's a policy thing or just my lovely location thing. the pizza has more cheese and toppings (and more topping options) than costco's, but the crust isn't as good. Costco's slice is better overall
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It might just be my imagination but my last trip to church I had a slice of pizza and it looked a little bit smaller than usual. Are we getting shrinkflationed here?
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Zero VGS posted:Speaking of berries and ice cream, I got the Melona pack (honeydew, mango, coconut) and that rules, and I also got the Kirkland Frozen Berry Mix for my boyfriend who likes to make smoothies and he was blown away at the quality of the berries; they look nicer than the ones we bought fresh. As already mentioned, Vitamix is running a $100 manufacturer’s coupon ATM. If you want to get real serious about your blending though you have to head over to business center and grab a Blendtec Connoisseur. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AsTZm7QtY84
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mds2 posted:huge boxes of "Cubed Goat" Uh, where is this because I really need to go make a poo poo ton of goat curry.
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binge crotching posted:Uh, where is this because I really need to go make a poo poo ton of goat curry. Lincoln, NE.
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Hey! I ordered RX glasses at Costco and they're ready! Do I need my receipt to pick them up or can I just go in with my Costco Card and they'll find it that way?
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LiterallyATomato posted:Hey! I ordered RX glasses at Costco and they're ready! Do I need my receipt to pick them up or can I just go in with my Costco Card and they'll find it that way? I've never needed either, but you'll have your costco card handy since you just walked in. For contacts they just hand em to you when you tell em your name, but for glasses they* usually want you to grab a number so they can have you put them on in front of them to make sure they fit and the rx is right and all that. They'll maybe ask for your card or an ID but usually they just ask your name. *my local optical department, the one you go to might be different
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Dick Fontaine posted:As already mentioned, Vitamix is running a $100 manufacturer’s coupon ATM. how does this guy have fingers still?!
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schreibs posted:how does this guy have fingers still?! When you were partying he studied the blender.
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A year or more ago I got some simple shop lights that I really liked and have been gone ever since, and just appeared online. Hallelujah. There's much less expensive than anything similar from Lowes Depot. Since the simple ones left the warehouse it's been either nothing or smart shop lights with a remote that I are fine but not what I wanted for the application. I ordered 5 two packs. My basement and garage will be lit!
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I want the RGB motion nightlights/emergency flash lights to come back so bad. Walking around my house being softly lit as I go in nice red light.
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yoloer420 posted:My guess would be maybe 5 million in inventory at my local Costco. In the pharmacy perhaps...
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Number_6 posted:Costco pizza has gone so far downhill. It tastes like cheddar (WTF?) and has almost no sauce. It's awful. Real pizza has a thick layer of mozzarella. This poster is correct.
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