• 🇰 🌀 🇱 🇦 🇳 🇦 🇰 🇮 @pawb.social
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    1 day ago

    Come for the $1.50 hotdog combo; leave with $2,000 worth of random shit.

    Actually annoyed that the one down the street from me, which has the food court outside, started requiring scanning a membership card to get stuff from the food court. Used to be able to just get a dog or slice of pizza without being a member.

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        21 hours ago

        They’re likely exaggerating, but seriously, every time I go to Costco for a couple of things, I’m spending at least $200. I need to stop falling for the temptation to go inside every time I get gas.

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          18 hours ago

          I regularly fail the “spend less than $200 at Costco” challenge. It’s mostly groceries though. Except the collapsable chair with a sun shade and knockoff nerf bows, but those kicked ass so still no regrets.

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      24 hours ago

      That’s a shame. I wonder if they’re losing money on them now. Always been borderline.

      • empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        23 hours ago

        Theyve been losing money on the food court for decades. Their entire profit model is driven almost exclusively by membership fees.

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      1 day ago

      i used to work right across the street from one. i had the membership (cheap gas and all that) but just walking in and buying a sassage feels right.