Thread 513230627

A Chinese neighbor lady dragged me to Costco on a busy Saturday. When I pointed out that I can get some things for a better price elsewhere she got defensive. Its like Costco is a status symbol.

>>513230627 (OP)
>A Chinese neighbor lady dragged me to Costco on a busy Saturday
How long have you been her sex toy?

>>513230754
kek

>>513230754
That is outside the scope of this thread.

>>513230627 (OP)
That's how I imagine hell

>>513230914
But well within the scope of reality. So how long?

Costco has found an exploit for Chinese people similar to how gambling is their weakness.

>>513230627 (OP)
Smells like mothballs

I think /pol/ is a Costco board and is offended at any critique of it.

>>513230627 (OP)
If you shop there, you earn credit for every dollar you spend and you can even receive checks from Costco in the mail, or you can ear fuel points to spend at Costco gas stations, so in reality, you save a lot more money by shopping at Costco than you would have saved by hunting bargains at ten other stores across town.

Hunting bargains used to be a good strategy when gas was cheaper and it didn't cost as much to drive all over town to save a buck here and a buck there. Also, the items that are cheaper at some other store are only going to be cheaper there for a limited time. The prices fluctuate so that they can make their money back on other items while one item is discounted, and then make even more on the same item two weeks later when the price goes back up again. If you get used to thinking, "Oh, I always get my milk at So-and-So's, it's cheaper there," You really need to pay attention because at any given moment, milk might be cheaper at Such-and-Such this week, so unless you literally stop in front of every item and check the price for it at every store in town on your cell phone, you'll never know if it's actually cheaper here or there.

So in addition to being gas-expensive, the bargain hunting strategy is also a lot more time consuming and requires you to constantly keep track of price fluctuations in your head. People who are shopping for their family do not want to spend the whole day going to multiple stores and then spend ten minutes double-checking the prices for each individual item.

It makes a lot more sense to do ALL your shopping at Costco and not waste time worrying about something being a dollar cheaper someplace else because you're earning cash back and fuel points.

Finally, and this is key, Costco is VERY smart about their free samples and their food court prices, so it's really easy for a harried mom with multiple children in tow to feed the whole family there while she's shopping for the rest of the week.

>>513230627 (OP)
they give out free snacks i love it

>>513230627 (OP)
Going to costco is like traveling to London. It's super expensive and filled with brown people.

Membership fee reduces the number of blacks you encounter.

>>513230627 (OP)
I actually like some of their pre-made and packaged foods. Totally full of spics though.

>>513230627 (OP)
COSTCO IS COMMUNISM

REAL SAMS CLUB HAS NEVER BEEN TRIED

>>513235173
>Totally full of spics though.
Those are civil servants.

>>513230627 (OP)
>Its like Costco is a status symbol.
First to preface things -- Normies are not people -- they do not have independent thoughts . Ideas and concepts are like Legos , they come prepackaged and just snap in their brains .

Because it sort of is a status symbol.... You can't take the bus to Costco, poor people don't shop there , but it's not conspicuous consumption , it is not luxury items . But it is still (( consumption !!! ))) Look at ME !! I consume so much I need to buy in bulk .

It's a way to trick the poors into spending money thinking they are saving money

>>513236055
Costco has dozens and dozens of different free samples, and all of them are food, candy, coffee, all kinds of delicious little treats.

Sam's Club has one free sample and it's a fucking travel pack of "Dude Wipes," or a single use packet of fabric softener or some shit like that. Fucking retarded bullshit like that.

You can literally walk up and down the aisles of Costco and take all the free samples and be FULL, it's like a full meal's worth of little bite-size snacks and drinks. And it's different stuff every time.

Sam's Club used to be a lot better and then they got complacent and stopped giving good free samples for YEARS and they only just recently started getting a little better because Costco is whipping their fucking ass and they're noticing that a lot of people have switched over to Costco, so now they're GRUDGINGLY starting to give away more free samples and it's still nowhere near the same level of Costco, not even close.

>>513230627 (OP)
It USED to be nice, like 12-15 years ago. Now its a shoulder to shoulder shithole that isn't worth the aggravation.

>>513230627 (OP)
Holy shit everyone is Chinese.

>>513237091
Nigger, people have to fucking buy groceries. Where do you think your mom gets the tendies she makes for you?

Buying in bulk is SMART and does save you lots of money if you have a big enough family or you store food long enough that it does get used.

Do you know how to check--excuse me, I meant to say, does your mom know how to check UNIT PRICES instead of just looking at the big number on the price tags?

You save oodles of money by buying bulk, especially non-perishable items like soap, Q-tips, lens cleaners, batteries, appliances, etc.

Costco also does free pick-up and delivery, you can order a washing machine or a new mattress and Costco will send a truck and workers to pick up your old one and dump it and also deliver and install your new one. FREE.

Anybody who thinks that paying for a membership is for suckers is stepping over a dollar to save a dime. It's called being "Penny wise, and Pound foolish."

>>513230627 (OP)
What items and prices? Gas and chicken alone saves me 20 bucks a week

The have good deals on bulk versions of some niche prepared foods that I like, egg bites and these chicken katsu things I'm obsessed with. In the 80s when it was more exclusive I loved going with my mom and getting the samples and a POLISH SAUSAGE, not the bitch dog they have now.

cant you return a tv for a newer model if its still under warranty at costco?

>>513230627 (OP)
>takes care of their employees
>cafeteria
>reasonable prices

>>513230627 (OP)
why are associating with chinks? kys you faggot

Trader Joe's has good pasta sauce and ice cream

>>513230627 (OP)
I do my shopping on the weekends and part of that is Walmart that is next to a Costco, also I've never ever been inside one. For some reason it comes off like a Indoor carnival where you have kiosks where they shower you with free samples, they have rows of TV's showing game shows where contestants are winning, a cafeteria with carnival food. Also I think I saw a documentary where the greeter tells you they love you as you enter.

>>513230627 (OP)
why do americans hate aldi for the goods in package/shelf experience but love Costco which does the same but at much bigger scale? Also Costco chips was $7 last month when I visited thats a ripoff.

>>513230627 (OP)
Difference is quality. Wal mart has no quality. Also no return policy. Costco hires rude karens though, no customer service.

>>513230627 (OP)
in california and hawaii costco is kind of a necessity for survival. pharmacy, eye care, gas points, return policy, etc… it adds up. they also have a union for what it’s worth.

>>513230627 (OP)
It's like a modern day bazaar / market. It's one of the few places I can block out the crowds and enjoy my time at.

I live in California, and Safeway is our local supermarket. Their prices are sky fucking high. My son has a CostCo membership, and now I loath going to Safeway, their stupid app, their stupid member prices. CostCo has good prices, good products, a $1.50 hot dog and drink, and tasting tables. Perhaps if I lived in a fly over state, with an Aldi, I wouldn't complain, but my options are Safeway and worse. Trader Joes has OK prices.

>>513237246
that's a costco in china

costco is fun. did u have sex?

>>513238833
I love you too, anon. Don't be so coy and play hard to get.

>>513238833

bro, costco food is alright

>>513230627 (OP)
Shitskins and boomers love Costco

>>513230627 (OP)
Yeah I don't understand it either. I thought the whole point of it was that buying in bulk gave you better economies of scale and lower prices. It just looks like the same prices uou see anywhere else.