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I wonder tho... are you better off buying paper towels at Costco if you have one available?

paulcole 8y ago
Depends on what you mean by better off. I mean how much can you “save” on paper towels by going to Costco? $10-20 at most? Not even factoring in the cost of the membership and the hassle of going to the store.
- lgregg 8y ago
  that Costco pizza though... that in itself is the membership.
  - tbyehl 8y ago
    Ewwwww. The hotdogs and churros tho!
    - lgregg 8y ago
      Churros are good! I'm not a fan of the hotdogs though, but glad you like them!
  - justwalt 8y ago
    You don’t need a membership for the pizza, same with Sam’s club! Though I think both pizzas have declined in quality over the years to make up for their identical price.
    - lgregg 8y ago
      I always would get denied at my local Costco because it was inside.
- sigfubar 8y ago
  $10-20 saved across dozens of product categories times 53 weeks in a year... Man, I grew up dirt poor, so my mind automatically calculates these angles, knowing that this is how I'll pay for my next vacation. However, I can see that not everyone thinks this way.
  - Nition 8y ago
    It does seem a little crazy/wasteful (fuel, packaging)/expensive to make an order for just paper towels, delivered.
    - seanmcdirmid 8y ago
      It made sense when I was living in China, along with maybe TP and bottled water. Here on the states it seems like shipping/delivery would make it uneconomical.
      - freeone3000 8y ago
        Amazon doesn't charge for shipping - it's one of the key selling points for Prime, your free delivery being 2 days instead of 5-7.
        seanmcdirmid 8y ago
        But in China it was like a few hours from order to delivery. And even if it is technically free with prime, it really isn’t....it just doesn’t feel sustainable.
        garmaine 8y ago
        I think whatever basis you have for that intuition is off. You're saying it's more efficient and sustainable for everyone to drive to the store in their own personal gasoline-powered vehicle, taking time out of their own busy days, than to have a little bit of cardboard wrapped around the paper towels and dropped off by a shared delivery truck dedicated to the task and taking an optimal route?
- heavenlyblue 8y ago
  It’s not saving. I can go out of my house and buy a pack of paper towels in about 5 minutes. Using Alexa requires planning the magnitude of using Google Calendar for that.
- davio 8y ago
  I save over $100 every time I don't go to Costco. Same for Target.

Depends on what you mean by better off. I mean how much can you “save” on paper towels by going to Costco? $10-20 at most? Not even factoring in the cost of the membership and the hassle of going to the store.

lgregg 8y ago
that Costco pizza though... that in itself is the membership.
- tbyehl 8y ago
  Ewwwww. The hotdogs and churros tho!
  - lgregg 8y ago
    Churros are good! I'm not a fan of the hotdogs though, but glad you like them!
- justwalt 8y ago
  You don’t need a membership for the pizza, same with Sam’s club! Though I think both pizzas have declined in quality over the years to make up for their identical price.
  - lgregg 8y ago
    I always would get denied at my local Costco because it was inside.
sigfubar 8y ago
$10-20 saved across dozens of product categories times 53 weeks in a year... Man, I grew up dirt poor, so my mind automatically calculates these angles, knowing that this is how I'll pay for my next vacation. However, I can see that not everyone thinks this way.
- Nition 8y ago
  It does seem a little crazy/wasteful (fuel, packaging)/expensive to make an order for just paper towels, delivered.
  - seanmcdirmid 8y ago
    It made sense when I was living in China, along with maybe TP and bottled water. Here on the states it seems like shipping/delivery would make it uneconomical.
    - freeone3000 8y ago
      Amazon doesn't charge for shipping - it's one of the key selling points for Prime, your free delivery being 2 days instead of 5-7.
      - seanmcdirmid 8y ago
        But in China it was like a few hours from order to delivery. And even if it is technically free with prime, it really isn’t....it just doesn’t feel sustainable.
        garmaine 8y ago
        I think whatever basis you have for that intuition is off. You're saying it's more efficient and sustainable for everyone to drive to the store in their own personal gasoline-powered vehicle, taking time out of their own busy days, than to have a little bit of cardboard wrapped around the paper towels and dropped off by a shared delivery truck dedicated to the task and taking an optimal route?
heavenlyblue 8y ago
It’s not saving. I can go out of my house and buy a pack of paper towels in about 5 minutes. Using Alexa requires planning the magnitude of using Google Calendar for that.
davio 8y ago
I save over $100 every time I don't go to Costco. Same for Target.