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The same can be said about many things Costco sells. And yet people are willingly paying about $100/year for Amazon Prime to buy things from Amazon at a higher
by romwell 7y ago
The same can be said about many things Costco sells.
And yet people are willingly paying about $100/year for Amazon Prime to buy things from Amazon at a higher price.
Not understanding why people would prefer to do that is a big part in how companies like Sears died.
- snazz 7y agoWhy do people prefer to do that? I’m genuinely curious as I’ve significantly reduced my Amazon usage besides for buying niche programming books (otherwise I hit my local bookstore and a physical retailer for everything else).
- sokoloff 7y agoBecause I don’t have to drive to Costco for things I buy on Amazon (or EBay or Aliexpress or Zappos or...) With kids, an overall busy schedule, and more free money than free time, I’d much rather pay a few bucks and wait a day or two. Click, click, click, it’s fast and easy.
- snazz 7y agoSorry, that was unclear. I agree with you wholeheartedly about the advantages of buying things online and getting them delivered; I should have asked why people stand the Amazon tax when there’s so many other options at better prices and equally convenient (including Costco’s online delivery service).
- masonic 7y agoWhy do you have to drive for purchases from Costco Online?