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When I’m doing Christmas shopping I have no tolerance for malfunctioning websites, I just jump over to some similar service with similar pricing
by cududa 7y ago
When I’m doing Christmas shopping I have no tolerance for malfunctioning websites, I just jump over to some similar service with similar pricing
- lol768 7y ago> When I’m doing Christmas shopping I have no tolerance for malfunctioning websites, I just jump over to some similar service with similar pricing I suppose the difference with Costco is the sunk cost (membership fee) that means you're probably more likely to want to get your money's worth.
- ianai 7y agoCostco members are pretty loyal and known to be so. They offer cash back as an incentive.
- FussyZeus 7y agoIt's not just sunk cost fallacy. Everything I've bought from Costco has been at least "good" with most of the products pushing into "great" territory. The curation is one of the benefits of the membership. Especially in the era of Amazon shoving counterfeits every which way for every conceivable product, it's nice to have at least one retailer that isn't just hawking shelf space to anyone with a dollar and crap to sell.
- ChuckMcM 7y agoI certainly resonate with this. In California the CostCo membership pays for it self with gas purchases so there isn't as much 'sunk cost' as you might think. Their product quality, and return policy has consistently impressed me as Amazon has gotten worse at this.
- bsder 7y agoIf you need to replace your car tires, you sink that membership several times over in one shot. Everything afterward is just a plus.
- o-__-o 7y agoEhh their tire selections suck for some cars though. If you’re buying dirt cheap with okay performance tires, sure they’re great. But discount tire wins the cheapest for oem tire shop (sorry y’all, I love my pirelli’s) Kirkland Batteries are a win once again if they have your car size stocked