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That's one of the things Costco does. They should've already capitalized on it with online ordering. Another really cool company that does "best of" and unique
by nickpsecurity 7y ago
That's one of the things Costco does. They should've already capitalized on it with online ordering. Another really cool company that does "best of" and unique items is Hammacher Schlemmer:
https://www.hammacher.com/home https://www.hammacher.com/home
- lotsofpulp 7y agoYou can order online at costco.com.
- kec 7y agoAs far as I can tell, Costco.com doesn’t give you the same price as in warehouse, even if you’re a member.
- lotsofpulp 7y agoWhy would they have an obligation to provide the same price?
- thiagomgd 7y agoIt's the same store/chain?
- lotsofpulp 7y agoWhat does that imply? What if it costs more to ship items than to sell them in their stores? You expect people who shop in stores to subsidize those who shop online? Much of Costco’s value proposition is they don’t waste time with packaging and so everything is designed to be taken off the pallet by the customer. If they now have to package and ship bulky items, it’s plausible it costs more to do that. Or maybe they’re just price discriminating. Either way, they have no obligation to provide the same prices online and offline, or even between their stores in HCOL vs LCOL areas.
- thiagomgd 7y ago> What if it costs more to ship items That's why online you usually pay for shipping...
- kec 7y agoNever said they did, but it makes shopping Costco online not really worth it.