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As 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 ago
  Why would they have an obligation to provide the same price?
  • thiagomgd 7y ago
    It's the same store/chain?
    • lotsofpulp 7y ago
      What 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 ago
    Never said they did, but it makes shopping Costco online not really worth it.