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Costco almost isn't a fair way to compare prices because they have intentionally been losing margin and raising prices as slowly as possible to retain customers
by bequanna 3y ago
Costco almost isn't a fair way to compare prices because they have intentionally been losing margin and raising prices as slowly as possible to retain customers.
- therealdrag0 3y agoCostco doesn’t believe in lossleaders AND they have a policy of limiting their profit margins to a fixed percentage. So it seems like the would be perfect for comparisons.
- eatsyourtacos 3y agoeyeroll I give you a direct example of a 50% price increase and you just blah blah with some irrelevant bs Ok, then let's look at my local Safeway. Shit is OUTRAGEOUS. If you don't think groceries haven't gone up 30/40/50% then apparently you don't look at any prices while you shop.
- roflyear 3y agoRestaurants are outrageous but you don't need to eat out. Look here: https://www.rabato.com/us/shoprite/weekly-ad/LEipqw https://www.rabato.com/us/shoprite/weekly-ad/LEipqw And here: https://www.rabato.com/us/shoprite/weekly-ad/KZiQw3p https://www.rabato.com/us/shoprite/weekly-ad/KZiQw3p Things are not 50%. Some items, some brands, yes. But you can always cherry-pick anything, always. Chicken is actually CHEAPER today. Crazy (but that was covid supply chain issues I guess, so now I'm cherry-picking)
- lotsofpulp 3y agoCostco’s profit margins have been going up (although by very small amounts) for many years. https://www.macrotrends.net/stocks/charts/COST/costco/profit-margins https://www.macrotrends.net/stocks/charts/COST/costco/profit...