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It's not just groceries or toiletries--Costco has an automotive repair and tire shop, a vision center, and a travel agency. They sell furniture and appliances as well. Others have already mentioned the affordable alcohol selection and cheap gas prices. OP it sounds like you've never set food in Costco or have seen their website or their circular.
It's not just groceries or toiletries--Costco has an automotive repair and tire shop, a vision center, and a travel agency. They sell furniture and appliances as well. Others have already mentioned the affordable alcohol selection and cheap gas prices. OP it sounds like you've never set food in Costco or have seen their website or their circular.
Booze!!! How could I forget booze!?
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It's not just groceries or toiletries--Costco has an automotive repair and tire shop, a vision center, and a travel agency. They sell furniture and appliances as well. Others have already mentioned the affordable alcohol selection and cheap gas prices. OP it sounds like you've never set food in Costco or have seen their website or their circular.
Electronics, too. Good pricing, phone support with a clue, and returns accepted within 90 days, no questions asked.
DH and I have been in one Costco to see what the fuss was about. We didn't see anything of use to us, and we don't like warehouses for shopping, so we left and have never gone back.
Really? So odd. You don't use...toilet paper, coffee, butter, tuna, plastic wrap, chicken, olive oil, toothpaste, nuts, bacon, vitamins...? Or maybe you just mean you prefer buying in small quantities, or only very specific brands. Okay.
I only buy specific things at Costco. I'm not an impulse shopper (my husband is, which is why I go and he doesn't!) I price things out and if I'm not saving it by buying at Costco, I don't buy.
But, for example, the coffee k-cups my family prefers are $0.38 each at Costco, but $0.54 at Wal-Mart. When you drink as much coffee as we do, that adds up. Tillamook cheddar cheese is $4.80/lb at Costco and $6.62/lb at Wal-Mart. We eat a lot of cheese, too.
I think trying to turn it political is non productive. The OP has a very strange view of Costco, and most of it is inaccurate.
That said, you don't like a store? Don't shop there. I'm not sure what one would gain by putting people down for it.
Its more about what it represents than anything else.
It is a road side warehouse filled with grey textures, packaged goods for middle income families, all tied to a credit based subscription fee.
Its cheap, but is that a good thing?
It is apparent that so many people like Costco, and have difficulty criticizing. But just because you embrace something doesn't mean you can't abhor it as well.
Costco overreaches in trying to replace civil traditions with a family of consumers. I have seen how everyone loves it despite the lack of sophistication. There are more important things than herding together people in a practical manner.
I have not stepped foot in one, but I drove pass one and it epitomizes the strip mall culture that feeds on the financial burdened.
It is mass media at its worse, giving people across the country a homogeneous shopping experience that they share with one another. Case in point how much everyone here already knows about all the Costco schemes, as if it was some community gathering.
Nothing about where I shop represents my level of sophistication. That is inherent in me, not an attribute I get from the place of my consumerism.
You've heard about not judging a book by it's cover? How about not judging a store by it's exterior? Is this some weird form of elitism?
I'm not sure how in the world you think Costco replaces civil traditions? It's a store, not a religion or cult. What civil traditions do you think it has replaced?
I've read your posts before, and it you seem lonely, and feel consumerism and the like has taken people from you, or something along those lines.
You attribute way to much to what most of us view as picking up milk and bread.
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Nothing about where I shop represents my level of sophistication. That is inherent in me, not an attribute I get from the place of my consumerism.
You've heard about not judging a book by it's cover? How about not judging a store by it's exterior? Is this some weird form of elitism?
I'm not sure how in the world you think Costco replaces civil traditions? It's a store, not a religion or cult. What civil traditions do you think it has replaced?
I've read your posts before, and it you seem lonely, and feel consumerism and the like has taken people from you, or something along those lines.
You attribute way to much to what most of us view as picking up milk and bread.
I don't need to be psychoanalyzed.
But you can see it here yourself, people bonding over their knowledge of Costco; it is a primary example of the homogenization of consumption turning itself into a cultural center for people to define traditions and values.
And what is that? The beast of practicality, where it is best to herd people through a depressing grey box on the side of the road so they can maximize their economic value.
Its more about what it represents than anything else.
It is a road side warehouse filled with grey textures, packaged goods for middle income families, all tied to a credit based subscription fee.
Its cheap, but is that a good thing?
It is apparent that so many people like Costco, and have difficulty criticizing. But just because you embrace something doesn't mean you can't abhor it as well.
Costco overreaches in trying to replace civil traditions with a family of consumers. I have seen how everyone loves it despite the lack of sophistication. There are more important things than herding together people in a practical manner.
I have not stepped foot in one, but I drove past one and it epitomizes the strip mall culture that feeds on the financial burdened.
It is mass media at its worse, giving people across the country a homogeneous shopping experience that they share with one another. Case in point how much everyone here already knows about all the Costco schemes, as if it was some community gathering.
I think the fact that you have not even set foot in a Costco doesn't give you much to stand on, in terms of such harsh criticism. You drove past one (once?) and therefore you know all about it and what it "represents"?
And no, not everyone can afford to buy premium products in small quantities from specialty retailers. Sorry, but that's a fact. I can buy amazing imported European cheese at the farmer's market for $25 or $30 a pound, but doing that regularly is for the most privileged folks. If you're one of them, good for you. Don't look down on others for being less well off than you.
I think the fact that you have not even set foot in a Costco doesn't give you much to stand on, in terms of such harsh criticism. You drove past one (once?) and therefore you know all about it and what it "represents"?
And no, not everyone can afford to buy premium products in small quantities from specialty retailers. Sorry, but that's a fact. I can buy amazing imported European cheese at the farmer's market for $25 or $30 a pound, but doing that regularly is for the most privileged folks. If you're one of them, good for you. Don't look down on others for being less well off than you.
Imported European cheese is a byproduct of consumer capitalism.
What I advocate for is balance, the think those herded through grey boxes to maximize economic output don't understand.
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