The economy is so bad that Costco...

[NaTuReB0Y]

I can see where the Blob is coming from.....

I stopped going to El Torito because they got cheap and took the guacamole of the 1/2 price happy hour menu........

[OC Guy]

Originally Posted by The_Blob

In Canada, we have similar stores like Costco but you don't have to pay for membership. None of these stores offer samples at all. I have a feeling that Costco will be closing stores soon. I was at Costco on the weekend and I couldn't believe they had like 15 cashiers when the store wasn't busy at all. There were about 1-2 person at each line. When you pay people high wages like Costco at these economic times, a store won't survive.

Now, just let us have the friggin' samples...

Costcos here are busy as ever.

[OC Guy]

Originally Posted by Mk335i

Isn't Costo essentially an oversized wal-mart with oversized products? I always looked at them that way.

Went in a Costco one time, never went back in...

Much better Customer Service, they carry better products, great return policy, friendly people, etc..

Walmart is disorganized, full of screaming/crying kids and a bunch of other unsavory people.

[jhv]

Originally Posted by OC 335i

Costcos here are busy as ever.

+1. just because you go during a single slow day doesnt mean that the entire corporation is just going to collapse. i usually have to wait a good 10 minutes in line when i go.

[dgliango]

Costco is how i survive through college.

[bfry]

Originally Posted by Saigon

You must own a very small factory, to get your product inside of a costco is a priviledge. More than likely it will not do well unless you have your own team of promoters willing to market your product, but being successful with a new product coming into Costco is a huge deal. It's hard to deal with, but I don't believe that they(Costco) are the ones going to companies asking for them to put their products on their shelves. They are just too big of a company and don't have the time to look for that...

not true.
costco has buyers that attend food trade shows for many different areas of each store. bakery for one.
if you already have an exsisting customer base all over the U.S., adding costco will only screw it up for all those companies.
i own a company with 20 employees shipping our petits fours all over the country and can tell you costco is not always good for local stores.
i bet the lot is packed right now at your local Costco

[Neurorad]

Costco, like Walmart, puts the small guys out of business.

I should stop spending so much money there.

[Wake27]

I had no idea Costco was outside of CA. Thought it was like In-n-out. I know the grandson of the guy who founded Costco though. Loaded family of course. They live like a mile away.

[aut0sh0cker]

Costco = upscale version of Walmart where you need an ID enter