• Yawweee877h444@lemmy.world
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    5 hours ago

    This makes me want to buy a Costco membership, just because of this. I don’t even really need much bulk stuff.

    Time to go check them out again. If I can justify buying any minimal amount of stuff, I’ll do it.

    Good on Costco.

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      2 hours ago

      Costco’s good even if you don’t need bulk stuff.

      • Not all the food is bulk sizes.
      • Their appliances have no extra/hidden fees for delivery, setup, and basic parts like the hoses for a washing machine. Some of the appliance stores near me advertise lower prices, but they add so many fees that it ends up more expensive.
      • They have a fantastic return policy.
      • Costco Travel have some great flight + hotel packages, all with extras of some sort (eg free breakfast, late checkout, waived parking or resort fee, Costco gift card, etc). I’ve gone on some trips where the flight + hotel package through Costco was cheaper than just booking the hotel by itself (essentially getting a free flight).
      • Where I live in California at least, Costco Gas is often at least $0.40/gallon cheaper than nearby gas stations.
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      4 hours ago

      This is literally right off the back of Costco making these negotiations as difficult as possible for the union. https://teamster.org/2025/01/costco-walks-away-from-bargaining-table/

      On top of that, this new move was so lackluster that a strike could still be on the table. https://www.npr.org/2025/01/31/nx-s1-5280640/costco-pay-raises-teamsters-union-threatens-strike

      “Costco is still shorting their workers because nonunion workers lack the retirement security of a defined benefit pension plan and the job protections that come with a union contract,” McQuaid said in an email.

      Companies are not things to love. The progress we see in this headline was because of the hard work of unions - NOT the goodness in Costco’s heartbeat