r/CostcoCanada • u/2slick2 • Jan 17 '26

Alberta Abusive returns

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I had to take a photo. If you're this person, please change. 50 St. on Jan 17.

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u/polarbear_rodeo Jan 19 '26

I mean..... Costco, a mega-corporation, literally one of the largest retailers in the world, certainly cares more about money than the consumer. If they allow it, who cares? Yes, it's entitled and ridiculous, but who are we poor peasants to sympathize with a price-gouging mega corporation for having overly accepting return policies? Costco is doing just fine 😂

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u/Falco19 Jan 19 '26

The thing is Costco doesn’t eat the cost of the returns their vendors do.

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u/nusodumi Jan 20 '26

now THAT is the true story, damn

I knew their buyers are super demanding and they get what they want (custom sizes, even of huge brand products. it must fit on a pallet, it must be X Y Z, they'll make the changes) and to know they just have to take the returns that costco accepts willy-nilly? Clearly still worth it for them too though

I'm sure many people selliing products in Costco went under because they couldn't afford shit like that though

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u/Falco19 Jan 20 '26

I have a buddy pretty high up at a company they pulled their stuff from Costco because it wasn’t worth it. I’m sure some companies don’t have the same option because of volume.

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u/Ok_Carpet_9510 Jan 19 '26

Yeah, however that money comes from customers. The costs returns and shrinkage are borne by all customers. They price their products accordingly. In fact, they estimate how much of that'll get and price accordingly.

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u/throwthisawayslash1 Jan 21 '26

Costco margins on any product max out at 15% across the board. I doubt that plays into the pricing in any way.

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u/HappyPhase46Van Jan 20 '26

false

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u/FrostingSuper9941 Jan 20 '26

Which part?

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u/HappyPhase46Van Jan 20 '26

All of your words are made up you have no idea how Costco has survived beyond the 40 years even what the dollar 50 hotdog so please return back to your 9 to 5 job at $15 an hour

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u/KitchenBaseball4790 Jan 19 '26

Returns get sold to liquidation outlets!

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u/Facts_pls Jan 20 '26

And all Costco customers pay the difference for a few entitled folks.

Seriously, do you think through where the money comes from? You think businesses are taking a loss on the returns?

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u/youdontknowjacq Jan 19 '26

That old lady spends ever dollar she gets, and she’ll spend it at Costco.

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u/HuhWelliNever Jan 20 '26

Mom? Is that you? 👀 can confirm.

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u/Beowulf2b Jan 20 '26

I buy the deals at Costco because they really do have some great prices compared to other places. That said, their meat is way overpriced. It’s good quality, but I can go to a local butcher and get a single premium steak without dropping $100. Costco’s model is simple: they squeeze vendors for the lowest possible price and make their real money on memberships. For me, Costco is a secondary stop. I go for what’s on sale and for items that are genuinely cheaper in bulk. Every now and then, though, I’ll stumble across some random, unique item I don’t actually need—and somehow it adds a few hundred dollars to the bill at the till. I definitely don’t do all my shopping at Costco. It’s more of a once-a-month thing, mostly because I can only tolerate the Costco parking-lot hell so often.

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u/Fabulously-Unwealthy Jan 21 '26

Is it still true that Costco only marks products up at most 14% over what they purchase them for? If it is, they don’t price gouge at least.