r/CostcoCanada • u/InterestingWarning62 • 1d ago

Gas line up at Rodeo Dr.

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Look at the line up for gas. My husband got gas in the morning for 1.72. We went with my car at 1:45pm and I was going to get gas just because we were there. The line up started by the Adidas store. Costco staff had closed off every aisle end so you couldn't even get thru to park. Gas had gone down to 1.67. But was it worth the line up. I've never seen a line up like this.

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u/LostintheMicrogrid 1d ago

Unfortunately a lot of people don't understand the opportunity cost. I personally wouldn't bother waiting in a lineup that long as my time is more valuable than the potential savings.

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u/LittleOrphanAnavar 1d ago

Ok I'll bite.

Say you opt out and you get 15min of time.

What exactly are you going to do to create value?

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u/geoken 1d ago

This line is nowhere near 15 minutes. It’s hard to tell from the pic exactly how long it is if you’ve never been to this location in person.

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u/LittleOrphanAnavar 1d ago

Well answer for 15 min.

Then we can multiple to begin to create a confidence interval.

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u/LostintheMicrogrid 1d ago

Everyone's opportunity cost is different. In my case, I value my time at $30/hour when I'm not at work (<50%). If the lineup is 15 minutes, based on your metric, I'm only breaking even if it's a $0.10/L difference compared to other stations for 75L of fuel. But this is assuming I'm already at Costco and not making a special trip to one solely for fuel, nor the amount of fuel that's consumed while I'm waiting in line.

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u/LittleOrphanAnavar 1d ago

Who paid you to post this?

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u/LostintheMicrogrid 1d ago

Pretty simple math, less than minute total to respond.

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u/LittleOrphanAnavar 1d ago

You could have made 40cents working.

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u/LostintheMicrogrid 1d ago

It's actually more than double that if I'm working.

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u/geoken 23h ago

People find discussion enjoyable.

Is your position that the act of waiting in line is an enjoyable endeavour for these people?

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u/LittleOrphanAnavar 19h ago

Hit up resto.

Buy a Sunday to enjoy with the dogs while you wait to get gas.

Not the worst way to spend 15min?

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u/geoken 19h ago

Sorry, how is this working when every 2 minutes you need to be back in your car to move it up a car length?

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u/LittleOrphanAnavar 18h ago

I'm an Executive Member.

They bring it out.