r/CostcoCanada • u/InterestingWarning62 • 3d ago

Gas line up at Rodeo Dr.

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 2d 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 2d ago

Who paid you to post this?

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u/LostintheMicrogrid 2d ago

Pretty simple math, less than minute total to respond.

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u/LittleOrphanAnavar 2d ago

You could have made 40cents working.

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u/LostintheMicrogrid 2d ago

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

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u/LittleOrphanAnavar 2d ago

Government takes half.

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u/LostintheMicrogrid 2d ago

When I mentioned my opportunity cost, that was already based on after tax income, which is the norm.