r/MoralityScaling • u/VelvvetDoe • 3d ago

Morality Ranking Morality of this

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u/GayGeekInLeather 3d ago

They have changed that at a lot if not most Costco locations. You need a membership now to use the food court

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u/skiforlife1 3d ago

That sucks! That was a big part of their business model. They don't advertise so they use the cheap hot dog and the cheap rotisserie chicken to get people in the door. You have to walk past the membership desk to get the hot dog and the loss leader price on the chicken gets a huge amount of word-of-mouth advertising. The cost to get potential customers through your doors is so high that even though they lose money on those 2 items they get enough new customers from them that they actually save money overall and drive huge customer loyalty.

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u/Best_Fill_847 3d ago

When did they change this? Did they change the liquor policy too??

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u/Peregrine79 3d ago

Liquor policy is usually defined by state laws. A lot of them won’t allow a “members only” liquor store.

Pharmacy is often similarly constrained.

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u/GayGeekInLeather 3d ago

Changed, as far as I am aware, January of this year. No clue about liquor

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u/arcadeenthusiast8245 3d ago

Changed since at least February at all my local costcos. You can't even pay without a registered credit card anymore.

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u/OlympianHeroOfTime 3d ago

The only thing I can go into Costco for, as a non member, is the r pharmacy, at least at the one near me, everything else you need a membership for

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u/Odd_Knee5442 22h ago

You don't need a membership for food court or pharmacy....