Like, CostCo is really weird. You're telling me that I have to pay money in order to pay you guys money? Like, you guys are just missing out on cash. WHY?!?!?
what part of:>wholesaledont you understand?if you go to costco you buy everything in bulk. buying in bulk is expensive and also very thefty.having a subscription blocks the you know whos out and they have your info to give to the authorities if you decide to get caught in 4k hd camera
>>22108889You’re a fucking idiot, son.
>>22108889If you buy enough low-mid quality bulk items then you spend less money than if you bought those low-mid quality items at the rates a regular person or small family would use them at a normal store.It makes sense if you care less about the quality of the product than the quantity.
>>22108898Oh, bless your heart. You have no idea what wholesale actually is. Dawww.>>22108899>>22108903You're two halves of the same idiot. >>22108889No. Costco is brilliant because they do absolutely nothing special, have absolutely horrid prices, ARE A RETAIL STORE and retards will pay them for the right to pay them for products that they can get cheaper elsewhere. Even their one saving grace, gas prices, is no longer relevant since fucking every supermarket ever gives gas rewards now, has better grocery deals if you spend even 10 seconds to actually look at a shelf and isn't full of Indians buying 37 carts full of milk each and arguing over the price of tomatoes, slowing everything the fuck down.If you want bulk prices, just go to Jetro/Restaurant Depot. They don't have a membership fee and are an actual wholesaler unlike CostsMo'
>>22108889reposted thread so I will repost my response: it filters out people who are too retarded to comprehend the simple concept of spending money to save money. I have only seen one chimpout in all my years patronizing store like costco.
>>22108917Stupid Third Worlder.
>>22108917>just go to restaurant depot to buy in bulk manThat only works if there is one in your location, and there are 5x the number of Costco locations as there are restaurant depot locations in the US.
>>22108898>blocks the you know whos outSays the guy that's never been to a costco
If you have children, buying at costco really is cheaper because their bulk things actually are cheaper, and if you buy a high enough volume with their credit card, your cashback rewards ends up paying your membership.
>>22108889Yes it's like Lidl or Aldi but for retards who think they're shopping in Monaco or on Fisher Island. Nothing to see here.
>>22108889>I have to pay money in order to pay you guys moneyexactly why it's a scam.>>22108898the membership fee is usury tax and is illegal.you're just too fat to think correctly.
>>22108960Not a scam, its $50. Its not usury, im not lending them and theyre not lending to me. Cheap beer, gas and shitloads of bulk stuff so i dont have to buy shit from Amazon, the shittiest market site. Keep on seething because you dont understand how words work
>>22108967>>22108889by how much cheaper is buying in costco compared to your local supermarkets? I mean if you need to buy groceries by some amount it eventually becomes cheaper to buy there depending on the difference
>>22108928The irony of a brownie calling me a third worlder is hilarious. >>22108938>That only works if there is one in your locationWhere isn't there one?
>>22108889Ive always thought Costco was a meme - you’re just buying in bulk, with little savings beyond what you’d get anywhere else. Since I don’t live with the Brady bunch that has no appeal to me
>>22108984>by how much cheaper is buying in costco compared to your local supermarkets?It's cheaper by a negative amount (IE it costs more). Costco, like Walmart and other supposedly cheap retailers, are almost always more expensive than grocery stores because they rarely-to-never have sales and don't offer stackable deals and rewards. For example, I bought a case of Gatorade yesterday on the way home from the climbing gym for 59¢. That's six Gatorades for [slightly] less than 10¢ each. How much would that set you back per bottle at CostsMo'?
>>22108998>six Gatorades for [slightly] less than 10¢ each. How much would that set you back per bottle at CostsMo'?It's $18.99 for a 28 pack so ~$0.68 per bottle. https://www.costco.com/p/-/gatorade-thirst-quencher-core-variety-pack-12-fl-oz-28-count/100709443 If you can consistently pull $0.10 Gatorades at the supermarket, then great but most people can't.
>>22108889>what is wholesale ?Take a guess dipshit.
>>22108998>>22109005it's almost a 1.50$ per bottle in my shithole
>>22109020The six-pack I bought was $7.19 but it was on sale half off and there was a $3 off digital coupon. Individual bottles are something like $2.29 here. Fuck that noise.>>22109005Not consistently but it doesn't need to be. The sale price of $3.59 (roughly 60¢ per bottle) is already cheaper than the Costco price and there's no limit. Buy as many six-packs as you want. You can get five of them for $17.95 total and that gives you two more bottles than Costco's variety pack for one dollar and four cents less, without having to pay for the privilege of giving them your money.
>>22108889>"If you change the price of the fucking hot dog, I will end your miserable, sniveling existence and snuff out your entire bloodline."What did he mean by this?
Assuming you're not an absolute retard and just retarded, it's cause they sell shit at a loss, you go there to buy in bulk, memberships also keep the subhumans out
>>22109048They dont sell at loss, they just take less margin because they have deals with providers. What you're thinking about is "loss leader", which are things meant to be sold at very little margin (if not at loss, yes), but get people through the door and buy other things. Rotisserie Chickens is the best example. The chicken itself is sold at loss, but you're likely to also sell sauce, sides (fries, slaw, macaroni salad), maybe bread, which are all sold for profit.
>>22108990>Where isn't there one?In most places, actually. There should be more but we live in the world that is real, not the one that we would like.
>>22109091Surely, other wholesalers exist. I find it hard to believe that there's not a single wholesaler between Idaho, Wyoming, Montana and the Dakotas.And again, Costco, Sam's Club and BJ's are not wholesalers. They're retailers with club dues, barley and different than my local co-op. Actually, BJ's changed their model and they with exactly like my co-op. The membership reduces customers' OOP costs. Non-members can shop at BJs and my co-op.
>>22109048>memberships also keep the subhumans outThat's been a myth for well over a decade at this point, they're full of rude ass immigrants buying shit for their food truck businesses.
>>22108998I shop at Sam's Club. Most things are cheaper than a normal grocery store's standard price. Some, like canned vegetables, milk, and eggs, are more expensive than the normal grocery stores's standard price.It's not the case the normal grocery store's sale price is always better. Looking at my local Food Lion's weekly ad, they have 93% lean ground beef at $7.29/lb, while Sam's Club has it at $5.86/lb. Boneless pork chops, $4.29/lb at FL, $2.98/lb at SC. Canned soda/sparkling water is consistently cheaper as well.You may disagree, but I've also found the quality of meat and some produce to be better at Sam's Club.So the best thing to do in my case is shop at both a normal grocery store and Sam's Club because neither has the best prices on all products. I do save enough money at the latter to recoup the cost of membership, and then some.
>>22109179>Food LionYeah, Delhaize stores are notoriously price-gougey so if your options are SC or FL, I don't blame you but even there, I occasionally find good deals. I once detailed an interaction I had at Giant, our local Delhaize banner (though we have both Giant and Giant Foods, which are surprisingly different banners of the same store, as well as Food Lion here) where the produce manager sold me a bunch of stuff cheap simply because I asked. See https://warosu.org/ck/thread/21530897#p21537822 if you're interested. It was in a haul thread so the list might be less than interesting to you.
>>22109192I've seen plenty of your posts. Although I consider myself price-conscious I have neither the willpower nor the inclination to go to the lengths you do.My post was meant to contest your claim that warehouse clubs are always more expensive than normal grocery stores. That's demonstrably false. Warehouse clubs have their place and the only stupid thing is doing all your shopping in one store.I don't mean to sound dismissive or critical of how you shop though. It is impressive.
>>22109206No worries. I clearly don't shop at a single store myself, I've just never found great prices at club stores. But if they work for you or anyone else, then by all means. Money well spent since it ain't my money
>>22109215you forgot the period at the end. try again
>>22109219That's because you're having yours so there aren't any left for the rest of us
>>22109125You realize that says more about where you live than it does costco right?
>>22108984Things like pistachios and toilet paper are almost always cheaper. But meat and veggies and actual fresh ingredients will be cheaper at a grocery store on sale or in the ad. Just don't be picky and learn some basic cooking skills and you can get in season specials cheaper. I can't really speak for people that just get whatever they want without looking at sales. I've never shopped that way.
>>22109116Surely, you were just talking about Restaurant Depot. I'm not here to carry water for costco, I'm just saying that your options may be limited and your pet favorite store that is better than costco might not be available in any one particular location.
I used to like the samples now I just seethe at all of the retards blocking the high traffic areas waiting in line for 10 minutes to get a thimble full of granola or a quarter of a chicken meatball
Not a member because I don't buy enough bulk stuff for it to be worthwhile but for a family, it can be worth it, not just on price but also on convenience. A regular grocery store prioritizes having a wide selection, so the amount of shelf space for an item, even a popular item, can be quite limited. If you want to stock up, that can be difficult as the store simply doesn't have very much stock. If someone else had the same idea, they're going to be out. At a warehouse club, if you want to buy ten cases of mac and cheese, that's easy enough to do. At Kroger, you're limited to the dozen or so individual boxes that are on the shelf. Maybe you can find an employee to get more from the back, if they have more back there, which isn't guaranteed. At the warehouse club, the selection is far more limited but they have tons of whatever it is that they're selling.
>>22108889I like shopping at Costco because the membership fees keep poor subhumans like OP out of the store.
>>22109388If you have a publix then the general price does the same thing.
>>22109388>the membership fees keep poor subhumans like OP out of the store.I wish this was still true, these stores are absolutely awash with the entire extended family of every indian, chinese, somali, and hispanic family within a 30 mile radius
My parents seem to only use their membership for meat/seafood. Usually seems high quality
>>22109376Fair enough. But I was shifting the question to include other wholesalers. And RD isn't my favourite. I barely go there. But it's better than Costco.
>>22108889oh look the poor got enough money for internet... how cute!
>>22109388and you can get gas without some filthy poor coming up and begging for money so they can buy drugs.
>>22108889Wholesalers do NOT sell to the public normally.Retailers sell to the public.That is why you need to join a secret club to shop at costco lol.
Wholesalers like CostCo usually sell to retailers like Wal-Mart. They sell that product to other stores that is why they do not let people just walk in and buy stuff but CostCo is different in that it lets you if you pay extra lol.
>>22109415What are your preferred ones of the ones you've been to?
>>22108889Regular Costco shopper here, if you are disciplined about what you buy prices are significantly cheaper. The problem is you have to go with a list and stock up on things when they are on sale. If you try to treat Costco like a grocery store you'll get fucked in the ass because their prices are not always the cheapest and you're already in the red from the membership fee, but when stuff goes on sale, it's extremely cheap, and if it's not perishable or freezable you can stock up for the entire year.For example, I go through a lot of protein powder being a gymbro, certain times of the year I can get a 5lb bag of protein powder that normally sells for $95-115 at Walmart/Target for $40-55. If I do that once I've already paid for my membership while getting something I already needed for cheap, and any savings I get on top of that is gravy. They also sell one of the most coveted loss leaders on the market which is the $5 Costco Rotisserie Chicken. Slice that bitch up when you get home and add some rice and greens, and you've got like 7 meals for the entire week with no need to do any significant meal prep.
>>22109477I haven't any, honestly. It was Safeway/Acme for a while but they've gone to shit with the coupon offers. We spent $14 there the entire month of June because of that (there's a rewards thing that tracks how much money you spend in a month and if you hit the threshold, they give you X number of points).We've been spending more money at our co-op and the international supermarkets lately but that Gatorade I mentioned earlier today was at Acme. The sales have been decent enough this last week. Shame today's the last day.
>>22109512>I can get a 5lb bag of protein powder that normally sells for $95-115 at Walmart/Target for $40-55$41.65 at Acme for cereal flavor lolChoice of Frosted Flakes or Froot Loops.Just bought some yesterday when I bought the Gatorade
>>22108967>Not a scam, its $50.you're literally paying money to spend money.that's called usury.
>>22108889You pay for a membership to avoid poor brown people.
Poor people with never understand. Costco has the lowest cost gasoline, tires and batteries around. Also they have mid to high tier items and semi-prepared foods at lower prices and better quality than regular supermarkets. Their wine and liquor selection is also good with Kirkland knockoffs of top shelf liquors. Costco is designed to attract the middle and upper middle class, not people like OP.
>>22109646 The fact that you think their packaged rubbish is high quality betrays your poverty-stricken predicament, my poor-earning pal.
I wonder if they'd make a shit ton of money if they had like a "day pass" type of thing.
>>22108889We're Costco guys, of course we beat retarded fags like OP up.
>>22109908Yeah, nah.You're such a limp-wristed pansy that you can't even beat your dick (because you had it surgically inverted and changed your name to Moira).
>>22109714They do have day passes but not ones they sell to the general public. The use of a day pass requires paying an extra 10% at checkout. Sometimes they'll give passes to an entire class of people like a one day free pass for school teachers or first responders. Sometimes they mail out one day passes to people they're targeting to buy a membership. I believe they also sell them in bulk to employers to give to employees as gifts. For Costco, it's a way of getting certain groups to give the store a try without risking having just whatever scum happens to show up come through the doors.
>>22108993>you’re just buying in bulkNot really. Their "bulk" packages are maybe 2X the size of what a regular grocery store sells. Sometimes not even that.I had a thread about their chicken strips a week or two ago; the Costco pack was 48 ounces, the WalMart pack is 20 ounces and is about 20% more expensive.Same for the Del Real "pork carnitas", the Costco pack is two plastic-sealed blobs, while the stuff I found at another grocery store is a single plastic-sealed blob. Costco just has the manufacturer cram two in its trays instead of one, and IIRC it works out that the price is $12 at Costco instead of $18 (for two) at the grocery store.Costco's rotisserie chickens are large, but you're still only buying one dead bird, just like at any other grocery store.Instead of a bin of apples that you pick from to take as many as you want, they sell you bags that contain about two pounds of them (7-10 apples).Sometimes there's no "bulk" at all -- their gallon jugs of milk are a gallon, same as the grocery store; the only oddity is that the shape of Costco's jugs is fucking weird.Now, some items they do sell in real bulk, like their toilet paper loaf. Fucking thing has enough TP to last me a year, maybe more. Then again I usually hop in the shower and wash my ass like a civilized human being, not like you barbarians who wipe with a piece of paper and then go around smelling like a barnyard for the rest of the day. But that sort of bulk packaging is more the exception than the rule.
>>22109670Sad you have never been in a Costco. They push higher end cheeses, lobster tails, crab legs, and various ethnic foods that are trendy at the moment. They also cater to the local clientele. The Edison NJ Costco slants to Chinese and Indian tastes while the Flemington NJ Costco is more slanted for your average white family.
>>22110793>this cloistered retard actually believes thisYou don't know what quality is, Cletus.
>>22108898>buying two loaves of bread in one bag is wholesale
>>22109020>>22109005sports drinks are a retard tax. you can get water soluble tablets with every mineral and electrolyte under the sun and make 20 or 40 drinks for the price of a couple of gatorades.
>>22108960>usury taxthose words don't go together and I don't think you even know what "ursury" means
>>22110863>You don't know what quality is, Cletus.I live in NJ you inbred mong.
>>22110917So do your fellow pineys, Clete.>>22110892>ursuryRelated to bears.>usuryI can't think of a joke for that one. I'm proud of ursury, though.
I miss Fedco. They always had great popcorn and icees in their cafe. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uoQX-YwPMA0
>>22110863I'm not Roman.
>>22110863>>22110793>Sad you have never been in a Costco. They push higher end cheesesLast year Costco was selling Rogue River Blue Cheese, which was the internationally declared "best cheese" a few years ago. I got two chunks of it. $39.99/lb. WORTH IT.
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>>22109512Costco's price for Whey Protein was the best. I'm sure there are superior options, but I eat so much that the whey is just a fucking supplement post-workout. They only have one brand though, and it's a good one though. Avoid the Pea Protein I heard it got investigated and it was dirty, full of metals and shit.>>22109639Not so much brown people, just ghetto trash. All the Costcos around me in North Denver are pretty diverse, and there's plenty of Indians and Asians shopping there, but they are well behaved so I don't give a fuck.The Sams Clubs around here are filled with Mexicans, as they sell thier favorites like good pre-made tortillas and muenster cheese and mexican spices and other shit.>>22110784Sometimes they do make special bulk deals. We like Vacation brand sunscreen beacuse it smells like 90's and the packaging looks cool and I'm a sucker for nostalgia, but you can get a two 14oz pack for 15 bucks where as they want like 14 bucks for 10 oz.
Costco isn't the absolute best in every scenario but it covers its bases very well>costNot true wholesale most of the time, not lower than extreme couponing, and some things like bread are a gyp, but consider: is the savings worth the mental energy? do you really want to scour your junk mail every time you go to the store? also, some areas like optometry (my savings on contacts alone make it worth it) and the cafe are extremely cost competitive, and there are random things like the $3/pound half hams and big bottles of liquor that have a fantastic price/quality/quantity ratio.>locationsThis one's big for me because I travel a lot between major cities in AZ and I can rely on them for a decent, cheap on-the-go meal and quality, cheap gas in a safe, orderly environment. The alternative is juggling cards from different grocery chains for different gas chains to get a slight discount. Like, I'm not sitting at the rinky-dink Maverick or Circle K signing up for their rewards program or fishing for my Albertson's card that I never use or whatever to possibly save five cents over Costco for gas that isn't top-tier certified and might be watered down (people actually do this shit, not all gas is equal) while some bum asks me for money.>environmentAbsolutely great. Have never seen anyone act out or beg for money at a Costco, not even in the parking lot (which sometimes has a cool automatic tire inflator too, with a functional nozzle that wasn't cut off by some junkie). The customer service is excellent and the stores are all clean and orderly. Night and day compared to Wal-Mart where someone actually stole some bedsheets I bought while I was sick and left it behind at the self check out for a second. The receipt checking and salesmen can be annoying but it's a worthwhile tradeoff.tl;dr Costco isn't for everyone but anyone shitting on it like it's a total scam is a retard
>>22108889I pay membership fees to keep people like you out. In fact if you start getting memberships, I'll ask Costco to raise the fees.
>>22108898I pay to shop there to avoid welfare niggers
How can Canadians be prevented from invading American Costcos?
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>>22113152The point is obvious but your inability to understand it is why you're on welfare.
>>22113142Most welfare niggers are not going to pay cash to use their SNAP at Costco, retard. They stick to Aldi and Walmart.
