Can't wrap my head around going to costco just for the food court. Every store I've ever been to has been an overcrowded mess. Finding parking alone is an act of frustration. Would rather pay extra not to have to deal with that shit show.
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Eating at the Costco Food Court Will Now Require A Membership
- Thread starter Walter White Walker
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It's a membership club and a business. Not a soup kitchen. What's shitty is paying for a membership, and non members are in there using the services.
Also hot dogs are much cheaper to make at home.
What state/area?
Well find you some good options, dont give up hope!!!!
Actually showed $.50 for an 8 pack for me. And you save the gas money of getting to the store.
Do you have a fridge and microwave??
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I'm just waiting for the comparison to the Nazis to know we've gotten where we need to be.
This narrative of this being anti-poor is ridiculous. People are acting like this is elitist but it's business. I'm a person that works in sales which is why this is literally what businesses do. If I have a customer that is causing more problems then bringing in revenue you let them churn. That's just how it works.
Used to, but no longer, live in Jersey. The state ordered Costco to allow anyone to use their gas stations in the early 2000's because it violated some state laws to have a 'gas club' or something like that.
I've gotten gas there as recently as two years back when I was visiting. Idk if things have changed since then. No Costco's by me currently :(
People goes to Costco only to eat? Aren't they all like besides highways, and rarely easy to get to in public transport? Maybe it's just here in Canada...
this is why i'm against this. i feel bad for poor people and the kids who come over and eat cheap pizza and hot dogs. this is also gonna be a pain in the ass since you always have to show your membership. many people divide their time and for instance send somebody to buy food at the food court while they shop at the store. you can't just drive your kids to costco and have them get off and buy food you always have to go and show your card.
I like how you think every thing is so simple and convenient for poor people.
People are getting hooked by the troll bait. I don't believe a functioning adult can't go to a grocery store and shop for hot dogs.
Canadian hot dogs, just $1.00 more than $1.50, and you get SIX of them! Waow
Yeah, and that's why we're in the shit hole that we're in in the first place. Profits take precedence over human lives.
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20 cents a hotdog!
If I learned anything from the Corvid-19 thread, is that people use Costco like their local grocer and not a once-a-month stock-up store.
The margins on products are low on purpose. Membership money is what pays for benefits/wages/etc.
Is this a real post? Now poor people can't make it to any grocery store, but they can make it to a Costco?
I'm assuming you have a way to cook those hot dogs, too. Right?
I live in Canada and there's one right next to a bus stop on the line I take to/from school and is right next to my work.
Only as I've mentioned, this is a company that is extremely generous and pays their people well and gives them benefits. So clearly they care about people.
Their pizza is pretty damn good for the price. Better than quite a few pizza chains.
Please elaborate because at this point I'm just assuming you're trolling.
Seriously can't tell if people are being real in here anymore.
It doesnt matter if you're poor or not. Because it's cheap doesnt make it good.
My guess is that food prices are constantly going up but they haven't changed the price of the food in the food court in who knows how long. It's been these prices for as long as I can remember. It probably came to a point where the rising costs made it no longer sustainable while trying to maintain the price.
Why do you feel so entitled to a membership benefit when you're not paying for the membership? Plus Costco isn't a company you should be shitting on for trying to maintain their business when they're one of the few companies out there who really treat their employees well and will make sure to do that at the expense of their bottom line.
I don't think they're going far enough, personally. Costco should give you the opton to inject a unique Costco protein into your bloodstream to be verified via needle at every cashier. These are hot dogs that cost $1.50 people.
Hot dogs. that. cost. $1.50.
Hot dogs. that. cost. $1.50.
To be fair, I go to Costco almost every weekend. One reason to get lunch, but also shop for stuff I need. Only food I get is frozen stuff, otherwise it will go bad before I can finish it.
go to walmart or the dollar store
look at this shit i just seen
this terrifies me deeply, but for 63 cents id try it
Just wanted to be clear! Do you need help finding affordable food/free food shelters in your area??
California ruined it for everyone with our outside food courts.
Sorry yall.
It's not too much worse than Bar-Sgo to walmart or the dollar store
look at this shit i just seen
this terrifies me deeply, but for 63 cents id try it
Can you stop with the pretend fake outrage? Costco is not a company who treats their employees like shit to save a dollar.He has a net worth of $2 billion and obviously that money has to be going to him somehow (ie by underpaying workers compared to the value of their labour).
I love how the slightest suggestion that maybe a corporation should consider its larger impact on society and not solely maximize shareholder value leads to responses like
which, again, could be used to excuse literally any action a corporation does.
I'm not saying Costco is as bad as Nestlé or a for-profit insurance company here but geez people, at least try to examine the conclusions of your logic, and maybe be self-reflective as to why you feel the need to so vigorously defend a change like this.
which, again, could be used to excuse literally any action a corporation does.
I'm not saying Costco is as bad as Nestlé or a for-profit insurance company here but geez people, at least try to examine the conclusions of your logic, and maybe be self-reflective as to why you feel the need to so vigorously defend a change like this.
Yes butHe has a net worth of $2 billion and obviously that money has to be going to him somehow (ie by underpaying workers compared to the value of their labour).
I'll bite, how complicated is it to go to the grocery store, buy a package of hot dogs, go home and either boil them in a pot, pop them in a microwave or grill them on the stove? Like seriously? It's one of the easiest things you can make.
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Yeah, me and my kids have stopped by a Costco just to visit the food court. It's pretty awesome and you should try it. But only if you're a member in a few weeks, that is. Usually, though, it's on the way out after getting stuff there.
Costco actually pays living wages and provides benefits for its employees. You're just being 100% disingenuous now so I'm going to go ahead and hit ignore.He has a net worth of $2 billion and obviously that money has to be going to him somehow (ie by underpaying workers compared to the value of their labour).
I mean it's a member service, people pay a fee for that. It's not a 'F u , got mine situation'
Are we really celebrating a policy that will make affordable, hot food less accessible to poor people?
When I moved from home for the first time and had a hard time feeding myself Costco came through. Spending 1.50 on a meal after working an exhausting 10 hour work day was a fucking life saver. Then there are the homeless that were able to get substantial servings of food from these food courts too.
I get why they're doing this but it fucking sucks.
When I moved from home for the first time and had a hard time feeding myself Costco came through. Spending 1.50 on a meal after working an exhausting 10 hour work day was a fucking life saver. Then there are the homeless that were able to get substantial servings of food from these food courts too.
I get why they're doing this but it fucking sucks.
Not yet, but I only have a minimum wage job so if I can't live with my parents I'll be fucked.
Exploitation is necessary for capitalism, I'm not sure what you mean by fake outrage because I think it's a valid point to ask why someone needs 2 billion dollars.
Assuming everybody has a home, gas to boil water or light a stove, or owns a microwave.
I'm not an expert on Jim or how he built his wealth but I've known people who worked for the company and they are apparently one of the better paying and generous retailers and the annual membership card is one of the ways they accomplish that. They also promote advancement within the company and have tried to stave off unionization by essentially offering benefits usually demanded for by collective bargaining.