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minus-squareslavojrizzek@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up33arrow-down11·1 year agoIf Costco can sell glizzies for a buck fifty a pop I don’t wanna hear it
minus-squareeneka@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up25·1 year agoFwiw Costcos main profit is from membership sales…which they’ve been cracking down hard on right now!
minus-squareFlagpole2465@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 year agoWait - what are they doing?
minus-squareShakeThatYam@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·1 year agoMaking sure you have a membership before you can buy things. Shocking…
minus-squareeneka@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoThey’ve been more strict about it recently, especially with people that share memberships and self checkout stations.
minus-squareslapchop@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·1 year agoThey sell those at a loss to bring in customers to buy other higher margin items. What else is Spotify selling?
minus-squarekiddblur@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down3·1 year agoAds on podcasts, even for premium members
minus-squareShakeThatYam@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down1·1 year agoCostco doesn’t have high margins on any of their items. They have like a max of 15% markup. They make their money off the membership.
minus-squarekiddblur@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down6·1 year agoAds on podcasts, even for premium members
If Costco can sell glizzies for a buck fifty a pop I don’t wanna hear it
Fwiw Costcos main profit is from membership sales…which they’ve been cracking down hard on right now!
Wait - what are they doing?
Making sure you have a membership before you can buy things. Shocking…
Haven’t they always done that?
They’ve been more strict about it recently, especially with people that share memberships and self checkout stations.
They sell those at a loss to bring in customers to buy other higher margin items. What else is Spotify selling?
Ads on podcasts, even for premium members
Costco doesn’t have high margins on any of their items. They have like a max of 15% markup. They make their money off the membership.
Ads on podcasts, even for premium members