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How Costco Became the Anti-Wal-Mart
The New York Times ^
| July 17, 2005
| STEVEN GREENHOUSE
Posted on 07/22/2005 7:17:48 AM PDT by TaxRelief
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To: Let's Roll
Walmart?
LOL!
Sam Walmart, a homegrown American would be at your throat!!
;)
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posted on
09/12/2005 4:58:29 PM PDT
by
nmh
(Intelligent people recognize Intelligent Design (God).)
To: rwfromkansas; Willie Green
"Folks, Willie Green hates Wal-Mart and loves Costco.
That should be your clue that Wal-Mart is better."
I thought Bushbots are for free trade. They're whole hog for free trade with Communist China who has ICBM's pointed at us. but want to boycott Costco for giving money to Democrats. Wow, talk about a sense of proportion! I already save money shopping at Costco and like the products, now I feel even better knowing that it annoys the "Luvya Dubya" sycophants.
242
posted on
09/12/2005 5:04:31 PM PDT
by
fallujah-nuker
(Islam is the enemy, not terror. In WW2 we declared war on Nazi Germany, not blitzkrieg.)
To: 7thson
I'm with you...these stores sell the same stuff the local stores sell, just in larger quantities.
To: nmh
I was replying to the comment about Costco in post #3.
I can see how you might have thought I meant Walmart.
244
posted on
09/12/2005 5:15:59 PM PDT
by
Let's Roll
( "Congressmen who ... undermine the military ... should be arrested, exiled or hanged" - A. Lincoln)
To: TaxRelief
There is a difference between Costco and Walmart. Costco is a membership club where people pay $30+ dollars before they buy anything. Walmart isn't a club and is a big discount place.
Sams is owned by the same place as Walmart and are close to the same according to this article, so there is no issue or point that can be made in favor of Costco.
Besides, Costco charges $2 more for a complete pizza than Sam's club, so Costco is gouging the customers.
:-)
245
posted on
09/12/2005 5:16:14 PM PDT
by
A CA Guy
(God Bless America, God bless and keep safe our fighting men and women.)
To: nmh
Upon further review, i.e., google -
I see that COSCO (China Overseas Shipping Co.) is 80% owned by the Chinese military.
COSTCO appears to be an "American" retailer.
246
posted on
09/12/2005 5:22:32 PM PDT
by
Let's Roll
( "Congressmen who ... undermine the military ... should be arrested, exiled or hanged" - A. Lincoln)
To: TaxRelief
"True, but keep in mind that Costco has an upscale clientele..."
Wow, now I'm upscale!
247
posted on
09/12/2005 5:25:24 PM PDT
by
fallujah-nuker
(Islam is the enemy, not terror. In WW2 we declared war on Nazi Germany, not blitzkrieg.)
To: TaxRelief
"Costco is one of the largest contributers to the Democratic Party, particularly to the more socialist/communist leaning candidates"
Does $17.00 per hour employees at Costco mean it is unionized? I don't know of any retailer in America that pays that wage. Sumthin fishy here.
248
posted on
09/12/2005 5:26:17 PM PDT
by
SunnySide
(Ephes2:8 ByGraceYou'veBeenSavedThruFaithAGiftOfGodSoNoOneCanBoast)
To: agarrett
But please, don't turn it into a bloody political warI'm not making war, and what makes you think I want your opinion on my shopping preferences?
249
posted on
09/12/2005 5:33:41 PM PDT
by
GVnana
To: TaxRelief
We don't have a Costco here in Arkansas. I wish we did.
I'm about as qualified as anyone else to comment on the pros and cons of Sams Club, since we do most of our shopping there.
Sams is undergoing a change that might be their down fall. Once they get the customer used to a name brand..for example "Glad Trash Bags", they discontinue the name brand, and substitute their own brand "Members Mark". Now, their brand costs the same, and may even look the same..but in the case of the discontinued "Glad" Trash Bags, the new Members Mark is definitely inferior!
Sams Club is getting greedy. They are slowly pushing out big name brand suppliers to substitute their own.
sw
250
posted on
09/12/2005 5:54:31 PM PDT
by
spectre
(Spectre's wife)
To: TaxRelief
Costco's stock price has risen more than 10 percent in the last 12 months, while Wal-Mart's has slipped 5 percent.
Wonder if that has anything to do with the 24/7 anti-wal-mart news blitz by the MSM over the past year........
For what its worth, within 5 miles of me I have a Wal-Mart, a Meijer, a Big K-Mart, a Target, Gander Mtn., Dick's Sporting Goods, MC Sports, Best Buy, Circuit City, Lowe's, 2 Home Depots and a giant mall called Lakeside.........and all the damn traffic that goes along with it!
251
posted on
09/12/2005 5:59:44 PM PDT
by
Hot Tabasco
(I'm tired of idiots and don't have enough ammo to shoot them all.......Jeez, I hate that thought!)
To: old and tired
Oh, I'd disagree with your wife on the party food. I have had great luck with BJ's deli platters and cakes. I think their baked goods generally are pretty exceptional, too. They now carry these mini black and white cookies that I've only dared buy one time; they are too good to have around, I'd eat the entire container in one day. I understand that a lot of the Costco stuff is store brand; BJ's carries a lot of name brand items (and the BJ's brand items I've used have been great).
The problem with our Costco here is that it has lousy hours (opens at 11 a.m. or something) and it does not take credit cards, except maybe AmEx. I assume that is chain-wide? If BJ's contributes to Republicans, now I just like it even better!
To: raybbr
It must really gall you super-capitalists that someone might want his employees to take part in the success he has had.Er, no. I just wouldn't buy stock in Costco, because they would be extremely vulnerable to a recession or a yuppie change of heart.
253
posted on
09/12/2005 6:05:19 PM PDT
by
TaxRelief
(follow the money...)
To: NotSoFreeStater
I just read an article about the liberal customer base at Starbuck's and it mentioned that the only conservative quoted on "The Way I See It" cups is Jonah Goldberg.
To: SunnySide
The owner of Costco proudly embraces worker unions in his shop. He is using his model to prove that communism can seamlessly merge with capitalism (at least until a recession).
255
posted on
09/12/2005 6:09:05 PM PDT
by
TaxRelief
(follow the money...)
To: TaxRelief
256
posted on
09/12/2005 6:09:49 PM PDT
by
colonialhk
(sooprize sooprize sooprize)
To: GraceCoolidge
Italian cookies? There's no comparison. BJ's taste like grocery store cookies; Costco's taste like their straight out of Queens, NY.
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posted on
09/12/2005 6:11:26 PM PDT
by
TaxRelief
(follow the money...)
To: TaxRelief
I don't know, we always called them black and white cookies. The ones at our BJ's here are smaller than the bakery kind I used to get growing up in NY, but they taste just as good.
I think Costco has a brownie mix that makes great brownies, though. A friend of ours brought them to a party once and they were fantastic!
To: TaxRelief
Some Wall Street analysts assert...Which is why as much as I hate Google being socialist, I am glad that they tell Wall Street to go pound sand. We need more businesses to ignore these overpaid useless suit and tie boys and girls who do nothing but look at spreadsheets all day.
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posted on
09/13/2005 3:52:28 AM PDT
by
Clock King
("How will it end?" - Emperor; "In Fire." - Kosh)
To: Gopher Broke
Fannie May?? How can a government corporation make political contributions?????!!!! The republicans should shut the ponzie scheme down.
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