They say the reason COSTCO charges an annual fee is to keep the shoplifters out.
If you are willing to pay a fee, you are not the kind of person who steals, generally speaking.
Private businesses need to make a profit. They can and do charge whatever they think the market’s priced at.
I’m all for it.
“...the reason COSTCO charges an annual fee...”
-
How the heck is someone going to shoplift
four #10 cans of green beans
that are shrink-wrapped together?