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‘We Have Made the Decision to Reorder the Book’: Costco Reverses Decision to Remove ‘America’
The Blaze ^ | 07/09/20q14 | Oliver Darcy

Posted on 07/09/2014 6:56:20 AM PDT by SeekAndFind

Wholesale retailer Costco announced Tuesday evening that they have reversed a decision to remove conservative filmmaker Dinesh D’Souza’s bestselling book from stores, following an outcry from thousands of angry customers.

“Costco is not a book store. Our book shelf space is very limited,” a statement posted on Facebook said. “We exercise discipline in the best utilization of that limited space based solely on what our members are buying. We can’t carry every title that our members are interested in reading. We are constantly monitoring book sales, and make decisions to pull books off the shelves frequently based on sales volume to make room for other titles. Politics or controversy over content do not influence our decisions.”

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: achillwind; blacklisted; boycottcostco; censorship; corporateliberalism; costco; dineshdsouza; friendsofobama; lies; lyingliars; oldnews; spin; thebiglie; thenewblacklist
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1 posted on 07/09/2014 6:56:20 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind

To late! Boycott already on.


2 posted on 07/09/2014 6:58:24 AM PDT by defconw (Both parties have clearly lost their minds!)
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To: SeekAndFind

Purchase the book somewhere else.

Send Costco a copy of the receipt.


3 posted on 07/09/2014 6:58:26 AM PDT by maine yankee (I got my Governor at 'Marden's')
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To: SeekAndFind

I give them credit for explaining their original decision (blaming the book supplier, but whatever), reviewing the situation. and very quickly reversing the decision.


4 posted on 07/09/2014 6:58:40 AM PDT by grania
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To: SeekAndFind

Damage control.


5 posted on 07/09/2014 6:58:49 AM PDT by gattaca (The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of the fool to the left. Ecclesiastes10:2)
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To: SeekAndFind
From BIZ PAC REVIEW:

News of the book’s removal quickly spread, and a backlash has ensued.

Costco shoppers are venting their anger on the company’s Facebook page, threatening to boycott their stores and calling for customers to request their membership fees back. Here is a sample:

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6 posted on 07/09/2014 6:58:56 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
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We exercise discipline in the best utilization of that limited space based solely on what our members are buying.

I'll assume Hillary's book is long gone from Costco's shelves.

7 posted on 07/09/2014 6:59:06 AM PDT by Obadiah (None are more hopelessly enslaved than those who falsely believe they are free.)
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To: SeekAndFind

I already picked up my copy at Sam’s Club.


8 posted on 07/09/2014 7:01:19 AM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (The future must not belong to those who slander bacon.)
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To: SeekAndFind

Liars. I do hope that their ex-CEO’s 0bama-lovin’ hits costco where it hurts! SamsClub.


9 posted on 07/09/2014 7:01:20 AM PDT by Servant of the Cross (the Truth will set you free)
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To: SeekAndFind

Perhaps COSTCO might want to give us some numbers of their sales just before they pulled that book.

Could be that they were telling the truth.

But, if what I read about COSTCO owners being liberal, those numbers would prove that once again liberals are lying like a cheap rug.

And - as usual - math is NOT their friend.


10 posted on 07/09/2014 7:03:33 AM PDT by Da Coyote
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To: SeekAndFind

My decision to boycott Costco forever still stands


11 posted on 07/09/2014 7:03:51 AM PDT by bigbob (The best way to get a bad law repealed is to enforce it strictly. Abraham Lincoln)
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“..............We are constantly monitoring book sales, and make decisions to pull books off the shelves frequently based on sales volume...”

If this be the case then why are there stacks of Hillary’s crappy books on the table THAT VERY FEW OF COSTCO’S, much less any book seller’s CUSTOMER’S ARE BUYING?


12 posted on 07/09/2014 7:04:12 AM PDT by rockinqsranch
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To: SeekAndFind

‘We have decided to MAKE MONEY’

Corrected statement


13 posted on 07/09/2014 7:05:51 AM PDT by SMARTY ("When you blame others, you give up your power to change." Robert Anthony)
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To: SeekAndFind

Too late a-holes.


14 posted on 07/09/2014 7:05:57 AM PDT by skeeter
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The boycott and as well dumping any and all stock for Costco, ticker symbol: COST
15 posted on 07/09/2014 7:06:47 AM PDT by Blue Highway
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“Costco is not a book store. Our book shelf space is very limited,” a statement posted on Facebook said. “We exercise discipline in the best utilization of that limited space based solely on what our members are buying. We can’t carry every title that our members are interested in reading. We are constantly monitoring book sales, and make decisions to pull books off the shelves frequently based on sales volume to make room for other titles. Politics or controversy over content do not influence our decisions.”


16 posted on 07/09/2014 7:06:55 AM PDT by maggief
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I’d bet a lot of money that there were plenty of books with far worse sales that were not pulled.


17 posted on 07/09/2014 7:08:23 AM PDT by TruthShallSetYouFree (7 hard drives crashed at exactly the most opportune moment for the Regime. Coincidence?)
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To: SeekAndFind

I never understood why actors and retail stores get involved with politics. No matter what side you choose, you will always lose half your customers.


18 posted on 07/09/2014 7:10:03 AM PDT by rwoodward ("god, guns and more ammo")
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To: maggief
Hilarious.

Progressives lie like rugs.

19 posted on 07/09/2014 7:10:36 AM PDT by skeeter
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To: SeekAndFind

That bell has already been rung! Obviously another short-sighted liberal idiot in charge.


20 posted on 07/09/2014 7:11:13 AM PDT by SgtHooper (This is not my tag!)
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