Costco Comparisons

Commenters frequently compare the main article's product or service to Costco, questioning its novelty and praising Costco's low prices, bulk buying, membership model, and customer service as a superior or established alternative.

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permo-w Jul 11, 2022 View on HN

what does this have to do with Costco?

jshen Jul 12, 2010 View on HN

how does costco fit into your model?

moxplod Feb 15, 2024 View on HN

Is there something like this for costco?

dboreham Oct 19, 2021 View on HN

I find Costco to be a reasonable workaround.

batbomb Jun 26, 2016 View on HN

Not sure what this does that Costco doesn't already do

dboreham Dec 31, 2017 View on HN

Costco has cheapness and customer service.

monksy Mar 27, 2023 View on HN

Costco does as well, it's cheaper in bulk.

radicaldreamer Dec 14, 2023 View on HN

Costco has barely any markup on the items they sell (sometimes absolutely 0 markup). They make up for it in membership fees.

FlimFlamOne Feb 11, 2020 View on HN

you go to Costco because you are greedy

It’s possible that the person you’re replying to has been shopping at Costco for that amount of time.