Costco: Where tech changes, but hot dog prices don't

Iria · Sep 13, 2006, 04:51 AM

Source: News.com
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SAN FRANCISCO--At Costco, everything is big.

The warehouse retail giant in its 2006 fiscal year, which just ended, sold more than 1.5 million TVs and $300 million worth of digital cameras on end-cap displays, said CEO Jim Sinegal. It also filled 26.3 million prescriptions, sold 2 million pairs of glasses, printed more than a billion photos and served up 63 million hot dog and soda combinations. The combo sells for $1.50, which has been the same price for 18 years.

Erroneus · Sep 13, 2006, 08:44 AM

Reminds me of IKEA, they also sells hot dogs and pizza really really cheap, nice when you have been dragged through one their stores to look at furniture... zzZZzzZZzzZ

IamLakota · Sep 13, 2006, 10:14 AM

Their gas prices are the lowest too.

Zelig · Sep 13, 2006, 02:27 PM

Costco is the bomb. Unfortunately, I don't have one in my neighbourhood, closest one is 2 hours away.

niceguyrichy · Sep 13, 2006, 03:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Zelig

Costco is the bomb. Unfortunately, I don't have one in my neighbourhood, closest one is 2 hours away.

oh damn right!

those huge slices of pizza all loaded with meat and peppers and mushroom....

OmegaRED · Sep 13, 2006, 04:30 PM

My father is a Costco addict. He'll pay for something he doesnt want/need just because they have it at Costco for a good deal.

Judas · Sep 13, 2006, 04:46 PM

costco, where everything but the computers are great!

CDsDontBurn · Sep 13, 2006, 05:50 PM

well, $1.50 now is significantly cheaper than it was 18yrs. ago.

sometimes, inflation rules

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Sep 13, 2006, 04:51 AM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 89	Costco: Where tech changes, but hot dog prices don't Source: News.com _______ SAN FRANCISCO--At Costco, everything is big. The warehouse retail giant in its 2006 fiscal year, which just ended, sold more than 1.5 million TVs and $300 million worth of digital cameras on end-cap displays, said CEO Jim Sinegal. It also filled 26.3 million prescriptions, sold 2 million pairs of glasses, printed more than a billion photos and served up 63 million hot dog and soda combinations. The combo sells for $1.50, which has been the same price for 18 years.

Sep 13, 2006, 08:44 AM	#2
Erroneus Get off my lawn! Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Denmark Posts: 13,417 Rep Power: 119 System Specs	Reminds me of IKEA, they also sells hot dogs and pizza really really cheap, nice when you have been dragged through one their stores to look at furniture... zzZZzzZZzzZ __________________

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IamLakota HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Viriginia Posts: 552 Rep Power: 0	Their gas prices are the lowest too. __________________ Harley Davidson: If You Have To Ask You Wouldn't Understand!!! System Specs: Mobo:Asus P6T Deluxe V2,intel i7 920,2x BFG GTX 250 oc in SLI,Corsair 6gigs tri channel pc12800CL8 2xWD Velociraptor's 2x74gig WD Raptor , X-Fi Fatal1ty Titainium,HANNS-G HG281HD 1080p 28" monitor,Coolermaster HAF/922,PC-PWR&Cooling Sliencer 750,CoolerMaster V8 HSF

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Zelig HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Canada Posts: 3,187 Rep Power: 71 System Specs	Costco is the bomb. Unfortunately, I don't have one in my neighbourhood, closest one is 2 hours away. __________________ --

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CDsDontBurn Lurking DriverHeaven Join Date: May 2003 Location: Southern California Posts: 22,795 Rep Power: 235 System Specs	well, $1.50 now is significantly cheaper than it was 18yrs. ago. sometimes, inflation rules . __________________ Her First Day \| A year later