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[–] Burghler@sh.itjust.works 71 points 1 year ago

"Fucking" instead of "effing" in the real quote

[–] wreckedcarzz@lemmy.world 36 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] wander1236@sh.itjust.works 31 points 1 year ago

Literally 1984

[–] Johandea@feddit.nu 30 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Well technically, if it hasn't changed since 1984 it has also not changed since 1985

[–] Asafum@feddit.nl 4 points 1 year ago

Ok, but has it changed since 1986?

:P

[–] moonsnotreal@lemmy.blahaj.zone 28 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (4 children)

Costco loses a good amount of money on the food. The CEO has principles.

[–] Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 30 points 1 year ago (2 children)

The food court and samples is a loss leader, also it anchors people to the perception that Costco is cheap.

They loose money on the hotdog, but gain money on the foot traffic. It’s good for business at the end of the day.

[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] ted@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

No, no, you misunderstand, see: they spend all their lose change and while that causes them to loose money on the food, they gain in the long run.

[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago

Ahhh. This is what an aneurysm feels like.

[–] HoloPengin@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Another is the rotisserie chicken which they put in the back of the store.

[–] Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

True dat. I always wondered why they don’t put the hotdogs in the back to lure people in - like IKEA.

[–] Asafum@feddit.nl 7 points 1 year ago

It will be a sad day when they pass. The next in line almost never carries the same principles, they need to "prove themselves" and ruin so much for the customer in the name of profit :(

[–] jballs@sh.itjust.works 22 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They did get rid of the Polish option, which is too bad cause that was delicious.

[–] perviouslyiner@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)
[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago

Dog hot beef all polish or soda 20 oz refill with and.

[–] HoloPengin@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

The sausage is the operator? Not the bun?

[–] Mordachai_Shedbacon@lemm.ee 15 points 1 year ago

a man's gotta have a code

[–] Zanz@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Changing to Pepsi wasn't worth no raising the price. Make it $2 with a coke.

[–] ajmaxwell@lemmy.world 17 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm sure RC Cola would love the business

[–] nxdefiant@startrek.website 4 points 1 year ago

I'll take the crab juice.

[–] krashmo@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago

They're both just awful

[–] Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Wasn't?

Are you saying they raised it?

[–] Zanz@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They changed from Coke to Pepsi outside of Atlanta and did not raise the price. I'm saying it wasn't worth the change from Coke to Pepsi and would rather have a $2 hot dog and soda then a dollar fifty hot dog and toxic waste.

I did not know that. Haven't been to a Costco in a few years.

[–] PixeIOrange@feddit.de 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Theres a no before raising...

[–] Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's how that parses? God damn.

[–] andyMFK@reddthat.com 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It makes more sense if you change the 'no' to a 'not', at least for me.

[–] Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It sounds better if I read it in a heavy bayou accent

[–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

personally i prefer a scottish accent so thick you can headbutt it

Scrummy turn of phrase, that

[–] MeDuViNoX@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 year ago

I feel like the quality will suffer if the price stays the same forever. Maybe not yet, but some day.

[–] SophieSolarArray@beehaw.org 6 points 1 year ago

I miss the polish dogs so much :(