Some costco facts just because.

7% employee attrition rate. Amazon has from 69.5% to a high of 81.3% across all levels. As high as 150% at the warehouse level.

36% of their employees have been there over ten years.

Avg. wage is 26 dollars and includes decent benefits as well as a matched 401k.

Costco hovers around 3,800 skus (individual products) for comparison home depot has 35,000, walmart has around 100,000.

No one product at costco is marked up more than 14%. Which is interesting from a consumer stand point, but also a supplier’s point of view.

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I also like they aren’t pushy on the upgraded plan. Couple of times in the past they’ve said, “Yup, you’re right. You don’t spend enough for it to make sense.”

Sam’s Club on the other can get down right insulting if you don’t sign up.

They also have Bitcoin ATM's in Costco.

i did not know that.

Noticed a guy feeding one with a stack of hundreds at the one in Houston not long ago.

damn - isn’t there something like a 10% fee?

I think it's a really high spread but, it's non kyc, so people are willing to do it.