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borskiyesterday at 8:10 PM4 repliesview on HN

True, but at higher prices (and with delivery fees), which somewhat defeats the purpose of the cost savings at Costco.


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drudofftoday at 12:59 AM

There's free 2-day shipping from Costco for purchases over $75 (at least in Seattle). It's not hard meet that requirement. Right now, I only tend to go to Costco if I need to buy refrigerated or frozen items.

abawanyyesterday at 11:31 PM

Yep, around 18% higher not including tip, in my estimate. HEB (local Texas grocery chain featured here a few days ago) puts in just a 3% margin for pickup or delivery (before tip.) Walmart and Sams have no special delivery/pickup margin but instead charge delivery fees that can be avoided by membership levels or order amount thresholds.

SoftTalkeryesterday at 8:37 PM

But saving the cost and time of you driving there yourself, which if you're honest is probably worth the delivery fee.

furyofantaresyesterday at 9:16 PM

Sure, although personally the comparison would be to delivery from other stores.