Anyone else going all in on Costco? Cancelled Amazon Subscribe and Save and others.
So many companies have been enshittifying lately I just can't stand it. We dropped loyalty programs for companies like Marriott and American Airlines over devalued loyalty programs, dropped Amazon Subscribe and Save, and a batch of subscriptions.
One company I thought would tank was Costco, because we had some produce issues after Covid, but they have fixed them (at least around here). How can volume qualities BEAT some grocery store prices for smaller quantities? And with batches of big dollars off, even Instacart is manageable for times we don't need gas.
We decided to dump whatever Costco can replace, and that includes Best Buy and closer supermarkets like Aldi. Next we will try their vacations instead of blind loyalty to Marriott.
I'm actually feeling good about a store. And samples!
EDIT
- So many great posts flowing in, I want to mention we are doing a lot more shopping LOCALLY. Farmer's market season is coming. And I've learned about interesting options like Bookshop.org - help local, independent bookstores thrive.
- u/Khatib: "Costco has capped margins. They're beating everyone else on price and quality so much because everyone else is gouging extra under the guise of inflation and shortages."
- Quitting Amazon Prime ($140) not only pays for Costco membership ($65), it pays for Costco Executive membership ($130)! Add in the 2% cashback you get with Executive, and Costco Executive pays a lot of its own cost. Spend around $500 a month, and Costco Executive membership becomes essentially free! And that is IN ADDITION to another 2% cashback with the Costco credit card (5% back on gas).
So glad I made this post!