“Fucking” instead of “effing” in the real quote
1984, says Wikipedia
Literally 1984
Well technically, if it hasn’t changed since 1984 it has also not changed since 1985
Ok, but has it changed since 1986?
:P
Costco loses a good amount of money on the food. The CEO has principles.
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.
Lose. They lose money.
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.
Ahhh. This is what an aneurysm feels like.
This is just a marketing trick and an age old one. Costco isn’t losing any money and it doesn’t speak to the CEOs principles. It might speak (favorably) to his competence as a CEO.
The very fact that this ad was posted here are we are all discussing it mean it is also highly successful champaign. Costco markets itself as being the good guy and this plays into that persona.
I’m not saying any of this is a bad thing but see it for what it is, a shrewd marketing tactic, after all Costco isn’t curing cancer or saving the rainforests, its a corporation and its generating profit for its shareholders, nothing more.
Getting consumers to organically discuss its products and services online for free and in a favorable light is worth much to Costco than any paper loss on a hot dog sale.
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 :(
Loses.
They did get rid of the Polish option, which is too bad cause that was delicious.
What about the reverse Polish?
a man’s gotta have a code
Changing to Pepsi wasn’t worth no raising the price. Make it $2 with a coke.
I’m sure RC Cola would love the business
I’ll take the crab juice.
They’re both just awful
Wasn’t?
Are you saying they raised it?
Theres a no before raising…
That’s how that parses? God damn.
It makes more sense if you change the ‘no’ to a ‘not’, at least for me.
It sounds better if I read it in a heavy bayou accent
personally i prefer a scottish accent so thick you can headbutt it
Scrummy turn of phrase, that
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.
I miss the polish dogs so much :(