I often wonder who makes product decisions at Costco. They'll carry common BBQ cuts in the winter when no one is firing up their smokers and then not carry them in the summer.
In Jim Bouton's Ball Four there was an anecdote about many of the players liking orange soda but there never being any in the soda machine. When they asked the locker room manager about it he said if he put orange soda in machine the players just drank it all. It's amazing how often that story seems apropos.Funny thing is they no longer carry Tri-Tip, asked the guys why? He said it sells out to fast! It takes to long to order, so we stopped carrying it! I said let me get this straight, You have a product that sells out right away, so you stopped carrying it cause it takes to long to get?!! R I G H T...
So you're suggesting it's a better strategy to stock up on seasonal, perishable products when demand is low and then not stock them at all when demand is high?JBooker said:Isn't that what the purpose of a discount retailer is? They are not in the game to buy products at a higher price when they are in demand. Then turn around and have to sit on excess products that they paid a higher price for when demand falls. They buy low and sell low.
So you're suggesting it's a better strategy to stock up on seasonal, perishable products when demand is low and then not stock them at all when demand is high?
"Cheap" is always relative. If the wholesale price of beef goes up in the summer and Costco continues to sell at a lower markup than the competition, then they'd still have a "cheap" price in relation to the price everywhere else. They didn't stop selling ground beef when it was going for $4/lb rather than the $3.19 it was at the other day.Yes because they are known for selling good products at cheap prices. If they cant sell at cheap prices they would be like every other super center store. Then why would you pay for a membership if its just like any other store? I would imagine they keep the product in stock until it hits a certain price threshold then once its gone its gone until the price comes back down.
why join then?? the only reason we signed with Costco was for brisket and belly.Our Costco has no pork belly, no brisket, no tri-tip and no Kiolbassa.
why join then?? the only reason we signed with Costco was for brisket and belly.
if brisket does not return, my membership will expire.
a great suggestion... and one I thought of on my very ownIn another thread someone here posted this link to Costco customer service. I used it to submit a request on a different matter and I have received an initial reply asking for more information, so there is somebody reading them. I suggest you use it to let them know your feelings about brisket.
Our Costco has no pork belly, no brisket, no tri-tip and no Kiolbassa.
why join then?? the only reason we signed with Costco was for brisket and belly.
if brisket does not return, my membership will expire.
yeah, that's worth 55 bucks a yearBecause they have 3" thick rib eye and Kirkland lemonade.