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I wish I didn't have PTSD from several shareholder decisions destroying or hallowing out multiple VERY promising and noteworthy companies, but here we are. Obviously panicking is not what we should be doing- I myself said that it will be possibly years before the true impacts are felt. It's just the reality of a company that switches from corporate control to shareholder control. They inherently have different values and desires.
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Peachfart posted:I think you are panicking a bit much, Costco is still amazing. I will worry when they stop paying well or they jack the prices way upward. They don't pay that well, for what type of cult loyalty they expect. I worked for CostCo during and right-after high school for about a year. They'd want everyone to a) clock out then b) stand around for 30+ minute 'meetings' before we could go home. These meetings were basic bitch sessions. I stop getting paid at 9pm but can't leave until nearly 10pm, fantastic. Sure I'm a member now but I'm an old fat suburbanite, what are my choices.
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Jul 28, 2018 07:11
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Taima posted:You're an idiot if you think I was complaining about muffins. I was simply showing that value has decreased over time, absent of this scenario happening right now. Not sure why I'm even responding, but there you go. I have no idea why any of this is happening. Just wanted warm kraut 
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Jul 28, 2018 07:13
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I wonder, does Costco sell pearls that I can clutch while reading this thread?
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Jul 28, 2018 07:24
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Hypnolobster posted:I wonder, does Costco sell pearls that I can clutch while reading this thread? https://www.costco.com/pearl-necklaces.html
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Jul 28, 2018 07:26
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Taima posted:Costco acknowledged recently that these changes were the results of shareholders, and not the corporation. Where did you read this?
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Jul 28, 2018 07:42
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Xaris posted:it felt like it was like halloween a 4 months ago Also, you see Halloween stuff start to creep in slowly after July 4, because the Hauntfolken need a good month or two to set up their attractions and it's always easy to grab a cheap skeleton or a $120 stand up with lights to go with the $3500 pneumatic powered animatronic that's being shipped in.
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Jul 28, 2018 08:59
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naem posted:I hope that you are a member of one of the seven approved careers that U.K. Costco (rightly) allows membership to (Barrister, Civil Servant, Post Secondary Educator, Aluminium Colourerer, Royal Haberdasher, Nuclear Physicist, Falconry) A couple locations have eased this restriction as an experiment and you can now gain membership if you are a member of other organizations like a couple popular car breakdown/recovery places, a member of parliament, a YouTuber with more than 50k subscribers, corgi enthusiast, or an alcoholic. So really anyone can join now. Fun UK Costco facts, many gleaned from their website: . There’s only 28 locations . Only 12 have fuel (not the one near me) . No business centers . No pharmacies (this kinda makes sense as Costco can’t beat NHS prices) . At least some locations do the weekday free coffee and treat but only during the tradesmen hours . The food courts have baked potatoes with several topping options (very british ones like baked beans, or tuna) . They also sell an Aberdeen Angus cottage pie in the food court which I’ve seen no one eating ever . They obvs sell the chicken bake, pizza, and £1.50 hot dog . Dispensers are ketchup and mustard only. If you get a dog they ask you if you want onions, if you say yes it looks like they are prepared to put them right on the dog before wrapping it up, but maybe you can request a cup? . They have gelato and it’s actually recent, it replaced the sundaes . They used to have a chicken wrap but now it’s a plain breaded chicken patty sandwich which seems a little expensive for something that looks much less nice . They are the only places in the UK with a nearly-adequate amount of parking (at least one has an underground lot) and a,erican-width parking spaces
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Jul 28, 2018 09:50
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IMHO they should do the onions like they do the sauerkraut. Those little containers would hold enough chopped onion for a dog. PBUC.
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Jul 28, 2018 16:20
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Taima posted:The onion dispensers going away is honestly terrible, but at least you are still able to make the classic adult hot dog: deli mustard and sauerkraut. my man, i think you meant to post in the doomsday economics thread and not panic in the chill, laid back costco thread
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Jul 28, 2018 16:35
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FCKGW posted:my man, i think you meant to post in the doomsday economics thread and not panic in the chill, laid back costco thread I don’t disagree with him and one of the reasons I love Costco was because I thought they were above poo poo like this. I’m worried... 
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Jul 28, 2018 16:59
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I've said it before.. if you go through the line and pay two hundo+ for supplies, they ought to be offering you the dog and drink (with refill) for free.
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Jul 28, 2018 17:20
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Yeah it would be sad if we lost some of the perks and would make me reconsider going there to shop or even having a membership in the future. F the shareholders. I also remember the "Price Club" and vaguely the free coffee and pastries.
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Jul 28, 2018 17:45
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GORDON posted:I've said it before.. if you go through the line and pay two hundo+ for supplies, they ought to be offering you the dog and drink (with refill) for free. They sell their merchandise at basically break-even prices. Their profit comes from membership fees.
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Jul 28, 2018 17:47
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I'm just curious as to how shareholders are actually forcing something really specific like this. I mean, I own a bunch of shares in various companies and the only things I've ever gotten to vote on are really broad stuff like who should be on the board and exec payraises and such. I've never seen something as specific as this. Unless its somehow just shareholder "pressure"?
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Jul 28, 2018 17:50
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wait so they don't even have onions anymore? Not even behind the counter
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Jul 28, 2018 18:52
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naem posted:wait so they don't even have onions anymore? Not even behind the counter Better pick up a 10lb bag of onions whole you're there, and get to choppin in the food court.
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Jul 28, 2018 19:01
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I love sauerkraut, I even make my own at home. I love it on hotdogs, and got a chuckle out of this statement:Taima posted:at least you are still able to make the classic adult hot dog: deli mustard and sauerkraut. Truth. FAGGY CLAUSE posted:I have no idea why any of this is happening. Just wanted warm kraut They used to keep the kraut cups in a warming tray, but if they sat too long in there, the kraut would turn an unpleasant brown. Also, they used to give you like 3 times as much.
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Jul 28, 2018 19:02
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DeadFatDuckFat posted:I'm just curious as to how shareholders are actually forcing something really specific like this. I mean, I own a bunch of shares in various companies and the only things I've ever gotten to vote on are really broad stuff like who should be on the board and exec payraises and such. I've never seen something as specific as this. Unless its somehow just shareholder "pressure"? I don't know about Costco specifically but this would/could be activist shareholders. Either a rich individual or hedge fund owning actual percentages of Costco stock and threatening to replace members of the board if XYZ changes are not made.
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Jul 28, 2018 19:33
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Chinatown posted:IMHO they should do the onions like they do the sauerkraut. Those little containers would hold enough chopped onion for a dog. This is outrageously wasteful. Bring back the dispensers.
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Jul 28, 2018 20:36
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Xaris posted:man is it really already loving halloween decoration poo poo jfc time flies It’s loving July so no not really but 
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Jul 28, 2018 21:46
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A lot of conflicting Costco commentary on here. Let me be clear: - In NJ The sauerkraut is warmed in a water bath - we have lost the onion dispenser but NOT onions, which are now served in a container that is honestly filled with more onions than I’d have used. Please let me assuage any of your other concerns, at least in the tri-state NY area.
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Jul 28, 2018 23:53
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The onion dispenser still lives on at my Costco, though we've gone from having two of them to only one.
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Jul 29, 2018 00:04
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Ie-Q5fdctU
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Jul 29, 2018 00:20
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I went to a Costco location for the first time and was suprised to find that the carts required a quarter deposit. It was #739 in Brick, NJ. Is this a thing? Across maybe 20 other locations I hadn't seen that before.
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Jul 29, 2018 01:54
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Skrill.exe posted:This is outrageously wasteful. Bring back the dispensers. This is America.
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Jul 29, 2018 02:05
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Dr. Tim Whatley posted:I don’t disagree with him and one of the reasons I love Costco was because I thought they were above poo poo like this. I’m worried... some goon said "shareholders forced them to remove the onions dispenser" with no source and it sounds like dumb bullshit. they didn't even get rid of the onions, they're still there, the method of how they are served has changed. you guys are literally saying that this is the beginning of the end of costco because the onions are in a cup instead of in a metal box lmao
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Jul 29, 2018 02:16
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RoastBeef posted:I went to a Costco location for the first time and was suprised to find that the carts required a quarter deposit. It was #739 in Brick, NJ. Is this a thing? Across maybe 20 other locations I hadn't seen that before. Take a page out of Aldi's book.
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Jul 29, 2018 02:25
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I was at an Aldi's the other day, saw a cart in the parking lot and I was like "Hey, free quarter!" Whoever came up with that idea is a drat genius.
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Jul 29, 2018 02:33
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I mean it wasn't even close to either the sketchiest or busiest Costco I've seen. I had to get a hot dog to break a buck for the cart.
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Jul 29, 2018 02:36
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Taima posted:The onion dispensers going away is honestly terrible, but at least you are still able to make the classic adult hot dog: deli mustard and sauerkraut. Don’t forget ketchup, cuz ketchup goes on dogs.
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Jul 29, 2018 03:42
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DeadFatDuckFat posted:Where did you read this? I found some relevant quotes for you, concerning the earnings call and commentary from CEO Craig Jelinek: quote:“Not everybody gets as excited about pizza and hot dogs as I do,” chief executive Craig Jelinek told company shareholders in January, noting that the food court menu is a frequent topic of comments dropped in store suggestion boxes. I know this doesn't seem like much, but it's about as overt as a CEO will be about the decision-making being taken into shareholder hands. What he's saying is that he didn't want or make these menu decisions (therefore, corporate itself is not making these decisions). Rogue shareholders, or a group of them, are slowly taking control away from corporate. The food court itself is just a small issue, but the shift from corporate control to shareholder control is extremely worrying. These things always start small and get worse over time. DeadFatDuckFat posted:I'm just curious as to how shareholders are actually forcing something really specific like this. I mean, I own a bunch of shares in various companies and the only things I've ever gotten to vote on are really broad stuff like who should be on the board and exec payraises and such. I've never seen something as specific as this. Unless its somehow just shareholder "pressure"? Not trying to poo poo on you, but please try to understand that what you think are a "bunch of shares" is actually nothing whatsoever and no one cares. I'm not talking about Joe Butthole with his 100 Costco shares using his immense clout to change the food court. I'm talking about highly involved entities with ranking shareholder interest deciding that the profit that they are making is not enough. The problem is that what generates short term value for high ranking shareholders is not typically what generates value for the corporation long-term.
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Jul 29, 2018 06:58
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Changing to an individually prepackaged onion probably just cuts down on waste of the onions going bad sitting out in the open air. It probably also makes it easier for food court employees to maintain cleanliness. The sky isn’t falling, they still offer the same poo poo just in a different way. I’m going to go out on a limb and say shareholders don’t give a single gently caress about food court onions.
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Jul 29, 2018 13:20
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Spookiest thing you’ve ever bought from Costco?
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Jul 29, 2018 13:27
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I think you're being a touch hysterical about shareholders having some irrational crusade against onion dispensers when the reality is it's probably just easier for everyone involved to do the little containers
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Jul 29, 2018 13:30
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the ceo is talking to shareholders specifically about input from customers you moron. Sounds like a bunch of customers wanted more vegan options, they made that salad but the CEO doesn’t like it that much but hey, it’s what the customers want. lol that you took those two paragraphs and projected them onto the onion thing like the shareholders are taking control of the company
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Jul 29, 2018 15:39
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I'm pretty Gotham sure the highest wages and benefits for employees should be on the cooling block long before the onion dispenser if activist investors were running the company. Also holly hell those dispensers must be a pain in the rear end too clean.
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Jul 29, 2018 17:01
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*is full of himself investor* IT'S THOSE loving ONIONS!!!
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Jul 29, 2018 17:36
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I say go back to the original Costco Food Court, Cafe 150. Just a rolling hot dog cart out front.
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therobit posted:Also holly hell those dispensers must be a pain in the rear end too clean. I doubt it. It’s just a screw at the bottom of a hopper, right? Steel foodservice equipment like that usually disassembles easily for cleaning. If cost-cutting is the driver for the Great Onion Change of 2018 then on the face of it this doesn’t make sense. It’s way more labor to portion and pack a bunch of cups than it is to fill a hopper.
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