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Bad news at Costco

DazedandConfused

DazedandConfused

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I went to Costco today for lunch...you know the $1.50 jumbo hot dog and a soda and was incredibly bummed that they switched from Coke products to Pepsi.

I was seriously upset as I love Coke products and do not care for Pepsi and really enjoyed the many refills during lunch.

Why did Costco do this to me?

I have been a loyal customer for years and this is how they treat me (insert frown face smilie).

Oh I just found the mad face

:mad: :mad: :mad: :( :( :(
 
Your outrage is late. Mine switched at least a couple of months ago -- no more Coke.

FYI, I noticed that Coke cans are more expensive than Pepsi at Costco as well. WTF?

-ryan
 
I'm married to a Costco career employee. My guess is one of three things:

1). Pepsi probably gave them a better price than Coke on the cost of providing soft drink service to the Food Court. Costco is only trying to save money.

2). Enough Costco members asked for things to be switched, that Costco management listened to the requests.

3). (My personal choice) You were drinking SOOO much Coke product for the buck fifty you spent, that they were losing money. They HAD to switch, because you were driving them out of business. LOL! :hysterical:

j/k
Dave
 
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sjsharkie said:
Your outrage is late. Mine switched at least a couple of months ago -- no more Coke.

FYI, I noticed that Coke cans are more expensive than Pepsi at Costco as well. WTF?

-ryan
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Coke probably charges them more. Costco tends to take a standard markup, so the higher price is the result. (But the price is still likely lower than non-sale prices for the same product at the grocery store.) There have been times when Costco has completely removed Coke products from their shelves for awhile, to prove the point to Coke that Costco is not at their beck and call. It's all about the power in the marketplace.

Dave
 
The story I heard is that it came down to cost. Costco felt that the price should be lower. Coke didn't want to lower their price and Pepsi was waiting in the wings.

I am a Coke addict (no not that one) so I wasn't happy. They still sell the 20 ounce Coke bottles in the vending machines for a buck though.
 
Glad for the change

Seldom drink either...but I prefer Diet Pepsi over Diet Coke.
 
No Coke!!! Bummer! Not that it will keep me away from Costco, and I usually get the Mocha Freeze if I need to wash down a Chicken Bake in the food court, but just because it's cheaper, Pepsi knows it isn't better. Just what it's worth.

Jim
 
Definitely prefer Diet Coke, but I'm trying to cut down. I've had the Diet Pepsi at Costco a few times & it's okay. When the weather is this hot either will do!

I noticed it a few weeks ago and the Costco employees told me it was a cost issue. Pepsi gave them a better deal than Coke.
 
I noticed that the other day too. But since I am watching what I am eating and hot dogs are off the everyday list, I just walked by and shook my head.

But you have to admire the fact that Costco has kept that $1.50 price for a decade now or even longer. (there was an article in their inhouse magazine a while back.)
 
FWIW, I can't support either of those behemoth companies.
 
I own stock in Coca Cola. Coca Cola has been very good to me.
If I go to a place that serves "P" products, I indignantly order ice tea instead.
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I have substituted water for drinks I have to pay for when eating out for the last 10-15 years of so. I have never added it up but suspect that I have saved many thousands of dollars doing this.

George
 
Same problem with Pepsi that there was with Coke ... three machines, each with the identical 8 selections, and not the ones I like (Coke Zero, Pepsi Max).

The price difference was probably two cents a serving ... all us Coke-lovers should offer to pay $1.60 for the combo if they'll bring Coke back. Hah.

We're on Kauai now, and it's just amazing that almost everything we buy on the mainland is the same price in Costco here. Including the hot dogs. Even milk is less than anywhere else. Gas is 4.22 vs 4.53 elsewhere.
 
RX8 said:
........They still sell the 20 ounce Coke bottles in the vending machines for a buck though.
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As long as they continue to sell Coke in the vending machines, I'm a happy camper.

Ingrid
 
Costco's beloved hot dog and 20 oz. Coke combo, though the price of the combo remains at $1.50 — just as it has for the past 27 years.

Costco dishes out more than 100 million hot dogs at its food courts, which is more than four times what Major League Baseball sold at its ballparks in 2011, according to the National Hot Dog & Sausage Council.

Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/costco-hot-dog-combo-coke-pepsi-2013-2#ixzz2XTxn4h2e
 
I didn't notice if they have changed in Canada yet. I much prefer Diet Coke but since I only have a hot dog at Costco maybe once a year I guess it really doesn't matter.

Lynn
 
The new Pepsi drink was introuced in VA about a month ago.
 
Why not Coke AND Pepsi. The days of Coke or Pepsi should be over - this is the 21st Century where our phones talk to us instead of the other way around! And we can't have both Pepsi and Coke?
 
pgnewarkboy said:
Why not Coke AND Pepsi. The days of Coke or Pepsi should be over - this is the 21st Century where our phones talk to us instead of the other way around! And we can't have both Pepsi and Coke?
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Sacrebleu! That's end of the world stuff.

Fire and brimstone coming down from the skies! Rivers and seas boiling!
Forty years of darkness! Earthquakes, volcanoes...
The dead rising from the grave!
Human sacrifice, dogs and cats living together... mass hysteria!
-- from "Ghostbusters" (1984)
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IKEA also have a hot dog and soda combo for $1.50 and 2 hot dog and soda for $2.

I don't buy hot dogs any more except for the rare hot dog at IKEA if I am very hungry or an occasional POGO when I feel like it when it is served at fairs.
 
But you have to admire the fact that Costco has kept that $1.50 price for a decade now or even longer.
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How many people do you think go to Costco "just for the hot dog combo" and leave more than $100 poorer because of "add-ons?" ... talk about a loss leader ...



Last week 8-pak Oscar Meyer Bun Length hot dogs were on sale for $0.99 at a local chain grocer. Four 12-pak cans of Coca-Cola can be found on sale for $10 ($0.21 per can). 8-pak of hot dog buns is $4 (less on sale).

With this home version of the Costco special, die-hard Coca-Cola fans can still get their fix with a hot dog and four cans of Coke for less than $1.50.
 
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