New marketing ploy at Costco?
I have always enjoyed shopping at Costco and while not a real member, I have had the pleasure of shopping with people who are.
The running joke about Costco is that you can go in hungry and have a well balanced, filling and nutritious meal while pushing your cart amongst the bargains to be found.
For the people who do not have a Costco nearby or have never been in one?
It's a giant store that sells in bulk and has people handing out free samples at every turn....nuts, juice, meat, breads and really anything you can snack on, you will be offered.
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Today, Doris and I were walking around when we came across two girls at an electric piano display, one standing by while the other tested out her chops. She was playing random bits of tunes (rather smartly, I should say) and not paying attention to the shoppers that were walking past them.
I stopped and reached into my pocket, grabbed out a dollar bill and placed it on the top of the piano and said to them, "good job!". They both looked up, with a surprised and pleased smiles on their faces.
As we walked away we heard her begin to play again, a little bit louder than before....
I stopped, turned to them and said, "You better watch out, you may have to pay taxes on that!" We all laughed and I pushed the cart to the back of the store and more bargains.
We walked about a bit and walked towards the pair, who were still hanging out, the older gal still playing bits of music.
The shoppers near her were still walking by, not really paying attention to them, so I stopped and gave them a little ovation that made them turn and smile, again.
We walked towards the check out line and I wondered If that would be a good move to for Costco to get people to buy electric pianos, give kids a chance to profit and give them practice time while entertaining the shoppers.
After all, they are feeding the people as the shop, so why not entertain them?:);)
