New marketing ploy at Costco?

**Karen** · 08-10-2012, 08:25 PM

Hee hee - the piano teachers in my family might approve!

**moosmom** · 08-11-2012, 05:51 AM

RICHARD,

What a hoot!!! They should've put a hat or a coffee can nearby!

I've never been to a Cosco. There's one in East Windsor that, after your post, I just might visit to see what all the hoopla is about. We do have BJ's and Sam's Club that's pretty good.

Glad you got your fill, Richard.

**pomtzu** · 08-11-2012, 06:12 AM

Oh my!! The free hand-outs brings to mind a true story.

Our local Sam's Club does the same, and the credit manager of the company I worked for before retirement, took advantage of this. She was a lady somewhere in her 50's - married to a guy who made good money - no kids - nice comfortable home - a Mazda Miata - and every Sunday she and hubby went out to dinner. At Sam's!!! Yes - they would walk around the store for hours and feast on the freebies until they had their fill. How cheap - ummm, I mean thrifty - is that???? And she never tried to hide the fact that she practiced this routine every week. Geeze - I would be embarrassed to admit it - especially if I made the money that she did. Takes all kinds I suppose..............

**Freedom** · 08-11-2012, 07:44 AM

Ellie, she was only getting her full value for her membership!

I've never been in any of them, don't believe in paying to spend my money, lol.

Richard, back in the late 1970's, I was ready to upgrade and buy an organ. Our local Mall (now gone) had TWO organ stores, Thomas and Wurlitzer. I tried out a few each visit, had it narrowed down to 2 -- of course, one in each store.

So I took my music in (up to then, I'd only been going by memory as I was checking sound) and spent an hour on one of them. Gathered quite a crowd! No tips, though. Towards the end, the manager of the OTHER store -- other end of the Mall -- came over and asked me to do the same at HIS store the following week - and he paid me!

(I bought the Wurlitzer)