Buying cigarettes at Costco?
showrod...@gmail.com
I am pretty sure you can get them there.
Does anyone know if it is only by carton?
Or could one buy a single pack?
Thx
a
Well, considering you pretty much have to buy 15lbs. of freaking nutmeg,
I'm sure it's only by the carton.
a
Al Smith
> sale. $10.85 per 25 cigarettes - sheesh used to be that for a carton
> years ago when I smoked.
I remember it was $20 a carton for a long time, when I was younger.
Not that I ever smoked.
-Al-
Picasso
if you'd waste your time in costco for a single pack, you're crazy to
save 50 cents and wait all that time... haha
Rick Walker
"Picasso" wrote:
showrodthemo...@gmail.com wrote:
> I am pretty sure you can get them there.
> Does anyone know if it is only by carton?
>
> Or could one buy a single pack?
>
> Thx
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if you'd waste your time in costco for a single pack, you're crazy to
save 50 cents and wait all that time... haha
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Plus, you have to pay 50 bucks to join. Roll yer own... works for me! :)
- Rick
showrod...@gmail.com
The info is just for a study I am doing.
I still have not got an answer? lol
And as far as the membership fee, I don't pay it and shop there
whenever I feel like it.
If I ever get my answer to my original question, maybe I will share my
secret!
Picasso
Rick Walker
"Picasso" wrote:
>> "Rick Walker" wrote:
>> Plus, you have to pay 50 bucks to join. Roll yer own... works for me! :)
>>> showrodthemo...@gmail.com wrote:
>> The info is just for a study I am doing.
>> I still have not got an answer? lol
>>
>> And as far as the membership fee, I don't pay it and shop there
>> whenever I feel like it.
>>
>> If I ever get my answer to my original question, maybe I will share my
>> secret!
> Why don't you call costco
>
> Phone: (902) 450-1078
THEN you can tell me your secret! (It's too late now anyway, show... my
wife got her card in the mail, lol.) What kind of a study would involve the
availability of a single product from a retailer known for selling in bulk?
Sounds like some kind of market research. If it is, drop by in person and
ask a few customers (who look like smokers - Keith Richards kinda... keeping
things relevant) if they'd appreciate being able to purchase smokes by the
pack, carton, pouch or can.
This all depends if Costco puts in a smoke shop, like Sobeys or Superstore.
Even though fewer people (like me) are stupid enough to smoke, there's still
a market for them. Two, in fact. :)
It would seem to me if Costco wants to move a little more mainstream with
grocery retailing, the first thing they'd do is sell a few things "loosely",
akin to a loss leader in the old days. Cigarettes certainly don't bring
much revenue the retailer's way - that's the government's goose laying those
golden eggs. Once a week specials for members only - lower prices on (you
name it), better than either Sobeys or Superstore can do.
But that's just me drifting... happens some Friday nights, ya know? :-)
- Rick
showrod...@gmail.com
I thought someone on here would know and save me many minutes of
waiting to talk to a live person at Costco.
The secret is to have a member buy you a gift card.
They were promoting them years ago when I had a membership, so I asked
them a few questions:
Do I have to be with the shopper that I give the card to? They said
No.
Do I still have to have my membership for the card to be valid? They
said No.
So, I asked.... why wouldn't I just buy a gift card for say $1000,
cancel my membership, and just shop with the card?
No response
Guess what I did next..... lol
PS - The only drawback is that you have to get a "daypass" of sorts
when you go in. After that, just shop with the gift card, and if you
go over your remaining balance, have some cash handy.
Cheers
Now if anyone knows about my original question, let me know!
Picasso
This study is probably about as intelligent as buying a $1000 gift card
so you can cancel an annual membership to a place that sells things at
about the same cost as a co-op.
Rick Walker
<showrod...@gmail.com> wrote:
"Rick Walker" wrote:
I like it - good move, show! But you're still giving them your money to use
until you spend it - with no interest paid out to you.
PS - The only drawback is that you have to get a "daypass" of sorts
when you go in. After that, just shop with the gift card, and if you
go over your remaining balance, have some cash handy.
A "daypass?" LOL, sounds like prison! :)
Cheers
Now if anyone knows about my original question, let me know!
* I just called the Dartmouth Costco, show. They sell cigarettes by the
carton or tub, but no single packs.
- Rick
