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   danny burstein to Boron Elgar   
   Costco, was: A rant directed at grocery    
   30 Jan 21 16:03:49   
   
   From: dannyb@panix.com   
      
   In <09va1g9g1a3ktb7liq28bmklq1639gh1d8@4ax.com> Boron Elgar  writes:   
      
   >>Not quite a response to this, but CostCo gas pumps often have lines of   
   >>10 or so cars per lane.  Price can motivate tolerance of inconvenience.   
      
   >Of course, the gas lines move pretty fast here because they are   
   >attended. Those guys are very fast.   
      
   >My favorite thing about the Costco pumps here are that they have hoses   
   >long enough to service tanks on either side of the car from any lane.   
      
   As an fyi, in NJ (and possibly some other States, maybe...) you   
   do NOT have to be a Costco member to purchase gasoline from them.   
      
   Similarly, in most (maybe all?) states you do NOT have to be   
   a member to use the in store pharmacy.   
      
      
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