Upgrading to organic on many items is having a noticeable impact on club members' wallets.
on the issue is racking up hundreds of comments from club members. Some say they are"crushed" and"riled up" by the trade-offs. Others are even calling it a"scam" to boost sales.
One commenter, who claimed to have worked at a Costco that sold"the highest percentage organic items in the company," tried to offer an explanation for the switches:"We were told it was just consumer demand and not wanting to carry both products." Whatever the reason, the moves appear to be prompting some longtime customers to make their own switch—"Despite the fact I much prefer Costco and don't like buying things at Walmart and Sam's, a Sam's membership has paid for itself simply because we can buy things that aren't organic at much lower prices than Costco's all-organic alternatives," said one such defector.
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