On Sun, 27 Sep 2009 07:14:55 -0500, "HeyBub"
wrote:

George wrote:
HeyBub wrote:
LouB wrote:

Wow I thought the whole world knew. 500+ warehouse stores. IMHO
quality is often better than Sam's club.
http://www.costco.com/

Another difference: Costco is unionized - Sam's is not.


Only a small percentage of their workforce is and those are the former
price club employees. The main difference between them and sams
(walmart) is unlike sams (walmart) their pay actually raises them out
of official poverty status and they have real health insurance.

Ah, thanks for the update.

So, then, they pay their workers more and cannot buy merchandise as cheaply
as the scale of Walmart provides.

Are prices higher at Costco?

Not necesarily, the wally mart execs. keep most of the money so they
can keep their yachts and rolls.