Costco’s Early Hours: More Money, Less Staff, Same Magic
So Costco decided to roll out early shopping hours for executive members without hiring more help, prompting one manager to declare, 'It's going to be an absolute nightmare.' Yet, shockingly, the aisles are quiet, loaves line up neat, and sales seem to be booming. Executive members pay double but get the privilege of being early birds in a business almost too good at milking their cash cow: 'Executive members account for more than 73% of the company’s total sales.' Costco’s playing us like a symphony of wallet strings, and apparently, it’s sticking the landing.
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(1 of 3)Costco opens early for execs, staff don’t get more hours. It’s like upgrading to first class on a budget airline—only you’re still waiting for the snacks and they just want your money. Welcome to capitalism’s Costco Club!
Costco’s new early hours: pay more, wait more, get slightly less greeted by stray carts. It’s like paying extra for a VIP backstage pass to a band that forgot their instruments.
So exec members get an hour more to shop, workers get ZERO extra hours? It’s the retail version of 'You get a car! No, just the key fob.'
Source: Businessinsider | Published: 7/31/2025 | Author: Dominick Reuter
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