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Wholesale Corporation Message Board    • onlinegirl_us
onlinegirl_us Apr 19, 2000 4:11 PM Flag      stockpix re: Costco
gas price      I�ve never seen longer lines at our local COST
for gas than in the last weeks. Rising gas prices     brought
MORE people to buy gas at COST than before - they     have to
buy gas somewhere and COST is the cheapest     merchant!!! Every
gas station just passes the higher oil     prices to their
customers.      So it should have a     positive effect on
earnings. Hope you are not short on     COST. Fundamentals and
chart look terrific.      SortNewest  |  Oldest  |  Most Replied
Expand all replies     • I agree with you that it is strictly
against       Costco's philosophy to sell something at a loss
(they       don't play the game of loss-leaders), and that they
would stop carrying an item if they could not offer the
best price on it. But how does Costco stop selling gas
when when a third of the b