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The week's question
In December 2024, in the thread "Re: BRK: Why Not XOM?", BreckHutHigh asked the members: "What about the long road trips with kids?" This week it is put to everyone again. The button below opens the small thread re-asking it - read what others have said so far, then give your own answer as an ordinary reply.
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Author: ciao8   😊 😞
Number: of 21944 
Subject: Re: Trailing the index again
Date: 12/19/23 3:39 PM
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This from the WEB…& latest earnings data…

“Because Costco sells merchandise at extremely low mark-ups, membership fees are a key way the company is able to turn a profit. Costco reported nearly $4.6 billion in revenue from membership fees last year, representing over 72% of the total annual profits of $6.3 billion.Sep 26, 2023”

Not sure of anyone else but they could double my yrly membership fee & I would continue to hunt for a parking space & fill my cart on a regular basis.
I told the manager at our local Costco I could easily inc. his sales by 10%, he smiled & I told him to make the carts 10% larger.
One of the biggest things that irritates me is Costco dropping the Am Ex card yrs ago!

ciao
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This community has written 21,448 posts about Berkshire Hathaway. The article-length ones it recommended most:
BRK: Why Not XOM? · 62 recs · 2024
Second quarter comments · 60 recs · 2023
Berkshire's Profit Contributors · 57 recs · 2023
Summary of 2Q 2026 · 54 recs · 2026
3Q Summary · 53 recs · 2024
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