Episode 653: The Anti-Store

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It used to be that if you ran a store, you wanted to make it easy for your customers. But Price Club and Costco went in the opposite direction: They made shopping harder. And people loved it.

Today on the show: How Price Club and its imitators changed the way we shop. And how a new company is taking what Price Club started to new extremes.

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ShowMeYourTiddles on September 8th, 2017 at 02:09 UTC »

Always wonder why Costco doesn't do a single checkout line with little lights or whatever to indicate which cashier can help you next. Frys did this and it was great. Besides, the lines at Costco are always mashed up against the product shelves so you get gridlock.

One line. Funnel them cattle.

drewhead118 on September 8th, 2017 at 01:59 UTC »

Legend says that at the center lies a great Minotaur, guardian of the maze who is available in a 2 for 1 special

PeacefulKnightmare on September 8th, 2017 at 01:44 UTC »

We also rearrange things on a monthly basis to make sure that you're always finding new things.