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1043 clicks; posted to Business » on 01 Feb 2023 at 11:17 AM (7 weeks ago)   |   Favorite    |   share:  Share on Twitter share via Email Share on Facebook



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Tr0mBoNe [TotalFark]
2023-02-01 10:37:07 AM  
More of this. Big box stores are such a stupid waste of space.
 
tobcc
2023-02-01 11:28:56 AM  
good luck having parking on weekends.  But bonus, Im eating hotdogs and pizza EVERY DAY
 
Koodz
2023-02-01 11:30:57 AM  

tobcc: good luck having parking on weekends.  But bonus, Im eating hotdogs and pizza EVERY DAY


I was going to say I'd live there if I could afford it. The only downside is I'd keep having to buy bigger pants for the pizza ass I'd be growing, but oh look there's a Costco downstairs...
 
MelGoesOnTour
2023-02-01 11:35:44 AM  

tobcc: good luck having parking on weekends.  But bonus, Im eating hotdogs and pizza EVERY DAY


Even though I'd assume there is dedicated parking, that'd be a LOT of parking for 800 units. Unless, of course, there'd be very limited parking and the assumption is most people wouldn't have cars.
 
Copperbelly watersnake
2023-02-01 11:35:45 AM  

Tr0mBoNe: More of this. Big box stores are such a stupid waste of space.


Part of me agrees with you that this is smart urban planning, but the dystopian sci-fi fan in me can't help but think this is one step closer to corporate selfdom.
 
fragMasterFlash [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2023-02-01 11:44:10 AM  
Does the Costco food court accept EBT payments? It's pretty sad to think of how many people in this Great Nation don't have a buck and a half for a hot dog and soda lunch.
 
sinko swimo
2023-02-01 11:53:50 AM  

Copperbelly watersnake: Tr0mBoNe: More of this. Big box stores are such a stupid waste of space.

Part of me agrees with you that this is smart urban planning, but the dystopian sci-fi fan in me can't help but think this is one step closer to corporate selfdom.


I was thinking one step closer to Idiocracy.
 
proteus_b
2023-02-01 11:58:11 AM  
Isn't it hard enough to park at CostCo already?
 
edmo [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2023-02-01 12:07:50 PM  
Like most cities in the world?
 
oopsboom
2023-02-01 12:29:53 PM  
good.  this is exactly how stuff should be built.  hopefully its not out in the middle of nowhere but in walking distance of other stores and places of work.

let me throw this out here for people...
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NoRedShadow [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2023-02-01 1:01:13 PM  

fragMasterFlash: Does the Costco food court accept EBT payments? It's pretty sad to think of how many people in this Great Nation don't have a buck and a half for a hot dog and soda lunch.


I'd guess that they can't take food stamps because it's prepared food.
Too bad that Costco requires an annual membership, that would probably put it of of reach for a lot of the folks who'd be eligible for the low-income housing.
 
Dibikad
2023-02-01 1:14:21 PM  

edmo: Like most cities in the world?


Yep, don't see why this would be surprising. The apartments that are above the Aldie down the street from me start at 1,350 and go to 3,000 a month. The headline makes me think people believe these apartments would be cheap or dumpy, which more than likely would not be the case.
 
Lambskincoat [TotalFark]
2023-02-01 2:11:01 PM  

NoRedShadow: fragMasterFlash: Does the Costco food court accept EBT payments? It's pretty sad to think of how many people in this Great Nation don't have a buck and a half for a hot dog and soda lunch.

I'd guess that they can't take food stamps because it's prepared food.
Too bad that Costco requires an annual membership, that would probably put it of of reach for a lot of the folks who'd be eligible for the low-income housing.


So, no youth in Asia by Costco for the poors, suck it.
 
hammettman
2023-02-01 2:52:31 PM  

Dibikad: edmo: Like most cities in the world?

Yep, don't see why this would be surprising. The apartments that are above the Aldie down the street from me start at 1,350 and go to 3,000 a month. The headline makes me think people believe these apartments would be cheap or dumpy, which more than likely would not be the case.


You mean the apartments don't come in the cost-effective 24-bedroom size?
 
chitownmike
2023-02-01 2:53:13 PM  

MelGoesOnTour: tobcc: good luck having parking on weekends.  But bonus, Im eating hotdogs and pizza EVERY DAY

Even though I'd assume there is dedicated parking, that'd be a LOT of parking for 800 units. Unless, of course, there'd be very limited parking and the assumption is most people wouldn't have cars.


Have you ever seen a Costco that's in an area where you wouldn't HAVE to drive?
 
wildcardjack
2023-02-01 3:00:55 PM  
Housing over restaurants and retail does a lot to increase the livability of an area, but over a Costco seems a bit silly.
 
fragMasterFlash [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2023-02-01 3:21:44 PM  

NoRedShadow: fragMasterFlash: Does the Costco food court accept EBT payments? It's pretty sad to think of how many people in this Great Nation don't have a buck and a half for a hot dog and soda lunch.

I'd guess that they can't take food stamps because it's prepared food.
Too bad that Costco requires an annual membership, that would probably put it of of reach for a lot of the folks who'd be eligible for the low-income housing.


Fun fact: You don't need to be a Costco member to make foodcourt purchases. In some states you can also purchase alcohol without a membership.
 
austerity101
2023-02-01 3:25:45 PM  
There's something really gross about the idea that the apartments above the store you work at could be too expensive for you to afford to live in.
 
MelGoesOnTour
2023-02-01 3:26:18 PM  

chitownmike: MelGoesOnTour: tobcc: good luck having parking on weekends.  But bonus, Im eating hotdogs and pizza EVERY DAY

Even though I'd assume there is dedicated parking, that'd be a LOT of parking for 800 units. Unless, of course, there'd be very limited parking and the assumption is most people wouldn't have cars.

Have you ever seen a Costco that's in an area where you wouldn't HAVE to drive?


Actually, no. But isn't this supposed to be in Los Angeles (or some other big city)?
 
Ivo Shandor [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2023-02-01 3:28:18 PM  

chitownmike: MelGoesOnTour: tobcc: good luck having parking on weekends.  But bonus, Im eating hotdogs and pizza EVERY DAY

Even though I'd assume there is dedicated parking, that'd be a LOT of parking for 800 units. Unless, of course, there'd be very limited parking and the assumption is most people wouldn't have cars.

Have you ever seen a Costco that's in an area where you wouldn't HAVE to drive?


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go140point6
2023-02-01 4:09:31 PM  

fragMasterFlash: fragMasterFlash: Fun fact: You don't need to be a Costco member to make foodcourt purchases.


This was true pre-pandemic for sure around the SoCal area but during the pandemic you've had to show your membership to buy... Couldn't figure out why the line was so damn short  at lunch one time until I was asked to show... Not sure if they have opened it back up to nonmembers yet or if they plan to keep it that way
 
StatelyGreekAutomaton
2023-02-01 4:28:13 PM  

Dibikad: edmo: Like most cities in the world?

Yep, don't see why this would be surprising. The apartments that are above the Aldie down the street from me start at 1,350 and go to 3,000 a month. The headline makes me think people believe these apartments would be cheap or dumpy, which more than likely would not be the case.


I won't be surprised if they're cheap and dumpy, only if they don't cost a lot.
 
fragMasterFlash [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2023-02-01 4:45:45 PM  

go140point6: fragMasterFlash: fragMasterFlash: Fun fact: You don't need to be a Costco member to make foodcourt purchases.

This was true pre-pandemic for sure around the SoCal area but during the pandemic you've had to show your membership to buy... Couldn't figure out why the line was so damn short  at lunch one time until I was asked to show... Not sure if they have opened it back up to nonmembers yet or if they plan to keep it that way


I usually send family members over to the food court when we reach the checkout line if they are hungry and none of them have a Costco card and they never have any trouble making purchases. Since the food court is accessible via the customer/member services entrance at my local Costco there doesn't seem to be anything stopping someone from walking in off the street to make food court purchases. The only times I show my membership card is when using the main entrance and at the checkout register to purchase merchandise. The only thing noticeably different now than pre-pandemic at my location is the lack of post-checkout coffee grinders for those wonderful giant bags of dark roast beans they sell.
 
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