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Re: I want to live like Costco people

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Post by Scroll_Swe »

hansbo wrote: post #636
Scroll_Swe wrote: post #627

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Where? I feel like logos are 100% done now. The best clothes here in Sweden, from our own Swedish brands, have no logos. And have not been for a long time. Scandinavian minimalism and quality is the best. Asia is the one obsessed with brands. Europe is not. We care about quality.

But quality is strongly associated with brand. Showing off the logo might be taboo, but everyone can tell the difference between an IKEA kitchen and a Funkiskök.

Yes, but one is obviously better than the other.

I actually like this as someone with a big logo gucci bag is easy to frame right away as a terrible human.

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Post by quickthrowman »

hn_acc1 wrote: post #122
queuebert wrote: post #108

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A Tesla will out accelerate all but the most niche cars now. Even the cheapest cars can have giant screens and climate control. I don't think they are equal to a Rolls Royce, but extreme luxury has greater diminishing returns now than at any point in history. Where I live pretty much all new houses are being built with granite counter tops and hardwood floors. Whether that's a good thing is a whole other topic ...

>A Tesla will out accelerate all but the most niche cars now. Claims presented without evidence. My slightly modified Subaru Wagon from '05 "out-accelerated" base Teslas - dead even in 1st gear, started pulling once the shift to 2nd happened. (Most) EVs cannot shift gears to get torque multiplication, so they start fast, but fall off as speeds get higher. My Kia gas car will outrun all but the model 3 performance - w…

I’m guessing your ‘slightly modified Subaru’ is an ‘05 Impreza STi (276 HP stock) with a chip and higher boost? That is a niche car.

It’s not particularly noteworthy that the road version a vehicle used by Subaru’s WRC team can keep up with a Tesla if you modify the ECU and add more boost.

Re: I want to live like Costco people

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thomascgalvin wrote: post #639
redeeman wrote: post #635

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and what iphone model do these americans have? I would be very very surprised if there were not adjustments that could be made that would significantly uplift these peoples situation

> and what iphone model do these americans have? A smartphone is not an optional component of modern life. You need a smartphone to apply for many minimum wage jobs now

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Re: I want to live like Costco people

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Post by slumberlust »

ethagnawl wrote: post #397

> the great parking lot of dreams I don't know what Costco parking lots in the PNW are like but in the NE, they're a nightmare. People racing around, lining up and jockeying for spots, enormous carts careening around and being left ... wherever because people can't be bothered to put them back. My family has a membership but I permanently opted out after one trip to the Danbury, CT location. > otherwise you are rarel…

Nashua NH Costco is crowded most days, but not near what you're describing.

I also don't like the door check 'game.' Additionally, being hounded at checkout to upgrade your plan while juggling a 5 year old, dealing with payment, and a line full of people behind you is not enjoyable.

Re: I want to live like Costco people

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Post by trgn »

i find it saddening to read things like this, it could have been written in the 20s, the 50s. there are no bulwarks, the world is more bland every day, and each time another rationalization on the way down. yet again another author fishing for sympathy for caving in. tongue in cheek of course. don't take it too seriously y'all, we're just keeping it real, nudge nudge. i want of this train. Dear snobs, all is forgiven, please come back.

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Post by stasomatic »

irjustin wrote: post #488
type4 wrote: post #199

I have a really mixed feeling about Costco. I hate it, I going there, I hate the crowds, the parking, the people, being hawked a credit card, a cell phone, whatever the vendors are selling. It makes me feel like a pig in a slaughterhouse waiting to get out of the store, I feel like it's the platonic form of consumption. We all go to the nice little consumption center like good piggies to get our sustenance and to get…

> Yet, I keep going. Then I think Costco has done its perfect job and exactly the goal the founder set out to create: Quality goods at affordable prices. They optimize for those 2 things first. Consequently, everything else becomes a management of chaos (the part that stresses you out and thusly hate). If they did try to make the experience better, it would cost them someplace. And honestly, you're just at whole food…

The Costco episode on the Acquired podcast was really good, imo. It covered the trajectory from genesis till today. Highly recommended: https://www.acquired.fm/episodes/costco

Re: I want to live like Costco people

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Post by whycome »

dboreham wrote: post #272
type4 wrote: post #199

I have a really mixed feeling about Costco. I hate it, I going there, I hate the crowds, the parking, the people, being hawked a credit card, a cell phone, whatever the vendors are selling. It makes me feel like a pig in a slaughterhouse waiting to get out of the store, I feel like it's the platonic form of consumption. We all go to the nice little consumption center like good piggies to get our sustenance and to get…

Perhaps worth noting that this Costco experience is localized. I've experienced it myself in Los Angeles when visiting, and when I lived in the Bay Area. No carts. Takes 10 minutes to get a parking spot, etc. But here in Montana Costco is very chill. The same people have worked there for 25 years and will ask you how your kids are doing. Plenty carts. Plenty parking. There is still the cell phone guy but even he can…

The experience definitely differs. I’ve never even noticed a cell phone person in Canadian Costcos. There’s a booth off in the electronics section but no one bothers you. If you can get there on a Monday, the place seems fairly empty.

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Post by threetonesun »

robocat wrote: post #623
threetonesun wrote: post #305

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Both are absurd and entirely unnecessary for vehicles not on a race track. Tesla's great trick was replacing BMW as the car your neighborhood prick who wants to look upscale buys by default.

> race track I presume that F150 ain't getting round the corners very quickly. I reckon optimising for straight line speed is a strange goal.

Right, there's no form of racing that is a straight line, is there.

Regardless, optimizing a pick up for 0-60 time is a strange goal, unless you have some express desire to launch 2x4s a great distance in a complicated way.

Re: I want to live like Costco people

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Post by rpdillon »

hn_acc1 wrote: post #122
queuebert wrote: post #108

Earlier quoted context omitted.

A Tesla will out accelerate all but the most niche cars now. Even the cheapest cars can have giant screens and climate control. I don't think they are equal to a Rolls Royce, but extreme luxury has greater diminishing returns now than at any point in history. Where I live pretty much all new houses are being built with granite counter tops and hardwood floors. Whether that's a good thing is a whole other topic ...

>A Tesla will out accelerate all but the most niche cars now. Claims presented without evidence. My slightly modified Subaru Wagon from '05 "out-accelerated" base Teslas - dead even in 1st gear, started pulling once the shift to 2nd happened. (Most) EVs cannot shift gears to get torque multiplication, so they start fast, but fall off as speeds get higher. My Kia gas car will outrun all but the model 3 performance - w…

Comments like this are pretty useless unless you bring numbers.
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