This is one of those things where you don't realize how nice it is until you have it and you consider what life would be like if it was gone.
There apparently is a full time employee at Costco's headquarters who's job is to test... toilet paper. They really put a lot of resources into making sure that the things they sell are quality - which makes shopping there easy. For any item x, if Costco has it, I can safely say "I'll just get whatever Costco has" and be confident that not only will I get a good price, I'll also get something that will last longer than a few months.
Last year I found myself in a situation where I needed a stereo receiver. Knowing nothing about receivers, I did some research on them so I had a basic knowledge of what I needed - and then I checked Costco. It turns out I could have skipped all that research time and just trusted that Costco's offering would fulfill my needs and have the best value. In the very unlikely event that they're wrong, I know I can count on that extraordinary return policy - which I've only had to use once or twice in the two decades I've been shopping there.
Nice story, but it has nothing to do with the topic. Amazon Pantry is for dog food, not electronics. I don't think the same amount of extensive curation is needed for most of those products.
There apparently is a full time employee at Costco's headquarters who's job is to test... toilet paper. They really put a lot of resources into making sure that the things they sell are quality - which makes shopping there easy. For any item x, if Costco has it, I can safely say "I'll just get whatever Costco has" and be confident that not only will I get a good price, I'll also get something that will last longer than a few months.
Last year I found myself in a situation where I needed a stereo receiver. Knowing nothing about receivers, I did some research on them so I had a basic knowledge of what I needed - and then I checked Costco. It turns out I could have skipped all that research time and just trusted that Costco's offering would fulfill my needs and have the best value. In the very unlikely event that they're wrong, I know I can count on that extraordinary return policy - which I've only had to use once or twice in the two decades I've been shopping there.