Can someone search that thread about costco ?

[moof]

There was a thread here at DU not too long ago about what a good guy the owner of costco is and the way he treats his people & customers.

Got a friend that is looking for work & there is a costco about 30 minutes away & they are thinking the Walmart place about to open much closer would be better. If someone could search out that thread it would be great so this person could read it. Thanks

[eyesroll]

1. Here's one

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=114&topic_id=3954

[grannylib]

2. Try this one

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=114&topic_id=3954

[moof]

3. Thanks, but the one that talked about the 15%

markup limit, something along those lines.

Also there was a statement about how a checkout clerk could be making $20,000 after being there for not a huge amount of time.

The other problem is the link with those threads no longer links out to the article.

[cosmicdot]

8. check the article I PM'd you

Jack Gordon: Wall Street curls its lip at Costco's ungreedy CEO

Published December 19, 2003 GORDON1219

"And get this: Whenever Costco buyers negotiate a good deal on
products, the savings are actually passed on to customers. No,
seriously; markups are capped at 14 percent."

http://www.startribune.com/stories/1519/4276361.html
the link leads to a 'file not found' page

[geniph]

4. Do you mean the article from Fortune magazine?

The Only Company Wal-Mart Fears:

http://www.fortune.com/fortune/investing/articles/0,15114,538834,00.html

GREAT article. I not only went back up to Costco and rejoined after reading it, I bought stock, too.

[Bossy Monkey]

5. Maybe this one

Though there's a new one in LBN about the CEO and President
each giving almost $100K to defeat Bush that also seems
promising. Anyway, here's a link to an older article:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=103&topic_id=26734

[moof]

6. That one will do alright undisclosedlocation

Thanks a bunch & thanks geniph for the fortune article.

[Bossy Monkey]

7. The problem with the links above...

is something with the software. I tried to explain this on edit, but either DU or Earthlink went away. Anyway, I'm off to Bugs/Features to report it. In the meantime, folks will have to follow my lead (what a concept!) and use plain text for posts including long URLs, such as DU threads.