It Doesn't Do Costco Any Good If

I Say At Our Management Conferences That The Amount Wal-mart Grows In Just One Year Is The Equivalent Of Costco's Size.

If You're Going To Say To All The People That You're Working With, 'we Want You To Treat The Customers Honestly; Don't Lie And Don't Cheat,' It Is Somewhat Hypocritical If You're Not Following The Same Rules.

It's Like Heroin: You Do A Little And You Want A Little Bit More. Raising Prices Is The Easy Way.

We've Always Been In Favor Of Improved Wages For Workers. When You Have A Strong Middle Class, They Want To Buy More Stuff At Costco.

You Could Raise The Price Of, Say, A Bottle Of Ketchup To $1.03 Instead Of $1, And No One Would Know. Raising Prices Just 3% Per Product Would Add 50% To Your Pretax Income. Why Not Do It? It's Like Heroin: You Do A Little And You Want A Little Bit More. Raising Prices Is The Easy Way.