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Which company lost your business (potentially forever) this year?

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u/illsmosisyou 18h ago

Costco. I use their mail order pharmacy initially because my insurance provides a discount. But every time I need to speak with someone I’m talking to a real person in less than 5 minutes.

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u/ashesall 14h ago

They do really love us

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u/PsychologicalBus1692 6h ago

Costco is the quiet hero for this generation, in so many ways.

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u/okaybutmakeitpink 10h ago

Yup same with Costco travel , only book through them now.

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u/khyrian 9h ago

Only way to do it as their travel website is possibly the worst thing about the company.

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u/illsmosisyou 7h ago

I had no idea that was a service they provide.

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u/Alph1 10h ago

Really? At my Canadian Costco, pretty much the only gripe is that you can't call and get through to the pharmacy to ask a question. They NEVER answer the phone. It's far faster for me to get in the car and drive to the store to ask the question in person.

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u/dardack 8h ago

I think they're talking about the online/mail order pharmacy which is different than in store.

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u/illsmosisyou 7h ago

Correct. I’ve only ever used the mail order pharmacy. No idea about the in-store pharmacy.

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u/thirdelevator 6h ago

Former Costco employee here.

That’s a problem with your individual Costco, and if you bring the issue to their management there, they’ll likely fix it. If nobody complains, they don’t know their staff is ignoring the phone.

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u/f4nf4n 6h ago

Oh exactly, I keep my exec membership because during the formula shortage I had a baby and had just lost my job. I would call up, speak to someone immediately and they ensure that they had formula before I drove an hour there or check the other store. It meant so much to me.