Sometimes it seems like you’re free to find anything in the massive, product-lined shelves of Costco.

Take the famous jewelry brand,Tiffany & Co jewelry.

Just another example of why brands should avoid getting on Costco’s bad side.

Costco wholesale store front

Luckily, the brands have since made amends and Costco has resumed stocking their products (viaCostco).

However, these hard stances on price negotiations aren’t just for brands that compete with Kirkland.

Starbucks relented, but not without Schultz asking Sinegal: “Who do you think you are?

Costco executive membership card

The price police?”

Sinegal responded emphatically that he was just that.