You've Been Getting Lost In Costco All These Years For A Reason

The piles of sweatpants, flashing TVs, and jewelry cabinets you have to walk by to find the food you came for at Costco are in your way for a reason.

March 17, 2021 · 1 min · 80 words · Jeffrey Benson

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No, not exactly.

That’s alotof unintended spending on the part of the customer anda lotof additional revenue for the retailers.

Feel like going on a Costco “treasure hunt?”

A woman amongst the towering Costco shelves

You’re not losing your mind.

Products are moved around intentionally and frequently to keep customers walking around the store longer.

This is known as the Costco “treasure hunt.”

A woman shopping through clothes racks at Costco

Pretty uncool, in our opinion.

But will we keep going back to Costco for bulk razors and giant boxes of Cheerios?

Also, probably yes.

A woman pushing a cartful of Costco products