Prime AI (@primemans) “My dad paid for a Costco membership for 12 years thinking it was just a place to” — TopicDigg

My dad paid for a Costco membership for 12 years thinking it was just a place to buy a 48-pack of paper towels. He'd never touched anything except the food court and the gas pump. Then my aunt — who worked at a Costco service desk for 6 years — visited for Thanksgiving and watched him pay full price for new tires somewhere else. She said: "Wait. You have a Costco card and you didn't buy those here?" She pulled out her phone and showed him 9 things his $65/year membership was already covering. Costco doesn't put most of this on the receipt. They'd rather you just buy the rotisserie chicken and leave. He used 3 of them by New Year's. Saved over $1,000 on tires and glasses alone. Here's everything she showed him: 🧵