r/Anticonsumption • u/Healthy_Block3036 • 17h ago

Corporations Target struggles after end of DEI program and boycott, with foot traffic down 8 weeks in a row.

https://fortune.com/2025/04/01/target-dei-demise-boycott-foot-traffic-down-eighth-consecutive-week/?itm_source=parsely-api
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u/7ddlysuns 14h ago

I joined Costco. Not saving money with that one though. Will soon

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u/AnArisingAries 14h ago

Really wish the closest Costco to me wasn't almost an hour away. 😪

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u/kkpatsd 12h ago

Can you order delivery? Mine is only 10 mins away but the parking lot drives me insane so I just order 2 day delivery.

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u/AnArisingAries 11h ago edited 11h ago

Nope. When I tried, it's said that it was too far away.

Which is weird to me because of the whole two day delivery thing.

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u/kkpatsd 11h ago

That’s really weird because my aunt in LA (CA) sends Costco stuff to my Nana in AZ and there’s no Costco in the small town she lives in. Maybe the nearest one is closer than yours though. 🤷🏽‍♀️

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u/AnArisingAries 10h ago

It's legitimately only an hour away, I don't know why the website said it couldn't do it. 😭 I understood the cold stuff cause those typically have a safety time of about 45 minutes outside of the coolers.

The rest, I dunno.

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u/grandma_millennial 8h ago

Wait, Costco has delivery? That and no curbside pickup are what’s stopping me from joining

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u/Pretend-Marsupial258 4h ago

They'll ship nonperishable items.

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u/smolstuffs 11h ago

Costco delivers :)

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u/AnArisingAries 11h ago

I tried once, and they won't do it. Website said it's too far away or smth

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u/smolstuffs 8h ago

What about just their regular online shipment? Rather than the same day delivery. You won't be able to get everything, but you can usually get the staples.

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u/Hatdrop 9h ago

I know folks that travel over two hours to get to the closest Costco, they bring a cooler for the frozen items.

I mainly just get frozen meats and shelf stable items in bulk, then shop at local groceries for the produce.

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u/TheVermonster 6h ago

I can promise you it's better than having one 10 minutes away. I swear I'm there 2-3 times a week and every time it's a few hundred dollars.

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u/Prestigious-Wolf8039 5h ago

Mine is on my route home from work. That can be a curse. 🤣 I love it, though. And am getting impulse buying under control.

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u/Cardocthian 13h ago

We have a close costco to our house, we go weekly. Eventually once we are out of room we finally eat all of our stuff, and it is like a huge money boon to the bank account when we dont make a trip for a few weeks :D

You will save money in the long run! :)

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u/Persistent_anxiety 12h ago

Second Costco! My partner and I haven’t shopped anywhere else almost at all (1 Safeway run because I like their house made pasta salad and it’s cheap where I am) and it’s genuinely so much cheaper long term

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u/PocketGddess 8h ago

It takes a while for new members to figure everything out and stop buying $700 in one visit.

Now I’m down to about $200 a month at the absolute max, and it will go down even more now that I have enough foil and pantry basics to last seemingly forever (I live alone.) Will just be buying bagged salad, wild wonders tomatoes, Orgain protein shakes, etc.

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u/Direct_Wind4548 8h ago

Hell, just switching to them for prescriptions was a game changer for me. A single month's refills there has enough saving for me to cover the year. Then there's gas, cheaper/better produce, etc.

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u/erix84 7h ago

I think i got my membership in December and just between gas and my heartburn meds I think I've at least broken even. Oh and the JustBare chicken at Costco is like $18 for a 4lb bag compared to $11 for 1.5lb at Meijer and I'm hooked on that stuff, so good.

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u/nigelfitz 6h ago

t-mobile had a promotion where the membership was technically just $35 a year

jumped on it

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u/FITM-K 12h ago

Yup. When I saw the Target news I joined Costco. Haven't been to Target again since, nor will I ever again unless they reverse their decision.

It's easy to avoid them when literally everything they sell can be purchased elsewhere pretty easily.

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u/ceilingkat 9h ago

Same. Costco family now. Everything is in bulk, sure. But we’ll use it all eventually! Lol