maflynn macrumors Broadwell Mar 7, 2020 #2 Since the OP didn't include any context or links, here's further info. Coronavirus panic spreads: Costco is pulling free samples over COVID-19 Costco is suspending free samples over safety concerns with the spread of the coronavirus. It was not immediately known if Costco has pulled samples from all stores in the U.S. or only in select areas or when the suspension would end. Click to expand... Reactions: Huntn
Since the OP didn't include any context or links, here's further info. Coronavirus panic spreads: Costco is pulling free samples over COVID-19 Costco is suspending free samples over safety concerns with the spread of the coronavirus. It was not immediately known if Costco has pulled samples from all stores in the U.S. or only in select areas or when the suspension would end. Click to expand...
Gutwrench Suspended Mar 7, 2020 #3 I don’t take food samples from anywhere anyway. And to the shoppers who abandon their carts at the first sight of a tasting station I hate you with the force of 100 suns...maybe 200 suns. Reactions: yaxomoxay, Dc2006ster, MisterSavage and 3 others
I don’t take food samples from anywhere anyway. And to the shoppers who abandon their carts at the first sight of a tasting station I hate you with the force of 100 suns...maybe 200 suns.
Huntn macrumors Penryn Mar 7, 2020 #4 To be fair to Costco when they were doing free food samples, they wore gloves when preparing samples and were not sneezing on them. 😉 Reactions: compwiz1202 and Solomani
To be fair to Costco when they were doing free food samples, they wore gloves when preparing samples and were not sneezing on them. 😉
J jeyf macrumors 68020 Original poster Mar 7, 2020 #5 i thought the free samples was a kindness but excessive. Anyway gone is another icon; free food at costCO. Reactions: yaxomoxay
i thought the free samples was a kindness but excessive. Anyway gone is another icon; free food at costCO.
Huntn macrumors Penryn Mar 9, 2020 #6 jeyf said: i thought the free samples was a kindness but excessive. Anyway gone is another icon; free food at costCO. Click to expand... It was one method of marketing a product. 🙂 Reactions: compwiz1202, PlayUltimate and jeyf
jeyf said: i thought the free samples was a kindness but excessive. Anyway gone is another icon; free food at costCO. Click to expand... It was one method of marketing a product. 🙂
J jeyf macrumors 68020 Original poster Mar 9, 2020 #7 for sure, in some cases it got me to try foods I would not normally consider. Reactions: compwiz1202 and PlayUltimate
velocityg4 macrumors 604 Mar 9, 2020 #8 Part of me hopes the food sample stations don't return. They cause annoying traffic jams in some aisles.
Part of me hopes the food sample stations don't return. They cause annoying traffic jams in some aisles.
bennyf macrumors regular Mar 9, 2020 #9 Dang, I was excited for some bat wing soup samples. I hear they have the power to shut down the world economy, so they must be awfully special. Reactions: chown33
Dang, I was excited for some bat wing soup samples. I hear they have the power to shut down the world economy, so they must be awfully special.