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Costco online costs about $35-$40 PER YEAR for finasteride and it comes in just as bland a packaging as anyone else would send. I can't speak to the other produ

Costco online costs about $35-$40 PER YEAR for finasteride and it comes in just as bland a packaging as anyone else would send. I can't speak to the other products Hims sells. Hims is cheaper than CVS for generic finasteride but is 10x more expensive than Costco online.

romwell 7y ago
The same can be said about many things Costco sells. And yet people are willingly paying about $100/year for Amazon Prime to buy things from Amazon at a higher price. Not understanding why people would prefer to do that is a big part in how companies like Sears died.
- snazz 7y ago
  Why do people prefer to do that? I’m genuinely curious as I’ve significantly reduced my Amazon usage besides for buying niche programming books (otherwise I hit my local bookstore and a physical retailer for everything else).
  - sokoloff 7y ago
    Because I don’t have to drive to Costco for things I buy on Amazon (or EBay or Aliexpress or Zappos or...) With kids, an overall busy schedule, and more free money than free time, I’d much rather pay a few bucks and wait a day or two. Click, click, click, it’s fast and easy.
    - snazz 7y ago
      Sorry, that was unclear. I agree with you wholeheartedly about the advantages of buying things online and getting them delivered; I should have asked why people stand the Amazon tax when there’s so many other options at better prices and equally convenient (including Costco’s online delivery service).
    - masonic 7y ago
      Why do you have to drive for purchases from Costco Online?