> They were free to not buy items if they didn’t like the price Customers are buying many goods at Costco one might deem as essential (food, toilet paper, etc)

> They were free to not buy items if they didn’t like the price Customers are buying many goods at Costco one might deem as essential (food, toilet paper, etc) in bulk to save on cost. An illegal tax was being collected everywhere and likely at an even higher cost.