[Mike Bates]

If they had to depend only on Democrats as customers, they'd be out of business pronto.

[b-cubed]

Here's my letter to Costco on 2/5/2004. I haven't received an answer. You don't suppose they consider me not worth consideration do you?

To Whom it may concern at Costco,

My wife and I have been loyal Costco customers since 1986. Most of our furniture, electronics, music, videos, medicine, cigarettes (before we quit) and many other things were purchased at either the Northridge CA Costco or The Issaquah store. I would guess that, through the years, we've spent well over $50,000 at Costco.

We've always been amazed at the quality of both the employees and the products in the Costco establishment. We've often commented on our hopes that nothing would ever happen to Costco that would hinder our relationship with them.

Well, dangit, it appears something has happened. The Tacoma News Tribune is reporting that "Costco chairman, CEO give $95,000 each to defeat Bush".

That's just the type of thing we were hoping wouldn't happen. Seeing the way the company was run, we would have believed that Costco management had the same capitalist ideals as we, our families and our friends throughout the western United States do. It appears that we were dreadfully wrong.

If the socialists defeat Bush, our country is in for some rough times.

In the mean time, as much as it's going to hurt us (there's no better toilet paper than Kirkland's) we're going to have to say "so-long" to Costco.

ps: A copy of this letter is going to our families and friends throughout the western United States.

[alrea]

Mr. Sinegal calls our action in Iraq an invasion

Sinegal hasn't seen the intelligence. He's just falling for campaigning.

[Doctor Stochastic]

I used to watch the Left do the politically correct thing by checking the provenance of grapes and lettuce (not to mention the South Africa Boycott). Seems as if the Right is now infected as well by the PC bug.

[Viking2002]

Well, so much for renewing our Costco membership. I was listening to consumer talk show host Clark Howard last year, and he was saying that BJ's has wider variety of merchandise and services than Sam's or Costco. They opened one less than an hour from here, to it looks like that's where the wife and I will be taking our business.

[xm177e2]

Why should we care how two executives side politically? Why can't we let them have their politics, and continue to shop their stores? They aren't using COSTCO itself to promote a liberal agenda, they are only using their own money to do so.

[Imagine]

When I heard about their donations, I called COSTCO and complained. I asked for my membership money back and they immediately gave it to me -- a credit to my AMEX card. I'd love to see everybody else DO IT TOO!