COSTCO in Hilo

[bluesboy]

i've officially decided that anyone in Hilo complaining about not having a costco just needs to shut up. go find something real to complain about. or move.

[shockwave rider]

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Originally posted by bananahead

never IMO ....and not needed
The population of people would need to double on this island to justify it...

with the one in Kona .. we all drive to Koan anyways so there really wouldnt be much more business w/2... plus its a good excuse to drive to the sunburn sideevery once in a while to dry up...
aloha

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People who work multiple jobs and can't take a day off to drive over there, or who don't have a vehicle that can handle the drive, or who can't afford the gas for the drive, do not "drive to Kona anyways." I've been over to Kona once in the last 3 years, and that was for a Dr.'s appointment, I know lots of people who rarely if ever make it over there, but who would shop at Costco if there was one here.

[HereOnThePrimalEdge]

with the one in Kona .. we all drive to Koan anyways

I haven't been to Kona in 10 years.
Bonus Zen Koan: What is the sound of my one car driving (to Kona)?

"How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives." -Annie Dillard

[PaulW]

"i've officially decided that anyone in Hilo complaining about not having a costco just needs to shut up."

It's not really a complaint, more of a "gee whiz wouldn't it be great to spend less money"

[terracore]

Think of the environment. How many thousands of barrels of oil and tons of CO2 wouldn't be collectively used/polluted if we could shop at a local Costco?

Barges unload stuff in Hilo, it gets trucked to Costco in Kona, then we drive to Kona and back to get it. How is that good for the environment?

Lots of people on the East side drive to the west side 5 or more days a week for employment. What if some of them could work at Costco?

Many of us buy stuff on Amazon that we would get at Costco if it wasn't 100 miles away. All of that stuff gets flown here. A barge from LAX to ITO would create a fraction of the pollution.

Even if you never shop at Costco, there is an environmental impact created from the people that do, or the ones that use alternatives like Amazon. Tell the people complaining about pollution to shut the hell up, or give us a Costco!

[flyingsurfer]

I don't know how true this is. But I have heard that our Mayor is against it.

[Jeremy Lutes]

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Originally posted by terracore

Think of the environment. How many thousands of barrels of oil and tons of CO2 wouldn't be collectively used/polluted if we could shop at a local Costco?

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Brilliant ! Let's have 2 times as many shipping containers bringing Costco stuff to the island. Seriously - have you ever thought about how much stuff arrives on the island every day in containers, versus how much stuff departs ? Let's really think about the environment - it's not all about cheaper stuff or having to drive less. Certainly some stuff is (supposedly) recycled - glass, some plastics, electronics, some metals. But I seem to recall the Big Island has a wee bit of a landfill problem. How is advocating for MORE STUFF helping the environment ?</rant>

[leilanidude]

Brilliant ! Let's have 2 times as many shipping containers bringing Costco stuff to the island.
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Since the population doesn't double if Costco opens a second store, your statement makes no sense. Other stores will simply end up selling less, so their shipments will go down. It will all balance out.

[TomK]

You beat me too it. I was going to say the same thing but was busy with other stuff.

Thank you!

[knieft]

edit: never mind, didn't read lelanidude carefully until after posting. Sorry.

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Well, not exactly. Overall sales would likely rise as east siders buy more from a closer Costco than they do now driving over. I know I would. And likely there would be new east side customers as well.

Certainly not double, but not totally balancing out.

Unless of course, you consider that with an east side Costco, not only the west side Costco would have lower sales, but also local grocery and big box stores. So it would pretty much balance out.

Overthinking,
Kirt