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Costco uses cost-plus pricing and caps its markup at 14% for outside brands and 15% for in-house brands (Kirkland). Other stores that use “value based pricing” are seeing some stuff marked up 600%. I only shop Costco a few times a year, but they are not where we need to focus on price gouging.
A fathers day card from the dollar store. Include a gift card from the same dollar store. Put no money on the gift card.