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Spotify’s first US price hike for Premium is coming next week

www.theverge.com

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Spotify’s first US price hike for Premium is coming next week

www.theverge.com

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Premium has been $9.99 per month in the US since it launched.
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    If Costco can sell glizzies for a buck fifty a pop I don’t wanna hear it

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      Fwiw Costcos main profit is from membership sales…which they’ve been cracking down hard on right now!

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        Wait - what are they doing?

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          Making sure you have a membership before you can buy things. Shocking…

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            Haven’t they always done that?

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              They’ve been more strict about it recently, especially with people that share memberships and self checkout stations.

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      They sell those at a loss to bring in customers to buy other higher margin items. What else is Spotify selling?

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        Ads on podcasts, even for premium members

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        Costco doesn’t have high margins on any of their items. They have like a max of 15% markup. They make their money off the membership.

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        Ads on podcasts, even for premium members

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      To be fair (and understand I hate corporations and am speaking through clenched teeth), Costco loses money on those glizzies. They make the majority of their money on their memberships, and have made the bet that they gain more customers than they lose money on cheap hotdogs.

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        “If you raise the price of the hotdog i will fucking kill you”

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