I've known it for years
Costco is THE place for inexpensive dining.
I always take my first dates there.
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Three Rules of Urban Design
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Interesting article about people dining at Costco. There is a similar phenomenon here in Germany at the Ikea stores. This region (the state of Sachsen Anhalt in the former East Germany) has a very high unemployment rate and numerous retirees on not-very-substantial pensions. According to a news article some months ago, a surprising number of people of limited means get a significant portion of their daily sustenance in German Ikea cafeterias.
I have myself seen long lines of local folks (obviously not furniture shoppers) queued up for the small, albeit nourishing and inexpensive, meals available at the local Ikea (near Leipzig). Knowingly or not, Ikea seems to be providing a niche social service.
Posted by: SB | May 30, 2006 at 10:04 PM