Costco goes Criminal Protection Zone!

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Received this email from Chad Baus of OFCC:

The following was sent to OFCC - writer isn't a CCW-Talker, but said I could
post this sans his name:

Date: Fri, 10 Dec 2004 13:27:56 -0500
Subject: Costco
To: info@ofcc.net

Hello,

Costco as a CPZ yesterday. I also e-mailed them to find out why. I am
forwarding their response.

Thanks,




>From: customerservice@costco.com
>Subject: RE: Warehouse Questions or Suggestions [APZ2004120900003499]
>Date: Fri, 10 Dec 2004 08:47:42 -0800
>
>To reference this e-mail in the future, please make note of the
>tracking number listed in the subject heading. This message
>may be monitored for quality assurance.
>--------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>
>Dear ,
>
>Thank you for e-mailing Costco Wholesale.
>
>I am sorry but that is a corporate wide policy sent down from our CEO.
>Thank you.
>
>Sincerely,
>
>Elizabeth H.
>Member Service Phone Agent
>ext.1716
>customerservice@costco.com
>
> -----Original Message-----
>From: IMCReply
>Sent: Thursday, December 09, 2004 9:20 AM
>To: Elizabeth Hovanes
>Subject: Warehouse Questions or Suggestions
>
>Note this message was submitted through the costco.com web site customer
>suggestion page on 12/9/2004 12:00:00 AM at 09:19:10.1535192.
>=========================================================
>Comment/Suggestion/Request/Question Text:
>
> I went to your store in Mayfield Heights, Ohio yesterday. I
>noticed that a sign prohibiting concealed weapons permit holders from
>bringing their weapons into the store. Is this a corporate policy? Do
>you do this in other states that allow concealed carry? Ohio is one of
>forty five states that allow it. Ohio law requires individuals with
>these permits to take extensive training and undergo background check.
>These are not the people you should worry about. A person with criminal
>intent will ignore that sign. I am also a member of BJ's and Sam's
>Club. Neither of them have posted these signs. If this sign stays up,
>I will not be renewing my menbership.
>
>I have forwarded this information to the Ohioans for Concealed Carry
>website. They will place your store in the "do not patronize"
>list.
>=========================================================
>
>To reference this e-mail in the future, please make note of the
>tracking number listed in the subject heading. This message
>may be monitored for quality assurance.
>
>For additional selection... shop costco.com
>http://www.costco.com

Some info that you may find useful:

We at Costco welcome your feedback. Here's how you can contact us:

Online Member Suggestion Form:
Costco Online Member Comments and Suggestions

Member Services:
800-774-2678

Web address:
http://www.costco.com

Costco's corporate mailing address is:
PO Box 34331
Seattle, WA 98124

Costco's corporate offices are located at:
999 Lake Drive
Issaquah, WA 98027

Don't just cancel your membership, ask for a refund. Hit them in the wallet a few times and maybe they'll get the hint:

http://www.costco.com/Browse/Produc...3&hierPath=503*


Costco's Risk-Free 100% Satisfaction GuaranteeOn merchandise:
We guarantee your satisfaction on every product we sell with a full refund.

On membership:
We will refund your membership fee in full at any time if you are dissatisfied.

Oh, yeah, and the CEO's name is: James Sinegal

[evil]

Have at!
 
Criminal Protection Zone?

Since when has it been corporate policy to protect criminals?

It's not MY corporate policy!

Get some!

Vanguard.45 ;)
 
Not JUST letters

IMO, we need to CALL, if we have a membership we need to ask for a FULL REFUND (as their policy states), write, if we have the time and E-mail them (reply area is on their website, info above).

Hit them HARD fast and in the wallet :D !

Call: 800-774-2678
Email: customerservice@costco.com
Write: James Sinegal
c/o Costco
999 Lake Drive
Issaquah, WA 98027

Hit `em!
 
Ohio is a test market area!

Come ON guys!

Ohio is where Kroger started posting their "no guns" signs... we managed to put and END to THAT nonsense by sticking TOGETHER!

Let's see a bit of comment here on this!

Is YOU local Costco posted yet? Are you going to stand w/your RKBA brothers and sisters and CANCEL your membership(s) until the policy is changed? (You DO get 100% of your membership fee back if you are in any way "dissatisfied) ;) :D ;)

Come ON people!
 
Get a fax number for Cosco corporate HQ. Every time you buy something from a competitor, fax them a copy of the receipt, with a note that you would have spent the money at Cosco, but that they prohibit entry by "state-certified good guys."
 
Guntalk, that's a GREAT idea... But I'm worried that it would be considered 'harassment' and lead to some pretty nasty legal issues.

What about sending a monthly receipt collage? :)
 
Get a fax number for Cosco corporate HQ. Every time you buy something from a competitor, fax them a copy of the receipt, with a note that you would have spent the money at Cosco, but that they prohibit entry by "state-certified good guys."
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12-21-2004, 03:03 PM #7
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Posts: 196 Guntalk, that's a GREAT idea... But I'm worried that it would be considered 'harassment' and lead to some pretty nasty legal issues.

What about sending a monthly receipt collage?
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I'm not educated in the law, but your reference to "haassment" escapes my understanding. All you are doing is sending a polite fax, I assume the wording would be polite, informing Costo that their stated corporate policy, a policy that they have a right to promulgate, is costing them sales. Within the limits of the law, they can put into effect, such a policy, and people who were their customers, and are unhappy with Costco's policy, are free to take their business elsewhere, and if they so choose, notify Costco of the particulars. Seems like the exercise of freedom of speech to me, but then what do I know?
 
Faxing

Yep, OR just send a "monthly mailing" that was part of MY personal "strategy" to bring down the Krogers policy. Each month around the 3rd I'd go to the copyshop, and make 4 copies of my grocery receipts for the past month. Then I sent the ORIGINALS to the CEO. I sent ONE copy to the idiot who had "made" the policy, 1 to the REGIONAL manager and the last copy was in case I could figure out someone ELSE I wanted to "inform" of the business they were loosing :D

The FIRST mailing was about 2 month's worth of receipts - my grandmother's too, as I was able to talk her into avoiding Krogers for at least 3 months or until they "caved" ;) PLUS my cut in 1/2 membership card :) With a polite letter explaining I didn't like the policy and even though MY Kroger wasn't posted, I was boycotting Kroger until the policy changed for ALL of their stores. :D

It took about a month (26 days comes to mind?) after I FIGURED they'd cave for it to ACTUALLY occur, but they caved by degrees, slowly... I mis-guestimated their bureocracy, I think ;) :D
 
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