Here is a scenario that has happened to millions of Costco members: you buy a television for $1,199. You bring it home, set it up, and love it. Two weeks later, you walk past the electronics section on your next warehouse visit. The same television is stacked on a pallet for $999. You feel that specific flavor of consumer frustration that is difficult to describe but instantly recognizable. You paid $200 more for the same product. Two weeks ago. Most Costco members in this sc