In this Slate Money mini-series, Felix Salmon talks to guests about the economics of food. In the first episode of the mini-series, Felix talks to Zachary Crockett about the cult of <a href="https://thehustle.co/costco-membership-economics/">Costco</a> and what makes the no-frills warehouse such an alluring shopping experience. (Especially now that everyone is stockpiling toilet paper.) And you can read Zachary’s piece on Chik-fil-A <a href="https://thehustle.co/why-it-only-costs-10k-to-own-a-chick-fil-a-franchise/">here</a>.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

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Slate Money: Food: Costco

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