Can we get the roast beef sandwiches back while we’re at it? 🤔
smersh101 on
An American company actually standing up to Trump? Miracle.
Proper-Table5570 on
Never thought I’d side with a corporation as wholeheartedly as Costco
loglighterequipment on
Cancel Amazon, join Costco.
TheBugDude on
Welcome to Costco, I love you.
Sleepwokesleepwoke on
Corporations vs corporations. It has to start somewhere.
HerbaciousTea on
Oh HELL yes.
Costco once again showing that basic decency and consistency is still a viable business model, in spite of everything.
Sad-Ambition3957 on
Open the floodgates.
steve_ample on
Should be a class action lawsuit. Consumers should start one too.
Modz_B_Trippin on
I think I’m going to upgrade to the executive membership now.
J-the-Kidder on
Costco is the honey badger this country needs to deal with an administration that thinks too much of themselves.
Ohuigin on
The company who vehemently defended its $1.50 hot dog meal is also the first mega corporation to fight back against illegal tariffs.
Love it.
JessieJ577 on
Costco is the only ethical company in capitalism
campfire_eventide on
This doesn’t surprise me. One of the only ethical retailers left. Costco leaves so many other companies in the dust. Cancel Amazon and ditch Walmart
jstank2 on
>The company said in a Nov. 28 filing that it is seeking a “full refund” of all IEEPA duties paid as a result of President Donald Trump’s executive order which imposed what he called “reciprocal” tariffs.
>“Because IEEPA does not clearly authorize the President to set tariffs…the Challenged Tariff Orders cannot stand and the defendants are not authorized to implement and collect them,” Costco’s lawyer writes in the lawsuit.
If the Supreme court rules that tariffs are taxes ruling against the administration, which it seems like they will, every single company will be able to bring the same lawsuit.
What a God damn fiasco!
But it gets worse than that. These companies have already passed that cost on to you. So not only will they win this lawsuit, but they get to keep the money that they already took off of you for every purchase.
wade_wilson44 on
I interviewed at Costco like 20 years ago.
I remember the dude telling me he was a cart collector when he started, they were paying well above minimum wage when I applied, and time and a half on Sunday just because.
Anyway, that same dude was site manager and making over 6 figures with no high school degree and no specialized training. Just straight up hard work at one company.
Maybe not the ideal path to take but it’s always good to hear that some companies do reward good workers.
Magicalnoose on
Such a Signature move
AcanthisittaNo6653 on
The government could claim that Costco passed the additional costs from tariffs on to consumers and therefore is not an aggrieved party. However, that would demonstrate that the government knew consumers would be impacted by higher prices due to the tariffs.
Imaginary_Builder_56 on
Why not?
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in a 7–4 vote said Trump tariffs were illegal and needed to be refunded.
The court said that the statute Trump is claiming to give him the right to impose tariffs is does not, “The statute bestows significant authority on the President to undertake a number of actions in response to a declared national emergency, but none of these actions explicitly include the power to impose tariffs, duties, or the like, or the power to tax,”
The court ruling included “refunding* the illegally collected tariffs which are supposed to be in a detailed record.
Here is that case from the August 2025 ruling
V.O.S. SELECTIONS, INC., PLASTIC SERVICES
AND PRODUCTS, LLC, DBA GENOVA PIPE,
MICROKITS, LLC, FISHUSA INC., TERRY
PRECISION CYCLING LLC,
Plaintiffs-Appellees
v.
DONALD J. TRUMP, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY
AS PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES,
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT,
UNITED STATES, RODNEY S. SCOTT,
COMMISSIONER FOR UNITED STATES CUSTOMS
AND BORDER PROTECTION, IN HIS OFFICIAL
CAPACITY AS COMMISSIONER OF THE UNITED
STATES CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION,
JAMIESON GREER, IN HISOFFICIAL CAPACITY
AS UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE,
OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE
REPRESENTATIVE, HOWARD LUTNICK, IN HIS
OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS SECRETARY OF
COMMERCE, UNITED STATES CUSTOMS AND
BORDER PROTECTION,
Defendants -Ap
Valarcrist on
I ONLY do my shopping in Costco.
Miserable_Artist_223 on
If costco can sue the president why cant i?
vs-1680 on
I’m not okay with taxpayers both paying for the tariffs through higher prices, and now potentially paying for the loss of profit for giant corporations. Maybe sue Trump directly. He can cover it with the approximately 3 billion in increased personal wealth from the last seven months alone.
lactose_cow on
the precedent this would set if costco wins will be amazing
Thatgirl37 on
I love you, Costco!
klako8196 on
Kirkland Signature > Trump’s auto-pen
boomboomdaboomer on
This is consumer advocacy and every company, big and small, should be doing it.
26 Comments
Can we get the roast beef sandwiches back while we’re at it? 🤔
An American company actually standing up to Trump? Miracle.
Never thought I’d side with a corporation as wholeheartedly as Costco
Cancel Amazon, join Costco.
Welcome to Costco, I love you.
Corporations vs corporations. It has to start somewhere.
Oh HELL yes.
Costco once again showing that basic decency and consistency is still a viable business model, in spite of everything.
Open the floodgates.
Should be a class action lawsuit. Consumers should start one too.
I think I’m going to upgrade to the executive membership now.
Costco is the honey badger this country needs to deal with an administration that thinks too much of themselves.
The company who vehemently defended its $1.50 hot dog meal is also the first mega corporation to fight back against illegal tariffs.
Love it.
Costco is the only ethical company in capitalism
This doesn’t surprise me. One of the only ethical retailers left. Costco leaves so many other companies in the dust. Cancel Amazon and ditch Walmart
>The company said in a Nov. 28 filing that it is seeking a “full refund” of all IEEPA duties paid as a result of President Donald Trump’s executive order which imposed what he called “reciprocal” tariffs.
>“Because IEEPA does not clearly authorize the President to set tariffs…the Challenged Tariff Orders cannot stand and the defendants are not authorized to implement and collect them,” Costco’s lawyer writes in the lawsuit.
If the Supreme court rules that tariffs are taxes ruling against the administration, which it seems like they will, every single company will be able to bring the same lawsuit.
What a God damn fiasco!
But it gets worse than that. These companies have already passed that cost on to you. So not only will they win this lawsuit, but they get to keep the money that they already took off of you for every purchase.
I interviewed at Costco like 20 years ago.
I remember the dude telling me he was a cart collector when he started, they were paying well above minimum wage when I applied, and time and a half on Sunday just because.
Anyway, that same dude was site manager and making over 6 figures with no high school degree and no specialized training. Just straight up hard work at one company.
Maybe not the ideal path to take but it’s always good to hear that some companies do reward good workers.
Such a Signature move
The government could claim that Costco passed the additional costs from tariffs on to consumers and therefore is not an aggrieved party. However, that would demonstrate that the government knew consumers would be impacted by higher prices due to the tariffs.
Why not?
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in a 7–4 vote said Trump tariffs were illegal and needed to be refunded.
The court said that the statute Trump is claiming to give him the right to impose tariffs is does not, “The statute bestows significant authority on the President to undertake a number of actions in response to a declared national emergency, but none of these actions explicitly include the power to impose tariffs, duties, or the like, or the power to tax,”
The court ruling included “refunding* the illegally collected tariffs which are supposed to be in a detailed record.
Here is that case from the August 2025 ruling
V.O.S. SELECTIONS, INC., PLASTIC SERVICES
AND PRODUCTS, LLC, DBA GENOVA PIPE,
MICROKITS, LLC, FISHUSA INC., TERRY
PRECISION CYCLING LLC,
Plaintiffs-Appellees
v.
DONALD J. TRUMP, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY
AS PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES,
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT,
UNITED STATES, RODNEY S. SCOTT,
COMMISSIONER FOR UNITED STATES CUSTOMS
AND BORDER PROTECTION, IN HIS OFFICIAL
CAPACITY AS COMMISSIONER OF THE UNITED
STATES CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION,
JAMIESON GREER, IN HISOFFICIAL CAPACITY
AS UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE,
OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE
REPRESENTATIVE, HOWARD LUTNICK, IN HIS
OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS SECRETARY OF
COMMERCE, UNITED STATES CUSTOMS AND
BORDER PROTECTION,
Defendants -Ap
I ONLY do my shopping in Costco.
If costco can sue the president why cant i?
I’m not okay with taxpayers both paying for the tariffs through higher prices, and now potentially paying for the loss of profit for giant corporations. Maybe sue Trump directly. He can cover it with the approximately 3 billion in increased personal wealth from the last seven months alone.
the precedent this would set if costco wins will be amazing
I love you, Costco!
Kirkland Signature > Trump’s auto-pen
This is consumer advocacy and every company, big and small, should be doing it.