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Costco nearly doubles cost of motor oil, limits purchases
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A price hike and purchase limits may take you back to the days of empty shelves where toilet paper once stood, but this likely won't impact you as much as you may immediately fear.
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Costco is rationing its house-brand motor oil and nearly doubling its price as supply dwindles
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Costco nearly doubles cost of motor oil, limits purchases
Do-it-yourself oil changes have long been a simple way for drivers to cut car-care costs, and Costco shoppers have relied on Kirkland Signature synthetic oil as a particularly cheap option. That deal has evaporated.
Since motor oil comes from the same barrel as gas and diesel, refineries can make more money refining crude into fuel rather than the motor oil Costco sells.
The cost-cutting firm Costco has been forced to raise prices and implement rationing, as US President Donald Trump's war in Iran continues to push up the cost of fuel and motor oil, too.
The wholesale retailer has raised the price of a 10-quart case of Kirkland Signature full-synthetic oil from around $30 to $57.99 and capped purchases at 2 per customer per week
Costco has raised the price of motor oil sold under its exclusive private-label brand as well as limited how much of it customers can buy weekly as oil prices climb yet again. Americans looking to try to save some money by purchasing motor oil to do their own oil changes may consider this yet anothe…
Here We Go Again: Costco Starts Rationing Motor Oil as Supply Chain Cracks Costco has placed limits on motor oil as prices surge. Rising diesel costs, war and supply disruptions could make this shortage only the beginning.
A price hike and purchase limits may take you back to the days of empty shelves where toilet paper once stood, but this likely won't impact you as much as you may immediately fear.
Costco is rationing motor oil and nearly doubling the price of its Kirkland Signature product as turmoil in global oil markets during the Iran war increasingly reaches […]
Costco set purchase limits and price hikes on motor oil as the company grapples with rising prices from global energy market disruptions. A case of two 5-quart bottles of Costco’s Kirkland Signature full-synthetic motor oil now costs $57.
Rising prices and purchase limits sparked new concerns tied to pain at the pump, including flashbacks to empty shelves and rationing. Last week, word began to get […]
