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Costco's Unique Stance on Scanners and Sales of Gold Bars
This chapter humorously portrays a man at Costco resembling Colonel Sanders and Albert Einstein, who refuses the LED scanner light on his purchases, sparking banter among onlookers and cashiers. It delves into Costco's innovative approach to selling gold bars at close to spot price, discussing inflation concerns and highlighting the cultural significance of physical gold in India and Pakistan. The conversation transitions to global gold acquisitions, investment strategies in gold versus gold ETFs like GLD, and the recent surge in gold prices compared to Bitcoin narratives, ending with a discussion on maximizing credit card points.