If you need cheap high-quality bulk goods, Costco is hard to beat.But the Issaquah-based company has also inspired a devoted fandom.Susan and David Schwartz are two of the company’s biggest fans and wrote a book about what they learned traveling the world visiting warehouses.Susan and David will be at the University Bookstore on Thursday 10/12/23 at 6pm to give a free talk. More information here.We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. You have the power! Make the show happen by making a gift to KUOW: https://www.kuow.org/donate/seattlenowAnd we want to hear from you! Follow us on Instagram at SeattleNowPod, or leave us feedback online: https://www.kuow.org/feedback