Costco store’s concession for Amish customers leaves people divided: ‘I get so irritated’
The Internet is divided over the concession a Costco store in Pennsylvania has for Amish customers.
A store in Lancaster County has a spot in its parking lot where customers can leave their horse and buggy, the traditional mode of transportation of the Amish.
Since Lancaster has the oldest and largest Amish community in the so-called Pennsylvania Dutch Country, many customers are not surprised to see the somewhat unusual parking spots.
However, other social media users claim they find the feature “annoying.”
A Costco in Lancaster has an area in its parking lot reserved for customers with horse and buggies instead of cars
The parking spaces for horse and carriage are spacious and equipped with covered stables for the animals
The parking spaces for horse and carriage are spacious and equipped with covered stables where the animals can wait.
They also come with a shovel and garden hose, in case owners want to clean up any mess along the way.
According to author David Schwartz, Costco in Lancaster has proven popular among the Amish, who typically earn their living from farming and construction, because of the low prices it offers.
“They have large families and they’re looking for ways to save money, and they’re looking for quality products,” Schwartz said. Business insider.
“Costco provides a very convenient way to buy in bulk for large Amish families.”
Traditional Amish members are not allowed to drive a car, choosing instead to use a carriage or walk.
While horse and buggy parking spaces are a feature of Costco in Lancaster, many other area retailers, including Target, Lowe’s, banks, and convenience stores, also offer such parking spaces.
Costco in Lancaster is popular among Amish for its sales, as many members of the community prefer to buy products in bulk
Traditional Amish members are not allowed to drive cars, choosing to use carriages or walk instead. Most of their income comes from farming and construction
A photo taken at the Costco in Lancaster, according to Reddit users, shows horses and carriages parked next to each other
Some Reddit users have taken to the internet to complain about the parking spaces.
“I go to the same Costco. It just irritates me so much that they have a prime parking lot. Why isn’t their parking lot on the lower lot so we don’t have to see and smell s***?” one Reddit user wrote in March of last year.
Other Reddit users are calling Costco’s parking “terrible.”
But some commenters reacted strongly to those who left negative comments.
“It’s completely normal for any place where Amish members or other communities have buggies,” one Reddit user said in a after last year.
Another added: ‘If a store has customers who travel by horse and carriage, it makes sense that they would make room for them if they come often enough.’