Title: Costco‘s King Cake Phenomenon: A Woman’s Gamble on Holiday Profits
As the holiday season peaks with the Three Kings Day, a unique phenomenon involving Costco’s famous king cake has captured attention, with stories of re-selling sprees going viral on social media. One such story involves a woman named Xasely and her husband, who decided to invest their bonus checks into buying 300 king cakes from Costco, aiming to sell them and fund a family vacation. However, their ambitious plan didn’t quite pan out as expected.
The couple spent a total of 113,700 pesos (approximately $5,700 USD) on the king cakes, with each unit priced at 379 pesos. Despite their initial enthusiasm, Xasely could only sell 35 of the iconic cakes. Finding herself with 265 unsold king cakes, Xasely took to Facebook, announcing that she would continue selling them in Ciudad Juárez’s Parque Borunda at 1,200 pesos each – a significant markup from the original price.
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