Watching someone load a cart with more pies than they could eat in a year, let alone one day, you may be wondering what they’re thinking. Well, stop judging: They might be thinking about the less fortunate. Churches and homeless shelters often host free Thanksgiving meals — with pumpkin pie for dessert.
On the other hand, they might just be a realtor. According to Redditors, pumpkin pie is a popular promotional gift from realtors to potential clients. “My realtor is my Costco pie dealer,” one commenter said. “I haven’t paid for [one] in years.” That tracks — real estate agents from California to Washington have posted about Costco pie runs.
Whether a particular bulk buyer is picking up pies for charity or capitalism, it’s no big mystery why they’d go to Costco. It’s a well-known place to shop for a cheap, cheerful pie — or 100 of them.