<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, May 8, 2015 at 9:04 AM, Andrew MacKinnon <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:andrewpmk@gmail.com" target="_blank">andrewpmk@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div id=":32w" class="a3s" style="overflow:hidden">I propose to create the tag "shop=wholesale" for stores that sell<br>
large quantities of merchandise in bulk, such as Costco and Sam's<br>
Club. Many such stores require a membership to join. See<br>
<<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warehouse_club" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warehouse_club</a>>. This tag has 320 uses<br>
in taginfo already.</div></blockquote></div><br>A wholesale merchant sells to retailers and service businesses, usually not to consumers. Warehouse clubs are a better description of Costco and Sam's club. <br><br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div>@osm_seattle<br></div><div><a href="http://osm_seattle.snowandsnow.us" target="_blank">osm_seattle.snowandsnow.us</a></div><div>OpenStreetMap: Maps with a human touch</div></div></div>
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