Pillow squawk
‘My’ guy: Costco canceled my goods
Costco became the latest retailer to drop MyPillow products — and CEO Mike Lindell blamed “cancel culture” for the move.
The wholesale chain is among more than 20 companies that have cut ties with MyPillow following Lindell’s allegations that the 2020 presidential election was stolen from former President Donald Trump.
Costco did not give a specific reason when it told Lindell that it would discontinue his merchandise after selling through the inventory it had left, he told The Post Tuesday.
The Minnesota-based bedding-maker’s products have also disappeared from Costco’s Web site.
“Costco basically did a slow cancellation, slower than the other stores,” Lindell said, adding that the decision will cost MyPillow between $4 million and $10 million in annual sales.
It will also affect some 40 salespeople who would travel to Costco stores to hawk the company’s products, he said. Lindell added that he has offered those staffers other jobs at MyPillow, although “we did have to lay some off.”
He claimed Costco did not explain the move, but he thinks it was related to what he calls the “cancel culture” that influenced other companies.
Some retailers, such as Bed Bath & Beyond, however, have cited declining sales in explaining why they dropped MyPillow.
Costco “said they were going to discontinue us but they were going to honor their contract, which I’m not sure what that means,” Lindell said.
Costco declined to comment Tuesday. The Washington state-based company previously told Newsweek that it planned to keep selling Lindell’s products because of “contractual commitments to MyPillow that we intend to honor, as we seek to do with all of our suppliers.”