Name:   CranBob - Subject:   Hearing aids Date:   9/7/2020 6:48:50 PM

I do not have rechargeable but have Costco house brand for 6 years now. Every few years Costco changes house brand which is their name on a national brand such as resound etc. When I first looked the audiologist at my ENT gave an exam and priced hearing aids at about $3000 each. I researched went to Costco had an exam ( their audiologist exam was more detailed than that done in the ENT's office) and the hearing aids were about $1800 for the pair. They are now about $1500 for a pair and in the 6 years I have been wearing them Costco has tripled the size of their hearing aid dept in Birmingham. Costco paysthir Staffa salary where the traditional are on a commission basis. One Costco staffer had previously worked for a national hearing aid co and explained how they were pressured to sell. In the first 2 years Costco will replace a lost unit ( I lost one on a tour in Europe) and no hassle just a new unit. I don't work for or have any connection to Costco but by recommending to friends in the last several years have probably sold 10 sets. Mine will probably get replaced in the next year.