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I don't think XXX understood what you were saying. I'm an executive member and get a rebate every year that's for more than my membership costs. The cashback on their credit card is also excellent.Quote:
Originally Posted by bagtagley
I live 10 minutes from one. I probably buy 2/3 to 3/4 of my groceries there. Prime sirloin was $7/lb today. Most of the produce is literally half what it costs at a regular grocery store and the quality is usually better.
He also doesn’t have two food vacuums living with him. No question we save money there. Most trips are all business, though. The flashy stuff loses its luster after a while. But if seasonal shit you need is on sale, buy that shit even though it’s four months early cause it’s almost always a good deal and it’ll be long gone by the time you actually need it.
$5 rotisserie chicken
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Maybe it was mentioned before, but another reason that I like buying from Costco is that does a much better job than other major retailers of supporting its workers (though maybe not contractors, XXX-er). Pays well, gives good benefits, allows advancement from within, isn't open on major holidays, gave raises to workers during the pandemic, etc.. So while I save money on a lot of things that I mentioned earlier, I also just prefer to buy there if price is close over Wal Mart/Target/other Big Boxes/Amazon.
That is not Pizza.Quote:
Originally Posted by k2skier112
Yes it fucking is.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ottime
After Christmas is the best time to stock up on meat. Whole pork loin was $8 off, I bought 3 for about $25.
I eat entirely too much of this:
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they actualy do pay their people really wellQuote:
Originally Posted by MarcusBrody
got into a beef 1990 ish cuz the retailers were searching HW techs as a matter of policy for no reason other than they thot they could but its against british/ canadian law. I was working like a dog for these assholes so after 3 different retail outfits did it in one week I got pissed off and said NO, so I get called to the carpet at IBM where I told em i got fucking pissed off with this shit cuz it was against the law .
so our people and their people talked for about a week, i imagine high priced lawyers looking at precedents in law yadafucking yada , what do we do with this guy, we could fire him but he's right which means we open our selves up to ???
Somewhere in the middle of it my manger said not to worry this has no bearing on your employment (i was hired under total employment ) to which i thot ya whatever man so why are you mentioning it ?
a week later the boss calls me in and while i am lounging on his chair with my best fuck-you body language sez in an anti climacti voice " well you are right "
" yeah I know i'm right " sez I
"but do you want to do business ?"
" I want respect " was all i said
ever since there is a sign on canadian costco sayin "costco reserves the right to search your bags" if you enter or sft like that BUT they are given the right by you entering ... they don't get to take it
sometime after that the boss who i actluay liked told me i obviously do enough work but i should relax cuz i scare some of the other managers
DIY corn tortillas are great. I'm talking about the par baked flour ones though. Clutch for quesadillas or burritosQuote:
Originally Posted by MakersTeleMark
My cousin started stocking shelves during college. Now he regularly bounces between Italy, Argentina and California for his responsibilities as a liquor and wine buyer. You've gotta appreciate a place that recognizes and rewards their homegrown talent.Quote:
Originally Posted by MarcusBrody
Largest pizza restaurant on the planet by location and volumeQuote:
Originally Posted by Ottime
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Did not know that. Kind of awesome. It's not Napoli pizza, but for "American style" pizza you can do much, much worse.Quote:
Originally Posted by DJSapp
I know I saw it very early but it's the $1.50 dog with soda, well since I'm fatnslow I'll take 2 and take a two hour nap in my car.
Ok, am I the only one who hates Costco hot dogs?
And you may be hungry when you get up and the pizza is right there so you might as well.Quote:
Originally Posted by fatnslow
That's an idea worth executing.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mazderati
I don’t hate them but I definitely don’t go out of my way to eat one.Quote:
Originally Posted by riser3
Yeah. Doesn’t make it any good. It is fucking dough with sugar on top and some fat. Disgusting.Quote:
Originally Posted by DJSapp
The original Costco is the one I shop at. The hotdog originated from a more legit hotdog cart and a cooler of soda cans off to the side of the entrance. This was 30+ years ago. The hotdog was the hook for my mom to get me to go along with her as a kid. Costco’s food service has come along way and a dog still costs the same $1.50 wtf
That ahi poke gets me to make the effort, even for very few items.
That's what pizza is, dough, sauce and some fat (either protein or cheese). And Costco sauce IMO isn't that sweetQuote:
Originally Posted by Ottime
But I hear what you're saying, it's more in the Dominos and Pizza Hut league
Home Despot, which I avoid as much as I can, has good hotdogs. Those Hebrew National ARE worth going out of the way for.
pretty much the only hotdog we eat in my house...though we will go in for the Hoffmans when we are at the right grocery...the hoffmans are other worldly, but I grew up eating them at Heids in liverpool.Quote:
Originally Posted by riser3
Yep, its not in the league with home made dough and sauce but fills the hole in your belly. The frozen Kirkland Cheese Pizzas make a decent pie if you add a bunch of toppings and are fairly healthy (when compared with most frozen pizzas) and last week a pack of 4 was about 6 bucks.Quote:
Originally Posted by k2skier112
Their Dogs are OK, I liked the Polish Sausages (RIP). The hot Turkey and Provolone sammys are damn good.
The price difference on car batteries is enough to cover the annual fee.
Autozone $170
Costco $79
It's $1.99 for a slice that will stop the kids from bitching during the entire the grocery run. That doesn't make it good, that makes it amazing. And for kids parties, two 18" pizzas, a sheet cake, and a gallon of ice cream and I'm a birthday hero that just fed 30 kids for $40 out the door and nearly zero effort. You can't get a XL gourmet fancy pants pizza for that price. Apples and oranges my friend.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ottime
And my C still has the polish dogs, but the real question is Turkey Prov sandwich vs. Chicken Bake.
Speaking of Hot Dogs, the Teton Waters are some of the best dogs I've eaten. Better than most of the typical store-bought stuff. IMO, of course.
If you're not into decent, cheap, convenient pizza, you could always get a Molinaro's pizza kit and a sack of mozzarella and cook that bitch on your engine while you sleep off your hot dog coma.
Chicken Bakes were a staple on hungover weekends in College. Peruse the store and have a nice app plate of free samples, then Chicken bake for main course. So greasy and so good.Quote:
Originally Posted by DJSapp
One of the most disappointing purchases from Costco was the Frozen pack of Chicken Bakes. Not even close to the same quality product that you get from the concession!
When I used to work near the Colchester VT Costco (that was 20 years ago, wow time flies), a typical lunch was exactly that. A quick tour of the appetizers/free samples, then a chicken bake. Filling lunch for under $3!Quote:
Originally Posted by CovertM
This thread confirms my uneducated opinion that Costco only has about 2 dozen worthy things, all conveniently spread out in a store the size of a small airport.
I buy contacts, dog food, and sometimes tires there. I got a few new ideas from this thread but not many.
That's my Costco. Now with gasoline, but only at weird hours because of the VT Gasoline Cartel.Quote:
Originally Posted by Danno
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Originally Posted by muted
If you're already a member you're a fool to not buy TP, cleaning supplies and other non-perishables while you're there. A 18 oz flat of blueberries costs the same a little 6 oz box at the grocery store and they're consistently higher-quality. Also, JOJO's chocolate.Quote:
Originally Posted by muted
Amazing GIF, not sure where that us from? All I can say is Costco isn't that much cheaper than Winco or Walmart these days, but Costco has the benefit of being insanely crowded from the second it opens even on a weekday. Or when Costco does have cheaper shit the quantity is too much. The pre-made quick dinners all have an insane amount of salt in, so besides some pre-made asian wraps etc that shit is useless too. I don't like the place. Unless I had 4+ kids that consume food quickly, or if I had a bigger house to store more shit, I don't get the appeal of the place.Quote:
Originally Posted by Danno
But I am learning a few things from this thread.
I go through 6oz of blueberries a week, not 18oz. Also 1 pound of strawberries a week, they go bad quick I'm not buying 2 pounds. TP is not cheaper at Costco, last time I calculated a year ago. Cleaning supplies...my wife is a clean freak (almost typed anal freak and thought better of it) and we have two young messy kids....we don't go through a lot. What will I save, $5 a year? Our cleaning closet is small, I just did the bottle shuffle this morning there finding the toilet spray, I don't want bigger bottles. No room.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dantheman
Exactly, don't go, help a more local business.Quote:
Originally Posted by muted
The one I go to is just a couple miles away, and near the other stores I go to on a regular basis. Also, I reeeeally hated the place before the self-checkout, but their's is very efficient, (esp. for wine, since they use the handheld unit), and the demographic of the typical shopper there is ascared of duh things, so no line.
Does Walmart offer a credit card that pays 4% on gas purchased anywhere, and 2% on all in-house purchases? No, no it doesn't. That 2%/4% is also straight cash, not points or other limited-use rewards. There's also the 90-day returns (even on electronics, which is otherwise unheard of), automatic doubling of factory warranties on products, and if bought on the Costco Visa those warranties double again to 4 years. A 4-year warranty on consumer electronics is unbelievable.
Walmart also treats it's employees and customers like dog shit, while Costco treats its people well and the service is usually excellent even when it's super busy. There has to be at least a 20-point delta between the IQ of the average Costco and Walmart employee. I have to buy shit somewhere, there's a lot of good reasons for that somewhere to be Costco instead of Walmart.
I barely consider 6 oz a serving. If I shop on Sunday that 18 oz flat is lucky to last past Tuesday. Sometimes I buy two. Regardless, even if half rot you still paid the same for more, which I think still counts as a win.Quote:
Originally Posted by muted
That one is more about not having to worry about running out. We also have a small house and don't seem to have a problem storing it, but could see it posing a problem in some houses.Quote:
Originally Posted by muted
Things I pretty frequently buy from Costco:
- Kerrygold butter
- Bully sticks and dog food
- Trail snacks
- Coffee
- Olive oil
- Balsamic vinegar
- Bread flour
- Cheese
- Mobile1 Full Synth Oil
- yearly Running/ski touring gloves (Head)
- par-done tortillas
- Greek yogurt
- various fruit....blueberries, strawberries, clementine's
Rarely buy TP anymore. Bidet for life.