What do I want from Costco?

[concretejungle]

Bring back the chicken bake!!!!!


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[riser4]

I don't like the hot dogs at Costco. There, I said it. The steamed buns are gross. The hit dog itself is ok.

[Buster Highmen]

Grillo's PIckles.

[Danno]

have some of those in the fridge. But my Costco only has Grillo's pickle chips, not spears.

If you can find these (not at Costco, AFAIK), they are awesome.

[skaredshtles]

have some of those in the fridge. But my Costco only has Grillo's pickle chips, not spears.

Since we're on the Costco pickle bandwagon... I like these wee things:

[The AD]

Costco has Bubbies bread and butter chips that I like for sandwiches. My mom was just telling me she's gotten Nalley's spicy dills at Costco and they're really good, but I haven't seen them at my store yet.

[skaredshtles]

Costco has Bubbies bread and butter chips that I like for sandwiches. My mom was just telling me she's gotten Nalley's spicy dills at Costco and they're really good, but I haven't seen them at my store yet.

Oooh - some friends brought some of those spicy dills to a picnic recently... those were TASTY.

[bagtagley]

Bring back the chicken bake!!!!!

Ours has the chicken bake and the price just went up to $3.99. Seems like it’s just a matter of time for the hot dog.

[Grange]

A friend recently bought the Intense 951 Trail bike and told me yesterday that he really likes the bike so far. Putting the bike together was somewhat of a chore apparently, but the ride is great compared to his previous bike.

[concretejungle]

Ours has the chicken bake and the price just went up to $3.99. Seems like it’s just a matter of time for the hot dog.

Thank you for this valuable information. I'm going to protest outside with a sign at this point.

Although the pretzel thin mints are delicious they are too minty for me.

[nickwm21]

There is an episode of “The Journal” podcast about Costco rotisserie chickens and the hoops they jump through to keep the price low. Apparently they have purchased/open poultry farms and processing centers just for their rotisserie program.


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[Dantheman]

English Laundry 5-Pocket pants.

[Danno]

There is an episode of “The Journal” podcast about Costco rotisserie chickens and the hoops they jump through to keep the price low. Apparently they have purchased/open poultry farms and processing centers just for their rotisserie program.


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yep. the loss leader at the back of the warehouse is REALLY important to them. I buy the chickens regularly, provides many meals for dirt cheap.

[riser4]

yep. the loss leader at the back of the warehouse is REALLY important to them. I buy the chickens regularly, provides many meals for dirt cheap.

It's just like baiting a trap. You need to make sure the victim goes all the way to the back.

[skaredshtles]

I should probably give one of those rotisserie chickens a try some time.

[Mazderati]

I started to write chickens, pizzas, hotdogs, and sodas are all loss-leaders but there is so much profit built into pizzas, hotdogs, and sodas I wonder if that is actually true.

[Thaleia]

I don't like the hot dogs at Costco. There, I said it. The steamed buns are gross. The hit dog itself is ok.

Actually had my first Costco hot dog today. I'm no snob, I eat piles of garbage food, but couldn't stomach that thing. Took one bite and tossed it.

[Dantheman]

I started to write chickens, pizzas, hotdogs, and sodas are all loss-leaders but there is so much profit built into pizzas, hotdogs, and sodas I wonder if that is actually true.

Sodas are definitely not loss-leaders, huge margins. A high school buddy was the asst. manager at the local Burger King for a time. He said the all-in cost on a large soda (soda, ice, cup, lid, straw) was 3 cents. Even after 25 years of inflation it can't be more than 25 cents at the most and they sell it for $2.

[dunfree]

Sodas are definitely not loss-leaders, huge margins. A high school buddy was the asst. manager at the local Burger King for a time. He said the all-in cost on a large soda (soda, ice, cup, lid, straw) was 3 cents. Even after 25 years of inflation it can't be more than 25 cents at the most and they sell it for $2.

depends on the outlet and form of sale (fountain vs. ind. bottle/can vs. multipack). For some retail stores definitely can be loss leader or close to it. Invoiced price of a 12-pack of coke being ~$4-5 and they were selling at 3/$10. (That’s outdated approximate, invoice might have been higher, but that wouldn’t cover other discounts, important part is $n invoice > $n selling price )

[billyk]

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This was not bought at Costco but they should carry it. Damn that’s a good condiment. I’d like it in a quart size though. That little jar was $9 at our local specialty grocer. But it’s worth it.


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Hey, thanks for posting that! Ordered a bottle from Amazon. Good stuff, although the bottle is much smaller than I expected. Certainly could use the Costco supersize treatment at a decent price.

[Danno]

I should probably give one of those rotisserie chickens a try some time.

It's a rotisserie chicken. A good store bought one, but still a grocery store rotisserie chicken. Which is to say, it's decent, fast, and Costco's is so big that it's a fantastic deal. And can be used in all sorts of ways.

But a food snob is still going to turn up their nose at it.

[Dantheman]

This is damn good coffee: https://www.costco.com/mayorga-organ...100796091.html

[sb]

[Brownski]

I just had my son time me in the self checkout. 33 seconds. I only had 11 items but I still feel like you should be impressed by that

[4matic]

I just had my son time me in the self checkout. 33 seconds. I only had 11 items but I still feel like you should be impressed by that

The pre-designated payment is great. So fast.