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let it mellow
Jun 1, 2000

Dinosaur Gum
Costco mostly owns but I heard good things about the Kirkland beer so I bought some, it wasn't very good and apparently that varies based on your region

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kazr
Jan 28, 2005

mine has chili and guess what it's cheap and fuckin gooooooood

binge crotching
Apr 2, 2010

The Saucer Hovers posted:

The Costco I'm forced to shop at is the busiest Costco in the world.

If you think you've suffered come to my Costco.

You live in Yangjae? Because that poo poo is crazy.

Nooner
Mar 26, 2011

AN A+ OPSTER (:
Costco has the best tritip. Buy their tritip, marinade it all nice and then grill it up real good gently caress yes, drink a few beers as it cooks maybe another while it rests then cut real nice have a dinner with just some nice cuts and some asparagus or some greenbeans and onions.

And then daaaaang the next day you use the leftovers and make some tritip sandwiches with some good crusty bread that is how you eat

BLARGHLE
Oct 2, 2013

But I want something good
to die for
To make it beautiful to live.
Yams Fan
Gassed up at Costco today, but didn't buy anything else.

The gas savings pay for the membership entirely on their own when you're driving a 6.0 v-8 that runs on premium. 13mpg is a bitch.

Also, all but one article of clothing that I am currently wearing came from costco- jeans, boxers, socks, flannel shirt

I loving love costco.

Nooner
Mar 26, 2011

AN A+ OPSTER (:

BLARGHLE posted:

Gassed up at Costco today, but didn't buy anything else.

The gas savings pay for the membership entirely on their own when you're driving a 6.0 v-8 that runs on premium. 13mpg is a bitch.

Also, all but one article of clothing that I am currently wearing came from costco- jeans, boxers, socks, flannel shirt

I loving love costco.

Why did you buy such a retarded vehicle? Is it cause you are a retard? Cause I didn't know they let you folk drive (the retarded)

BLARGHLE
Oct 2, 2013

But I want something good
to die for
To make it beautiful to live.
Yams Fan

Nooner posted:

Why did you buy such a retarded vehicle? Is it cause you are a retard? Cause I didn't know they let you folk drive (the retarded)

I owned a landscaping company for a few years, and that truck is all I have left of it. I agree that it is not a practical vehicle, and I only drive it maybe one day a week- maybe 2000 miles a year.

It's a nice truck- a Chevy Silverado 2500 with pretty much all of the options, but the gas requirements make it impractical for basically everything other than hauling dirt and mowers.

Also, it'll get up and go when it has to. Nothing can really compare to the roar of eight big cylinders pumping their way towards 100, which is sadly what it as governed at.

I mean, it's probably better that the 5500lbs truck won't go over 100mph, because who knows how it would handle, but it's also really disappointing to get up there and hit the governor.

KakerMix
Apr 8, 2004

8.2 M.P.G.
:byetankie:

BLARGHLE posted:

I owned a landscaping company for a few years, and that truck is all I have left of it. I agree that it is not a practical vehicle, and I only drive it maybe one day a week- maybe 2000 miles a year.

It's a nice truck- a Chevy Silverado 2500 with pretty much all of the options, but the gas requirements make it impractical for basically everything other than hauling dirt and mowers.

Also, it'll get up and go when it has to. Nothing can really compare to the roar of eight big cylinders pumping their way towards 100, which is sadly what it as governed at.

I mean, it's probably better that the 5500lbs truck won't go over 100mph, because who knows how it would handle, but it's also really disappointing to get up there and hit the governor.

The correct response was
"get hosed scrub :911:"

BLARGHLE
Oct 2, 2013

But I want something good
to die for
To make it beautiful to live.
Yams Fan

KakerMix posted:

The correct response was
"get hosed scrub :911:"

Yes, also that

HATECUBE
Mar 2, 2007

I can only put premium in my gay rear end nonsense rallye car. it was cool while it lasted but my friend has been the tire shop manager there for a decade and he constantly pesters me to go renew.

can confirm that they pay well and have benefits but poo poo b, gas is cheap and I idgaf

those pot stickers in the yellow bag are good tho

BLARGHLE
Oct 2, 2013

But I want something good
to die for
To make it beautiful to live.
Yams Fan

HATECUBE posted:

I can only put premium in my gay rear end nonsense rallye car. it was cool while it lasted but my friend has been the tire shop manager there for a decade and he constantly pesters me to go renew.

can confirm that they pay well and have benefits but poo poo b, gas is cheap and I idgaf

those pot stickers in the yellow bag are good tho

Go renew

HATECUBE
Mar 2, 2007


anecdotally, they just got the aged scotch there and i want to try it but i can get a real bottle of something that isnt blended for $50 or whatever they charge for that homelabeled dewars 12

BLARGHLE
Oct 2, 2013

But I want something good
to die for
To make it beautiful to live.
Yams Fan

HATECUBE posted:

anecdotally, they just got the aged scotch there and i want to try it but i can get a real bottle of something that isnt blended for $50 or whatever they charge for that homelabeled dewars 12

They don't have liquor around here, so I can't speak to its value.

They do have beer and wine around here, but it's extremely hit or miss. Kirkland does some really good wines, and some really bad wines, and the "kirkland lite beer" is just miller lite or something.

I love costco, but I generally go to Total Wine for my beer and wine purchases....

HATECUBE
Mar 2, 2007

BLARGHLE posted:

They don't have liquor around here, so I can't speak to its value.

They do have beer and wine around here, but it's extremely hit or miss. Kirkland does some really good wines, and some really bad wines, and the "kirkland lite beer" is just miller lite or something.

I love costco, but I generally go to Total Wine for my beer and wine purchases....

I live in meijer territory and every dollar i spend there is a passive aggressive blow to the wallmart less than a mile away

BLARGHLE
Oct 2, 2013

But I want something good
to die for
To make it beautiful to live.
Yams Fan

HATECUBE posted:

I live in meijer territory and every dollar i spend there is a passive aggressive blow to the wallmart less than a mile away

Sounds to me like you should spend more dollars there

naem
May 29, 2011

HATECUBE posted:

I live in meijer territory and every dollar i spend there is a passive aggressive blow to the wallmart less than a mile away

Meijer is fantastic

DICTATOR OF FUNK
Nov 6, 2007

aaaaaw yeeeeeah
Costco north of Georgetown in Seattle is always filled with Asians who turn the parking lot into loving Thunderdome

Asians loving love Costco

thathonkey
Jul 17, 2012

The Saucer Hovers posted:

The Costco I'm forced to shop at is the busiest Costco in the world.

If you think you've suffered come to my Costco.

ime any costco on a weekend morning is hell on earth

ballistics statistics
Nov 27, 2003

:shepface:God I fucking love Diablo 3 gold, it even paid for this shitty title:shepface:


Hey fuckheads, if you're expecting an isolated shopping experience where other people aren't telling you to get the gently caress out of the way, maybe you should look at how Costco makes money again.

You pay money to get poo poo for cheap. So do other people. This isn't Whole Foods, this is the jungle. You pay whatever you pay per year to get the cheapest poo poo you can. How you get it is up to you, all Costco has to do is put the pallets out there. And make a goddam amazing food court that makes their take and bake stuff taste amazing.

Tato
Jun 19, 2001

DIRECTIVE 236: Promote pro-social values
the italian sausage was disappointing when I got it, tasted dried out. stick with them tried and true juicy hot dogs (with drink)

KakerMix
Apr 8, 2004

8.2 M.P.G.
:byetankie:

ballistics statistics posted:

Hey fuckheads, if you're expecting an isolated shopping experience where other people aren't telling you to get the gently caress out of the way, maybe you should look at how Costco makes money again.

You pay money to get poo poo for cheap. So do other people. This isn't Whole Foods, this is the jungle. You pay whatever you pay per year to get the cheapest poo poo you can. How you get it is up to you, all Costco has to do is put the pallets out there. And make a goddam amazing food court that makes their take and bake stuff taste amazing.

I unironically like Costco for the way they do business and treat their employees and tell their share holders to go gently caress themselves. Getting poo poo for cheap is a bonus, the way they do business and the quality of their products is the real draw for me. Retail done right.

Also I wish I didn't have empathy!

Teikanmi
Dec 16, 2006

by R. Guyovich
Costco is weird, it's like a Capitalist's wet dream and somehow also really Socialist in its policies

John Galt probably shops there

Moridin920
Nov 15, 2007

by FactsAreUseless

VendaGoat posted:

Garbage food for garbage people.

you'r a monster

VendaGoat
Nov 1, 2005

Moridin920 posted:

you'r a monster

And proud of it.

Moridin920
Nov 15, 2007

by FactsAreUseless

Teikanmi posted:

Costco is weird, it's like a Capitalist's wet dream and somehow also really Socialist in its policies

John Galt probably shops there

it's pretty bog standard capitalism actually, it's just that the people running things today are retarded and forgot if you don't pay anyone then no one can buy your widgets

Henry Ford posted:

There is one rule for the industrialist and that is: Make the best quality of goods possible at the lowest cost possible, paying the highest wages possible.

pezzie
Apr 11, 2003

everytime someone says a seasonal anime is GOAT

Just watch the best anime ever
Went to Costco in Taiwan, they had Bugolgi Bakes.





Cost: $3 USD.

Almost moved to Taiwan just to keep that in my life.

King of Gulps
Sep 4, 2003

A real alpha move is to not ride bitch on your wide rear end cart, instead you should kind of walk beside it/slightly ahead of it and pull it by the front corner. The other elbow is raised and formed into a point by bringing your cell phone hand to your ear. This takes up the maximum amount of lateral space, and prepares you to joust with tha other big dogs coming your way

GORDON
Jan 1, 2006

by Fluffdaddy

naem posted:

Meijer is fantastic

The Meijer near me has about 20 checkout lines, and 15 of them are now self-serve, and then they only have one cashier line open. I don't like that.

Sweaty IT Nerd
Jul 13, 2007

GORDON posted:

The Meijer near me has about 20 checkout lines, and 15 of them are now self-serve, and then they only have one cashier line open. I don't like that.

My Safeway just got rid of self checkout. Now how am I going to avoid being judged by someone who may or may not have a high school diploma?

Sweaty IT Nerd fucked around with this message at 18:10 on Nov 16, 2016

Teikanmi
Dec 16, 2006

by R. Guyovich
Self checkout owns and is way faster than those shithead cashiers

I don't want to talk to anyone when I'm buying a carton of milk and 2 packs of double stuf oreos

bleep.bloop
Jun 19, 2016

Oh, dear leader!

Teikanmi posted:

Self checkout owns and is way faster than those shithead cashiers

I don't want to talk to anyone when I'm buying a carton of milk and 2 packs of double stuf oreos

I hate those things. Please remove the last item from the bagging area. Please pot the last item in the bagging area. Please remove the last item from the bagging area. Attendant has been notified to assist you.

Moridin920
Nov 15, 2007

by FactsAreUseless
idk how people gently caress up with the self checkout so bad

the first few times okay you're figuring it out but cmon son

VendaGoat
Nov 1, 2005

Moridin920 posted:

idk how people gently caress up with the self checkout so bad

the first few times okay you're figuring it out but cmon son

Try buying individual kool-aid packets at one. :suicide:

The Duchess Smackarse
May 8, 2012

by Lowtax
they don't sell individual kool aid packets near me anymore at the loblaws OR the walmart and it is 10000% horseshit garbage I need to see if Costco or GT boutique has them

FogHelmut
Dec 18, 2003

Oscar Wild posted:

Protip: bring your own jars and walk out with massive amounts of hotdog fixings. They charge you for the 'dog, not the fixings.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTiEQB67HOs

FogHelmut
Dec 18, 2003

let it mellow posted:

Costco mostly owns but I heard good things about the Kirkland beer so I bought some, it wasn't very good and apparently that varies based on your region

I thought the Kirkland Bourbon was good, but then after I bought it one time I realized that I was already drunk before I tasted it the first time. Its not good and overpriced.

Pennywise the Frown
May 10, 2010

Upset Trowel

BLARGHLE posted:

Also, it'll get up and go when it has to. Nothing can really compare to the roar of eight big cylinders pumping their way towards 100, which is sadly what it as governed at.

But enough about your mom.


I lived in the motherland of Kirkland, WA for a few years. Costco is awesome. They finally opened one here in WI where I live and I signed up a week before they opened the doors. I have a Walmart/Sam's Club maybe 1/5th the distance away but gently caress them in their stupid loving asses. I'll go far out of my way to get better food/stuff and knowing that my money is going to people who can live off of their wages and not cut employee hours to 39.5 just so they don't get benefits (happened to my sister). gently caress them.

I don't like Walmart.

I was very much looking forward to getting some tri-tip steaks which were super cheap in Seattle and extremely good. Yeah, no one has even heard of tri-tip here. Butchers don't even get them. How the gently caress is that even possible? Like.... seriously.

The Kirkland Organic olive oil is real. Most olive oils sold in the US are a mix of a bunch of different olive oils from different regions and even have rapeseed oil/other crazy poo poo in them. Costo is the real deal.

Well, I need gas and I wouldn't mind a hotdog for $1.58. Hmmm.... maybe I should come up with a grocery list that I don't need just to go there.

Pennywise the Frown fucked around with this message at 21:46 on Nov 16, 2016

Moridin920
Nov 15, 2007

by FactsAreUseless
Kirkland vodka is okay (it's vodka) but it gets syrupy as hell in the freezer. At least mine did.

Kirkland stuff is great though yeah. The olive oil is dope.

Mrit SA
Nov 11, 2016

by Lowtax
They have super cheap avocado oil which is like olive oil in most ways except better. Buy it, you'll never go back to olive oil.

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Tamayachi
Sep 25, 2007

Did you think about it?


Yes. Yes you did.
If I can navigate through a Costco and get what I need and make it out and the total number of other customers I want to murder is <5 then it was a Good Trip.

I mean seriously, don't park your big rear end cart in the middle of the aisle and don't just pull out into the intersections, road rules apply inside the store if you've got a cart.

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