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Black August posted:Look, here, calm the hell down, here it is. This is it. It's a pretty sizeable burger. Got the sauce on the side. It was some kind of darker and more granular thousand island. As far as a burger goes it gets a solid A-. Basically a Costco Big Mac. Linked for UNFILTERED SHEER BURG SIZE. That lettuce looks pretty decent. An unsung hero in the burg wars, good lettuce.
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Gorman Thomas posted:The problem with that burg is that it isn't 1.50 for a 100% all beef dog with a 20 oz soda Dr. Tim Whatley posted:Please don't back down on the Doggin my good man! We are all in agreement on that! One hundred and fifty cents (+tax), one fountain soda, a single whole quarter plus pound dog ALL FOR YOURSELF. UNLIMITED onions, UNLIMITED other poo poo. Sure that burg may look good, but how can you compare the value? 
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BaconCopter posted:One hundred and fifty cents (+tax), one fountain soda, a single whole quarter plus pound dog ALL FOR YOURSELF. UNLIMITED onions, UNLIMITED other poo poo. Sure that burg may look good, but how can you compare the value? unlimited refills on the soda too so a good place to enjoy a meal and also practice burping the emancipation proclamation while contracting diabetes
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 I devoured my pizza and shambled out of the food court, pepsi in one hand, churro in the other. I found a patio furniture set across from the laptops, near the trail mix and various nuts. I sat there for the next half hour, nursing my fried, sugar covered dough. Couldn't think of a better way to spend my sunday afternoon.
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It's pretty funny how Costco makes basically every other company look like poo poo Not only does it make a shitload of money and have a basically perfect reputation for saving customers money and giving them exactly what they want, they also do an amazing job taking care of their staff and yet still, again, find some way to make money hand over fist Like it's some kind of weird intersection between socialism and capitalism and somehow makes both look good, it's kinda mind boggling It's almost like other companies are run by greedy pieces of poo poo that could give their staff more money but don't for their own gain 
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May 4, 2017 03:50
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Teikanmi posted:top tier looking slice right there btw yeah Costco aint skimping on the cheese. and as the saying goes, it aint easy to be cheezy 
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May 4, 2017 04:08
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like 50 years ago companies were more into taking care of their employees because they figured it would lead to more motivated and loyal employees, less turnover and training costs and higher productivity, but then some executives and investors started thinking "hey if we gently caress over our employees we can keep more money" and their competitors were like "hey, we should do that too" and now costco is an anomaly
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Spoondick posted:like 50 years ago companies were more into taking care of their employees because they figured it would lead to more motivated and loyal employees, less turnover and training costs and higher productivity, but then some executives and investors started thinking "hey if we gently caress over our employees we can keep more money" and their competitors were like "hey, we should do that too" and now costco is an anomaly Essentially what's come out of thousands upon thousands of hours of data analysis is that employees in a retail business are more able and willing to respond to consumer trends from the bottom up as long as they're paid at least as much as the lowest end of decent. Lower than that you're just turning your people into animals and constantly reacting to the management trend that corporate executives read about in a magazine 3-5 years ago. Costco pays enough that this paradigm is unleashed and also their particular business model responds well to its actuation.
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Spoondick posted:like 50 years ago companies were more into taking care of their employees because they figured it would lead to more motivated and loyal employees, less turnover and training costs and higher productivity, but then some executives and investors started thinking "hey if we gently caress over our employees we can keep more money" and their competitors were like "hey, we should do that too" and now costco is an anomaly And now America sucks and retail sales are down as are incomes and investors can't even stuff their money anywhere successfully
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I'd be lying if I said I haven't considered working for them as a side job just to try to accumulate some bennies and SOME remote feeling of false security in the rapid drain nightmare we're in right now Yes yes a nightmare made brilliant and bearable in the light of a polish n' pepsi for $2 what I'm saying is I don't understand how Costco hasn't violently exploded as a clear paradox in this reality
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I'm a Costco man who just discovered this thread. This thread is my new best friend.
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clamiam45 posted:I'm a Costco man who just discovered this thread. This thread is my new best friend. Welcome friend. Let us know about your next Costco experience! Or previous!
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Walmart is learning from Costco, 2 years ago they boosted employee wages and benefits and almost immediately saw increased customer satisfaction and cleaner stores. It's almost like if you give employees a reason to care, you get better results.
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Peachfart posted:Walmart is learning from Costco, 2 years ago they boosted employee wages and benefits and almost immediately saw increased customer satisfaction and cleaner stores. It's almost like if you give employees a reason to care, you get better results. If PEOPLE had more MONEY they'd SPEND more MONEY which is called "the economy"
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Peachfart posted:Walmart is learning from Costco, 2 years ago they boosted employee wages and benefits and almost immediately saw increased customer satisfaction and cleaner stores. It's almost like if you give employees a reason to care, you get better results. Its almost like the entire Walton Family needs to be publicly executed.
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Finally made it to the end of this thread and wanted to post. Went to my glorious local Costco today and got: - chicken patties - chicken nuggets - canned chicken - hummus - TP - sliced roast beef - sliced turkey - rotisserie chicken and swiss rollers - Greek pasta and rotisserie chicken salad - chicken Alfredo - tortilla chips - asparagus spears No dog or drink though. However, I forgot to use at $25 Coscto gift card I have, so I have a good reason to go back very soon!
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Pay your employees enough that they don't spend their whole shift worrying about how they are going to feed and clothe their families like contestants in a sick dystopian gameshow and they do a better job, who the gently caress could have imagined that.
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Chinatown posted:Welcome friend. Let us know about your next Costco experience! Or previous! My experience is... Good.
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Just lol if your cart doesn't look like this by the time you're ready to leave
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meet girls at the store posted:Just lol if your cart doesn't look like this by the time you're ready to leave 9/10 but only because you haven't christened the cart with a single tin foil-wrapped dog as a cherry on top of the sundae
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ArbitraryC posted:Also I feel like costco expiration dates are always p far out on their packaged stuff which is nice when it comes to dairy in particular. A lot of their milk is UHT. Buy the organic 3xhalf-gallon boxes with confidence: even if you don't use much milk it probably won't go bad before you use it. An open carton lasts for meet girls at the store posted:Just lol if your cart doesn't look like this by the time you're ready to leave I live 3 miles away and never have a cart like that because it's only 3 miles away. Why stuff your cart that full when you can just swing by more often and get a rotisserie chicken and food court dog?? Also, that cart is all pre-packaged frozen bullshit. Buy some veggies and fruits and raw meats. Enjoy a cheap pineapple. Don't buy potatoes: potatoes at Costco cost way too much. Be wary about raw chicken; it's all fancy stuff and I usually pay about $2 less a pound at the local grocer. Pro-Tip for the Costco faithful: when you're looking for rental housing seriously consider giving some priority to how far away from a Costco the place is. "Close enough that swinging by for gas, a hotdog, and liquor-store," and not having that be an out-of-the-way trip is pretty sweet. If you're buying a home you've obviously got much more important things to worry about but distance-to-Costco is still worth consideration. You don't want to end up as one of those poor fucks that decided on a Sam's Club membership because it was closer. Also I haven't seen much love for the frozen yogurt in this thread. It's like a buck thirty five and surprisingly good. The berry one used to be really good but they must have focus-grouped it and it sucks now so get a swirl or straight vanilla or chocolate. MisterOblivious fucked around with this message at 10:41 on May 4, 2017 |
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the chicken thighs are a solid deal, i think about $1.50 per lb, but i usually dismantle a rotisserie chicken for my chicken needs because i don't need to spend time or energy cooking it
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Rotisserie chicken is $1.66 a lb... HOW do they DO IT? Blessings upon the most high chicken provider.
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MisterOblivious posted:I live 3 miles away and never have a cart like that because it's only 3 miles away. Why stuff your cart that full when you can just swing by more often and get a rotisserie chicken and food court dog?? Perhaps he has a different living/life situation than you? Maybe prices are different where he lives? I don't know. Don't Cost-shame.
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Y'all need to get an Instant Pot. Throw a few frozen chicken breasts in there and have fully cooked, juicy, tender chicken in 15 minutes. Even better if you throw in buffalo sauce while it cooks.
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My Costco is in NJ and the "special" food court item is an Italian sausage  things are ubiquitous are around here and not even very good. I have zero reason to try it at over double the price of a dog. I wish they had a burger or bratwurst, some of you don't know what you've got!!!Good news though is my trip owned otherwise and I got so much quality poo poo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Scornful Sexbot posted:My Costco is in NJ and the "special" food court item is an Italian sausage There was one in NJ by me but they turned it into one of the Costco Business Centers or whatever so now it's mostly office supplies and poo poo like that. I have to go to the one across the border in NY now  This post should probably also go in the 1st World Problems thread
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I decided to try salmon jerky for the first time by buying a pack from Costco... Lesson learned. (I disagree with returning food that is not bad or of poor quality)
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You hating on the 'stco Salmon Jerky?
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Kelp Me! posted:There was one in NJ by me but they turned it into one of the Costco Business Centers or whatever so now it's mostly office supplies and poo poo like that. I have to go to the one across the border in NY now In lighter news, the one I go to in Edison is apparently the only one in the state with liquor, so if you're anywhere near it, give it a try! Also, does anyone else have this problem? Some idiotic law here makes it so only one retail store(if it isn't a specifically liquor store) location in the ENTIRE STATE can sell liquor it is really lame.
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I'd go to Costco but my freezer is full Sucks because I can't justify the trip just for a $1.50 1/4lb all beef hot dog and a 20oz drink, even with that great savings.
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C. Everett Koop posted:I'd go to Costco but my freezer is full Brother.. thats ALL you need to justify a trip!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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C. Everett Koop posted:I'd go to Costco but my freezer is full buy another freezer from costco
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C. Everett Koop posted:I'd go to Costco but my freezer is full Skip the frozen aisle. Plenty of dry goods, clothes, seasonal, cleaning supplies, etc as long as you have closet/garage/living room space to store it
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Scornful Sexbot posted:In lighter news, the one I go to in Edison is apparently the only one in the state with liquor, so if you're anywhere near it, give it a try! Actually the idiotic law is that only two stores in the state can sell sell alcohol. The Costco in Wayne also sells booze, including delicious Kirkland light beer.
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Scornful Sexbot posted:In lighter news, the one I go to in Edison is apparently the only one in the state with liquor, so if you're anywhere near it, give it a try! When I lived in Seattle, at the time all of the liquor stores were state run. I believe they changed that now. gently caress, in Wisconsin I can probably buy booze at a day care.
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C. Everett Koop posted:I'd go to Costco but my freezer is full Ah, the woes of the frozen products. I feel ya bro  After my last run, I got the normandy blend of course (5.5lbs) plus a few other things. Boom, can't close my god drat freezer. I had to pull off some serious tetris poo poo to get everything in there. Press on my friend. Anything can be done with the grace of our Lord Costco.
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ArtIsResistance posted:Costco's actually really expensive and you'll spend more on goods that aren't 20 bars of soap Costco, as policy, won't mark up any item they sell more than 15% (thats why investors bitch about Costco even though they get their 4.75 hot dog per share dividends). You local grocery store will have better deals on some things because they often advertise deals that are loss leaders to get you in the store to buy a cartload of overpriced poo poo because you just have to get that celery for 59 cents. Plus, as stated before, Costco's quality is much higher, especially on things like meat. If you want you dog food reject meat for 50 cents/pound less, go ahead. Ill keep going to Costco, buy a slab of meat, and seal up what I dont use with my Costco purchased food saver vacuum sealer and freeze that sweet Costco goodness for another day.
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