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Chatetris posted:The consensus is that Costco food is better than Ikea's food? In what sense? My general feeling is that the IKEA dog is pretty inferior to Costco's in both size and quality, they had a really good full meal menu but the prices have shot up recently and I'm not convinced it's the best deal for cheap good food anymore.
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Ikea has the food court and bistro so its two separate offerings.
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Jul 17, 2018 04:13
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It’s two separate and entirely different things. You can’t compare them. They can both be good without competing. If Costco sold Swedish Style Kirkland Meatballs at the Food Court then game on motherfuckers.
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Jul 17, 2018 05:14
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I would blow Dane Cook posted:Do different costcos have different things in stock or is it all the same? I've only been to two Costcos in my life. One in California and one in Nebraska and they seem weirdly similar to each other, except that the food court in California is outside which is badass.
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Jul 17, 2018 05:41
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Teabag Dome Scandal posted:Costco employed goons, where the gently caress are the Its-Its? Its the middle of July and I cannot find my 6 pack of oatmeal cookie ice cream sandwiches and you are ruining my summer!! I'm going to have to go to Safeway at this point! Ummm well do you live near where they are produced? Our Costco has them 365 days a year in the frozen section by the ice creams. However if you call the number for the store and speak to them, they will often be able to tell you if/when they'll be available. The distro for It's Its isn't that large. You can get them in CA and I guess Texas at Costco but no other locations are indicated.
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Jul 17, 2018 05:46
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belt posted:I've only been to two Costcos in my life. One in California and one in Nebraska and they seem weirdly similar to each other, except that the food court in California is outside which is badass. Outside food courts are the best. All are welcome. Phone in your pies. Grab em at the side window. No membership required. Also, when I'm driving around southern California and i gotta take a deuce, i always see if a Costco is nearby because they are always very clean. And the redesigned bathrooms have the urinals that go all the way to the floor, which is simply the superior type of urinal.
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Jul 17, 2018 05:58
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Taima posted:You're never going to get anywhere close to rock bottom using the Costco auto program, that's just the reality. If you're willing to negotiate on actual, on-lot cars (meaning the dealer is bleeding money keeping it on the lot, especially when the new model year is incoming) the Costco price is going to be somewhere between "nothing special" to "very bad deal". It varies dealer to dealer and brand to brand. On the lot I used to work at Costco is absolutely rock bottom and most people struggled to hit those prices without it. A lot of the 'old school' haggling techniques were long ago spotted by dealers and they will either blow you out or slam you in other areas for trying to one up them.
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Jul 17, 2018 06:22
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I would blow Dane Cook posted:Do different costcos have different things in stock or is it all the same? It differs to suit the local population. Some of the "Sardine Goons" were able to get King Oscar Sardines (the gold standard) in their store but many of us are stuck with "boneless, skinless, water packed" garbage. (my mom likes those. They had them on sample one time. Sardines are a whole helluva lot healthier than tuna cans so it's an improvement.) Other folks in this thread are having problems finding the microwaveable curry hotpockets while the rest of us laugh at them for buying hotpockets and eat the Tasty Bite Madras Lentils retort pouches and costo's Mini Nan bread. Chatetris posted:The consensus is that Costco food is better than Ikea's food? I like that Ikea serves Gravlax. Gravlax and one of those sweet fluffy-nothing cakes, with a coffee, at Ikea is nice. I hope to use my persuasion this fall to let me get a bunch of farmer's market dill and cure a slab of Costco salmon into gravlax. I'll have to do the 2/3rd sweet, 1/3rd salty method instead of the other way around, but oh well. MisterOblivious fucked around with this message at 09:24 on Jul 18, 2018 |
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Jul 17, 2018 07:15
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Chatetris posted:The consensus is that Costco food is better than Ikea's food? absolutely. ikea has two food courts, one by the checkouts which is like hot dogs and soft serve and pizza andd it's all loving horrendous seemingly stale garbage. i guess the soft serve is ok but the pizza and dog is insanely bad (and its $2!) the upstairs food court is also pretty bad, i think the only fun thing thats worth getting is the swedish meatballs because hey who doesnt like meatballs, mashed potatoes, and lingonberry? but the meat is probably even worse than hotdog tier meat and ive definitely had offputting seemingly cartilage-crunch in a few of them in the past so i don't really get them. i admit i havent tried everything on the upstairs court menu but a lot of it looks like mushy-meh poo poo. the good thing about ikea is the free coffee you can get everytime, but last time the coffee i had there (last weekend even!) was some of the most vile poo poo ive ever had, it was undrinkable and words cannot describe it's abomination. i do wish costco would serve coffee, they used to give out free coffee and pastries to members at opening but i haven't seen that in years, i'd take even just being able to buy a cup at the food court for a buck. e: woops didn't realize there was a new page Xaris fucked around with this message at 08:11 on Jul 17, 2018 |
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Jul 17, 2018 08:07
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Pennywise the Frown posted:At Costco, haven't had a dog in a while. I have a mystery GI issue that makes me throw up if I eat too much. Like, more than a large salad. Do you smoke weed and does taking a hot shower help?
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Jul 17, 2018 10:49
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Pennywise the Frown posted:I looked for those naan sandwiches today and didn't see them. But I found pouches that you can microwave of curry lentils and tikka masala or something. I'm too lazy to stand up and walk to my cupboard. I'm going to enjoy those. If they were the Madras Lentils in the bags that microwave in 90 seconds those are good and are even better if you pair them with the same type of pouches of Seeds of Change rice. And costco has those too. Edit: Oh yeah Coscto has Swift Premium Ribs (St. Louis & Backribs) on sale, $4 off per package. Picked up a pack of St. Louis and threw them in the smoker last night. Oh so good. Trastion fucked around with this message at 16:46 on Jul 17, 2018 |
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Jul 17, 2018 14:13
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hakimashou posted:Do you smoke weed and does taking a hot shower help? I only smoked once I quit drinking a month ago. It caused anxiety. I'm going to try it again. Someone mentioned the George Carlin method of "one and done." I tried that with a vap cap before but it wasn't really enough to get me high so I smoked a little more and just got anxious and not very high at all. I want to try it with a bowl so I get more right away. Trastion posted:If they were the Madras Lentils in the bags that microwave in 90 seconds those are good and are even better if you pair them with the same type of pouches of Seeds of Change rice. And costco has those too. They are!  I don't like making rice but I have an instant pot coming in the mail soon.
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Jul 17, 2018 19:48
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Pennywise the Frown posted:I only smoked once I quit drinking a month ago. It caused anxiety. I'm going to try it again. Someone mentioned the George Carlin method of "one and done." I tried that with a vap cap before but it wasn't really enough to get me high so I smoked a little more and just got anxious and not very high at all. I want to try it with a bowl so I get more right away. The seeds of change are rice in a bag just like the lentils. Should be on the same aisle. They are microwave for 90 seconds. great to take one of each to work. I do that and use half of each together one day and then the other half of each the next. Obviously Instant Pot rice is going to be better but for convenience you cant beat 90 seconds in a bag.
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Jul 17, 2018 21:33
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Pennywise the Frown posted:I only smoked once I quit drinking a month ago. It caused anxiety. I'm going to try it again. Someone mentioned the George Carlin method of "one and done." I tried that with a vap cap before but it wasn't really enough to get me high so I smoked a little more and just got anxious and not very high at all. I want to try it with a bowl so I get more right away. Sounds like the wrong strain of weed too. I'm pretty sure you live in some midwestern illegal state, so it might be hard to find it, but an indica with a nice amount of CBD/CBG might be the ticket. The only issue with this is that it might be rather sedative. High CBD cannabis (not industrial hemp based) is the #1 thing to help my life long digestive issues. Failing on finding specifics like that you should still be able to find CBD isolate online to mix with any herb to add a solid anti-anxiety, anti-spasmodic effect to it. I just realized there's a quick loop close to me where I can hit up an amazing Thai restaurant, a Trader Joe's and one of the two Costcos in Colorado to have an in-store liquor section.  BUT NOW I REALIZE IF I HIT UP THE THAI RESTAURANT I WON'T HAVE ROOM FOR A DOG!!! WHAT DO I DO?!?!?!
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Jul 17, 2018 23:58
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BaconCopter posted:Sounds like the wrong strain of weed too. I'm pretty sure you live in some midwestern illegal state, so it might be hard to find it, but an indica with a nice amount of CBD/CBG might be the ticket. The only issue with this is that it might be rather sedative. High CBD cannabis (not industrial hemp based) is the #1 thing to help my life long digestive issues. Failing on finding specifics like that you should still be able to find CBD isolate online to mix with any herb to add a solid anti-anxiety, anti-spasmodic effect to it. DOGS 2 GO
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Jul 18, 2018 01:54
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BaconCopter posted:Sounds like the wrong strain of weed too. I'm pretty sure you live in some midwestern illegal state, so it might be hard to find it, but an indica with a nice amount of CBD/CBG might be the ticket. The only issue with this is that it might be rather sedative. High CBD cannabis (not industrial hemp based) is the #1 thing to help my life long digestive issues. Failing on finding specifics like that you should still be able to find CBD isolate online to mix with any herb to add a solid anti-anxiety, anti-spasmodic effect to it. This is probably the case. I'll have to ask my buddy about it. btw, I kept the dog down. PBUC
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Jul 18, 2018 03:04
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Dropped a prescription off at the Issaquah warehouse next to Corp. Was a little surprised because the self checkouts are back. We thought those were gone forever.
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Jul 18, 2018 04:57
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Prokhor Zakharov posted:It varies dealer to dealer and brand to brand. On the lot I used to work at Costco is absolutely rock bottom and most people struggled to hit those prices without it. A lot of the 'old school' haggling techniques were long ago spotted by dealers and they will either blow you out or slam you in other areas for trying to one up them. Right! Remember, in all negotiations, to consider the relative experience of the counter parties: the car salesmen do this literally every day, all day long, and you'll do it maybe 5-10 times in your life, *IF* you are wealthy? All you can do as a consumer is recognize when they are using bullshit tactics on you (leaving you waiting forever while they "go talk to the manager", or that stupid 4 square thing), and call them out on it.
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Jul 18, 2018 15:17
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Pennywise the Frown posted:I only smoked once I quit drinking a month ago. It caused anxiety. I'm going to try it again. Someone mentioned the George Carlin method of "one and done." I tried that with a vap cap before but it wasn't really enough to get me high so I smoked a little more and just got anxious and not very high at all. I want to try it with a bowl so I get more right away. He was actually asking about a relatively common and underdiagnosed marijuana-associated nausea condition called cyclic vomiting syndrome. Heavy marijuana users develop this terrible nausea, and it's often helped by a hot shower. It doesn't seem like that's your problem. Marijuana is NOT a great antiemetic as it contains both THC and CBD, although it's a pretty decent appetite stimulant. CBD alone is thought to have antiemetic properties.
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Jul 18, 2018 15:43
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Indicas are a drat treasure for my nausea.
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Jul 18, 2018 16:25
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I have CBD oil that I bought (finally allowed in Wisconsin  ). I started using it shortly after I started vomiting everything up, so I stopped using it just to take out all other possibilities.So far quitting smoking has been helping a bit as well. Plus I just don't each much.
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Jul 18, 2018 16:29
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Went to Costco today. Got a dog and a drink. Poured a nice, tall cup of Pepsi. Took a sip and...vanilla? Apparently my Costco is dispensing unadvertised vanilla Pepsi. Weird.
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Jul 18, 2018 16:52
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Taima posted:Ummm well do you live near where they are produced? Our Costco has them 365 days a year in the frozen section by the ice creams. However if you call the number for the store and speak to them, they will often be able to tell you if/when they'll be available. They were in my Washington Costco last year and local grocery stores and Target can carry them
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Jul 18, 2018 16:57
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Phylodox posted:Apparently my Costco is dispensing unadvertised vanilla Pepsi. Weird.
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Jul 18, 2018 17:01
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Went to church last night. And there were 20 cars in the lot. Why? Well there was a massive fire just across the street an hour before, and they had to evacuate! Tons of fire trucks, and shaken employees. They closed for an hour, and then re opened for the last hour (as I pulled up) strangest and quietest Costco trip ever. Tempted by their backpacks. Sad they didn’t have Its-Its  . Would have gotten a dog, but I’m on Keto and don’t want one without a bun.
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Jul 18, 2018 17:25
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mania for SAVINGS maybe https://www.sfgate.com/science/amp/hot-dog-mania-episode-beef-jerky-johns-hopkins-13086597.php
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Jul 19, 2018 01:42
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They finally had the Xbox elite controllers back in stock (for $119 vs the 149 plebs pay) so I got one. It seems nice. Not sure how to use these paddle thingies.
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Jul 19, 2018 01:46
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Supreme Allah posted:They finally had the Xbox elite controllers back in stock (for $119 vs the 149 plebs pay) so I got one. It seems nice. Not sure how to use these paddle thingies. you can assign the paddles to be the face buttons so you don't have to move your thumb off the stick. I never got used to it (honestly never really tried).
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Jul 19, 2018 02:11
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Pennywise the Frown posted:I have CBD oil that I bought (finally allowed in Wisconsin Isn't Milwaukee taking steps forward to legalize recreational marijuana? I've been underweight for almost my whole life -- wasn't able to maintain 100lbs even until I started smoking. I went from never feeling hungry/feeling physical discomfort when eating to being a normal weight with a decent eating pattern now. Last week I went to Costco high, which was perfect for a food court experience. Which of you goons is gonna make a Costco SA emote? Representation is severely lacking!
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Jul 19, 2018 02:43
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AWarmBody posted:Isn't Milwaukee taking steps forward to legalize recreational marijuana? As far as I know the state recently acknowledged that weed exists. It's people and newspapers who keep bringing it up. Not sure if Milwaukee is doing it's own thing. Haven't heard anything about that. Scott Walker is the governor, so two options. 1) Absolutely not because it would be a good thing. 2) Absolutely would at least PROMISE he will as soon as he gets reelected, but then probably doesn't.
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Jul 19, 2018 03:14
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Imagine if costco sold weed.
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Not to tarnish the name of all that is good, but it'd probably be lovely Oregon mids.
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BaconCopter posted:Not to tarnish the name of all that is good, but it'd probably be lovely Oregon mids. it would be 1440-packs of edibles
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I would blow Dane Cook posted:Imagine if costco sold weed. you just triggered a Costco foodcourt employee
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Jul 19, 2018 04:34
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I would blow Dane Cook posted:Imagine if costco sold weed. You know that Kirkland bud would be good, too
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Jul 19, 2018 04:36
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I dunno if any of you guys are into cheese or if they have it at costcos around the country but here we can get Marin French Cheese Co brie and its just fantastic and a very good price.
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hakimashou posted:I dunno if any of you guys are into cheese or if they have it at costcos around the country but here we can get Marin French Cheese Co brie and its just fantastic and a very good price.  If I'm feeling like getting some fatty fat fancy rear end cheese its Costco or bust.
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Squashy Nipples posted:Right! Remember, in all negotiations, to consider the relative experience of the counter parties: the car salesmen do this literally every day, all day long, and you'll do it maybe 5-10 times in your life, *IF* you are wealthy? Sure, but if you take your time, buy right before or even as a new model year is hitting, and target a specific on-lot car that's been there for a while, you can win. The car that I got last year was thousands cheaper than the Costco Auto pricing. The car had been sitting on the lot, hadn't seen much in the way of test drives, the new model year was about to hit. They played ball to get that car off the lot, and the transaction was actually pretty easy because I had all of the data with me, had negotiated with several dealers beforehand, proposed a reasonable (and very low) number for the car, and made it clear that I would drive away with that car if we made a deal. No one tried any tricks. No one wasted anyone's time. Just a good transaction that satisfied the dealer's desire for a specific car to get the gently caress off the lot.
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FogHelmut posted:I'm lazy as hell, so this is the easiest way to do it - just quoting this so I don't have to keep hitting ctrl+f and searching for norman on every page PBUC
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What do you all use the large jars of pesto for? I keep seeing them, and I'm so tempted to buy it, but I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to use it all
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