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Taima posted:The food court is easily the worst thing about Costco, and I say that as someone who has been shopping there regularly for over a decade. They have no idea what to do with the food court. They got rid of the polish, which was loving idiotic. They should just embrace the food court being a non-revenue generating part of the experience, but instead they are bringing all kinds of stupid poo poo in an effort to make it a money maker. gently caress the food court. 
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Jul 21, 2019 06:02
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Costco Al Pastor would make me fatter.
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Jul 21, 2019 06:43
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Write to Costco and complain about the food court. They seem to actually read the complaints Especially now that they're ij the middle of switching doughs to a worse formula
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Jul 21, 2019 07:00
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Also them jacking up prices across the board my making things more "premium" is bad imo
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Jul 21, 2019 07:01
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Taima posted:The food court is easily the worst thing about Costco. Nope. Taima posted:in an effort to make it a money maker. the whole operation is a loss-leader. They might make a decent $ off of the pizza to offset the hot dog deal cost. Taima posted:
Yeah in like 5 states. Everything they do is scaleable. People at at Costco in Nebraska would look at a trompo of al pastor and probably shout at it
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Jul 21, 2019 07:37
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Chinatown posted:People at at Costco in Nebraska would look at a trompo of al pastor and probably lock it up in a detention center
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Jul 21, 2019 08:23
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Look. The polish was good. But idk if it was a ,"write a 1 page angry essay about it being gone" good.
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Jul 21, 2019 10:51
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ShortyMR.CAT posted:Look. The polish was good. But idk if it was a ,"write a 1 page angry essay about it being gone" good.  It was. The dog is ok but it’s no polish.
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Jul 21, 2019 11:48
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The polish had pork, right? This is also probably why we'll never see al pastor unless it's that gross vegan "al pastor" they put in the fake al pastor salad
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Jul 21, 2019 14:01
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I like the coffee slushie hold the chocolate syrup
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Jul 21, 2019 14:12
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I frequently get the vanilla frozen yogurt (I wish they'd bring back chocolate though, acai isn't great) instead of a dog. It's not amazing yogurt, but it's a big cup for ~$1.50 and it's been loving hot lately. I'm actually glad it's not actual ice cream as I'm lactose intolerant.
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Jul 21, 2019 14:50
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A lot of my locals got so many complaints about them removing the berry sundae that they brought them back
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Jul 21, 2019 14:51
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JK Fresco posted:Write to Costco and complain about the food court. They seem to actually read the complaints Worse? I had a slice the other day and immediately noticed how delightfully airy and light the dough was. Definite improvement over the old recipe imo
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Jul 21, 2019 15:45
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MarcusSA posted:
The polish was ok but it's no brat. Thank god they got rid of the polish. I'm glad we got our brat back. Ordering the brat and hearing "did you mean the polish?" by an inexperienced food court worker was one of the worst things I've ever heard.
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MisterOblivious posted:The polish was ok but it's no brat. Brats are a regional item. Some places have Italian sausage instead but some have nothing
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Jul 21, 2019 16:03
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The day I riot is the day they remove Chicken Bakes. And coffee slushies.
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Jul 21, 2019 16:16
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Chinatown posted:the whole operation is a loss-leader. They might make a decent $ off of the pizza to offset the hot dog deal cost. Definitely possible. They've been trying to change that though, as all of the newer items seem profit-generating. For example the turkey sandwich. They make the bread in their own bakery. The portions are generous but they are using Kirkland sourcing for everything. I wouldn't be surprised if the margin on that item was generous. Same goes for the acai bowl. I could be off base here for sure but it seems like they're slowly and methodically adding higher margin items while slowly killing off the clear loss leaders like the polish. Admittedly the overall strategy for the food court has been so unclear, however, that it's hard to figure out exactly what they're trying to accomplish. quote:Yeah in like 5 states. Everything they do is scaleable. People at at Costco in Nebraska would look at a trompo of al pastor and probably shout at it Hah, fair enough. JK Fresco posted:Especially now that they're ij the middle of switching doughs to a worse formula Ah right, the pizza dough, that's a good point too I wasn't even thinking of that. ShortyMR.CAT posted:The day I riot is the day they remove Chicken Bakes. And coffee slushies. This but the rotisserie chicken. Papa needs his cheap chicken stock. $4.99 is beyond highway robbery.
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Jul 21, 2019 16:34
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the turkey sandwich is HIGHLY underrated imho
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Jul 21, 2019 16:35
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Taima posted:
This reminds me that I bought a chicken this week and threw away the carcass because I have no idea what to do with chicken stock. Makes me feel like a monster given how many pro-stock posts I read here.
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Jul 21, 2019 18:32
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Make soup. Drink it. Put it in random food items. Make some super ramen. Possibilites are endless.
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Jul 21, 2019 18:45
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That's the magic of chicken stock baby. You can put it in whatever. Cooking some rice? Hit that with some chicken stock. Making a curry? Stock. I mean poo poo you can toss some herbs in there and just heat it up in a mug and drink it. There's a million things that benefit from a little stock. That's not even getting into the obvious (soups). After I make the stock I pour it into individual sandwich bags and freeze it so it's easy to portion out. It's really up there with MSG in terms of versatile and easy flavor enhancement (and everyone should have MSG in their pantry but that's a topic for another day).
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Jul 21, 2019 18:47
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Homemade stock is the only thing for risotto, which is absurdly easy to make in an Instant Pot (now available at Costco, and sometimes they have Arborio rice too).Taima posted:(and everyone should have MSG in their pantry but that's a topic for another day). I have never seen Thai fish sauce at Costco. They should really get on that.
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Jul 21, 2019 19:01
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ShortyMR.CAT posted:The day I riot is the day they remove Chicken Bakes. And coffee slushies. They already doubled the price on mocha freezes with the excuse that they're "cold brew" now
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Jul 21, 2019 20:02
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Taima posted:I could be off base here for sure but it seems like they're slowly and methodically adding higher margin items while slowly killing off the clear loss leaders like the polish. Admittedly the overall strategy for the food court has been so unclear, however, that it's hard to figure out exactly what they're trying to accomplish. I would surmise that there is a battle raging about this internally, with the Costco true believers on one side and the disgusting outside MBAs and shareholder fetishists on the other.
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Jul 21, 2019 20:04
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JK Fresco posted:I would surmise that there is a battle raging about this internally, with the Costco true believers on one side and the disgusting outside MBAs and shareholder fetishists on the other. some costco employees can weigh in, but i understand their benefits have gotten a little worse and pay is largely stagnated, less breaks, theres some vending machines in the break room where employees can buy expensive poo poo instead of previous free food, and their vendor treatment is getting closer to walmart-esque handling. and really pushing tons of commissiony poo poo like citibank, solar panels, flooring, w/e. kirkland brand has definitely gotten way more expensive / less quantity for the buck on a bunch of products or been reformulated to be cheaper (like the pesto used to be amazing with lots of pinenuts n stuff but now largely cheaper cheese-filler ingredients). part of that is slapping an "organic" label on it, part of it is just because they can. food court is probably the primo example though with constantly trying to see whats more profitable that'll sell and getting rid of polish and 'kraut n cheaper pizza dough and new items they don't really make sense but they command a higher price.
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Jul 21, 2019 21:14
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JK Fresco posted:They already doubled the price on mocha freezes with the excuse that they're "cold brew" now Oh no
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Taima posted:The food court is easily the worst thing about Costco, and I say that as someone who has been shopping there regularly for over a decade. They have no idea what to do with the food court. They got rid of the polish, which was loving idiotic. They should just embrace the food court being a non-revenue generating part of the experience, but instead they are bringing all kinds of stupid poo poo in an effort to make it a money maker. gently caress the food court. I think you'll find a huge portion of America is scared of flavor. This shows up some in Food Court but is most noticeable in anything pre prepared. Also seen in Disney.
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Xaris posted:yeah. james sinegal was very good, and although craig jelinek was his handpicked replacement and pretty good at representing what sinegal believe in, but only barely holding up the doors of the Number Must Go UPP crowd beating down the doors. Did Costco murder your family? FYI this year (in Canada) our benefits for mental health professionals increased by 500 percent and they now pay 100 percent, up from 80. The US employees also received permanent pay increases after the trump tax cut. Both countries have had the starting wage increase significantly over the last couple of years. Is Costco a faultless employer? No. But do you ever have an axe to grind..
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This is the same guy who had a mental breakdown over shareholders in this thread a few months ago, just let him freak out a bit.
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Duck and Cover posted:I think you'll find a huge portion of America is scared of flavor. This shows up some in Food Court but is most noticeable in anything pre prepared. Also seen in Disney. What's the food at Disney like I bet it costs a fortune
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Jul 21, 2019 22:50
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Al pastor will prob never happen because they definitely won't add another pork item on the menu.
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Jul 21, 2019 22:52
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What's the deal with the solar panel stuff at Costco, anyways? Is it the common "pay 200 a month for the panels but look at your low energy bill!" scam?
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Grem posted:What's the deal with the solar panel stuff at Costco, anyways? Is it the common "pay 200 a month for the panels but look at your low energy bill!" scam? How is financing a large purchase a scam? If you're talking about the vendors in the stores, it's SunRun who is a large national solar provider.
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Jul 21, 2019 23:13
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FCKGW posted:How is financing a large purchase a scam? I'm guessing it's one of those things where they don't really tell you how many decades it'll take to pay for itself.
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Jul 21, 2019 23:23
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binge crotching posted:I'm guessing it's one of those things where they don't really tell you how many decades it'll take to pay for itself. The door-to-door salesman who hit me up ran the numbers as if my whole power bill was for electricity even though most of it was for gas heating, making solar a really awful value proposition. Another thing to watch out for is if you don't pay off the loan by the time you sell your house you'll either have to pay it all off or convince the buyer to take it on.
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Jul 21, 2019 23:38
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Fallom posted:The door-to-door salesman who hit me up ran the numbers as if my whole power bill was for electricity even though most of it was for gas heating, making solar a really awful value proposition. It really depends on your household usage and how solar-friendly your utility is. When I got my solar system, the monthly cost to finance my system was the same price as my cheapest monthly electric bill. Some states or utilities don't buy back electricity at retail rates to cap the amount of credits you can bank from month to month. Something like that is going to make solar a much different proposition.
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shovelbum posted:What's the food at Disney like I bet it costs a fortune Bland for the most part. I mean there's some good and bad food but mostly it's just kind of okay. I mean I was sick when I went but I maintain that wasn't relevant to my opinion.
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ShortyMR.CAT posted:Look. The polish was good. But idk if it was a ,"write a 1 page angry essay about it being gone" good. It's worth a almost 15 minutes nationwide radio rant: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MN-yQxuuU8M Then again, it's Jim Rome, so it only like 3 mins of content and 12 mins of soundbites and long pauses.
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I listen to Jim Rome every day.  That's a good rant.
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