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therobit posted:Can someone link me to the post that spawned the thread title? The quote is what the ceo said to someone who kinda possibly maybe suggested raising the price of the dog do not worry my friend
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therobit posted:Can someone link me to the post that spawned the thread title? No, but beef prices have skyrocketed, even if most hotdog beef is the the anal lining scrappings they can't sell for dog food. And Costco has been trying to turn the Food Court into a profit-center for awhile as other more profit-seeking things, especially leaning hard on it the last 4-years with private equity taking some bigger stake and a few board seats in that timeframe. And Sinegal isn't on the board anymore and has no to little involvement or power, and he's like a zillion years old so he's prob gunna be dead sometime soon. the days are definitely numbered. but even a $2 dog would be a really good deal. i'd rather take a $2 dog vs trying to cut more corners to keep it at $1.5 like doing shittier buns, getting rid of saurkraut/onion dispensers/polish, aerating the beef in production and cutting weight, etc.
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# ? Oct 7, 2020 07:28 |
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So my church's food court had actually cut out all of the new menu items that were added to make a profit and is down to dogs, pizza berry sundaes, and chicken bakes. I was hoping that was signaling that they realized it is never going to be a profitable part of the store.
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# ? Oct 7, 2020 07:34 |
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therobit posted:So my church's food court had actually cut out all of the new menu items that were added to make a profit and is down to dogs, pizza berry sundaes, and chicken bakes. I was hoping that was signaling that they realized it is never going to be a profitable part of the store. who knows though. it would be best to focus on a few cheap items that are easy to eat-n-walk/car-food, especially self-contained stuff like a bulgogi bake, stromboli, dog, giant pretzel, churro, etc type stuff. Xaris fucked around with this message at 07:38 on Oct 7, 2020 |
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therobit posted:Can someone link me to the post that spawned the thread title? It's a quote from the new ceo to the former ceo before he took over. Costco is not raising the price for he hotdog. The brand is too powerful. I'm not gonna say they don't wanna make money with the foodcourt. But in the grand scheme of things. It's absolutely more of a customer relations department. For example the foodcourt at my store is losing 10,000 a month. Sounds like a lot until you consider the stores making millions.
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# ? Oct 7, 2020 07:39 |
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Churros will be back soon, fifty cents more and they'll be different.
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# ? Oct 7, 2020 07:40 |
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Gaius Marius posted:Churros will be back soon, fifty cents more and they'll be different.
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# ? Oct 7, 2020 07:42 |
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Gaius Marius posted:Churros will be back soon, fifty cents more and they'll be different. give me my sauerkraut and brown mustard dog back
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# ? Oct 7, 2020 07:55 |
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Gaius Marius posted:It's a quote from the new ceo to the former ceo before he took over. Considering the queues at checkout with full (read: $600+) trolleys on a midweek lunchtime when I went today $10000/week is an absolutely miniscule loss-leader.
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# ? Oct 7, 2020 07:57 |
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polish dog was pretty loving iconic and that went away after all. i think a pretty telling sign was the way craig reacted to having to announce vegan salad in just resigned-sadness "yeah it's a thing, better than i expected... if you like that type of thing." because there's been a lot of private-equity activist investor activity pushing to make it make money and it was basically out of his control. not that it'll happen soon, but q3 2021? 2022? who knows. future only has one direction and that's "worse". and hey, i get it. Xaris fucked around with this message at 08:06 on Oct 7, 2020 |
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Still havent had a dog since COVID came. It was all about the pump relish and mustard and of course, the onion dispenser.
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# ? Oct 7, 2020 08:04 |
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Hotdog prices should be grandfathered in to your membership card. If you keep your membership up to date you enjoy locked in dog prices. Its a private, members-only club so new people should expect mistreatment and hazing. Maybe you can rollback your do price if you do 5+ years of good parking lot cart behavour and no leaving perishable food lying out in the shelves near the checkouts.
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# ? Oct 7, 2020 08:05 |
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Gaius Marius posted:It's a quote from the new ceo to the former ceo before he took over. Same with the rotisserie chickens. It's pretty easy to run a successful business giving food away at cost when people go there, eat the food, and also spend several hundred dollars in the store.
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# ? Oct 7, 2020 08:07 |
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Paul MaudDib posted:give me my sauerkraut and brown mustard dog back My church gives out kraut in plastic containers and has packets for mustard and ketchup. I take them home to eat now though and I have all the fixings there.
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# ? Oct 7, 2020 08:35 |
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Does the Co still have the Italian sausage? I haven’t looked at the food court menu since the Rona hit.
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# ? Oct 7, 2020 09:14 |
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My experience at the food court (in PA) is there's just pizza, dogs and ice cream.
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# ? Oct 7, 2020 16:15 |
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Re: Coffee grinders, Americas Test Kitchen did blind taste tests with several coffee roasters and baristas and they could not tell the difference between brews done with blade grounds and grounds from the Baratza Encore (their winner for consistent grind size). They did have a special technique they used for the blade grind, pulsing on and off for 1 second so the beans don't just hover along the top, and then shaking to redistribute in between pulses. I thought it was interesting. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7LAzSKgeoQ In other news I just reupped my membership because of this thread. Anyone have experience with the Kirkland boxer briefs?
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# ? Oct 7, 2020 16:37 |
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Renegret posted:I bet you most of those snobs can't pass a blind taste test for things like rinsing the coffee filter and the temperature of the water. But it's clear as day if you're using inferior beans. Also, one of my favorite things about going to my Costco is getting to pick up a 24 pack of local beer. Love me some locally brewed beer.
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# ? Oct 7, 2020 16:55 |
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shadow puppet of a posted:Hotdog prices should be grandfathered in to your membership card. If you keep your membership up to date you enjoy locked in dog prices. Its a private, members-only club so new people should expect mistreatment and hazing. Maybe you can rollback your do price if you do 5+ years of good parking lot cart behavour and no leaving perishable food lying out in the shelves near the checkouts. Can I get a bonus for informing employees of moldy items on display and leaks when it starts raining? Extra if I cut bitches who don't put their carts away.
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# ? Oct 7, 2020 17:21 |
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topenga posted:Can I get a bonus for informing employees of moldy items on display and leaks when it starts raining? Cutting up motherfuckers who leave their carts out is a calling, not a profession. We do this for the love of the church, not for monetary gain. PBUC.
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who's your crawdaddy posted:Anyone have experience with the Kirkland boxer briefs? Not bad but they get Ex Officios every so often and those are the best.
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# ? Oct 7, 2020 17:31 |
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poisonpill posted:Not bad but they get Ex Officios every so often and those are the best. Oh drat, didn't know they carried those. That in store or online? Ex Officios are indeed the best.
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# ? Oct 7, 2020 17:32 |
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They’re like blink and you miss it things. I rely on this thread to let me know when they’re in stock lol
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# ? Oct 7, 2020 17:40 |
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I sure would buy more clothes at Costco but I guess I have to eat more 1.50 hot dogs to even approach be able to. Stock some sensible sizes Costco gently caress
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who's your crawdaddy posted:Re: Coffee grinders, Americas Test Kitchen did blind taste tests with several coffee roasters and baristas and they could not tell the difference between brews done with blade grounds and grounds from the Baratza Encore (their winner for consistent grind size). They did have a special technique they used for the blade grind, pulsing on and off for 1 second so the beans don't just hover along the top, and then shaking to redistribute in between pulses. I thought it was interesting. This makes sense. Burr grinders are great if you really, really need consistent grind size (like for Espresso or french press). If you are just throwing the grinds into a drip machine, pour over setup or an aeropress, it matters a lot less.
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# ? Oct 7, 2020 18:30 |
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silence_kit posted:What about a morning Dew? Diet Dew plus orange juice. I call it the Dewdriver
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# ? Oct 7, 2020 18:57 |
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french pressed dis this morning. also made some cold brew. good stuff.
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# ? Oct 7, 2020 19:01 |
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I went to Costco last night around 7PM and they didn't have Merino Wool socks, flannel, or paper towels. and still no bitchin sauce (tbf they;ve been out of it for like the last 1.5 years) got some things but not what i went for who's your crawdaddy posted:In other news I just reupped my membership because of this thread. Anyone have experience with the Kirkland boxer briefs?
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# ? Oct 7, 2020 19:26 |
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KakerMix posted:I sure would buy more clothes at Costco but I guess I have to eat more 1.50 hot dogs to even approach be able to. you sometimes have to rummage around in the boxes under the pallets of clothes to find smaller sizes. i've had mixed success looking. look at the label and see if it's something that's even carried (M-XXXL; S-XXL; etc). but yeah good smaller size clothes go very quick but really depends on the area. if you're in like denver or boulder or san francisco bay area or seattle or la, you'll have a hell of a time trying to find any because they don't stock much and go very fast. if you're shopping at say... Branson Missouri and Bumblefuck Arkansas, you shouldn't have a hard time finding any. i do think its hilarious that they can't tailor their clothe shipments by area. hmm yes consistently having stock 10000x XL-XXXXLs drowning the store in them that aren't selling meanwhile having 0 S-Ms which are clearly in demand, is a good idea instead of ordering a bunch of the sizes that sell. Xaris fucked around with this message at 19:31 on Oct 7, 2020 |
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I don’t think my store had jamón. I’m going up to Washington near Mecca soon—anyone know if they have them in the E Seattle/Redmond area?
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Xaris posted:you sometimes have to rummage around in the boxes under the pallets of clothes to find smaller sizes. i've had mixed success looking. look at the label and see if it's something that's even carried (M-XXXL; S-XXL; etc). Costco clothing is one place where it's cheaper to be fat. A whole pile of XXL and XXXL flannels on sale today for $13. I nearly bought a pair of pants today but I was finding every reason to be picky and decided it's a sign from myself that I don't want em. Margarita mix and Upslope beer was a no brainer though. And a chicken bake.
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# ? Oct 7, 2020 20:30 |
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But not tall. They may have clothes that go wide, but they’ll never have large socks, long pants, etc.
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# ? Oct 7, 2020 20:38 |
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costco clothing is sized for costco buying peeps
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# ? Oct 7, 2020 20:42 |
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Xaris posted:you sometimes have to rummage around in the boxes under the pallets of clothes to find smaller sizes. i've had mixed success looking. look at the label and see if it's something that's even carried (M-XXXL; S-XXL; etc). gently caress I wish Table Rock lake area had a freaking Costco!
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# ? Oct 7, 2020 20:43 |
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Yeah the sizes available is definitely regionally related. Down here in the south the big sizes go first leaving all the mediums and smalls left on clearance.
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# ? Oct 7, 2020 20:58 |
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I've ordered a lot of clothing off the website and had good luck with that, much better size selection. I've given up trying to find dress shirts in the store, I don't think they stock smalls at all, and the mediums are for 5'6" 300lb humans.
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# ? Oct 7, 2020 20:59 |
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poisonpill posted:But not tall. They may have clothes that go wide, but they’ll never have large socks, long pants, etc. I've noticed they sometimes have tall stuff online. Haven't ordered any yet. I can try on a 3XL flannel over my hoodie and have room to grow, but the shirt tails practically end at my navel.
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# ? Oct 7, 2020 21:10 |
This is peak physical performance, you may not like it but it is.
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# ? Oct 7, 2020 21:19 |
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Got a thicc package of Tall flannels waiting on my doorstep from costco atm. praying they be blessed.
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# ? Oct 7, 2020 21:39 |
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Danny Devito smiling because he bought up the entire Costco Men’s Dept some guys have all the luck
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# ? Oct 7, 2020 21:41 |