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Xtra Innings Lovin posted:51% if the time I usually get a big cart full of stuff see the line have second thoughts and say to myself "eh, I'll just get a tv off Amazon and get my groceries at wal mart" and walk out. Lines go pretty fast but rest of the store can be a nightmare to navigate. But yeah ours is insanely loving busy nearly all the time, so I don't go as often as I'd like. Trick is to get there like before doors close at like 8pm on Wednesday or something or right when they open on a weekend.
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# ¿ Nov 13, 2016 07:52 |
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# ¿ Apr 27, 2024 07:55 |
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Big Bad Voodoo Lou posted:Agreed. I work ten minutes from a Costco, get out of work at 8 PM, get there by 8:10, and I have the whole store to myself for a blissful 20 minutes before they close at 8:30. Went today because I needed to replace a car battery. Going 15 minutes before they opened didn't help much today sadly Had to wait in the tire center for like 20 minutes to buy a new car battery, and then they couldn't fully refund my old one so I had to go wait into Merchandise Return which had another 30 minute line, and then the store was packed by the time I was done. At least checkout was almost empty so I got out fast.
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# ¿ Nov 13, 2016 20:40 |
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Quick Draw McGraw posted:There's weird regional variations in the cosrco food courts. Dor 8nstance the ones in jersey sell burgers amd fries for some reason. Never had the caesar salad or turkey wrap; the chicken bake kind of sucks in the past several years, but hot dog/pizza is still solid (but mostly bang for the buck, its not otherwise good) I remember costco selling giant pretzels in the early 90s but maybe that was price club or something. I miss those.
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# ¿ Nov 16, 2016 05:19 |
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Lhet posted:Costco is cool but their fresh produce sucks. Any sort of bag/box of fresh fruit you need to eat in a day or two (good luck) before half of them go bad. Even their onions, which should normally last super long, start going bad after a week and you have to start throwing away half of each one because the outer layers are beginning to go bad. Yeah I don't really buy produce there too often. Exception are things like giant bag of garlic which usually lasts over a month in my cupboard, potatoes if I'm cooking a bunch within 2 weeks, and giant bag of spinach/romaine lettuce <1 week. Even if I have to throw away half of it (and I usually do since it's just feeding 2 people), its still a lot cheaper than buying at grocery store or even produce markets.
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# ¿ Nov 17, 2016 01:47 |
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Tiny Lowtax posted:A slice of pizza from their deli has 760 calories Jesus Christ That's.. somehow impressive. Costco is p deceptive with nutrition information since a lot of their stuff doesn't . I used to love their poppyseed/blueberry muffins but they're also over 700 calories and it's really easy to end up eating 2 which is basically 70% of your calories. Croissants are really good and not too bad at ~350 with a cup of coffee in the morning.
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# ¿ Nov 17, 2016 04:30 |
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ElGroucho posted:I bought a sweater from Costco for like $20 bucks and threw it in the washer, not realizing it was that good-rear end spun wool type sweater, because where the gently caress do you get a high quality wool sweater for $20 bucks? (though the merchandise return always has a loving long rear end line with 20+ minute wait but oh well)
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# ¿ Nov 17, 2016 19:19 |
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Meyers-Briggs Testicle posted:my nearest costco is like half an hour away
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# ¿ Nov 17, 2016 19:27 |
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Tiny Lowtax posted:Yo the giant bags of Beer Chips are loving legit. Delicious. It sucks finding an awesome new product at Costco and then they stop carrying it a month later. There was some really good spicy haberno cheese they had for a little bit that I was addicted to but no more.
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# ¿ Nov 18, 2016 22:40 |
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that would be fine, but often they never come back
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# ¿ Nov 19, 2016 00:02 |
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ChinaBob posted:Can confirm. Doesn't matter who you are or where you live, Asians loving love Costco. Yeah I'd say mine is a Hispanic and Asian majority with a fair amount of Indians and African Americans, and white people being the minority. It's probably more a reflection of local demographics, as is any location, but it's definitely not some exclusive upper middle class white enclave
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# ¿ Nov 19, 2016 06:34 |
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grellgraxer posted:I will say, as a pesto nerd, that the jumbo bottle of pesto they sell at Costco is awesome. Great price, great quality. They've changed their pesto several times over the past 15+ years, it used to be amazingly good with lot of pine nuts and basil, now it's more on the cheesy side and more cheap filler stuff so it's not as good. Still decent buy though.
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# ¿ Nov 19, 2016 20:05 |
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ElGroucho posted:The gently caress is wrong with you Isn't it obvious? he has the brain eating mindcontrol cat parasite
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# ¿ Nov 21, 2016 06:18 |
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^^ Those things loving suck. I don't think the pub mix has those bagel/rye chip things which are the best sadly.rezatahs posted:gonna try to beat that. let you know in 7 more. They definitely own. I also own like the giant twin box rolls of parchment paper that lasts awhile too
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# ¿ Nov 22, 2016 03:41 |
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Return Of JimmyJars posted:My Costco was so crowded today it was literally impossible to move. You just had to flow with the crowd. I can't believe the fire Marshall hadn't shut the place down. Though day before thanksgiving is a special Madmax Thunderdome hell at every single grocery store, especially the ones around here are awful
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# ¿ Nov 24, 2016 05:54 |
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Uncle at Nintendo posted:Also I got my father-in-law this thing a few weeks ago from Costco: Opened the first one, a pretty drat decent light marzen. Waiting for today's to chill right now. Xaris fucked around with this message at 03:03 on Dec 3, 2016 |
# ¿ Dec 3, 2016 02:59 |
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yeah going to do that now. i should add poo poo was like $60 so these beers better be worth like $2.50 each
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# ¿ Dec 3, 2016 03:04 |
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Tiny Lowtax posted:It's not even like winter themed beers or anything. Just random beers. Doesn't seem worth it IMHO
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# ¿ Dec 4, 2016 18:56 |
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JnnyThndrs posted:One day you'll realize it's because they just wrap Charmin really loosely on the spool so it 'feels soft', which means you get less paper and the rolls don't last near as long.
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# ¿ Dec 9, 2016 01:49 |
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Quick Draw McGraw posted:High profit means it's probably bad for the actual customer
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# ¿ Dec 11, 2016 21:49 |
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Do your research on the vitamix. A good blender is worth its weight in gold, meanwhile a mediocre or bad one just ends up in your attic or back of your cupboard until your next garage sale 2 years from now, along with that lovely food processor, and you list it for $20 and just end up throwing it out unsold. A lot of blenders make lovely models for other stores and poo poo too, vitamix has some really good ones (which are like 600$?) but also I think some lovely models too and it's not wortb shaving off some price for a wors model
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# ¿ Dec 17, 2016 20:22 |
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That70sHeidi posted:Don't know how much it cost but my brother brought home lobster bisque and it was the best thing in my life. Triple thumbs up. Costco muffins are loving delicious, but they're also like 700 calories a pop. Poppy Seed, Blueberry, whatever are all good but those are my favorite. I don't get them more than once a year though
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# ¿ Jan 18, 2017 04:14 |
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bucksmash posted:I got a giant bottle of tequila, thin crust pepperoni, 8 LED light bulbs, steak, asparagus, and a jug of Simple Green that should last about 3 years. 1 can of coffee is lol though. Their renovating the Costco Gas here so it's a major mess. and i showed up at like 9:15 before the doors were open and the gas thing was a clusterfuck with line extending out into the street and around the corner. whatever, company will pay for gas so I'll just go to a more expensive station later. I'm glad i showed up just before the doors opened tho because by the time i left at 10 the whole parking lot from corner to corner was packed and ton of cars waiting in isles. bought my dog a dogbed that he's not using, corned beef for st pattys day, a shitton of cheeses, giant bag of blueberrys/sweet potatos/garlic/onions, muffins/croissants and some other stuff. I forgot to grab a new pair of work gloves so i'll probably just go to Lowes later. always forget something :|
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# ¿ Mar 4, 2017 21:18 |
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OXBALLS DOT COM posted:i really want to buy a dyson handheld things. are they waorth it? http://thesweethome.com/reviews/best-handheld-vacuum/
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# ¿ Mar 5, 2017 06:52 |
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FogHelmut posted:I went to Costco last night, might go again tomorrow. Lucky, they're remodelling or doing some construction work at the gas station for my costco , which was already gigantically busy as poo poo store and has to be a top 10 for busy-ness already, and now the gas line is loving retarded and loops all the way around the street almost to the other entrance. i've basically just paying an extra quarter/gal at a local corner gas station than wait easily 30+ minutes to save maybe $2 I wish they would build a second one nearby, there's plenty of demand to keep 2 super busy all the time. I don't go as much as I used to because even showing at up 9:20am on a saturday it's already packed as gently caress before the doors even open now a days. also i bought some jerky from costco called chefs cut or something, it's garbage. it's like gummy-consistency and has poo poo sweet flavoring. how do you gently caress up jerky?? Xaris fucked around with this message at 21:22 on Apr 5, 2017 |
# ¿ Apr 5, 2017 21:19 |
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FogHelmut posted:Yeah, this might get me banned from the thread, but certain items aren't cheaper at Costco. I got a chest freezer on sale at Best Buy for about $100 less than Costco. there are still legit times when the exact same sku/model is cheaper elsewhere for sure
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# ¿ Apr 20, 2017 17:49 |
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Fellis posted:Trip report: thats p cool. i love lamb at restraunts/gyros/whatever, but honestly i have no idea how the gently caress i would even prepare or cook that much lamb, let alone it wouldnt even fit in a normal fridge. my only attempts are cooking small lamb shanks was kind of a disaster
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# ¿ Apr 21, 2017 04:18 |
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Huge_Midget posted:Got all hot and bothered by all the Costco talk, had to get their wiener inside me immediately. ketchup... guillotine
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# ¿ Apr 21, 2017 17:47 |
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Teriyaki Hairpiece posted:I got the Kirkland vodka for the first time, there were two tiers and I went for the more expensive one and some very normal looking old grandma lady in the line was telling me how the less expensive one was actually really good. iirc I think Kirkland Vodka is rebranded Grey goose? i've never tried them side-by-side but that's been the rumors for awhile now. I'm not sure what you're referring to more expensive and less expensive, I thought they only had 1 but I might have missed it. e: I guess jury is out but most people say Costco vodka is even slightly better but pretty loving similar overall so w/e. Costco owns Xaris fucked around with this message at 03:30 on Apr 25, 2017 |
# ¿ Apr 25, 2017 03:26 |
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Dely Apple posted:The Costco ladies had this delicious Korean BBQ jerky for sale so I bought some and ate most of it and feel only shame, and the hunger for more That looks good, I loving love jerky but my Costco doesn't sell that. They sell the pacific gold which is OK I guess but don't care for it. They also sell the costco streak strip thick cut one which I should try, idk why I haven't yet, I'll do that next time. I bought this a few trips back and it's loving garbage. it's shredded into like little tiny pieces, it tastes like mush (jerky should have a good stiff tear-factor, not baby food consistency) and really sugary. avoid that garbage.
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# ¿ Apr 25, 2017 06:33 |
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shut up netface posted:I'm going to come out and say it. drat dude. so did you make no money if no one bought anything? also was the blender actually good? i need a new one but proably looking to spend <$150 if possible. also i feel really bad for anyone who has to work food the day before thanksgiving. poo poo is like a thunderdome of crazy
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# ¿ Apr 28, 2017 01:02 |
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Rupert Buttermilk posted:Just wanted to say that Ikea food is worlds better than Costco food. Costco's froyo/smoothies/churros are pretty good but I don't care for their pizza/chicken bake/etc, but dem $1.50 dogs though.... also am i just misremembering, but i recall price club/costco having giant fuckoff pretzels at the food court in the early/mid 90s. those were good, when did they get rid of that? or maybe i'm just thinking of sams since we went to all 3 a lot.
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# ¿ May 1, 2017 02:31 |
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OXBALLS DOT COM posted:Treating your customers and employees with respect creates loyalty Sinegal is loving god and has been keeping the raving rabid shareholders at bay and standing his ground on paying employees well even after they keep pushing to cut employee costs because ???. costco drives your typical shithead mba conservatives absolutely insane because it shows if you pay employees well it actually translates into more sales. who'd have thought?? unfortunately no one else has seemed to catch on besides Trader Joes gunna suck when he dies
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# ¿ May 3, 2017 02:01 |
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uli2000 posted:It was better in the Good Ole Days when the black card and the business card got you in 3 hours early and free danish and coffee as well. Nothing like strolling in past the low level gold stars for a free coffee and danish. Too bad they dont do this anymore. I have to slum it with the goldies. I remember thatm though wasn't it just an hour early? iirc something like get in early at 9 and normal open was 10? That would be nice if they still had that but most everyone seems to be exec already anyways. If you show up here at 10am/(9:30 on sat) or even 15 minutes before there's already a huge rear end line to get in. But yeah I miss the free coffee and pastries as well.
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# ¿ May 3, 2017 07:18 |
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Return Of JimmyJars posted:It's kind of busy
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# ¿ May 6, 2017 19:58 |
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line to get in at 10am, but not terrible. there was already a sizeble line to get out at 10:30 it definitely was like at thunderdome getting out of the parking lot with every inch filled with cars trying to park and poo poo, p crazy but at least the store was good when i got there. "only" spent about $350 out the door somehow, poo poo adds up i guess. unfortunately i did not get the BUCK FIFTY 1/3 LB ALL BEEF DOG since there was already a huge line at the court and we had some cold stuff, and i just ate a giant breakfast before going there. oh well next time. next goon can eat a second dog to make up for it
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# ¿ May 7, 2017 19:42 |
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DeadFatDuckFat posted:How is it that the costco in your rich rear end Danville/san ramon area doesnt have a gas station. loving travesty. lmao that was the san ramon costco? ahahha its actually a pretty nice costco but ya gently caress the tri valley area
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# ¿ May 11, 2017 03:59 |
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lol if your costco opened up after 1987 like some kind of noob costco 11/11/1986
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# ¿ May 11, 2017 04:26 |
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i bought the Kirkland Steak Cut jerky on Sunday for the first tim, and now it's all gone. nothing sadder than an empty bag of jerky. it was real good though. much better than that 'chefs cut' poo poo i bought from costco a month ago which was just gummy sweet garbage also god drat jerky teeth. i think even after vigorously flossing im still feeling jerky bits between my teeth
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# ¿ May 11, 2017 06:44 |
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Teikanmi posted:Considering taking a train like an hour out of downtown just to hit up a CostCo to buy myself a birthday cake, muffins... and you KNOW I'm snaggin' a dog with mustard/onion/relish.
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# ¿ May 13, 2017 22:43 |
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Stexils posted:i don't like most of the food costco serves but they do do a good strawberry smoothie. also churro e: tho this might be a california costco thing, idk Xaris fucked around with this message at 03:10 on May 16, 2017 |
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