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stealie72: Jan 10, 2007; Their eyes locked and suddenly there was the sound of breaking glass.
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Krusty bleeding on all that edge...

# ¿ Nov 18, 2017 03:33

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# ¿ Jun 29, 2022 09:29

stealie72: Jan 10, 2007; Their eyes locked and suddenly there was the sound of breaking glass.
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I have given my wife the gift of the sherpa, and she is now warm for the first time in her life.

PBUC

# ¿ Nov 18, 2017 23:04

stealie72: Jan 10, 2007; Their eyes locked and suddenly there was the sound of breaking glass.
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Chinatown posted:

My faith wavered this week as my warehouse had neither bacon nor the yogurt the kids like in stock, but the visage of Sgt. Chowdown with his dog of unknown weight and beverage without a refill was surely sent as a sign to keep my faith strong. PBUC

# ¿ Dec 13, 2017 20:56

stealie72: Jan 10, 2007; Their eyes locked and suddenly there was the sound of breaking glass.
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No Butt Stuff posted:

Kids probably

Not an emptyquote.

# ¿ Jan 16, 2018 02:02

stealie72: Jan 10, 2007; Their eyes locked and suddenly there was the sound of breaking glass.
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Yea, bretheren, my faith is strong, and I gave a mighty tithe at the local church today, but the father, in his wisdom, seems to have abandoned Yoplait yogurt for multiple varieties of fashionable Greek yogurt. Are other churches following? Does the church now solely favor the Greek Yogurt Orthodoxy?

# ¿ Jan 23, 2018 01:18

stealie72: Jan 10, 2007; Their eyes locked and suddenly there was the sound of breaking glass.
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ArbitraryC posted:

The design is obviously so they can stack em more efficiently in their shipping trucks.

It's more rectangular/cylindrical and less jug- like shape fits more efficiently in my fridge, so suck it, I like it.

# ¿ Jan 24, 2018 00:51

stealie72: Jan 10, 2007; Their eyes locked and suddenly there was the sound of breaking glass.
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Those of you who have used optical: I get $x towards contacts with my vision insurance (which the doctor at my Costco doesn't take). Will Costco optical deal with insurance for me if I buy contacts through them, or do I have to deal with reimbursement myself?

# ¿ Jan 27, 2018 14:14

stealie72: Jan 10, 2007; Their eyes locked and suddenly there was the sound of breaking glass.
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Tim Whatley posted:

Holy poo poo big shoutout to those recommending the optical department.

I paid $190 total for new frames and 45 days worth of contact lenses. (Probably will buy lenses elsewhere after since Costco doesn't take my insurance) but even the frames alone were beyond worth it without using my benefits.

PBUCCCCCC

$120 for glasses here. Ordered at 4pm Saturday. Got the text that they are ready this evening. PBUC

# ¿ Feb 1, 2018 03:37

stealie72: Jan 10, 2007; Their eyes locked and suddenly there was the sound of breaking glass.
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My state controls alcohol prices and only sells liquor in state stores, so all the Costco beer selections here are poo poo. Also, no handles of high quality $20 scotch for me.

# ¿ Feb 1, 2018 21:41

stealie72: Jan 10, 2007; Their eyes locked and suddenly there was the sound of breaking glass.
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Hypnolobster posted:

Also Ohio. No Costco liquor for me.

This.

# ¿ Feb 2, 2018 02:05

stealie72: Jan 10, 2007; Their eyes locked and suddenly there was the sound of breaking glass.
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Clamps McGraw posted:

This is the Daddest post ever

Only if he got those $18 sandals too.

# ¿ Mar 28, 2018 17:41

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Chinatown posted:

eat a whole costco pizza in one sitting and you can get that for $9.99!!! PBUC!!!

The heart may die before the rear end.

# ¿ Apr 11, 2018 03:57

stealie72: Jan 10, 2007; Their eyes locked and suddenly there was the sound of breaking glass.
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Have learned to accept soviet style shopping at Costco. More than once I have been thrilled by some cheap and awesome thing only to never see it again.

# ¿ Apr 16, 2018 22:38

stealie72: Jan 10, 2007; Their eyes locked and suddenly there was the sound of breaking glass.
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Not to blaspheme, but I'm thinkin' bout the veggie burgers and chicken tenders that suddenly were ghosted from the frozen section when I went on Friday.

I generally love Costco, but hate the way they carry things on and off.

# ¿ May 21, 2018 11:53

stealie72: Jan 10, 2007; Their eyes locked and suddenly there was the sound of breaking glass.
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They had Morningstar spicy Chipotle black bean patties. They are awesome. Now they have some organic bullshit plain veggieburgers.

# ¿ May 21, 2018 15:25

stealie72: Jan 10, 2007; Their eyes locked and suddenly there was the sound of breaking glass.
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I am struggling with the faith today. Went yesterday and they were out of/no longer carry several long-standing favorites, the optical area basically threw up their hands at my unusable glasses (way distorted vision and seeing text double at close range. The optician says the prescription is fine and to take it up with my optician), and despite checking out on it the app never actually sent the 100 photos I wanted printed. Between that and the sweaty hoardes that were somehow there at 2:00 on a Thursday, I'm wondering if it's all worth it.

And like Eat Faster, I've become mostly veg so communion is useless to me.

Save my soul, goons.

# ¿ Jul 6, 2018 12:36

stealie72: Jan 10, 2007; Their eyes locked and suddenly there was the sound of breaking glass.
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I know the thread generally is pro the extended warranty on electronics, but is it worth it for appliances?

I'm getting a washer/dryer combo and the warranty is about 8% of the total price to cover years 3-5. That doesn't seem like a time when things go wrong with them (bathtub graph for failures/problems and all).

Still worth it?

Edit: Wait, using the costco visa to purchase, so that gives me 4 years before the squaretrade kicks in, right? Maybe it's worth it to be covered in years 5-7.

stealie72 fucked around with this message at 12:52 on Nov 21, 2018

# ¿ Nov 21, 2018 12:50

stealie72: Jan 10, 2007; Their eyes locked and suddenly there was the sound of breaking glass.
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revmoo posted:

How do we know that? I made it all the way to the very end of the process on two different items and it just said something like "error, call customer service"

Because they have a history of crazy poo poo like this on black Friday.

# ¿ Nov 24, 2018 13:25

stealie72: Jan 10, 2007; Their eyes locked and suddenly there was the sound of breaking glass.
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Chinatown posted:

If you're gonna buy bourbon to mix just get the giant bottle of ~~Jim Beam~~ Evan Williams. Its a really good deal.

# ¿ Dec 13, 2018 03:30

stealie72: Jan 10, 2007; Their eyes locked and suddenly there was the sound of breaking glass.
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Chinatown posted:

they have that at your costco? lucky motherfucker

No, no. I live in a state with state liquor stores. I get none of the glorious booze. Just making a general statement.

Edit: we also have state prices on beer and wine, making the co kind of useless for alcohol.

# ¿ Dec 13, 2018 13:02

stealie72: Jan 10, 2007; Their eyes locked and suddenly there was the sound of breaking glass.
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raton posted:

US up there with a bunch of countries that consider spam a food group. Rock on.

Related: Just saw a 10 (12?) pack of spam at the church and wondered who in the hell needs that much spam.

# ¿ Dec 20, 2018 19:18

stealie72: Jan 10, 2007; Their eyes locked and suddenly there was the sound of breaking glass.
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Went to the church today and got a Samsung tv that has dead pixel lines. Kinda pissed off about this. Will take it back in the morning for a no fuss exchange, but still...

# ¿ Dec 27, 2018 01:23

stealie72: Jan 10, 2007; Their eyes locked and suddenly there was the sound of breaking glass.
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Taima posted:

Who are you mad at in this transaction? A very low percentage of consumer products are defective and it's literally no one's fault because the only thing with a 0% chance of failure is our own cold, unceremonious death

I'm an old man, so the clouds?

# ¿ Dec 27, 2018 03:42

stealie72: Jan 10, 2007; Their eyes locked and suddenly there was the sound of breaking glass.
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Pennywise the Frown posted:

Oh god please do this.

Sometimes you must challenge the church to force needed change. . .

# ¿ Nov 6, 2019 17:57

stealie72: Jan 10, 2007; Their eyes locked and suddenly there was the sound of breaking glass.
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13Pandora13 posted:

grandma.zip and grandpa.zip

Jesus, that just made me snort bourbon. Raising my glass (and potentially some snot) to grandma and grandpa.

# ¿ Nov 16, 2019 03:52

stealie72: Jan 10, 2007; Their eyes locked and suddenly there was the sound of breaking glass.
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Need to get TP, salmon dip, and a ham. Will I die if I go to the 'co tomorrow?

# ¿ Dec 22, 2019 02:22

stealie72: Jan 10, 2007; Their eyes locked and suddenly there was the sound of breaking glass.
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FogHelmut posted:

Talking to my three year old about how he's going to be a big brother soon. He said he would teach his new brother how to get samples at Costco.

Kid has his priorities straight. Quality parenting. Congratulations.

# ¿ Jan 28, 2020 02:24

stealie72: Jan 10, 2007; Their eyes locked and suddenly there was the sound of breaking glass.
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My church has a line 1/3 to the back of the store. My faith is weak because I hosed up and went at 1130 on Saturday.

Edit: cashed out in 11 minutes. It's a miracle.

stealie72 fucked around with this message at 17:22 on Feb 29, 2020

# ¿ Feb 29, 2020 17:13

stealie72: Jan 10, 2007; Their eyes locked and suddenly there was the sound of breaking glass.
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Renegret posted:

The first person I saw when pulling into the parking lot had 12 bags of dog food

poo poo. I only bought 1. My dog is going to starve.

# ¿ Mar 12, 2020 23:06

stealie72: Jan 10, 2007; Their eyes locked and suddenly there was the sound of breaking glass.
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large hands posted:

poo poo I've got like 4 Honeywell half-face respirators with p100 cartridges from years of working construction. Might freak people out at the grocery store though...

Yeah, I wore my p100 mask in Costco over the weekend and nobody batted an eye.

# ¿ Apr 8, 2020 02:49

stealie72: Jan 10, 2007; Their eyes locked and suddenly there was the sound of breaking glass.
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I've gone twice since this poo poo started, both in the afternoon, and both times the place was far too crowded for comfort.

# ¿ May 10, 2020 16:06

stealie72: Jan 10, 2007; Their eyes locked and suddenly there was the sound of breaking glass.
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JK Fresco posted:

Go on weekdays imo

Those were weekdays. Lots of retirees. Kind of frustrating given reports of emptiness here. But maybe I'm just in a high demand area or something.

# ¿ May 10, 2020 17:09

stealie72: Jan 10, 2007; Their eyes locked and suddenly there was the sound of breaking glass.
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Anybody seeing/not seeing chicken breasts, either the fresh ones in the meat case or the frozen ones? Running low on them and wondering if it's worth a trip built around them.

# ¿ May 19, 2020 16:22

stealie72: Jan 10, 2007; Their eyes locked and suddenly there was the sound of breaking glass.
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Back before I had kids and had time to obsess about food, I would fire up my charcoal chimney as a jet engine then put the pan on top of it when it was at full roar to heat the poo poo out of a wok or cast iron pan, and could sear the bejesus out of a steak super quickly. I highly recommend it.

And also, just as a way to start your charcoal. You never run out of chimney, unlike lighter fluid.

# ¿ May 24, 2020 14:19

stealie72: Jan 10, 2007; Their eyes locked and suddenly there was the sound of breaking glass.
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Bibliotechno Music posted:

Went to the pharmacy to get my refill of meds-cheaper with Costco prices and the GoodRX coupon (which they apply automatically) than with my poo poo insurance.

Do you, or does anyone, know if they play the standard gently caress gently caress games with insurance, or will things just be cheaper there? Have a family member just diagnosed with diabetes and is looking at some painful expenses for supplies and insulin. Don't have a ton of experience with pharmacies other than the occasional painkiller and antibiotic, but from what I have seen prices appear to be largely made up when insurance is involved, I'm wondering if their retail prices are cheaper if their prices with insurance will also be cheaper.

# ¿ Jul 30, 2020 02:54

stealie72: Jan 10, 2007; Their eyes locked and suddenly there was the sound of breaking glass.
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Cheap coffee brewed wicked strong in a percolator has its charms. But brewed regularly, it sucks.

# ¿ Oct 6, 2020 16:25

stealie72: Jan 10, 2007; Their eyes locked and suddenly there was the sound of breaking glass.
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Those are awesome. I get one every trip.

# ¿ Oct 15, 2020 21:57

stealie72: Jan 10, 2007; Their eyes locked and suddenly there was the sound of breaking glass.
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Sure, but they just won't have the taste of small-farm, heirloom, monkey harvested coconuts.

# ¿ Oct 29, 2020 01:13

stealie72: Jan 10, 2007; Their eyes locked and suddenly there was the sound of breaking glass.
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killer crane posted:

costco's one fault is the number of products that produce a lot more waste than their sams counterpart. like applesauce, costco only has individual pouches, while sam's sells big containers. also sams sells fruit in big and little recyclable cans, while costco only has a box of individual plastic fruit cups.

This very much bugs me about costco. A lot of stuff, especially food, feels more like "six regular consumer units put in a big outer box" than "a large foodservice package" if that makes sense.

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# ¿ Jun 29, 2022 09:29

stealie72: Jan 10, 2007; Their eyes locked and suddenly there was the sound of breaking glass.
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How crowded is the church right after Xmas? The TV we got my daughter is completely hosed so I need to do a return sooner rather than later, but also, covid and crowds are bad.

# ¿ Dec 26, 2020 02:23

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