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Maybe flavored sparkling water options are regional? In the Seattle area, Costco carries Talking Rain variety cases instead with plain, lemon lime, berry & tangerine flavors, while in the Vancouver, BC area, I've never seen them carry any flavored sparkling waters at all. Just plain San Pellegrino.
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binge crotching posted:So I guess the next time I head through YVR I need to make a run over to the Costco next to BC Place. BC Place doesn't have the wings yet. Richmond might, both Burnaby ones certainly do.
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$5 - generic Benadryl $11 - generic Claritin $13 - generic Zyrtec $14 - generic Allegra Personally, Zyrtec works best for me of the OTC options I've tried without drowsiness, but it really depends on what you're allergic to, and how badly.
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Nov 22, 2018 10:05
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ShortyMR.CAT posted:This explains alot now. I should note I'm guessing off memory. Been a minute since I've been down to the states. Next time you're in the store, (and on the bottle you picked up,) just look up actual medicine name (should be in the fine print of active ingredients & dosage info,) on your phone, it'll say the brand names in the wiki article. Also, Costco generics usually try to match the name brand color scheme in any given country though, so in the US pink should be Benadryl, Blue should be Claritin, Green should be Zyrtec, and Purple should be Allegra. //edit SirPablo posted:This is symbolic of America's healthcare system. Ultraklystron fucked around with this message at 18:04 on Nov 22, 2018 |
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Nov 22, 2018 17:55
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Im Ready for DEATH posted:it isn't costco matching the colors. Bulk OTC tablets are manufactured in India/China/etc. and are used by all otc companies. We literally all share the same few suppliers. Which, by the way is going to cause the price of OTC to go through the roof in the new year, due to the tariffs taking effect. Oh, I was thinking the Costco branded labels rather than the pills themselves, but yeah that makes sense that it's all the same handful of suppliers. Makes me glad I'm in Canada too.
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Nov 22, 2018 18:07
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Im Ready for DEATH posted:Canada uses the same suppliers. Every country does. Only China currently has the precursors to produce ibuprofen and paracetamol and the ability to make the final bulk product. Every country buys from them because they have no choice. Tariffs apply on import/landing product though right? The tax hit happens when it hits US shores. China to US = tariff, China to Canada, no tariff.
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Nov 22, 2018 18:28
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Bummey posted:and the faux benadryl is like $5 for 400 pills in a huge bottle, vs real benadryl $8 for 10-20 in a lovely blister pack. It's fuckin loony. Sorry to keep the allergy derail up but yes, it's nuts. Branding is a often a racket, but for long off patent OTC meds, it's a joke. Also worth also noting Benadryl is the sleep part of Tylenol PM/Simply Sleep, so Costco generic Benadryl is the cheapest sleep aid too (though, there's some studies warning against long term use for allergies or sleep: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/2091745 .)
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Nov 23, 2018 00:58
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The how is because all of those things are super YMMV. I've never caught sleep off Zyrtec and barely so off Benadryl, but either drops my mom right to sleep (Zyrtec usually being non-drowsy for most people.) Claritin is the only allergy drug she's had that's actually effective, but that's also properly non-drowsy. Claritin was my go to until Zyrtec went generic and did the job leagues better until just this year, where due to proximity to every pollen laden trees (like turning the driveway yellow,) I had to double my dosage (which is the Rx strength anyway.)
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Nov 23, 2018 06:55
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Renegret posted:Oh, I don't need much from Costco, it'll be a quick trip. I've taken to not taking a cart in if I'm only getting a few things. Though, I live walking distance from Costco, so I can afford to avoid stocking up.
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Jan 13, 2019 04:07
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Math You posted:We also have New York Fries and Montana's Those are even better with context though: New York Fries is a Poutine chain, so it's an American name for a chain serving a French Canadian-ish dish. Montana's is basically Canada's Claim Jumper. They have Steaks, BBQ & peanut shells on the floor, because that's real country Americana or something. As guy with family in Montana, Montana's feels like Americatown from the Simpsons.
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Apr 5, 2019 00:08
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To be fair, each Costco dramatically shifts what it gets in to what moves fastest in that location. Some Costco stores lean heavy into the bulk upsell options because that's the clientele there. Others lean way more into bulk generic products, and others still are clearly just aimed at restaurants and businesses (even if they're not officially a business Costco.) Just in the Seattle area, what gets carried at the Kirkland Costco is not what's carried in the Woodinville Costco 10 miles away, let alone the Tukwila Costco 20 miles away. Different neighborhoods, different demographics, and the only consistent option is the dog and the 'za.
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Apr 16, 2019 17:41
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Dely Apple posted:I cannot see this ending up anywhere but as the decoration of a 100+ foot tall, Puget Sound old growth pine if you fired it anywhere near my Costco. Only place I could think of off hand where you night get away with it in the Puget Sound area is the glider field on Willows Road across from the soccer fields, and that assumes that neither the glider guys nor the soccer parents complain.
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May 12, 2019 00:30
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They literally just added self checkout at my local Costco, and it's been great for quick trips, so I hope people don't cheat it and get it taken away. 
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May 19, 2019 22:33
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priznat posted:I go to a smaller one in Burnaby BC pretty often (it is near my work) and it is between two much larger ones. It's a lot more pleasant experience than either of those two so I hope it doesn't get shut down! If it's the one I'm thinking of, that Costco is super near a university, and so I doubt they'll nix it any time soon. Students living near/on campus and sharing cars constantly frequent that location (I should know; if I'm guessing right, that was the Costco I frequented while attending said university.) Also, there's litany of skyscrapers going up near by with many more planned, so there's only going to be more pressure on that location. No one living in that area of Burnaby is gonna wanna drive to Port Coquitlam, Brentwood or Surrey for the other Costcos unless their commute takes them by it naturally. Ultraklystron fucked around with this message at 08:09 on Jun 27, 2019 |
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Jun 27, 2019 08:04
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priznat posted:Yay! It is a very OG location too, I remember going there with my folks 20-30(?) years ago. drat. Anecdotally from grabbing lunch and office snacks there from back when I used to work downtown, it's got a steady clientele of literally every walk of life getting lunch from its outdoor Costco cafe, then a lot of restaurants & businesses loading up flatbed carts inside with bulk food and/or office supplies, but it's never so busy as a suburban Costco on a weekend. When all I needed was a single item, it was preferable to pick it up at lunch downtown than fighting for parking at the Lougheed location closer to my residence, even with the skytrain ride back.
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Jun 27, 2019 16:18
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They just expanded the self checkouts at my local Costco from 6 to 9, plus adding 6 more for the food court, so in typical Costco fashion, what they do with self checkout is very much about handling the needs of a given location it seems. I personally really like it as it moves so much faster than what they had before. People with a couple items seem to self select to the self checkout while those with full carts still hit the cashiers.
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