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Teabag Dome Scandal
Mar 19, 2002

Costco employed goons, where the gently caress are the Its-Its? Its the middle of July and I cannot find my 6 pack of oatmeal cookie ice cream sandwiches and you are ruining my summer!! I'm going to have to go to Safeway at this point!

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Teabag Dome Scandal
Mar 19, 2002

Taima posted:

Ummm well do you live near where they are produced? Our Costco has them 365 days a year in the frozen section by the ice creams. However if you call the number for the store and speak to them, they will often be able to tell you if/when they'll be available.

The distro for It's Its isn't that large. You can get them in CA and I guess Texas at Costco but no other locations are indicated.

They were in my Washington Costco last year and local grocery stores and Target can carry them

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Mar 19, 2002

Taima posted:

Yeah the pre-fried shallots are fine to use, but just FYI making your own fried shallots is a one way ticket to flavor town and makes a huge difference.

It's actually not that messy, nor does it require a ton of paper towels, but the technique itself is kind of difficult in my experience. The shallots themselves go from perfect to burnt in about two seconds, so you have to be right on top of it. Up to you whether that's worth it or not.

In terms of selecting tuna you have a few variables. '

Taima's Quick Guide to buying good Tuna at Costco:

1) tuna quality runs from best to worst, from the top of the steak to the bottom.



Good sushi places often won't use the worst 2 cuts in anything but something like spicy tuna rolls... which is another topic entirely but basically spicy tuna rolls contain chopped up tuna, usually in a spicy mayo type sauce, so the lower quality parts of the steak are always used.

2) Do not be seduced by the "packed on" date!

Don't get me wrong, freshly packed tuna is always preferable, but be aware that the pack date has no bearing on the age of the tuna, only when it hit the shelf. Sometimes a steak that has been packed for a day or 2, but is super awesome quality, is going to beat out another steak that was packed that morning.

3) Less white connective tissue is always better

The steak that I broke down in step one has a decent amount of connective tissues, which is normal and fine but sometimes you can find steaks like below where the connective tissues are almost invisible.

These steaks result in more usable fish, and an increase in quality for the lesser sections of the tuna. It's a big win. Sometimes almost an entire tuna steak can be Sushi/poke/sashimi grade (but pretty rare).



3) Check for parasites and more importantly, abscesses

Costco is extremely careful of parasites and you won't realistically have any problems, but give the steak a quick once over and make sure there's no funny business.

The thing you need to care about more is abscesses, which are basically like pockets of fish that have become soft and gross. A good way to check for tuna quality is to kind of push on a few parts of the steak (don't be a dick, be careful with it) and see if the flesh bounces back and seems healthy. Do an outer inspection and make sure the outer walls of the steak are in good health.

Steaks also accumulate a kind of viscous liquid on them as they age, so getting a steak, if you can, that doesn't have this liquid is a good idea. However you can wash the liquid off when you get home, and it's not that important, just a nice-to-have.

4) The COLOR doesn't matter!

Everyone in the world wants to believe that ruby red, vibrant tuna is the best tuna. After all of these years I have yet to see that in practice. It's nice to have for presentation reasons, but meat quality is basically the same (as long as it's the color isn't TOO off, which if you see a sickly looking color or whatever, of course you would avoid that).

This is getting long as hell so I'm just gonna stop, let me know if you have any specific questions.

So really, just go for the piece that appears to have the least amount of connective tissue and don't stress about the color too much?

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Mar 19, 2002

the mean lunch lady posted:

shoulda got the puma joggers

I got a pair and realized I do not look good in tapered sweatpants but they're good for lounging around the house

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Mar 19, 2002

Somebody said something about a food court burrito and then disappeared. Was this a drive-by trolling? I want my Costco food court burrito!!

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Mar 19, 2002

Big Grunty Secret posted:

I'm thinking about signing up for the Costco credit card but Nerdwallet reviews say the card has terrible customer service, takes forever to clear payments, and (most bizarre) freezes your account if you make more than one payment a month. Fellow disciples, have you found this to be true? I was excited before but now I'm hesitating.

I've never had any problems but I've never had to call customer service for anything which seems to be the issue? I didn't realize different branded cards had different levels of customer service with Citi?

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Mar 19, 2002

belt posted:

I like the Veggie Bowls that they have in the frozen food sections and they're pretty good with some Cholula. Maybe a little heavy for a late night snack though.

https://www.costcobusinessdelivery.com/Don-Lee-Farms-Organic-Veggie-Bowl%2C-Superfoods%2C-10-oz%2C-6-ct.product.100296293.html

These have been out of stock at my Costco for months. They were my girlfriends go-to work lunch. Are they available in the wild??

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Mar 19, 2002

Fallom posted:

Half and half can be directly substituted for whole/2% milk in any recipe and it tastes way better imo

It’s even better in cereal

Just don’t drink it straight or you’ll turn into a balloon I guess

Nice

Teabag Dome Scandal
Mar 19, 2002

Consumer reports has the kirkland dishwasher pods as their highest rated detergents followed by the Sams club house brand (yuck), followed by Finish, followed by Cascade pods. However, they have them listed at 11 cents per pod which cheaper than all the rest of them except the Sams ones.

Teabag Dome Scandal
Mar 19, 2002

Went to Costco last week and both the cashier AND the exit receipt checker somehow missed they sold me $100 worth of diet coke. I have a problem but not THAT much of a problem 😤

Teabag Dome Scandal
Mar 19, 2002

I meant to take a picture but yesterday I went shopping and they had a bunch of these bigass glass chinese dragons full of loving brandy and I just couldn't believe it. What a store.

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Mar 19, 2002

MarcusSA posted:

It’s going to be a long time.

You still can’t use a credit card to buy weed.

Cash or debit card only.

I used my Costco Citi card to buy weed in SF last month

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Mar 19, 2002

Toxic Mental posted:

Just cancelled my membership renewals for next year.

I got the most insanely terrible service from the optical department and then when I went to talk to someone at customer service also. I have no clue what the deal was but both of the people I talked to were extremely rude, interrupted me, and talked down to me like I was speaking another language or something. All I wanted was a copy of my contact lens prescription printed and I was treated like I was asking the staff to borrow a thousand dollars or something. When I asked to cancel my renewal the guy at the counter gave me knives from his eyes, said nothing, and said emotionlessly staring at me “have a nice day” in a very flat, cold way. I can’t really explain it in writing but I just felt like I was being an annoyance to these people. I was so shocked all I could do was laugh, look at my wife, and look back at them like “are you being serious right now?”

The service at my Costco has been getting noticeably worse and I’m not going to shop there anymore. Sorry to anyone who loves Costco, I get it, but there’s no way I’m going to be treated the way I was and give them my money.

Aren't optical independently operated?

Teabag Dome Scandal
Mar 19, 2002

Whats Costcos return policy on no receipt items? My girlfriends SIL got me a ratchet set for xmas but I already have a good one. She told me just to return it but I'm not sure if they'll allow that since I didn't buy it?

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Mar 19, 2002

Ror posted:

There used to be Kirkland hazelnut spread that was way cheaper than nutella, tasted identical (to me), and didn't use palm oil.

I was trying to confirm that it was discontinued and found this awesome thing posted on reddit:



I've never seen something like this at my Costcos, but maybe if I leave a good comment card they'll start. It's nice to know the reason even if something isn't coming back.

You should have your own store book near the item cage I think.

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Mar 19, 2002



thats what I figured. thanks!

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Mar 19, 2002

costco better have that loving puzzle when I swing by next. i got a bunch of non-costco themed puzzles by the same manufacturer last year and they're good.

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Mar 19, 2002

NO loving PUZZLE :(

Teabag Dome Scandal
Mar 19, 2002

Got literally the last copy of the costco puzzle the other day, so to celebrate I spent over $400

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Mar 19, 2002

phosdex posted:

Is anyone using the car+home insurance through Costco? The quotes I got are cheaper than my current but I suppose it really comes down to the service when you need it.

I got mine through Costco. I live in Washington and it was through American Family Insurance Connect (whatever that means). Seemed fine.

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