Costco: goddamnit i just dropped $300 on meat

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Bonzo: Mar 11, 2004; Just like Mama used to make it!

Moridin920 posted:

bruh Olive Garden literally stopped using salt in their cooking so as to save some costs on long term maintenance/replacement of cookware

salt

I worked at one almost 20 years ago and there was a rule about how many pepperoncinis (peppers) you could put in a salad based on how many people were at the table.

# ¿ Dec 23, 2016 17:02

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# ¿ Dec 9, 2024 08:02

Bonzo: Mar 11, 2004; Just like Mama used to make it!

Meydey posted:

I work at corporate and dream of getting the Canadian menu some day.

Onions are pictured yet I saw none when I went to the new one in Waterloo. I was not happy.

# ¿ Dec 27, 2016 22:23

Bonzo: Mar 11, 2004; Just like Mama used to make it!

Dr. Tim Whatley posted:

Kirkland coffee

I love the taste of it but the grind is too fine for my $20 Wal Mart drip coffee maker and the grounds get everywhere.

# ¿ Apr 18, 2017 13:58

Bonzo: Mar 11, 2004; Just like Mama used to make it!

Picked up 2 pounds of ground veal for $16.66 CAD this weekend. Also 6 romaine hearts for $5.

# ¿ May 1, 2017 19:50

Bonzo: Mar 11, 2004; Just like Mama used to make it!

Amex has ridiculous processing fees compared to MC and Visa.

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.

They are doing this in Toronto with a location that caters to business owners

http://www.metronews.ca/news/toronto/2016/12/14/costco-new-store-format-gta.html

quote:

�Sometimes we call it internally the Costco retro � we�re going back to our base, back to our roots,� said Marc-Andr� Bally, vice-president business centre for Costco Wholesale Canada.
While the new format is aimed at small-to-medium business owners, including restaurateurs, lawyers, doctors and gym-owners, all card-carrying Costco members can shop the store, at no additional cost.
�It still remains attractive for somebody that has a big family or somebody that is organizing an event, either a BBQ or a soccer mom,� said Bally

Business shoppers aren�t always happy shopping in locations where consumers also shop, said Atkinson, referring to research her firm has conducted in the DIY marketplace.
�They come in very early in the morning, they get their stuff and they don�t want Sally Homemaker getting ahead of them and buying lightbulbs. Their time is money so they want to shop efficiently and they don�t care what it looks like as long as they get what they are looking for,� said Atkinson.

# ¿ May 3, 2017 13:01

Bonzo: Mar 11, 2004; Just like Mama used to make it!

Pennywise the Frown posted:

That was an interesting article. It really shows the divide between a huge wall street type company and a powerful brick and mortar store.

Amex: "But we have prestige!"

Costco: "Yeah but you're more expensive."

Amex: "We have a long and wonderful history together!"

Costco: "Dude, you're just another vendor. If we can get cheaper ketchup, we will."

Amex: "How dare you compare us to ketchup! *raises cloak to cover face* Hiiisssssssss!"

Costco: "Get bent."

This article also shows how little I know, much less care about credit card companies. To me (Visa, MC, Amex) it's just a physical printed logo on a piece of plastic that doesn't affect me whatsoever. Whatever benefits the card has is the company that issues it. I've never run into a situation where someone wouldn't take my card.

I don't understand this stuff and frankly it enrages me. But I understand that Costco does, much more than those MBAs do, and they are making these decisions because they give a poo poo about their customers. It really disgusts me that companies exist exclusively to appease shareholders as opposed to their actual customers who use their actual products that actually keep them in business.

Reading that article just made me angry. Not because of the circumstances but just how deplorable that entire separate universe is. What is great though is that Costco has no interest in being a part of that universe. They just care about us.

Unrelated to Costco, but this is an actual quote near the end of the article. " In 2004, Kanye West boasted about his, memorably referring to it in a song as the �African American Express card.� But last year, Young Thug, the rap icon and influencer of the moment, rhymed in the hedonistic hit Lifestyle about having a $1.5 million spending limit on his Visa card." So this is a thing. Rappers rapping about their branded credit cards.

Not sure if I've mentioned it before but I loving hate everything and want this world to burn........ _{but dem dogs doh}

Visa and MasterCard (called MasterCharge back in the day) used to be individual companies and you applied for the cards directly through them. The cards looked the same but the entire Visa or MC logo was the card, no your bank's graphics.

The charm was that Visa was more accepted overseas and more locations other than you local bank's card, or traveler's cheques.

AmEx is just living off the inertia of Boomers and GenXers who remember the "don't leave home without it" commercials.

# ¿ May 3, 2017 17:15

Bonzo: Mar 11, 2004; Just like Mama used to make it!

Y'all need to get an Instant Pot.

Throw a few frozen chicken breasts in there and have fully cooked, juicy, tender chicken in 15 minutes. Even better if you throw in buffalo sauce while it cooks.

# ¿ May 4, 2017 13:58

Bonzo: Mar 11, 2004; Just like Mama used to make it!

Pennywise the Frown posted:

I poo poo you guys not, my mom just called me a few minutes ago and asked if I wanted to go to Costco. They just got a membership a few months ago. The first thing she said was that she wanted to try the hot dog that I've mentioned before. Plus, she thinks I need more shelving to store stuff so she wants to see if we can find something for my birthday.

My mom called and wanted the dog above all. Costco works in mysterious ways. Praise be.

Is she single and would you mind having a goon step dad?

# ¿ May 6, 2017 15:38

Bonzo: Mar 11, 2004; Just like Mama used to make it!

So goons, I need some answers. I currently use Dollar Shave Club but is "The 'Co" a better deal?

# ¿ May 8, 2017 01:58

Bonzo: Mar 11, 2004; Just like Mama used to make it!

naem posted:

IKEA is great when you're just starting out in life and you need a chair/desk/shelving/bed frame combo and your budget is $237.42

7 years later that bright red minimalist chair and the shelf/desk/sock drawer are sitting in the corner of your apt looking a bit shabbier and it's like, perfectly good why get rid of it, you've had three long term girlfriends do their grad thesis while sitting at it, before having the same angry breakup, and your current attempt at a girlfriend is painting her toenails and some got on the desk, right next to that other spot where another girl painted her toes there, you're like, am I ever going to get married?? Should I buy a new desk? Do they still make the Ffl��rrghn'D'r�ūndle??

Their bookshelves are perfect for vinyl collectors. And you can pick them right out of the warehouse without having to walk around the store.

# ¿ May 8, 2017 18:13

Bonzo: Mar 11, 2004; Just like Mama used to make it!

OXBALLS DOT COM posted:

Man, what kind of lovely Costcos are you guys hanging out in?

# ¿ May 10, 2017 23:19

Bonzo: Mar 11, 2004; Just like Mama used to make it!

Count Freebasie posted:

Costco is the poo poo when it comes to ibuprofen, vitamins, or anything in OTC pill form. One bottle of Kirkland ibuprofen will last years.

I'm torn between them and Amazon.

# ¿ May 11, 2017 20:31

Bonzo: Mar 11, 2004; Just like Mama used to make it!

Candlelight Virgil posted:

I wonder what the biggest pickle jar you can get at Costco is.

There is a 2L one sitting in my fridge right now

# ¿ May 15, 2017 11:06

Bonzo: Mar 11, 2004; Just like Mama used to make it!

Just wondering if we may ever see Kirkland brand Kush one day.

# ¿ May 15, 2017 19:26

Bonzo: Mar 11, 2004; Just like Mama used to make it!

Part of my purchase tonight was 15 liters (3x5L bottles) of bleach for $7. Kinda felt like Dexter for a moment.

# ¿ May 20, 2017 03:50

Bonzo: Mar 11, 2004; Just like Mama used to make it!

Currently wearing Kirkland boxer briefs AMA

# ¿ May 25, 2017 16:43

Bonzo: Mar 11, 2004; Just like Mama used to make it!

I make my own kraut at home. Think I could bring it in a baggie and add it myself?

# ¿ May 30, 2017 15:19

Bonzo: Mar 11, 2004; Just like Mama used to make it!

Meydey posted:

Call me a heathen but if I was in the UK, I would skip the dog and do the cottage pie and jacket potato w/chili.

Note: Going to BC next month, will get Costco poutine. Will be in the UK in Sept, gimme that cottage pie!

I don't know about Costco but Poutine isn't that big in BC. But it has been a few years since I was out there.

# ¿ Jun 7, 2017 22:06

Bonzo: Mar 11, 2004; Just like Mama used to make it!

Snowmankilla posted:

I have a tale to tell. You may want to sit down.

Went with my Dad to Costco for some stay at home dad food (I'm a teacher and off for summer) got some fruit, veggies, snacks, rotisserie chicken and 2 things I have never seen mentioned that are the truth. Costco chicken salad (is amazing ) and the whisp (?) crackers that are just baked Parmesan cheese. Crazy haul.

Now comes the hard part. My dad was hungry. As was I. He went to the food court and picked up 2 dogs, 2 drinks ( with refills) and 2 churros. I go to grab toppings, put on some mustard, squirt of catsup.... and there are no onions. Anywhere. Not even the empty container.

Your thoughts and prayers will help us through this difficult time.

reported for gore

# ¿ Jun 8, 2017 19:35

Bonzo: Mar 11, 2004; Just like Mama used to make it!

So how is the return policy on food? My new diet requires me to have protein bars as s snack and I found some that I may like but if I eat one and its awful, can I take the rest back?

# ¿ Jun 14, 2017 15:30

Bonzo: Mar 11, 2004; Just like Mama used to make it!

Dr. Tim Whatley posted:

would you feel right if a guest did that at a dinner you put on?

But I can eat a hotdog while I wait in the return line

# ¿ Jun 14, 2017 15:33

Bonzo: Mar 11, 2004; Just like Mama used to make it!

Peachfart posted:

The only time is is wrong to return stuff to Costco is if you thoroughly use the item and just return it past any reasonable expectation of the product being faulty.
Like if you buy jeans, wear them 50 times, and return them a year later. Otherwise if a product sucks, return it. How else will Costco know what is good?

And yet WalMart will take back diapers with poo poo already in them.

# ¿ Jun 15, 2017 12:58

Bonzo: Mar 11, 2004; Just like Mama used to make it!

I tried to hold out for a dog tonight but I kept late at work and was soooooo hungry so I stopped at the place around the street from me and got some shawarma poutine.

# ¿ Jun 16, 2017 00:03

Bonzo: Mar 11, 2004; Just like Mama used to make it!

RocktheCaulk posted:

Gonna do the Tco for lunch, do I do a dog or a slice?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgk-lA12FBk

# ¿ Jun 21, 2017 17:51

Bonzo: Mar 11, 2004; Just like Mama used to make it!

Thin slices of dill pickle, apple, and cheddar cheese with some mayo on toasted bread.

You're welcome.

# ¿ Jun 21, 2017 23:34

Bonzo: Mar 11, 2004; Just like Mama used to make it!

Squashy Nipples posted:

Gillette Fusion razor blades (I know these are stupid expensive, but they last a long time, and I don't want to use cheap blades on my scalp)

See, I'm using Dollar Shave club but I'm thinking of doing this because I don't have to remember to pay the charge on my CC and I the wife and I split 4 blades a month and sometimes its nice to not have to wait for the shipment.

# ¿ Jul 7, 2017 15:29

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# ¿ Dec 9, 2024 08:02

Bonzo: Mar 11, 2004; Just like Mama used to make it!

went to Costco after dinner last night. I was full but I had just enough room for a hot dog.

# ¿ Jul 18, 2017 20:04

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