Pennywise the Frown posted:

maniacripper posted:

If a retail employee ever put their hands on me unprovoked I would.....

The cost/benefit analysis of a 1.50 dog and drink+refill changes dramatically if it's 110 degrees outside. Plus it attracts vagabonds and the like.

JIZZ DENOUEMENT posted:

Does Costco sell single bbq tools? Like tongs and the brush/scraper thing?

Praise be unto Costco

Nfcknblvbl posted:

I'd save 8 cents filling up at Costco if I only bought 3/4 of a gallon of gas.

Pennywise the Frown posted:

Well, look at it this way. Let's say you're paying on average $2.29 (price around here atm) per week for gas with a 15 gallon tank. Yes gas prices change but if you're saving $0.08 on average then it doesn't matter. Obviously this isn't a scientific study so we're just making this simple.

So, $2.29 for 15 gallons every week. For one year, 52 weeks, you're paying about $1786.20. if you go to Costco you're paying $2.21 per gallon. After a year you would have paid $1723.80.

That's a savings of $63.12. That's about the same cost as a Costco membership. And that doesn't include using the credit card.

Again, Costco pays for itself.

edit: this is in ideal conditions so the line thing would be a problem. I've only had to wait once before and that was about a minute. But all locations are different of course.

maniacripper posted:

If you are actually breaking the law they can detain you. If you aren't breaking the law and they detain you it's they that are breaking the law.

OXBALLS DOT COM posted:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shopkeeper%27s_privilege

Teikanmi posted:

Costco's margins must be so low they're nearing communist no profit levels, yet has such a capitalist internal doctrine

Just goes to show that compassionate capitalism does communism better than real communism ever could

slave to my cravings posted:

I'm on vacation on Iceland currently and was actually at the Costco on Thursday and confirm it was crazy. The membership line when I was there was like 300 people deep and growing. Costco had filled its parking lot and was starting to take over the nearby Bonus grocery store and IKEA parking lot.

The Costco itself is pretty similar to the ones in the states with some minor differences. Everything in Iceland is about 2-3 times more expensive than the US. They still have a food court and a gas station. The gas station was about 20 cents cheaper per liter than all the other gas stations in Iceland. We met a retired US army guy that was working as a gas station attendant and he was pretty cool. He moved back a few years ago when he retired because his wife is Icelandic. The food court was pretty good too. It's more expensive than US but still a good deal compared to rest of the island. Iceland has hot dog shacks everywhere that they are proud of but the Costco dog blows them away with 1/4 lb of tube meat goodness. Here is a pic of the food court (100kr = 1 USD)



edit: PBUC

Bonzo posted:

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

Math You posted:

Yes.

I've loving granted this gift to like 3 goons now and no one has gone. It's downright shameful to pass up such an opportunity

Pennywise the Frown posted:

Math You posted:

Not opening day. Evening before opening day!

Super Waffle posted:

just chillin at the 'stco

old.flv posted:

does costco carry something I could bring into work for lunch? like some microwaveable bowl or something?

Count Freebasie posted:

I bought a Squatty Potty two-pack at Costco.

Costco, is there anything you can't do?

Magikarpal Tunnel posted:

hi i'm a goon and i super duper care about what other people put on their own food that they paid for with their own real money and that i will never eat because i'm a loving child and don't understand that different people like different things

Bonzo posted:

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?

Taima posted:

No gently caress you. Didn't you hear? The protein bar was less delicious than a Snickers so it got returned. What about that don't you get? wow, gotta spoon-feed people these days... pretty pathetic honestly, common sense- turns out it ain't so common anymore !

Bonzo posted:

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.

The North Tower posted:

split a pizza slice

ArbitraryC posted:

the slices of pizza are like 700 calories just fyi.

rezatahs posted:

what exactly are you chugging around the warehouse to burn 1400 calories on a costco trip

Dr. Tim Whatley posted:

I got sun drunk at the pool yesterday off some kirkland tequila and then had a whole kirkland frozen pizza around 11pm last night. Woke up head hurting but stomach still feeling right. Thanks and praise be to the most high.

maniacripper posted:

Amazon isn't buying Whole Foods to run Whole Foods, they're buying Whole Foods to take over the grocery business.

Grem posted:

There are Costco's with car washes?

FogHelmut posted:

BaconCopter posted:

You're gonna post your experience in great detail and photographically as well, right?!