This article on Costco kind of hit home.
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wrote on 23 Jan 2025, 15:58 last edited by Renauda
Used to have a membership but found that for what it was worth it was more convenient and just as economical to shop at smaller locally owned venues that are closer to home.
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Used to have a membership but found that for what it was worth it was more convenient and just as economical to shop at smaller locally owned venues that are closer to home.
wrote on 23 Jan 2025, 16:01 last edited by RenaudaThis post is deleted! -
I find Costco to be very valuable for specific items. We have a list of stuff that’s pretty much it… ground beef, chicken breasts, NY Strips, cherry tomatoes, berries, (fin goes through the berries and tomatoes in bulk), coffee (I can’t find my favorite at other places), TP and paper towels. There’s a few other things we might grab if it coincides with being there, and if I’m in DC I will always grab a bottle of good booze, but that’s about it.
I agree with the author about sampling stuff… if I just bought big bottles of hot sauce there, I wouldn’t have discovered @Renauda s recommended sauce…
wrote on 23 Jan 2025, 16:14 last edited by@LuFins-Dad said in This article on Costco kind of hit home.:
I find Costco to be very valuable for specific items. We have a list of stuff that’s pretty much it… ground beef, chicken breasts, NY Strips, cherry tomatoes, berries, (fin goes through the berries and tomatoes in bulk), coffee (I can’t find my favorite at other places), TP and paper towels. There’s a few other things we might grab if it coincides with being there, and if I’m in DC I will always grab a bottle of good booze, but that’s about it.
I agree with the author about sampling stuff… if I just bought big bottles of hot sauce there, I wouldn’t have discovered @Renauda s recommended sauce…
Speaking of which, my Yucatan Sunshine is almost gone. I generally don't use a bottle of hot sauce in a year, but that stuff is tasty. I have a bottle of their Tiger Sauce arriving today.
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wrote on 23 Jan 2025, 16:31 last edited by
In all fairness, Costco’s are extremely prevalent in my area. I have three that I drive within a half block of every day… Plus, the work has me stopping in Costco pretty much twice a month, and Karla uses the Costco pharmacy.
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@LuFins-Dad said in This article on Costco kind of hit home.:
I find Costco to be very valuable for specific items. We have a list of stuff that’s pretty much it… ground beef, chicken breasts, NY Strips, cherry tomatoes, berries, (fin goes through the berries and tomatoes in bulk), coffee (I can’t find my favorite at other places), TP and paper towels. There’s a few other things we might grab if it coincides with being there, and if I’m in DC I will always grab a bottle of good booze, but that’s about it.
I agree with the author about sampling stuff… if I just bought big bottles of hot sauce there, I wouldn’t have discovered @Renauda s recommended sauce…
Speaking of which, my Yucatan Sunshine is almost gone. I generally don't use a bottle of hot sauce in a year, but that stuff is tasty. I have a bottle of their Tiger Sauce arriving today.
wrote on 23 Jan 2025, 16:56 last edited by@Mik said in This article on Costco kind of hit home.:
Speaking of which, my Yucatan Sunshine is almost gone.
I just ordered some. Ya'll are liking it too much for me to just watch. I'm simple, I normally put Cholula on my eggs etc... Sounds like this might be an upgrade.
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@Mik said in This article on Costco kind of hit home.:
Speaking of which, my Yucatan Sunshine is almost gone.
I just ordered some. Ya'll are liking it too much for me to just watch. I'm simple, I normally put Cholula on my eggs etc... Sounds like this might be an upgrade.
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wrote on 23 Jan 2025, 17:37 last edited by
It's way better that Cholula.
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wrote on 23 Jan 2025, 17:41 last edited by
I wouldn’t mind a touch more heat, though. Thinking about how to doctor it a hair.
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wrote on 23 Jan 2025, 17:49 last edited by
Some people are never satisfied.
Just drop a little cayenne or Aleppo pepper on it. Heat's easy. It's flavor that counts.
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Some people are never satisfied.
Just drop a little cayenne or Aleppo pepper on it. Heat's easy. It's flavor that counts.
wrote on 23 Jan 2025, 17:52 last edited by@Mik said in This article on Costco kind of hit home.:
Some people are never satisfied.
Just drop a little cayenne or Aleppo pepper on it. Heat's easy. It's flavor that counts.
Amen.
The difference between a Cajun cook and a wannabe? Heat.
True Cajun food is seasoned, not spicy.
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@taiwan_girl said in This article on Costco kind of hit home.:
Taiwan Costco offers alcohol samples. LOL
I'll have to reconsider my non-membership.
wrote on 24 Jan 2025, 01:49 last edited by@George-K said in This article on Costco kind of hit home.:
@taiwan_girl said in This article on Costco kind of hit home.:
Taiwan Costco offers alcohol samples. LOL
I'll have to reconsider my non-membership.
They did not have beers but I saw probably 5-6 different hard liquor drinks (whiskeys, etc) had their little sample station set up.
(PS Not sure if you could go back for seconds, but maybe if you rotated through all the 5-6, they would forget you by the time you got back to the first one. 555)
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wrote on 24 Jan 2025, 02:07 last edited by
I am always glad I went after I go, but I don't like the process of going through the place. It's just a stressful place. The parking difficulties, walking distance to the entrance, the membership card check, the crowds, trying to find that one thing you thought they had last time but now they don't seem to have it, the complicated checkouts, and the cart check at the exit. HEB is so much more peaceful.
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wrote on 24 Jan 2025, 12:36 last edited by
Costco is good when you have to buy lots of disposable diapers for babies/toddlers. Toddlers like to play with those bigger diaper boxes too. (In a pinch, you can put a baby in the diaper box too so the baby won't roll too far from where you left the baby. But you can do that with the bigger Amazon boxes too.)
Gasoline is also cheaper at Costco.
Some popular electrics, when you don't need the newest version and don't need to customize, are usually cheaper at Costco.
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Costco is good when you have to buy lots of disposable diapers for babies/toddlers. Toddlers like to play with those bigger diaper boxes too. (In a pinch, you can put a baby in the diaper box too so the baby won't roll too far from where you left the baby. But you can do that with the bigger Amazon boxes too.)
Gasoline is also cheaper at Costco.
Some popular electrics, when you don't need the newest version and don't need to customize, are usually cheaper at Costco.
wrote on 24 Jan 2025, 13:41 last edited by@Axtremus said in This article on Costco kind of hit home.:
Gasoline is also cheaper at Costco.
I saw a link (clickbait) saying that although it's cheaper at Costco, gas stations nearby are probably within a penny or two. Filling up a 15 gallon tank might cost as much as 30¢ more, but you won't spend as much time in line.
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@Axtremus said in This article on Costco kind of hit home.:
Gasoline is also cheaper at Costco.
I saw a link (clickbait) saying that although it's cheaper at Costco, gas stations nearby are probably within a penny or two. Filling up a 15 gallon tank might cost as much as 30¢ more, but you won't spend as much time in line.
wrote on 24 Jan 2025, 13:57 last edited by@George-K said in This article on Costco kind of hit home.:
@Axtremus said in This article on Costco kind of hit home.:
Gasoline is also cheaper at Costco.
I saw a link (clickbait) saying that although it's cheaper at Costco, gas stations nearby are probably within a penny or two. Filling up a 15 gallon tank might cost as much as 30¢ more, but you won't spend as much time in line.
Jeez, @George-K
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Costco is good when you have to buy lots of disposable diapers for babies/toddlers. Toddlers like to play with those bigger diaper boxes too. (In a pinch, you can put a baby in the diaper box too so the baby won't roll too far from where you left the baby. But you can do that with the bigger Amazon boxes too.)
Gasoline is also cheaper at Costco.
Some popular electrics, when you don't need the newest version and don't need to customize, are usually cheaper at Costco.
wrote on 24 Jan 2025, 14:09 last edited by@Axtremus said in This article on Costco kind of hit home.:
In a pinch, you can put a baby in the diaper box too so the baby won't roll too far from where you left the baby.
You need to stop storing your babies on hills. Babies should be stored on flat ground, it's standard practice.
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wrote on 24 Jan 2025, 14:11 last edited by
Between Kroger and Meijer rewards, I always get $1 off per gallon when I fill up. Costco can't beat that.
Retailers around here have adjusted their prices and offerings to compete with Costco. I used to buy berries - I eat a lot of them - at Costco. Now they're cheaper elsewhere.
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wrote on 24 Jan 2025, 14:27 last edited by
With 2.5 of us here and no extra freezer I don’t think it would be worth it. The only non-perishables I’d buy in bulk are paper products, and you can do ok waiting for the sales at stop and shop and stocking up then.
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@Axtremus said in This article on Costco kind of hit home.:
In a pinch, you can put a baby in the diaper box too so the baby won't roll too far from where you left the baby.
You need to stop storing your babies on hills. Babies should be stored on flat ground, it's standard practice.
wrote on 24 Jan 2025, 14:30 last edited by@Horace said in This article on Costco kind of hit home.:
@Axtremus said in This article on Costco kind of hit home.:
In a pinch, you can put a baby in the diaper box too so the baby won't roll too far from where you left the baby.
You need to stop storing your babies on hills. Babies should be stored on flat ground, it's standard practice.
You overlooked the fact that babies can rollover on their own when rested on flat ground.
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@George-K said in This article on Costco kind of hit home.:
@Axtremus said in This article on Costco kind of hit home.:
Gasoline is also cheaper at Costco.
I saw a link (clickbait) saying that although it's cheaper at Costco, gas stations nearby are probably within a penny or two. Filling up a 15 gallon tank might cost as much as 30¢ more, but you won't spend as much time in line.
Jeez, @George-K
wrote on 24 Jan 2025, 15:01 last edited by@LuFins-Dad said in This article on Costco kind of hit home.:
@George-K said in This article on Costco kind of hit home.:
@Axtremus said in This article on Costco kind of hit home.:
Gasoline is also cheaper at Costco.
I saw a link (clickbait) saying that although it's cheaper at Costco, gas stations nearby are probably within a penny or two. Filling up a 15 gallon tank might cost as much as 30¢ more, but you won't spend as much time in line.
Jeez, @George-K
Hay, I hand't had my coffee yet.
