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This article on Costco kind of hit home.

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    LuFins Dad
    wrote on 23 Jan 2025, 17:41 last edited by
    #22

    I wouldn’t mind a touch more heat, though. Thinking about how to doctor it a hair.

    The Brad

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      Mik
      wrote on 23 Jan 2025, 17:49 last edited by
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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.

      “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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      • M Mik
        23 Jan 2025, 17:49

        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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        Jolly
        wrote on 23 Jan 2025, 17:52 last edited by
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        @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.

        “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

        Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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        • G George K
          23 Jan 2025, 15:18

          @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.

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          taiwan_girl
          wrote on 24 Jan 2025, 01:49 last edited by
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          @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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            Horace
            wrote on 24 Jan 2025, 02:07 last edited by
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            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.

            Education is extremely important.

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              Axtremus
              wrote on 24 Jan 2025, 12:36 last edited by
              #27

              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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              • A Axtremus
                24 Jan 2025, 12:36

                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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                George K
                wrote on 24 Jan 2025, 13:41 last edited by
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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.

                "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                • G George K
                  24 Jan 2025, 13:41

                  @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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                  LuFins Dad
                  wrote on 24 Jan 2025, 13:57 last edited by
                  #29

                  @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

                  https://nodebb.the-new-coffee-room.club/post/322850

                  The Brad

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                  • A Axtremus
                    24 Jan 2025, 12:36

                    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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                    Horace
                    wrote on 24 Jan 2025, 14:09 last edited by
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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.

                    Education is extremely important.

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                      Mik
                      wrote on 24 Jan 2025, 14:11 last edited by
                      #31

                      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.

                      “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                        jon-nyc
                        wrote on 24 Jan 2025, 14:27 last edited by
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                        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.

                        Only non-witches get due process.

                        • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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                        • H Horace
                          24 Jan 2025, 14:09

                          @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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                          Axtremus
                          wrote on 24 Jan 2025, 14:30 last edited by
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                          @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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                          • L LuFins Dad
                            24 Jan 2025, 13:57

                            @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

                            https://nodebb.the-new-coffee-room.club/post/322850

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                            George K
                            wrote on 24 Jan 2025, 15:01 last edited by
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                            @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

                            https://nodebb.the-new-coffee-room.club/post/322850

                            Hay, I hand't had my coffee yet.

                            "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                            The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                            • R Renauda
                              23 Jan 2025, 17:03

                              @89th

                              I used to use Cholula then I discovered Yucatan Sunshine.

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                              LuFins Dad
                              wrote on 27 Jan 2025, 23:53 last edited by
                              #35

                              @Renauda said in This article on Costco kind of hit home.:

                              @89th

                              I used to use Cholula then I discovered Yucatan Sunshine.

                              I think it’s the carrots that sets it apart.

                              The Brad

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                                Renauda
                                wrote on 27 Jan 2025, 23:55 last edited by Renauda
                                #36

                                Possibly. Don’t know other than of all the many hot sauces I have tried, I like it best.

                                Elbows up!

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                                  xenon
                                  wrote on 28 Jan 2025, 03:33 last edited by
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                                  We’ve dialed it in over the years - we only buy a specific set of items now: eggs, milk, oil, TP, coffee, Parmesan cheese, etc.

                                  90% of our basket is the same stuff. We’ve learned what we consistently use and what piles up in the pantry. We don’t experiment there anymore.

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                                  • L LuFins Dad
                                    27 Jan 2025, 23:53

                                    @Renauda said in This article on Costco kind of hit home.:

                                    @89th

                                    I used to use Cholula then I discovered Yucatan Sunshine.

                                    I think it’s the carrots that sets it apart.

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                                    89th
                                    wrote on 29 Jan 2025, 13:58 last edited by
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                                    @LuFins-Dad said in This article on Costco kind of hit home.:

                                    @Renauda said in This article on Costco kind of hit home.:

                                    @89th

                                    I used to use Cholula then I discovered Yucatan Sunshine.

                                    I think it’s the carrots that sets it apart.

                                    Tried it this morning, yes it's a level above the other stuff. Just enough heat (not much, but enough) and a bit better flavor.

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                                    • J jon-nyc
                                      24 Jan 2025, 14:27

                                      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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                                      Jolly
                                      wrote on 29 Jan 2025, 14:57 last edited by
                                      #39

                                      @jon-nyc said in This article on Costco kind of hit home.:

                                      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.

                                      A freezer is your friend. Allows you to stock up on loss leaders or a place to store the MIL until disposal.

                                      “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                                      Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                                        Jolly
                                        wrote on 29 Jan 2025, 14:58 last edited by
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                                        BTW, at Sam's this morning (wish we had a Costco. 32lb bag of cat food and a rose plant.

                                        “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                                        Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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