This article on Costco kind of hit home.

[Jolly]

@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.

[taiwan_girl]

@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)

[Horace]

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.

[Axtremus]

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.

[George K]

@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.

[LuFins Dad]

@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

[Horace]

@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.

[Mik]

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.

[jon-nyc]

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.

[Axtremus]

@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.

[George K]

@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.

[LuFins Dad]

@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.

[Renauda]

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

[xenon]

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.

[89th]

@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.

[Jolly]

@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.

[Jolly]

BTW, at Sam's this morning (wish we had a Costco. 32lb bag of cat food and a rose plant.