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Couldn't agree more, Im pretty sure we got a $350 check back this year for the executive membership, plus we got about that much back from the Costco credit card as well.
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Did you find these Puma shorts at the Ankeny Costco? If so, when was this? I was just there and couldn’t find any Puma shorts??
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I'm envious of all of you that have Costco available to you. They almost built here in Rogers, AR last year, even had a lot picked out where they wanted to build, before getting cold feet and pulling the plug on the whole idea. People here were excited for them to come in and ready to drop their Sam's Club membership in a heartbeat in favor of Costco so it was a huge disappointment when they backed out. I guess they just didn't want to deal with competing against Walmart/Sam's Club in Walmart's backyard but they would've been successful here despite that.
I got mine at WDM but I bet they are gone now. They were first there about a month ago. Looks like they have them online!
Also, Costco $5 rotisserie chickens are a lifesaver if you're looking for cheap protein.
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Not really, because you had to purchase 2 packs of the 6, while they allow you to purchase one of the 8 pack, the price for the 8 pack is the same as the 6 larger ones, but I only have to purchase one not two. So it's now roughly $7 dollars for the 8 as opposed to $14 for the 12.
Thanks!! Was able to find a limited selection in Ankeny and grabbed a pair. Look pretty comfortable and can’t beat $11.99!
We bought a Sealy mattress, online. Delivered right to our door. Had it about 45 days when Mrs. ISU decided nope, don't like it. So I called them, they sent three guys out to pick it up. No questions asked. I ordered a different one, they delivered it. We love it. Full refund on the first one. Can't beat that!
Paper products
Bourbon
Meat - GB, Chicken, Steak, whole ribeye, brisket you name it its good and way cheaper than the grocery store
Milk
Butter
Eggs - if we didn't get them straight from a farm
Drinks - Pop, Sparkling water, Gatorade, Juices
Produce - Strawberries, Raspberries, grapes, salad, really anything
All of my casual clothes are from Costco
Socks
Snacks
Chips
Oils - Olive and avocado
Spices - Pepper, Salt, Kinders
Don't forget your slice of pizza and fountain pop on the way out.
Bourbon
Meat - GB, Chicken, Steak, whole ribeye, brisket you name it its good and way cheaper than the grocery store
Milk
Butter
Eggs - if we didn't get them straight from a farm
Drinks - Pop, Sparkling water, Gatorade, Juices
Produce - Strawberries, Raspberries, grapes, salad, really anything
All of my casual clothes are from Costco
Socks
Snacks
Chips
Oils - Olive and avocado
Spices - Pepper, Salt, Kinders
Don't forget your slice of pizza and fountain pop on the way out.
Are they just the normal Pillsbury fridge kind or something else?
Since I can’t make through the store, I look online and then have my wife FaceTime me when she’s at the areas I need to look at (ie meds).
We’re the kind of people that don’t like fancy foods so we get their mashed potatoes rather than the box powder stuff as much as possible. Cheap and easy to add to my BBQ meatloaf, chicken and noodles, meatballs, or beef. Their leftover rotisserie chicken works amazing for cooking bulk chicken noodle soup.
Haven’t been able to use the smoker in 2 years but this year going to have it moved to our deck outside our kitchen. I can do the prep for the most part, so I just need to train my wife on exactly how I like to handle, place, etc the brisket so she can do the lifting, filling hopper, etc as I track temps remotely. Costco is/was our go to for that. Guessing prices are too high right now.
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We went a cheaper route but I’ve heard* great things about their hearing aids and support. *Pun not intended.
That’s their business model. They have agreement with suppliers that they will have let’s say 5% returns allowance.
When suppliers ship items, they would immediately charge 5% off the invoice from supplier.
At the end of the “Program”, they would audit and if the returns are below the agreed rate, they would keep that allowance. If the returns are above the agreed rate, they would go back to the supplier and ask for more.
That’s why their return policy is so good for customers
Costco is the same price or more on produce than Aldi, sometimes better quality sometimes worse. Both are much better than Walmart Hy-Vee or Fareway.
I've seen it posted in this thread that Ankeny Costco isn't busy, and that scares me. Every time I've been there its a ******* disaster scene including 100s of people in the center of the store going through piles of clothing like it's a recycling center in Bangladesh. I'm fine paying a little more to go somewhere that doesn't make me feel like I just went through a battle arena of Karen's just to make it back to the crazy long checkout line.
I've seen it posted in this thread that Ankeny Costco isn't busy, and that scares me. Every time I've been there its a ******* disaster scene including 100s of people in the center of the store going through piles of clothing like it's a recycling center in Bangladesh. I'm fine paying a little more to go somewhere that doesn't make me feel like I just went through a battle arena of Karen's just to make it back to the crazy long checkout line.
