As of last year anyways muffins were $9.99 for two packages of 6, they were never $14.
The Costco Thread
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Kirkland 2.5 lb medium roast coffee recently went from like $15 to $18.
Still a good deal but I was a little surprised as other things I've gotten haven't really gone up in prices recently.
I need to get myself into the right mindset to enjoy shopping at Costco. Going to Costco, especially on a Saturday, is like a trip to the demolition derby at the county fair and a Easter Egg hunt all rolled into one. Start out by grabbing yourself a pop and a hotdog. Then get yourself a cart. Embrace the chaos as you dodge people pushing shopping carts loaded up with over a hundred pounds of stuff as you search for where they moved that item you are looking for. All the while keeping an eye out for those major traffic jams surrounding the really good free samples. Nothing matches the trill you get after successfully completing your second swoop and scoop run on those free bagel bites or protein bars that actually taste good. Then treat yourself to some soft-serve ice cream before you depart as a reward for surviving another shopping competition.
Does anyone else ever go back for a second helping of a sample?
Is there some sort of unwritten rule there?
When I do it I get the first sample, then walk around a bit (maybe to another sample station, maybe not) and circle back around as I assume plenty of other folks have gotten to enjoy the tasty miracle fresh out of the toaster oven.
Is there some sort of unwritten rule there?
When I do it I get the first sample, then walk around a bit (maybe to another sample station, maybe not) and circle back around as I assume plenty of other folks have gotten to enjoy the tasty miracle fresh out of the toaster oven.
Will only do it if there's not a bunch of people there.
The costco sample people are usually awesome. They'll even give hints on tweaks.
Hell yes I go back for seconds. Those sample employees don't give a damn and I don't either.
Had one get rude with the boy. Had to stare that old lady down for a bit.
I need to get myself into the right mindset to enjoy shopping at Costco. Going to Costco, especially on a Saturday, is like a trip to the demolition derby at the county fair and a Easter Egg hunt all rolled into one. Start out by grabbing yourself a pop and a hotdog. Then get yourself a cart. Embrace the chaos as you dodge people pushing shopping carts loaded up with over a hundred pounds of stuff as you search for where they moved that item you are looking for. All the while keeping an eye out for those major traffic jams surrounding the really good free samples. Nothing matches the trill you get after successfully completing your second swoop and scoop run on those free bagel bites or protein bars that actually taste good. Then treat yourself to some soft-serve ice cream before you depart as a reward for surviving another shopping competition.
I just look at the permanent chaos and traffic jam of my local Costco parking lot as I drive by and say “nah I’m good”. Of course that means they are doing great business.
A lot of the hysteria is $4.90 typical local gas but Costco “cheap” gas at $4.35…and I went EV to solve that anyway.
Those sample folks have magic touches to make something perfect when walking by.
Pretty sure most of those things wouldn't taste nearly as good if I made them at home.
You still get cash back when you use their EV charging station. Might as well enjoy the carnival while you are charging up.
Not everything there is necessarily in bulk. And of the stuff that is more bulk there's lots of stuff that is in larger packaging than your normal store but it might be in the form of a 2 pack instead of a single (this is probably the rough difference for most of the frozen foods), so still pretty useful for a single person.
Ive found great deals on appliances and tvs there that saved me hundreds on each.
Their pre-prepared foods can be pretty good too. Around the holidays i'll almost always end up picking up one of their large $6 pumpkin pies. Their take and bake mac and cheese and wings are also pretty solid.
And in general, anything nonperishable like TP, you may as well buy it in bulk if its going to mean savings.
Plus the gas savings (cheaper plus 5% back with costco card)
If you do, buy some of that sh*t. Not sure about Costco but we were at Sam's and wife sampled some kind of flavored water and we bought a few cases. The old guy running it said something along the lines of "thanks you're helping me keep my job" so it sounded like sales does impact them.
Whole bean coffee and the Kirkland Canadian whiskey pays for my membership. Not a huge fan of the Canadian whiskey but it is cheap enough it is hard to ignore. I’ll get a few other brands when they are on sale. The fruit and veggies are nice. We get the big bag of carrots.
Heard a Mabel at the Table talk g to a manager a few trips ago and she was really interested in her numbers from the previous week. So there’s definitely something to that.
