With twin babies and all the diapers they go through, I caved and got a membership. I picked up my card, took a few steps into the store and then had to leave. It was overwhelmingly crowded and too big. I couldn't figure out the flow of things and everywhere I turned, there were people in the way.
I'm always looking up above at the fully loaded palettes. If one of those falls.........
I will admit to being a bit of a food snob. Costco had ONE thing I LOVED, and it was a brick of habanero cheese that was amazing. Just about everything else was MEH...talking just groceries...I never shopped for clothes or anything non-grocery there. I suppose if you want to eat a lot of mass-produced processed food, you could probably get decent deals on that. My dog didn't even like their Kirkland dog food.
What do I eat? My diet is mostly protein and green and colorful vegetables 6 days a week. In that week I have fish as least twice (and usually exactly twice). I eat beef and chicken and eggs and cheese and nuts on other days as my protein sources. I eat very few carbs in those 6 days. I cook only with olive oil. I drink black coffee in the morning and then nothing but water the rest of the day...again, 6 days a week. Once a week I will allow carbs in the form of grains and/or flat out sugar. Most of the time on the weekends (one day only) I will either get pizza with The Lovely Mrs. Flagpole (yes, she knows I call her that here), or burgers or Chinese food or gyros or some other such thing. I typically might have a Vernor's on the weekend...usually just an 8 oz. can.
If we are traveling, then my more strict diet goes out the window...I'll eat anything that is convenient and good, and I usually don't drink coffee if we are driving a lot because for me that can spur on an inconvenient deuce, so I'll substitute with Coca Cola or Dr. Pepper or some other caffeinated beverage.
On special ocassions, I'll have dessert or maybe some alcohol.
You must be insufferable (like most other hypocritical, condescending, narcissistic Democrats) in real life.
That said, every post of yours just oozes with your insecurities masking as arrogance.
Vernors? Who is going to win Michigan HS XC title this year?
With twin babies and all the diapers they go through, I caved and got a membership. I picked up my card, took a few steps into the store and then had to leave. It was overwhelmingly crowded and too big. I couldn't figure out the flow of things and everywhere I turned, there were people in the way.
I'm always looking up above at the fully loaded palettes. If one of those falls.........
My dog and I like to chow down on their $4.99 whole roasted chickens.
We buy the cooked chicken and can get 2 meals out of it. Only 2 of us. And their ribs are good also. The thing to remember is that Costco does not mark up their items, you are basically paying what they pay for them wholesale.
24 case of Sam Adams Octoberfest beer at $28.99. We save more on gas vs. local stations to pay for the yearly membership. 3.99/gallon at local station vs $3.65 when I bought on Saturday got me an instant $5.10 savings on my 15 gallon purchase.
Plus when I had to replace the old furnace and A/C units lsat year their price was over $2000 less than the local plumbing and heating company bid plus got a gift card for $750 to boot.
If you have a large family that likes to eat meat for dinner a few times a week and have a big house where you have plenty of room for the 173 pack of TP and 47 jumbo rolls of paper towels, COSTCO can save you money compared to the grocery store and Target. But you have to be careful on what you buy (some products are not at all a deal and are cheaper on discount at your local grocer or Target) and you will sacrifice variety. But the savings are not that great and really only help if your budget is very stretched. You also have to be a very disciplined shopper as one of the ways COSTCO makes money is by getting people to buy stuff they don't need just by making it look like they are getting a deal. There is a reason the TVs are up front at COSTCO.
Otherwise, shopping at COSTCO is awful. The selection is terrible. Some of the Kirkland stuff is decent, most is pretty bad. The only thing that is consistently good is the salmon. The stores are dirty, crowded and full of old people elbowing each other for the free samples.
Costco manager here. Feel free to ask any questions and I will answer.
1. why do you check for membership cards upon entering the store when you need to produce your membership card when checking out / paying for your purchases?
2. Why the need for someone to check your receipt against your shopping cart when you leave?
ps. the meats sold at Costco are waaaay overpriced. Chicken wings, thighs and drumsticks are 2x more than they cost at my grocery store. The pork and beef are way more expensive too. Most everything else in the store is good value for the price charged
This just plain wrong. Poster must shop for his meat at the dog food cannery. I just looked and insta cart price for delivery is $1.74 a pound for thighs so probably like 1.45 if you go to the store like most people.
Also the beef at coscto is not only good priced but good quality.
OP- for 2 people, probably not worth it for food but def worth it for dry goods, paper products, coffee, etc and for occasional major purchases.
For frozen vegetables and frozen bags of berries, it is a lifesaver. I eat that stuff every day, minimal fuss, no spoilage. I won't bore you with how I've minimized preparation to essentially no time at all, but it can be done.
The thing is Flagpoke you are kind of a food snob. What do you even eat?
I will admit to being a bit of a food snob. Costco had ONE thing I LOVED, and it was a brick of habanero cheese that was amazing. Just about everything else was MEH...talking just groceries...I never shopped for clothes or anything non-grocery there. I suppose if you want to eat a lot of mass-produced processed food, you could probably get decent deals on that. My dog didn't even like their Kirkland dog food.
What do I eat? My diet is mostly protein and green and colorful vegetables 6 days a week. In that week I have fish as least twice (and usually exactly twice). I eat beef and chicken and eggs and cheese and nuts on other days as my protein sources. I eat very few carbs in those 6 days. I cook only with olive oil. I drink black coffee in the morning and then nothing but water the rest of the day...again, 6 days a week. Once a week I will allow carbs in the form of grains and/or flat out sugar. Most of the time on the weekends (one day only) I will either get pizza with The Lovely Mrs. Flagpole (yes, she knows I call her that here), or burgers or Chinese food or gyros or some other such thing. I typically might have a Vernor's on the weekend...usually just an 8 oz. can.
If we are traveling, then my more strict diet goes out the window...I'll eat anything that is convenient and good, and I usually don't drink coffee if we are driving a lot because for me that can spur on an inconvenient deuce, so I'll substitute with Coca Cola or Dr. Pepper or some other caffeinated beverage.
On special ocassions, I'll have dessert or maybe some alcohol.
Yeah I knew your food snobbery was palpable. However I don’t understand why they downvote your post unless maybe it is just because it is you and they don’t care for you. Your post was a good one.
