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Try buying sunscreen at the local shops and you'll find that a week's worth of sunscreen is enough to pay for your Costco membership.
My oldest brother grew over 13" in 8th grade (5'3" to 6'4"),
Yes they somehow believe that the door checker is the whole security and end up in prison anyway.Here's one guy that got past the door checker:
Car seat box used to steal $11,000 in Costco merchandise | WJLA
We are happy to spend our money in Hawaii.Try buying sunscreen at the local shops and you'll find that a week's worth of sunscreen is enough to pay for your Costco membership.
My guess is that grocery will be a separate monthly charge, like Prime.Are there actually enough UPS, FEDX, USPS trucks and planes (and drones) to deliver the equivalent of what Costco sells? Specifically how does Amazon ship a 35 pound car battery to (oh, let's say Hawaii) in 2 days - for free to Prime members? YMMV
While that's an impressive growth rate, I bet he was all over bruises from not knowing where his arms and legs ended in any given month, and learning to duck his head!
Right on. Check the "pet peeve" thread for more members of this club.
They make enlargements amazingly cheap. Also photo Christmas cards and specialty items with photos, like calendars.Someone mentioned Photo Services, and I have to ask (because I think I saw this in my store). In 2017..why? ................
An amazing Costco benefit for us is having access to Costco on any of the Hawaiian islands. We go just about every year to Hawaii and stay in a VRBO home, so we usually spend about $400 on our first day at Costco and stock up on everything we need.
I'm always amazed to see that the pricing in the Hawaii stores is exactly the same as the pricing in Southern California, to the penny. I've often wondered if they just choose to make less profit on the Hawaiian stores just to keep the pricing consistent and offer it as a perk to their members. Without having a Costco in Hawaii, our vacations would be extremely expensive. And for those living on the islands, having a Costco there makes a huge difference in overall cost of living.
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I haven't read the pet peeve thread. Not interested in negativity when ER is so great!
Ya know, we wondered about that too. How can our Costco sell for mainland prices and still make much money. What we figured out, when we shopped at mainland Costcos is that, for roughly the same size store, Hawaiian Costco sell a heck of a lot MORE. Since that revelation, I have heard (not confirmed) that Costco, Sams, and Home Depot are the "busiest" of all such stores (not the biggest, but busiest - more sales per size of store.) So, if they make any money on an item, they come out because they typically sell a lot more items than similar mainland stores. Don't know if this is true - but it's true by what I have seen. Sometimes it's difficult to get a parking spot at these store - especially at Christmas. They are always busy! YMMV
You forgot passport photos. $4.99 plus sales tax gets you 4 photos. Cheaper than anywhere else near me.
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We love their marinated pork tenderloin too.My favourite steak is a marinated flank (soy sauce, minced fresh garlic and ginger, lime juice, brown sugar and a little oil in a ziploc bag overnight) and Costco has the best ones we have ever found.
Since ER.org has been so useful to me, I figured I'd share my Costco shopping strategy with you. Costco crowds are hugely predictable. End of the month? Crazy time. Right before a holiday like Independence Day? Lines everywhere.
We love their marinated pork tenderloin too.
The pizzas are really awesome and a great deal. We used to get the everything one that has so many veggies, and have them make it without cheese because DH doesn't like tons of cheese. They'd see him standing in line - he's tall - and signal to ask if he was going to order the no cheese everything pizza, and start working on it before he got to the register. They always remembered him.One thing I should have gotten years ago at Costco but didn't think to do it was their snack bar pizza. They have large, whole pizzas for $10. I saw some parents getting like 10+ pizzas there for a soccer party recently. We used to have pizza parties at our house for the kids and their friends quite often during the school age years and I never thought to go to Costco. It would have been a lot cheaper than the local carryout places.
I discovered this when I needed photos for a visa for Tanzania. I needed to send them two photos. When I got back, I needed to renew my passport, did so as I had two photos taken within the past 6 months.Wish I had known about this one a couple of months ago! Reminder that no matter what the product, always check Costco first.
Since ER.org has been so useful to me, I figured I'd share my Costco shopping strategy with you. Costco crowds are hugely predictable. End of the month? Crazy time. Right before a holiday like Independence Day? Lines everywhere. Lunch break? A zoo.
However, if you shift your shopping times/days a bit, you'll breeze through. Typically, we plan a dinner at a nearby restaurant, then go to Costco on a mid-month Thursday or Friday - entering around 7PM. Believe me, the lines are small to non-existent. The food samplers are gone, the aisle-end barkers have departed, and the crowds have vanished. Plus, since you've just eaten, you won't make as many impulse purchases of 20 pounds of frozen burritos!
Shipping must be a huge part of the cost of goods sold in Hawaii, and maybe Costco figured out how to minimize those costs. I've wondered too.
It is about sending a message. They obviously don't take the time to line item everything on your receipt vs your cart.
They have caught double items charged to me though that I didn't actually get so I was grateful for that.
I think an early sign for the curmudgeon club is people who complain about having to show your card to get in and having the receipt checked on the way out [emoji23]. I guess when every day is a Saturday you've got to find something to complain about.