| limey |
"Nancy Young" wrote in message >
> "Janet Bostwick" wrote
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>> "limey" > wrote >
>>> We now buy our meat from either Costco or Sam's, since the quality is
>>> higher than at the supermarket and neighborhood butchers are nonexistent
>>> here.
>>>
>>> We find the prices are a little higher on some cuts, but the grade is
>>> better.
>
>> I keep getting requests from friends and neighbors to get a Costco card
>> through my business card simply because of the meat. They all say the
>> same thing -- Albertson meat is not good, and that is pretty much our
>> choice here.
>
> Every time Costco comes up around here, that's what everyone says,
> how good the meat is. I agree. I keep waffling about rejoining because
> the
> membership fee has gone so high, but I thought anyone could join anymore,
> you didn't have to be a member of some company or union or something?
> Do you get a break on the membership fee?
>
> nancy
Yes, Nancy - anyone can join nowadays. We pay $45 a year and we both get a
separate card to use. I'm not sure if you can buy a single membership at
Costco, but you can at Sam's Club.
We use them to buy a lot of foods if there's a saving - i.e., milk, half and
half, cheese, etc. Canned goods are cheaper. Frozen food selections are
better. Computer-related things are cheaper. The danger is getting carried
away and buying large quantities of something - even if it gets used up over
time, you still have to find a place to store it. I like V-8 juice - but
24 cans? Come on! (I buy it, though ;-) My kids say that I'm ready for a
nuclear attack, but we live a long way away, even from a supermarket. My
downfall there - the latest electronic whatevers and small appliances at
much lower prices. Don't let me see 'em.
Dora
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| Janet Bostwick |
"limey" <limey113@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:3t9o5bFrjsuaU1@individual.net...
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Costco, but you can at Sam's Club.
>
> We use them to buy a lot of foods if there's a saving - i.e., milk, half
> and half, cheese, etc. Canned goods are cheaper. Frozen food selections
> are better. Computer-related things are cheaper. The danger is getting
> carried away and buying large quantities of something - even if it gets
> used up over time, you still have to find a place to store it.
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>
> Dora
>
you're right about quantities sometimes, but the food is so pretty there
(Costco) Every fruit and vegetable and piece of meat and fish is picture
perfect and no bloody puddles in the meat trays. Sooner or later you will
get to sample just about everything edible in the store so you don't end up
making bad (for you) choices.
There was an article in the Costco magazine this last year. The reason they
close the store at 8 p.m. and don't open until 9:30 - 10:00 a.m. is because
every night a huge crew comes in and every single thing in the store is
moved, examined (discarded if necessary), dusted, folded, rearranged, new
stock accepted and put out. The article said it is literally impossible to
move through the store during these hours because everything is being moved
around. There are crews assigned to certain segments of the store and
everyone works according to a scheduling/arranging map. If you've ever been
one of the first people through the door in the morning, it's like walking
into a new store.
Janet
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| Nancy Young |
"limey" <limey113@yahoo.com> wrote
> Yes, Nancy - anyone can join nowadays. We pay $45 a year and we both get
> a separate card to use. I'm not sure if you can buy a single membership
> at Costco, but you can at Sam's Club.
You know what, I'm joining right now. I had let my membership drop
because it went up to $45 and the store is just pretty far for me ... now
there is one much closer. You made up my mind, don't ask me why I
get so lame over 45 bucks ... I'll make most of that back.
> We use them to buy a lot of foods if there's a saving - i.e., milk, half
> and half, cheese, etc. Canned goods are cheaper. Frozen food selections
> are better. Computer-related things are cheaper. The danger is getting
> carried away and buying large quantities of something - even if it gets
> used up over time, you still have to find a place to store it. I like
> V-8 juice - but 24 cans? Come on!
(laugh!) That's where I get into trouble. I even built myself a 'Costco'
closet
to hold all that stuff. I like buying in bulk.
> (I buy it, though ;-) My kids say that I'm ready for a nuclear attack,
> but we live a long way away, even from a supermarket. My downfall
> there - the latest electronic whatevers and small appliances at much lower
> prices. Don't let me see 'em.
Hard to miss, they're right by the front door for a reason.
I happen to have security envelopes I bought when I did belong to
costco years ago ... half a box of 500 left, we're talking a lifetime
supply. Silly, but ... hey, I don't have to worry about envelopes.
nancy
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| limey |
"Nancy Young" wrote>
> I happen to have security envelopes I bought when I did belong to
> costco years ago ... half a box of 500 left, we're talking a lifetime
> supply. Silly, but ... hey, I don't have to worry about envelopes.
>
> nancy
Gee, you too? I'll see your security envelopes and raise you what's left of
mine plus 499 large manila envelopes!
Dora
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| Nancy Young |
"limey" <limey113@yahoo.com> wrote
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> "Nancy Young" wrote>
>> I happen to have security envelopes I bought when I did belong to
>> costco years ago ... half a box of 500 left, we're talking a lifetime
>> supply. Silly, but ... hey, I don't have to worry about envelopes.
> Gee, you too? I'll see your security envelopes and raise you what's left
> of mine plus 499 large manila envelopes!
That's hilarious. What's even worse? I dragged out my old membership
card to renew online? It expired in 02/95. Yes, I have not gone in 10
years, and I still have those envelopes.
nancy
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| Dave Smith |
Janet Bostwick wrote:
> you're right about quantities sometimes, but the food is so pretty there
> (Costco) Every fruit and vegetable and piece of meat and fish is picture
> perfect and no bloody puddles in the meat trays. Sooner or later you will
> get to sample just about everything edible in the store so you don't end up
> making bad (for you) choices.
I didn't bother renewing my card. I went in there a few times looking for
something specific, couldn't find it, and spent over $100 anyway, mostly on
stuff I didn't really need but they looked like good deals at the time.
I have a problem with the way some of the products are marketed. Some of of the
things I had hoped to buy in bulk came in variety packs. For instance, I like
Breton Crackers, the Originals. They sold three packs, one Original, one Sesame
and one Vegetable. One time I bought a variety pack of Knorr pasta cups. It was
a pack of 20 Across the front were a 4 cheese penne, an AlFredo, a primevera,
chicken noodle soup and potato and leek soup. When I got it home and opened it
up it was 2 each of the pastas, 6 chicken noodle and the rest was the potato
leek soup, the least useful of the lot. If someone wants me to sample their
products, give me coupons or free samples, but I don't want to have to sample
their stuff to buy in bulk.
FWIW... a coworker had a Swiss Army watch identical to mine, but he paid about
$150 less for it at Costco. i thought I had been ripped off. A year later he was
wondering why the face on his watch was fading but mine wasn't.
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| Boron Elgar |
On Mon, 7 Nov 2005 12:54:21 -0700, "Janet Bostwick"
<nospam@cableone.net> wrote:
>
>"limey" <limey113@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>news:3t9o5bFrjsuaU1@individual.net...
>snip
> Costco, but you can at Sam's Club.
>>
>> We use them to buy a lot of foods if there's a saving - i.e., milk, half
>> and half, cheese, etc. Canned goods are cheaper. Frozen food selections
>> are better. Computer-related things are cheaper. The danger is getting
>> carried away and buying large quantities of something - even if it gets
>> used up over time, you still have to find a place to store it.
> snip
>>
>> Dora
>>
>you're right about quantities sometimes, but the food is so pretty there
>(Costco) Every fruit and vegetable and piece of meat and fish is picture
>perfect and no bloody puddles in the meat trays. Sooner or later you will
>get to sample just about everything edible in the store so you don't end up
>making bad (for you) choices.
>
>There was an article in the Costco magazine this last year. The reason they
>close the store at 8 p.m. and don't open until 9:30 - 10:00 a.m. is because
>every night a huge crew comes in and every single thing in the store is
>moved, examined (discarded if necessary), dusted, folded, rearranged, new
>stock accepted and put out. The article said it is literally impossible to
>move through the store during these hours because everything is being moved
>around. There are crews assigned to certain segments of the store and
>everyone works according to a scheduling/arranging map. If you've ever been
>one of the first people through the door in the morning, it's like walking
>into a new store.
>Janet
>
Costco is my favorite place to shop. The quality of the food is
fabulous and their customer service is excellent.
Ever try their croissants? Dee-lish.
Boron
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| limey |
>>
>> "Nancy Young" wrote>
>>> I happen to have security envelopes I bought when I did belong to
>>> costco years ago ... half a box of 500 left, we're talking a lifetime
>>> supply. Silly, but ... hey, I don't have to worry about envelopes.
>
>> Gee, you too? I'll see your security envelopes and raise you what's left
>> of mine plus 499 large manila envelopes!
>
> That's hilarious. What's even worse? I dragged out my old membership
> card to renew online? It expired in 02/95. Yes, I have not gone in 10
> years, and I still have those envelopes.
>
> nancy
Hmmm. That's about the time I bought those manilas. Do you think they'd
sell OK on eBay?
Dora
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| Goomba38 |
Dave Smith wrote:
> FWIW... a coworker had a Swiss Army watch identical to mine, but he paid about
> $150 less for it at Costco. i thought I had been ripped off. A year later he was
> wondering why the face on his watch was fading but mine wasn't.
>
Do you think they're selling counterfeits?
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| limey |
"Boron Elgar" wrote in message
>
> Costco is my favorite place to shop. The quality of the food is
> fabulous and their customer service is excellent.
>
> Ever try their croissants? Dee-lish.
>
> Boron
Yes. Aren't they good! They come closest to the French ones than any here
others I've tried here in the US. For breakfast, I bake them for 5 minutes
at 400 degrees. They come out flaky and crisp.
For lunch, I cut them in half, put lunch meat and cheese in and nuke for
about 30 seconds. They don't get crisp but they're hot and make a change
from the usual sandwich .
Dora
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| Boron Elgar |
On Mon, 07 Nov 2005 16:13:01 -0500, Dave Smith
<adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> wrote:
>Janet Bostwick wrote:
>
>> you're right about quantities sometimes, but the food is so pretty there
>> (Costco) Every fruit and vegetable and piece of meat and fish is picture
>> perfect and no bloody puddles in the meat trays. Sooner or later you will
>> get to sample just about everything edible in the store so you don't end up
>> making bad (for you) choices.
>
>I didn't bother renewing my card. I went in there a few times looking for
>something specific, couldn't find it, and spent over $100 anyway, mostly on
>stuff I didn't really need but they looked like good deals at the time.
That is your fault, not Costco's.
>
>I have a problem with the way some of the products are marketed. Some of of the
>things I had hoped to buy in bulk came in variety packs. For instance, I like
>Breton Crackers, the Originals. They sold three packs, one Original, one Sesame
>and one Vegetable. One time I bought a variety pack of Knorr pasta cups. It was
>a pack of 20 Across the front were a 4 cheese penne, an AlFredo, a primevera,
>chicken noodle soup and potato and leek soup. When I got it home and opened it
>up it was 2 each of the pastas, 6 chicken noodle and the rest was the potato
>leek soup, the least useful of the lot. If someone wants me to sample their
>products, give me coupons or free samples, but I don't want to have to sample
>their stuff to buy in bulk.
Costco would gladly have refunded your money.
>
>FWIW... a coworker had a Swiss Army watch identical to mine, but he paid about
>$150 less for it at Costco. i thought I had been ripped off. A year later he was
>wondering why the face on his watch was fading but mine wasn't.
Again, taking it to customer service at Costco would have made a
difference.
Boron
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| Dave Smith |
Goomba38 wrote:
> Dave Smith wrote:
>
> > FWIW... a coworker had a Swiss Army watch identical to mine, but he paid about
> > $150 less for it at Costco. i thought I had been ripped off. A year later he was
> > wondering why the face on his watch was fading but mine wasn't.
> >
> Do you think they're selling counterfeits?
That's a good question. Our watches were identical. About a year later the face on his
was noticeably faded. That was about 5 years ago. Mine still hasn't faded. It makes me
wonder.
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| Dave Smith |
Boron Elgar wrote:
> >I didn't bother renewing my card. I went in there a few times looking for
> >something specific, couldn't find it, and spent over $100 anyway, mostly on
> >stuff I didn't really need but they looked like good deals at the time.
>
> That is your fault, not Costco's.
True. It would be even more true if I kept going back. I don't.
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| Boron Elgar |
On Mon, 7 Nov 2005 17:19:55 -0500, "limey" <limey113@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>"Boron Elgar" wrote in message
>>
>> Costco is my favorite place to shop. The quality of the food is
>> fabulous and their customer service is excellent.
>>
>> Ever try their croissants? Dee-lish.
>>
>> Boron
>
>Yes. Aren't they good! They come closest to the French ones than any here
>others I've tried here in the US. For breakfast, I bake them for 5 minutes
>at 400 degrees. They come out flaky and crisp.
Oui! Oui!
>
>For lunch, I cut them in half, put lunch meat and cheese in and nuke for
>about 30 seconds. They don't get crisp but they're hot and make a change
>from the usual sandwich .
>
>Dora
>
Great for sandwiches.
Boron
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| Dan Abel |
In article <l020n158bf6pl7n0ka7l0qq0fe8sfptlco@4ax.com>,
Boron Elgar <boron_elgar@hotmail.com> wrote:
> >> Ever try their croissants? Dee-lish.
> >For lunch, I cut them in half, put lunch meat and cheese in and nuke for
> >about 30 seconds. They don't get crisp but they're hot and make a change
> >from the usual sandwich .
> Great for sandwiches.
You're talking about lunch here. Tomato soup with a croissant with ham
and cheese. It was very good. (Soup from somewhere else, but the rest
from Costco.)
--
Dan Abel
dabel@sonic.net
Petaluma, California, USA
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| Nancy Young |
"Nancy Young" <qwerty@monmouth.com> wrote
> there is one much closer. You made up my mind, don't ask me why I
> get so lame over 45 bucks ... I'll make most of that back.
And I did! Spent $45 on a Costco membership and won $50 in
the football pool last night! Thank you very much.
nancy (you gotta spend money to make money)
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| Janet Bostwick |
"Nancy Young" <qwerty@monmouth.com> wrote in message
news:dkqi3p$p4i$1@news.monmouth.com...
>
> "Nancy Young" <qwerty@monmouth.com> wrote
>
>> there is one much closer. You made up my mind, don't ask me why I
>> get so lame over 45 bucks ... I'll make most of that back.
>
> And I did! Spent $45 on a Costco membership and won $50 in
> the football pool last night! Thank you very much.
>
> nancy (you gotta spend money to make money)
>
Makes perfect sense to me ;o}
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| Sheldon |
limey wrote:
> "Nancy Young" wrote>
> > I happen to have security envelopes I bought when I did belong to
> > costco years ago ... half a box of 500 left, we're talking a lifetime
> > supply. Silly, but ... hey, I don't have to worry about envelopes.
> >
> > nancy
>
> Gee, you too? I'll see your security envelopes and raise you what's left of
> mine plus 499 large manila envelopes!
About 15 years ago Staples had a deal where if you purchased a case of
their brand paper you got a case of their brand paper clips free... 20
littlle boxes of 100 #2 paper clips each... that case of paper is long
gone but some 15 years later I barely made a dent in the first box of
paper clips. Any of yoose ever get commited I'll donate them for
making paper clip chains. hehe
Sheldon Easy Button
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| limey |
"Nancy Young" wrote in message >
> "Nancy Young" <qwerty@monmouth.com> wrote
>
>> there is one much closer. You made up my mind, don't ask me why I
>> get so lame over 45 bucks ... I'll make most of that back.
>
> And I did! Spent $45 on a Costco membership and won $50 in
> the football pool last night! Thank you very much.
>
> nancy (you gotta spend money to make money)
There ya go!
Dora
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| Nancy Young |
"Sheldon" <PENMART01@aol.com> wrote in message
news:1131473469.581860.323530@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
>
> limey wrote:
>> "Nancy Young" wrote>
>> > I happen to have security envelopes I bought when I did belong to
>> > costco years ago ... half a box of 500 left, we're talking a lifetime
>> > supply. Silly, but ... hey, I don't have to worry about envelopes.
>> Gee, you too? I'll see your security envelopes and raise you what's left
>> of
>> mine plus 499 large manila envelopes!
>
> About 15 years ago Staples had a deal where if you purchased a case of
> their brand paper you got a case of their brand paper clips free... 20
> littlle boxes of 100 #2 paper clips each... that case of paper is long
> gone but some 15 years later I barely made a dent in the first box of
> paper clips. Any of yoose ever get commited I'll donate them for
> making paper clip chains. hehe
>
> Sheldon Easy Button
Jay Leno had a segment about original slogans ... Staples is something
like Staples, The Easy Place (whatever). It replaced their old slogan ...
Staples: The place to buy the stuff you couldn't steal from the office.
Cracked me up.
nancy
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