tell me about the costco

Overrated

Welcome to Costco. I love you.

>>9075963
Fucking great food (the cooked stuff outside) When ever I go there I get 3 hot dogs loaded with onion and some relish

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>>9076018
okay i'm not getting a membership so i can buy hotdogs

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Great selection of a ton of stuff. But every time you go, you can never spend under $100. It's a curse.

>>9076018
>3 hotdogs
jesus anon they're 1/4th pound beef

>>9076020
You don't need a membership to buy the hot dogs. uwu

>>9076023
Why would I even go to a grocery store if I was going to spend under 100?

>>9076020
>>9076030
Man im 6'5 I could eat a large pizza in a hour or 2 mediums but I wish I was a normal eater though where 3 slices and Im fine like my friends
But costco is great for bulk buying stuff and trying food there because you go huh this small pack of pizzas with pesto sauce and tomatos has 6 servings and its only $5 guess ill give it a go or look theres a liter sized container of dry powered ______ drink that I like for $3 ill buy it and try this other flavour right next to it. Hey this platter of deli cold cut/wrap is $11 and has 20 servings Ill get mt friends tommorow so we can eat, go hiking, and then cime back and finish it off. If your spending less than $40 it probably isnt worth it
Go for frozen or longer lasting stuff

Hi.

>>9076020
The hot dogs are worth it

>>9076040

Because you're a poorfag who only has to buy for one? I generally get out for $20-$50 depending on what I need to buy.

>>9076161
>let's waste gas and time going to the store every other day instead of buying everything I need for the next three months all at once

Fuck off

>>9076176

Costco's is the best. Go buy the best stuff for the least amount of money and help yourself to basically a free hotdog and soda with free refills on your way out the door. Hit the gas station for a savings of 10 cents a gallon. At the end of the year get rewarded with member benefits and cash back rewards on your card... Company pays its people well and the stores are clean and offer products out of the bakery and butcher that can't be found anywhere else in town. They offer sizes on household consumables that mean you don't have to shop as often (like 700 gallon jugs of detergent)

For me, it's Costco. The best shopping experience.

>>9076176

I don't have a car. It's twenty minutes to the store one way and I buy what I can carry.

>>9075963
>>9076020

Their beef is great
Their produce is solid, not anything to write home about but tends to be fresher than supermarkets because they're selling so much of it
Their cheese selection is very nice, not like Whole Foods specialty grocer type cheese, but great for PARMESAN and things like sharp cheddar etc.
Their wine selection is basic but, again, solid and decently priced.
I also like their whole chickens. They are famous for their rotisserie ones (they're fucking CHEAP) but I still prefer to roast my own cuz I can do it better.

The Kirkland brand stuff (even the wine) is excellent as far as branded stuff goes. It's worth noting that in many cases it is the same as or even higher quality than the name brand, just commoditized and supply-chained out to where it's cheaper.

Non-food items, yeah they have them spades.

Also, the meme about having to buy a fuckton of whatever you're buying is true.

Overall I would say that it's at least worth trying Costco and just canceling your membership if you don't find yourself going there. It is a unique store.

>>9075963
Fuck costcunt

Sam's Club Master Race.

>>9076217
Mah nigga

>>9076217
why not both

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>>9076020
You don't need membership for the food court.

>>9075963
Their food court is best bang for buck but the automatic conveyer belts for their baking runs a little too fast, so the bread/crust ends up tasting a bit doughy. You can fix this by baking it for a few more mins at home and then it ends up tasting perfect.

Their pizzas are very large compared to every other chain out there and only $10, even the combination/supreme.

You can get a hot dog and put grilled onions, relish, and ketchup or mustard for $1.50.

They also serve berry smoothies at $1.50.

The chicken bakes are big for $3.

The BBQ beef brisket sandwich is a little more premium at $5 but tastes excellent.

The churro sticks are also fairly big for $1 each.

Can't tell you about their fresh made gelato as my location doesn't make it.

>>9076836
Costco churros are undercooked.

>>9076969
>the automatic conveyer belts for their baking runs a little too fast, so the bread/crust ends up tasting a bit doughy. You can fix this by baking it for a few more mins at home and then it ends up tasting perfect.

>>9075963
It's a big store

>>9076030
Are you saying he should have gotten 4?

>>9075963
I work there, been there for 4 years what do you want to know

>>9076836
wrong, you do, they ask you for your membership at the door, if you're in canada (like me) you can say you're going in to get medication, but they can have someone follow you who is called the floor walker if you're going to not get meds.

things we do well:

Cheap good meat, cheap good gas, cheap good jewellery, cheap good cakes.

other standardized products (protein powder, beans, spices, etc)

there are almost always better alternatives from a specialty store like a butcher, etc but for something the average person is going to be cooking they are pretty good,and cheap.

Avoid:
fresh produce/berries (generally) unless you're using it all in the same day/ night, except cucumbers and avacados, limes etc, expect at least 1 of the packaged goods to be 1-2 days from being thrown out.

is the pee pee really that slippery at costco?

>>9076836
>>9076836

also food court changes by region/ location im in winnipeg (canada), and we serve poutine, but no brisket sandwich, etc.

products are generally standardized though, so a brisket sandwich in texas, would be the same in winnipeg.

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>>9077005

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>>9077062
is it a good or shitty job how about the pay?.

>>9077107
its the best retail place to work hands down, but its still working in retail, you can clock out with 60k if you work there for a long enough time. I sell TV's and jewelry, i packed groceries and have done enough early mornings to know what that is all about too.

They pay you well because its incredibly dissatisfying work and expect you to be a sort of "Step above" walmart/whole foods/ etc

They also don't advertise anywhere, so an (ex)employees word of mouth is best means to recruit and gain new traffic

>>9076196
people like you are the reason both have a job, and hate it, because though i get those dollarinos indirectly from you (your word of mouth, and direct purchases), you also expect the song and dance that is a pleasurable retail experience.

I thank you, but i also dislike the hype you generate

>>9076210
kirkland is generally off brand labels of the high end stuff, vodka is grey goose if i recall, not sure about any others (our costco doesn't sell booze/spirits)

>>9075963
Annual membership is like 60$ iirc, so if you can save that much per year it's worth it. Decent selection of meats, great place to get anything that's sold in bulk, also a good place to get stuff like rice bags or car batteries. Every now and then you can even find some decent clothing deals.

>>9077162
>I thank you, but i also dislike the hype you generate

As the poster of that message, allow me to explain to you that my line of work (software architecture) can also come with dissatisfaction. There is a certain song and dance that is expected of me as well where I work...

In fact, from talking with a good number of people - dissatisfaction with your job is a pretty common part of the modern human experience.

I thank you for your work. I thank you for making the best retail shopping experience possible. I don't expect more from you than you are capable of. I shop at costco because I have heard they treat their employees fairly and that is very important to me. I shop at publix for the same reason, even though I know i might be able to get groceries at krogers or walmart cheaper.

You guys are knocking it out of the ball park and all I ask is the same as any human is asked in their day to day work. Keep it up. The grind will always continue - that is what it means to be a human in a cold dark universe. You're killing it and their are millions of Americans out there that may take you for granted, but are exceedingly happy you are there to provide the shopping experience and product selection you provide. Together, we can, and will, make the universe a better place.

I cannot say enough good stuff about Costco, and so long as you guys keep it up.. I won't stop telling people how great you guys are.

Thank you, and I'm sorry about the hype - even though you deserve it.

>>9077082
>hey ask you for your membership at the door, if you're in canada (like me)
They don't ask for it in the states.

>>9077188
it evens out in the end, i have job which pays above minimum wage, you get some good groceries.

no one "enjoys" their job, and again its better than any other retail, and i don't mind the work.

it's just my summer job of sorts while i study for finance anyway

>>9076198
Lol fucking loser

>>9077189
strange, they generally barely make a 5% off the FC, so id imagine its either priced diff in the states, or just part of the get you going for Hotdogs and then lure you with cheap goods.

>>9076176

>literally cannot imagine going somewhere without driving

flyover detected! ding! ding! ding!

>>9077277
nigga its groceries, not a walk in the park

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a place for upper middle class moms to shit on wallmart because poorfags cant afford $50 memberships

>>9075963
The rotisserie chicken is awesome. $6 gets you something to base three or four meals around.

In the U.S., the food court is really, really good. In Asia it kinda sucks balls, because they can't get the same quality of ingredients here, but that's life in Asia.

The food inside varies quite a lot. In the U.S., I rarely have any luck with the produce; usually it's on the verge of rotting. In Asia, it's the only place to shop for fresh vegetables. Prices are outrageous, but that's because they're mostly imported and of high quality. When they're locally sourced, they are also of high quality. Avoid the Malaysian mushrooms, though, they're usually on the verge of rotting.

Other goods, it's often the only place to find western-style foods here that are at all edible. Their cheese selection is excellent, and their wine selection is pretty good here (in the U.S. it's fantastic).

Also, here in Asia, I get easily twice as much at Costco as I can for the same price in the local markets. I am saving enough on cheese alone to pay for my membership many times over.

>>9077547
>a place for upper middle class moms to shit on wallmart because poorfags cant afford $50 memberships

Its a little better than walmart, but this is true. As a true patrician, I am grateful of the barrier to entry that stops Shanequa from shopping here.

>>9077616
I still get hordes of towelheads and other poos shopping in mine
>>9077590
>3 meals
manlet

>>9077620
hamplanet detected

>>9077620
Because the $120 few isn't jack shit if you have a halfway decent paying job (or are on NEET bux).

>>9077627
famplanet detected xd lmao I'm just messing with you nigger, y'alrite

>>9077620
>>9077616

Yeah, I kinda wish they'd make it 200 to 500 a year. That would scare some of the undesirables off for sure. And if I didn't have to shop around plebe-ass mother fuckers, I'd be willing to spend that much... maybe even more - for the privilege.

Costco baker reporting in, ask me anything.

>>9075963
Why do they require a club card?!

>>9077671
It's business. Cheap prices come at a small cost.

>>9077653
$500 still isn't shit for annual fee. You're greatly underestimating people's disposable incomes.

>>9077679
For you.

>>9077713

I pay nothing, get executive status, and 2% for all purchases I buy at my work and other Costco's. I double up and my credit card gets 2% cash back for shopping done at warehouse stores.

I.e. I get a 4% return for everything. Shit adds up nicely.

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WHY HAS NOBODY MENTIONED THE PESTO

>>9077728
I have anon

after 3 decades I finally went inside one a year and a half ago
>them niggas aint lying. the hot dog and soda combo was super cheap and really fucking good.

>>9077767
I MEAN THE INDIVIDUAL JARS FUCK

>>9077722
If I removed your discounts would you die?

>>9077062
How much do they pay you? Insurance?

>>9077820

Nah. I currently CD ladder, and make money by placing money to the side with a 6% APY, with a consistent opening every 3 months. Have a good 401k plan which I am consistently moving my allotments around for maximum stock gains depending on the stock market.

Working at Costco, in one of the three positions that has higher pay than the rest, aside from salary based positions is quite nice.

>>9077833

Not the Costco dude variant. But my Costco has starting pay $15/hr, and ramps up rather nicely, Sunday's are always time and a half.

Currently working 48 hours, 6 days/week.
Never work major holidays (Costco is closed)
Insurance is on par with US military insurance with minimal costs.
Dental included with medical.
Free vision screening and $175 allotment every year for new prescription.
Many different programs for health, and financial advice.
Not sure if all locations do the same, but safety standard benchmark free meals.
Free shit all the time with all the different concessions for skin care, smoothie making, etc...
My co-workers including all other departments are literally an extended family

>>9077660
Why don't you slow down or lengthen the conveyor belts on your ovens so your dough isn't so chewy?

>>9077899

When I did try and help out the food court to better themselves, they told me to slow down with my working. I told them to find me when they have a change of heart. Never again had I worked at that department. Oh well, their loss.

TL;DR
It's up to the department managers decisions for that one. Though my location, surprisingly has it on point.

TL;DR number 2
It's not the oven, that has only one size for conveyor, they can reduce the belt speed, though that would just cause the dough to burn. It's all on the timing for the dough to proof. Bakery proofed generally 1 hour 45 minutes for dough perfection.

>>9076008
where can i find the law degrees?

>>9077890
I'm gonna try and get a job at Costco. I haven't heard many bad things about working there. Can't handle my fucking job anymore and I've alway liked Costco. $15/hr isn't terrible and I've heard the benefits are absolutely killer.

I like that you're close to your coworkers as well. My bullshit job has a million different shifts and no one really knows each other or hangs out much. I miss that in a job.

>>9077820
it would be extremely costly

>>9078365
You're a rich guy

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>>9077189
>>9077257
They must have individual store policies for membership cards because they ask for it at my local warehouse. I'm in the US.

>>9079236
you're supposed to flash your card at the entrance, but you can just walk in with a group

>>9078342

Sorry for my disappearance, I went to work, simply by walking the mile commute to work that I have.
15/hr is in the San Francisco counties here in California. Other counties, states and countries each carry their own salary. But I would hope that they at least would be slightly on par with being generous for the area.

Indeed the benefits are amazing, there are just so many different programs dedicated to health, finance and a lot of other areas.

For me and my co-workers it's basically one gigantic family. Of course there is that one guy that is a douche, but not everything is perfect.

I hope everything goes well for you if you do decide to apply.
I would recommend submitting an application towards September/ early October. Which is when the mass hiring for the holidays is. Usually hire about 70 right out the gate, and then after December, is when they decide to figure on who to keep.

>>9077681
Amen, worked at a casino. For as broke as people pretend to be they love throwing money away. Like gym memberships.... i hate my closest costco because it's always packed. People come down from hicksville and no one knows how to shop (carts in the middle of the aisle, staggering about like a store is a modern marvel)

>>9076023
>image
I kekd

>>9077095
Let me guess, St James location?

>>9077277
>I am literally too poor to afford a car.

>>9077082
Why the fuck do they do this to the berries, I thought I had it all getting their organic berries, only to find mold

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Who here Costco /sippin/?

I just got this in the mail. Yet another way that your Costco membership can pay for itself!

>>9079187
for you

Who here can't wait for Amazon to buy Costco?
>free Costco membership for your prime membership
>free same day delivery on all stuff available on Costco nearest you

coffee alone makes the membership worth it, it's like less than half price of what ever else i can find
cooking oil and cheese too

everything else is incidental. i just picked up their exculsive camp chef stove and it's the best car camp gear i've picked up in a while

>>9079913
Cheers, thanks dude. Take it easy.

>>9080855
Well, watch how the Whole Foods acquisition turns out before you start hoping. Plenty of room for things to turn up pear-shaped.

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Publix is better

>>9079913

Don't they work you to death, though? I heard the amount of cakes the decorators have to decorate and it's like double the work that I have to do at Publix. I doubt I could ever work that fast.

>>9076836
The hot dogs and pizza are good but the problem is they have an abnormal amount of fat and salt. A slice of costco pizza is like half of a medium pizza at dominos. The hot dogs have trans fat and a lot more salt than say, wienerschnitzel hot dogs. It tastes good but if anyone who reads food labels sees it, they will throw up

>>9076018
you understand that is over 2000 calories right? holy shit

>>9083136
That's because a medium pizza at Dominos and Winerschnitzel dogs are tiny as fuck.

>>9083215
Not really. All i need is like 2 chili dogs and some chili fries from wienerschnitzel. And 4 or 5 slices of a medium dominos. Yeah it adds up, but at least you get multiple things. One costco pizza slice or hot dog and you want more but just one has the same amount of nutrition as multiple other things

>>9083391
>Not really
You pay $18+ for a medium sized combination pizza from Dominos vs the $10 equivalent at Costco, $1.80 ea. for W's small chili dogs vs $1.50 for loaded Costco dogs, and $3.20 alone for chili cheese fries.

>>9083136
>the problem is they have an abnormal amount of fat and salt. A slice of costco pizza is like half of a medium pizza at dominos
Here's your problem, A slice of Costco pizza IS half of a Domino's medium pizza. Why you prefer paying more for less another issue.

>>9083443
Because i still want 2 hot dogs and 4 pieces of pizza, whether its from costco or another place. W can add up but 2 hot dogs and fries for 7-8$ is good for me and ive always really liked their chili. Meanwhile at dominos i just get the medium 2 topping pizzas for $6 x 2. Lasts a few days.

>>9076023
The day I got my membership I spent $65 on meat and minced garlic. Then I realized there was so much more I could have gotten. Oh well, it's just down the street from me so it's not a hassle.

>>9076836
>ice cream servings starting from 3 scoops
Is this standard practice in the land of the free?

>>9083467
Nah, just a Costco thing.

>>9080613
I actually drink monsters every day (13-14 hour workdays 5 days a week), and I hope they're cheaper than at the grocery store.

>>9080613

6.50 off. Making an individual can 1.05 then crv

>>9082762

Busy as always. Of course.

>>9082864

I admit that when I did live out in Augusta, Georgia, Publix was my staple grocer to go to, until shit got too real and I went for broke. It basically is the Southern states Costco/Whole foods.

>>9082907
My cake decorator is a crazy asian, who can literally go from cake base to done in 10 minutes. It can be rough at times, but even as "part time" it's 48 hours a week. The thing with our collaboration in the bakery is we all help each other out. I'm a baker, yet part time, decorator, also famously (w)rapping on occasion.

Once the ball rolls, it's not bad work, yet it is decently fast paced.

>>9083458
Literally me, but working at the place too. Though when shopping I need to drive to work, rather than walk. Street distance from my front door 1 mile. Actual walking distance 0.8 miles. Literally 10 minute casual walk.

>>9083481
Read above. ^

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>>9075963
>Tell me about the costco
I think Costco is a pretty cool goy. Eh, kills Sams Club and doesn’t afraid of anything.

>>9075972
>I don't like it so it's overrated

>>9083697

Usually lacking the amount of available trained cashiers is the case. Sometimes it's a skeleton crew (meaning no mid shift) cashiers, and only replacement when their shift is about to end.

OTOH, my Costco tends to usually minimum 5 cashiers at a time. Holidays are all but 2 registers being used. Besides the board runner (front end supervisor) is the head of the ship, to call for cashiers, assistants, or to send others for door/cart/floorwalks/etc... all that is mainly consistently being rotated, including sending workers on breaks and having fill ins and what not.

If you live in California you can get booze and food court without a membership

Those hotdogs are what dreams are made of

>>9083831
My Costco gives you a private escort for booze shopping without membership. Otherwise yes food court, and also pharmacy is a no membership required

>>9076836
yes you do need a membership for the food court. you can't rely on what other 4chan posts have said.
>be me
>try to walk in
SIR WTF do you think you are doing?
>I'm just going to the food court
You need a membership sir
>.........fucking 4chan

>>9076196
>Costco's

>>9083879

Well it does vary from country to country, state to state, and county to county.
Sounds like your Costco is having financial issues, usually which causes the (no membership, no pass) clause. I'm sorry for your loss.

If you venture to my workplace Costco, they will open their arms to you.

>>9075963
Lots of lard asses wandering around clogging up the aisles and sucking down free samples all day long.

>>9077890
>My co-workers including all other departments are literally an extended family
Daawwwww... :3

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>>9075963
why doe he wear the mask?

>>9083974
That is a beard net, also if you look under the hat, is a hairnet. It is to keep hair and beard hairs from falling off the face and onto foodstuff.

On a note, when I have front end supervisors coming into the bakery they must don the hairnet, even the few that have no hair on their head. It is a protocol for food safety

>>9076836
>>9083904
Not necessarily, Costco actually does require membership card to be shown at the entrance, but some places can be lax about this conduct especially if there is a continuous stream of mob going in on a busy day. Everyone's experience may differ from store to store but the general policy is card must be shown to enter the premise.

As for the food court, this is where things get silly: Yes you do require a membership card, because the food court is inside the building and you're required to be a member to enter the premise. If it's an external food court then obviously it wouldn't be required.

>>9075963
It's a big store.

>>9084233
for savings

why does costco need membership? id go if not for this

>>9084245

It's literally for this reason. To keep stupid people out.

>>9084796
This. One of the reasons people remain poor is they cannot understand an up front expense that is a small percent of the total amount they would save over the course of a year is cost effective. Thus, you don't have the volume of white trash and nignogs that will infest other groceries.

>>9084831
While this is very true, a recent cost analysis showed that the majority of the items in Costco are no longer priced competitively. They have a large and loyal member base and the illusion of being cheaper so they don't have to anymore.

>>9084796
costco sells shit though, id rather buy from my local italian grocer that sells high quality frtuit veg and meat. i wouldnt even buy that many things from there, mainly the non bulk sales honestly

>>9084883
This isn't true. It may be true for household consumables where the price being equal is ok because the larger amount is more convenient to consumers anyway, but if you compare a pressure washer, or a mattress, or the price of gas, or meat or bakery items - in many cases you simply can't even find the level of quality offered anywhere else at any price, and a large percent of the time on high dollar items you can recoup your membership fees in a single purchase. This year I bought 2 full air conditioning systems and wouldn't have been able to find 2 lennox 4 ton units for cheaper anywhere else on the planet. The deal came with 15% back on a Costco cash card and I upgraded to executive membership for 50 bucks and that got me and extra 400 bucks back on my membership rewards at the end of the year.

Last year I bought a $300 vaccuum for 200 bucks. 50 dollar yearly membership paid for. Best cash back card in the industry used to pay for it, bought cheap gas and a $1.50 hotdog and soda on my way out the door.

Stay poor retards.

>>9084909
>shopping at Costco for meat and produce
Doing it wrong.

>>9084883
Strange. I don't have a COSTCO near me so I do Sam's and buy staples like meat, pasta, fish, dogfood, beans, canned tuna, coffee, eggs, oils, toilet paper, paper towels, and a few condiments and I periodically check the lower priced groceries and on those staple type items the quality is better and the price lower. I have noticed they tend to be more expensive than groceries on the processed stuff, though.

>>9084937
No, you should definitely buy meat there. I buy whole Prime NY Strip for $7.99 a pound. If you do your own butchering, the whole / partial primals a great deal there.

>>9084937
kinda my point, theyre the main things i buy. ive course i try to save money where possible but id rather buy better quality stuff than cheap stuff.

>>9084949
>better quality stuff than cheap stuff.

Why not both?

Costco whole beef tenderloins for 10.99 a pound.

You people are fucking retarded if you don't realize that this is as good as it gets, anywhere.

>>9084909
>talks about high quality produce
>probably doesn't even buy organic
cringe

>>9085394
in Australia its only a few dollars cheaper. for kansas city strip its $26/kg vs the $30/kg my butcher has it for. not worth the drive and time, even if i was to buy other stuff, i doubt the fruit and veg would be as good.

>>9085405
not that it even makes a difference, but i grow organic

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why does costco have a membership

it is sixty dollars for a membership. that's nothing compared to what people spend at stores. sixty dollars is a fraction of one grocery outing. If you weren't deterring customers with your membeship, you would make much more money if you were open to everyone because people flock to wherever is cheapest.

you would be the new wal-mart

>>9085701
not being the overall cheapest + incentive to shop at costco (make up for loss in membership cost)

>>9085731
if it's not the cheapest why would i buy a membership that's baka

>>9085736
illusion of being the cheapest. why fight for seele if they're not the good guys? illusion of being the good guys

>>9084226
The ones in my area have two openings, one is the normal entrance for members, the other is the normal exit from the store plus the entrance to the membership counter and food court. The second entrance doesn't require you to have a membership to get in, and they never check your card when you buy stuff from the food court.

>>9085701
Read before you start posting stupid shit. Costco sells stuff at cost or below on almost all of their products. Membership fees are the only thing they actually make money on.

>>9077635
same same, we all cool mang

>>9078282
They're being given away as prize packets inside the bags of organic fertilizer. You can also win a sociology degree, a queer studies degree, and an art history degree!

>>9085782
Why not make memberships 1000 bucks but everything is free

>>9077189
>>9077082
>>9076836
>don't need a membership for the food court
>yes you do
>no you don't
>nigga stfu I'll bust a cap in yo ass you need one
>fucc nigga chill dude but no you don't

In case you lovers didn't notice, it varies depending on whether the food court is inside or outside. In cold-weather locations where they have to locate it inside the warehouse proper (but still usually after the cashiers), you have to show your membership card to get to it. In locations where the food court is outside, or at least not within the members-only part of the warehouse, you don't need a membership card to access it.

Source: have eaten at Costcos in Kirkland (outside, no card needed), Seattle downtown (inside, need a card), Chicago suburbs (inside, need a card), Idaho (inside but not in the warehouse proper, no card needed), and a few others.

>>9085782
>retarded shit people actually believe

>>9085761
Two openings are the standard for all Costco locations, one exit and one entrance. Regardless they all (and are supposed to) ask for a card if you're entering either side unless you're signing up for one. Food court doesn't give a shit about requiring cards but it's inside the building, which requires a card to access in the first place; but like I said rules can be lax depending on location and foot traffic. Majority of the Costco near me all have the food court outside so I didn't have to deal with the card thing until I went to a Costco up in Seattle, which did ask for a card when I went inside through the exit for the food court.

>>9077254

fatty

>>9085829

>Chicago suburbs

no shit :^)

>>9085701
>why does costco have a membership
So you can shop without having to be around niggers.

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their olive oil is TOP FUCKING TIER

like seriously good imported shit that isn't cut with other oils. It tastes great and I cook pretty much everything in it except when I'm super high heat steak searing.

Also prime beef in a rural town for less than 20 dollars a pound is a godsend.

>>9083858
Speaking of pharmacy, If you are uninsured, but have a costco membership, their medication is the cheapest I've found.

My ssri prescription there was $16 vs >$350 at CVS. They have a pseudo-insurance plan that all their members are privy to.

>>9075963
Hate shopping there, great deals of course but the shopping experience is horrible and socially terrifying for me

>>9089009
>They have a pseudo-insurance plan that all their members are privy to.
the discount program? it can save quite a bit more than the listed price ( they list pharmacy prices online, unlike sams and other places )

i think it knocked off 20% on my medication

>>9075963
It's worth going if you know someone else with a membership.

>>9089283
Fuckoff scab.

>>9087036
It's Illinois, of course it's shit. Orland Park, which one do you go to?

>>9089009

Well it has its own pharmacy prices for the uninsured. I'm sure even if you do have a prescription but no membership, you could still get into most Costco's for the purpose of medicine through the pharmacy.

Basically it's a steal from any other place for if not having insurance. It's not the same exact as to what I have, though it is discounted from full retail value and such.

>>9089283

Though it is against policy to go with someone else's membership, without the card holder with you.

>>9089902
You go with them and have a good time.

>>9089912

Sounds like a cheap date

>>9084883
>a recent cost analysis showed that the majority of the items in Costco are no longer priced competitively
Post it faggot, or you get the filter.

>>9089932
I go with my mom. She's thrilled to spend time with me.

>>9089961

I was going to make an Oedipus complex joke, but decided not to. It's good to spend time with the family. Treat yo' mother right.

my hungwy tummy wuvs costco pizza :3

>>9089982

My usual lunch at work consists of a slice of Costco pizza, with like 5 to 6 packs of peppers on it. Or if someone has a tapatio bottle stash in the break room, 2 packs of peppers and doused in tapatio

>>9089994
Damn dude you really like it spicy! How can you taste the sauce+cheese+nice doughy crust under that?

>>9090012

I was raised into spicy. In high school, I used to carry the industrial sized tapatio bottle in my backpack for just in case. Family gatherings, always having competitive raw habenero pepper eating.
I'm a spicy bitch.
Besides I can taste everything just fine.

BJs > Costco

>>9077728
>>9077787
I fucking love their pesto

It's awesome but since I live in a big city the one near me is fucking packed all the time.

>>9077082
In Mexico they don't ask for membership cards at the entrance; most likely because costumers HATE being asked for it and I heard there was some backlash when they tried to pull it.

It just shows at the end that Canada is really cucked.

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>>9085701
My membership was like 17usd back in oct 2016

>>9090552
yeah we're really cucked by our ability to live in a nation that people don't actively try to escape.

>>9090552
Gee I wonder why Mexicans hate being asked to provide proof that they allowed to be someplace.

>>9092877
Say what you want, you know what I said it's true.

>>9076031
I was visiting santa cruz last week, and the food court is actually past the registers and before the exit. It's pretty much the only one that's built like this, that I've seen.

I guess they just don't want the homeless people zerg rushing it to buy the 1.50 USD hotdogs, or something.

>>9083702
What is:
17387 MSN Flour 8" ? An 8# bag of flour?

>>9090552
Costco should deport all of those freeloaders.

>>9093615
Whatever.
The curious thing is this : they do require a membership to purchase something from the deli over here.

>>9076077
this is the kind of idiot who posts here

>>9093583
Tortillas

>>9092965
Aww I'm just memeing you, Hoss

>>9077167
>vodka is grey goose if i recall

If that's true and my mom's half bottle of Kirkland vodka is the exact same stuff as what people pay $60 for my sides are in orbit.

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>>9077728
i can never eat enough of it before it goes bad

>>9094953

It's actually partially true. It's not the exact same formula, but it contains the same exact ingredients, in the same quality of ingredients, just having a distillery basically across the street from Grey Goose distillery. So on a technicality it is, but isn't Grey Goose

>>9089961
Helps to stave off the loneliness going with mom

they have this pesto tilapia thats surprisingly good for frozen, throw some lemon juice on there fugadaboutit

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press F

>>9095367
I have a bf tho

>>9085829
I live in CT and they just let you walk through the exit into the food court without asking questions lol

>>9095448
Do they still sell those?!?!? I heard they were getting rid of them because they're so time-consuming to make.

Soooooooo glad I'm not in the U.S. right now, I'd be dead from diabeetus if I had those around. :-(

>>9090552
listen paco, your cuisine is shit, your country is shit, you probably are fat and ugly as shit, and you gf is getting her face peeled off for not blowing your gangster buddy for the 5th time today.

That said i can't believe mexicans would be annoyed to follow rules or present ID's :^)

>>9096278
Yeah amarite
But suppose that you're a paying customer.
You pay year by year your annual fee, plus, you're a regular customer.
So it gets annoying that every time that you want to enter the goddamned store they ask for your membership card.

>>9096669

Why don't you prep yourself with card in hand, so they don't have to ask you. Problem fucking solved for both ends

The only food items I avoid are the ground beef as I have had poor luck with them a few times. Other than that their meats are a great deal, especially the rotisserie chicken. Like many other anons have mentioned the berries and some produce tend to spoil unless divided up, so I only get this when shopping with my family. We just take split what we know we're gonna use between us and it works out fine.

I wish I lived in a state that allowed liquor sales outside of ABC stores, from what I heard via Consumer Reports their Kirkland booze is surprisingly good for its price point.

>>9096708
It's a question of honor, you, being can cuck, wouldn't understand.

>>9096793
>Not an honorable question nor instance of honor.
>It's in the contract you signed up for. You decided not to read it, that you must show card at door. They have the capability to revoke said card.

Get your head out of your ass, and follow protocol. Or just stop being loyal, and move on with your life.

>>9096793
You're a total faggot trying to use buzzwords after someone tries to point out what would fix your petty complaint about your experience.

Good on you m8

>>9095853
They're gone mate. Best icecream ever and it was onlt 1.50$

Literally live 0.4 miles from a Costco, why the fuck do i need a membership?

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>>9097438
>needing a costco membership
>in the year 2016
>I mean
>COME ON

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They're pretty expensive compared to what I'm used to

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>>9077167
>off brand Costco vodka is Grey Goose

>>9096669
dude i pay my taxes i still have to show the cop my drivers license, and you know what, thats okay, they are just doing their job and if you didn't do anything wrong whats the hassle like 5 minutes of your time at absolute most??

inb4
>driving while black


how hard is it to just reach into your pocket and grab the card, flash it and say "good morning!" or w.e to someone? Isn't that how you make the world better, by being better yourself?

i dunno dude, i get the inconvenience but its just so little ask for how much shit people get away with in the store.

>>9096793
fuck off with the cuck bullshit, there was no need to escalate this into that, now you just look like a tool who doesn't know how to into basic social etiquette.

but maybe that goes along with "mexican honor".

>>9077671
that $50 you pay is the profit margin the company keeps year end, so basically paying for shit run the the store, the membershit is your support for us.

>>9075963
the pretzels are dry shit compared to Sam's
I miss Sam's

>>9085782
mark up on kirkland stuff is 15% or less, everything else is fair game, most stuff is 10-25% points lower than a standard competitor (not walmart, more like local XYZ company)

Who /cds/ here?

>>9098665
>>9098673
Yes, it's all about convenience.
I like to trigger you with the cuck word. It's fun.
Anyhow, I understand about doing the rules and all, it's just that is really really inconvenient.
At the end of the day, you still need to show your id to the cashier so what gives? What's the necessity of asking for it at the entrance? Redundant.

>>9087051
Do you live in the middle of fucking nowhere?

>>9098777
Depending on what that acronym is used for, possibly?

>>9098813
How is it so inconvenient? Explain this to me.
By the by, the note of the card at the door, is to deter those who just want to pop in for a free meal and get out.
There are the dozen or so samplers sprawled throughout the warehouse. In which they display certain products, and give out an allotted amount of samples.
Granted for having the card, you can make your own descisions, the samples are there for a quick bite to see if you may grab that said item from the shelf.
Someone without a card, will basically waste the resource because they cannot purchase said item.

At the end of the day, there are still rules that literally take a second of your time to make everyone's life that much easier.

>>9098858

Your response tells me no. You'd know if you were /cds/.

>>9098871
It could mean several things. Especially on these boards.
Or you could be mentioning about the said services within Costco, in which my previous post implies.
In that case, no. I fall under the bakery.

>>9098893

Fair enough. The dudes that give out food samples.

>>9098895

I'm great friends with all of them in the store. They are nice people. Hell, my previous supervisor in the bakery was CDS before the changeover into Costco, then she transferred out to one that was 5 minutes away from her rather than the hour commute each day each way.

My question to you is, are you CDS?

>>9098914

Yeah, I was hoping to see some stories from my bros across the country.

>>9098929

Well one instance involving one of my good friends, was that she was getting very annoyed at several mouth breathers. Especially when they get literally onto the table, she basically backhanded one away.

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>>9076077
Just because your 6,5 doesn't mean you should have 3000 calorie lunches, that's like obese type of eating habits. Jesus not even Olympic lifters and strongmen eat that much calories in a whole meal. Being tall is not an excuse to be a lardass!

>>9098858
It's inconvenient because it take 10 seconds of my time and energy to take out my wallet and pulling out my card.
Sounds petty but it's really annoying.
Also, the Costco where I buy it's located in a nice zone, so freeloaders usually don't end up here.

>>9099819
>10 seconds of your time and energy.
Dude, are you really that in a hurry? Gotta get there 10 seconds sooner or you can't feed your family.
Or you could have one wallet with one of those plastic windows, and put the card there. Simple easy fix for the 10 seconds literally to whip out the wallet and put it away.
Sounds like you are just lazy, and don't want to bother with the rules of simplicity of showing your damned card.

>>9076031
Some costcos do require you to show your membership card to get in to the food court. There is one location near me that does this, but the other two do not.

>>9099819

What time and energy? You get it out while you're walking from the parking lot to the front door. You put it away while you're walking from the front door to wherever it is you're going inside the store.

Do you autistically stop everything else you're doing because you're too incompetent to figure out how to operate a wallet or purse while walking?

>>9092978
they are all past the register before the exist but the exit is also the entrance for people tat want to return things, get memberships, talk to someone about memberships, shop for tires, buy food, or use the restroom.

>>9100560
>>9100725
Honestly, I'm a very lazy person.

>>9099819
Let me guess, you usually get your stuff from Costco at Santa Fe?

>>9100789

Most Costco's will not let you enter the exit door.
At least in mine, the exiting door crew tells people to enter through the entrance, as so people making returns and food court do not clog up the exit for those who are exiting the building.
Besides the entrance door person slaps a small yellow/pink return tag onto said return items.
So actually the ENTRANCE is the only form of entering the building, the exit door is simply an exit, not an entrance to membership/returns. Your logic of an exit being an entrance is beyond me.

>>9083682
you lived in Augusta?
I live here and it's hell. it's such an ugly, dirty place full of white trash hicks. not to mention it's humid as fuck 90% of the year. just an all around mediocre, dead-end "city". currently finishing up my degree at AU, hopefully I can move out west as soon as I graduate.

that being said, I used to work at Publix. great place to work overall, but my manager was a pervert who hit on all the underage girls and treated everyone else like shit. I hope he got cancer and died. fuck him and his ugly bitch wife.

publix is a great place to shop, though. cleaner and nicer than kroger or bi-lo.

>>9103020

I'm sorry you have to live there. I was out there for 2 and a half years. How much longer do you have?

I used to fucking walk 2 miles each way going to publix, when going grocery shopping. The humidity sucked major ass, especially when carrying 50 pounds of groceries in a backpack and bags all up my arms.
I preferred publix over the food lion 1 mile out. But that walk was crazy.
Only things that I miss out there, was Rhineharts (N. Belair road, fuck the one on Washington road) and their tequila Tuesday's, Publix, and a mom and pop grocery store on Broadway, that brewed their own beers.

>>9099819
Wow, Mexicans really are lazy as fuck.

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>>9095853
>:-(

>>9103124

That's why they can't look for a job themselves, they sit in front of home depot all day, and let jobs look for them. That's some high class laziness.

kirkland a BEST

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I'm getting kind of sick of Costco. Never have anything that I really want. Mine doesn't even sell pizza rolls or teriyaki.

>>9106620
>350DollarReciepts.jpg
>Never have anything that I really want

You know... Maybe Costco isn't for you, since it's for smart people.

>>9106626
But I only go once a month. I buy boring stuff like tortillas, chicken, cereal, floss. Fucking Ragu man! There is like nothing in the freezer sections that I really want. Most of it is Tyson junk.

>>9077728
>>9090360
their pesto is way too salty and garlicky. the aftertaste it leaves in my mouth for hours afterwards even though gum/mints is disgusting

>>9075963
Great Turkey sandwiches in the food court.

>>9106637
Why are you buying Ragu? They usually have that really good premium marinara sauce packed in twos in the aisles away from the freezer section. Just look around man, they'll usually have what you're looking for. Also they usually sell pizza rolls last I checked, and if you're looking for teriyaki chicken just get that Krazy Kuisine shit. There are other freezer aisles man, shit will change your life.

>>9075963
My favorite thing about Costco is how all the signs and posters make the whole place look like it's from the 1990s.