Welcome to Costco .....

[gsoda3 3274]

team chocolate chunk. 

 

we just discovered that huge bottle of creamy JIF they sell.  it's the best non-separating pb i've found.  i don't care if that means it's more processed. 

[Incredulity 11679]

13 minutes ago, gsoda3 said:

we just discovered that huge bottle of creamy JIF they sell. 

It's funny, several years ago they sold Skippy.  My kids went into rebellion with the change.  I was very disgruntled when the wife would respond to the demands and buy Skippy at the grocery store for many times more per serving.  

 

Now they scarf down Jif without complaint.   Little terrorists.

[LonghornJones 837]

Choosy moms choose Jif.

[ClubWhatever 12154]

The entire Costco shopping experience is a beating.

[NoName 16364]

1 hour ago, ClubWhatever said:

The entire Costco shopping experience is a beating.

if you go to costco on a Friday after work or Sat  afternoon / evening you are doing it wrong.

the way to go is first thing on a Saturday - like walk in when the doors open - or go like an hour before close on Friday.

[Chopper 17242]

Got tires there last week. Had a hot dog while I waited. It sucked. Even for $1.50 it's not worth it. They need the Polish dogs back.

[tx 3 putt 77237]

9 hours ago, ClubWhatever said:

The entire Costco shopping experience is a beating.

monday or tuesday after 6

[Incredulity 11679]

18 hours ago, ClubWhatever said:

The entire Costco shopping experience is a beating.

The thing of it is there isn't anywhere else that is much less of a beating.  Lets say I can smoothly move through the barely occupied Brand X grocery store, well then they only have 1 checkout open and somehow have a line of 6 people waiting.   OR go to the god damn self checkout which is a real fucking beating.  Fuck that.  Compounded by the fact I get 3 bags of groceries for $350.  I go to Costco and a whole damn cart is $350.  (probably low, but its hard to adjust my brain to current prices)

 

 

[tx 3 putt 77237]

Shop the coupon book and mark downs 

 

that is the way 

[Jerry Callo 8709]

34 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

Shop the coupon book and mark downs 

 

that is the way 

And don't take your wife with you.

[Incredulity 11679]

32 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

Shop the coupon book and mark downs 

 

that is the way 

 I value my time and getting what I want way more than spending time on that.  If I stumble onto something I need as a mark down, great, I am not at all opposed to buying it.  

[tx 3 putt 77237]

5 minutes ago, Jerry Callo said:

And don't take your wife with you.

trust me, the side piece / gf is even worst 

[jimmyjazz 46001]

Why is self checkout a beating?  I get thru far quicker than I would the cashier lanes.

(Cue "you're costing people their jobs" outrage.)

[Updawg 2280]

Why is self checkout a beating?  I get thru far quicker than I would the cashier lanes.
(Cue "you're costing people their jobs" outrage.)

I usually use it but the age verification for alcohol and wrong weight in a bag verification is a beating

[rage-a-holic 4417]

3 hours ago, tx 3 putt said:

trust me, the side piece / gf is even worst 

me: Hey, did you pick up the dog food at Costco?

Yeah, it was really crowded.

me: uh, Chase shows the charge was $155....wtf all did you buy?

Like dog food, and a few other things.

 

"other things" = $100+ worth of fruit, veggies, chia seeds and other revolting health food items that take up 3/4 of the fridge space and will be tossed out in a few weeks when they start rotting....and all my fault because I didn't eat "my share" of stuff she knows I don't like

 

Edited February 13 by rage-a-holic

[Incredulity 11679]

1 hour ago, jimmyjazz said:

Why is self checkout a beating?  I get thru far quicker than I would the cashier lanes.

(Cue "you're costing people their jobs" outrage.)

It's superior for a quick minimal number of items visit.

 

For a cart full of groceries:

 

"place item in bagging area"    It FUCKING is in the bagging area!!!!!

barcode not in system

punching in fruits and vegetables by the visual menu

waiting on the one employee to verify age

card reader broken

 

 

to name a few of the reasons.

[tx 3 putt 77237]

My costco has an employee at each checkout stand to shoot your basket 

Edited February 13 by tx 3 putt

[Incredulity 11679]

4 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

My costco has an employee at each checkout stand to shoot your basket 

I'm referring to grocery store self-checkouts.

I don't use it at Costco because the lines move fast and they box everything up.

[Native Horn 3505]

15 minutes ago, Incredulity said:

I'm referring to grocery store self-checkouts.

I don't use it at Costco because the lines move fast and they box everything up.

Sir, this is a Costco (thread).

[Incredulity 11679]

4 minutes ago, Native Horn said:

Sir, this is a Costco (thread).

my OP in this regard was pro-Costco and being forced to use a dogshit self-checkout at a grocery store is one reason I shop at Costco

[jimmyjazz 46001]

31 minutes ago, Incredulity said:

For a cart full of groceries:

Well, yeah.  I don't even know of a store with self-check that doesn't limit the # items to a dozen or so.

 

Quote

punching in fruits and vegetables by the visual menu

At HEB, the produce has item codes so I go to the scale, weigh/number the items with said code, print out the sticker that has a bar code, and wallah.  Scan city.

[Native Horn 3505]

8 minutes ago, Incredulity said:

my OP in this regard was pro-Costco and being forced to use a dogshit self-checkout at a grocery store is one reason I shop at Costco

copy that, read too much into it

[rage-a-holic 4417]

17 minutes ago, jimmyjazz said:

Well, yeah.  I don't even know of a store with self-check that doesn't limit the # items to a dozen or so.

 

HEB Brodie has a couple of 25-item self checkouts with a guy at the end who does bagging/age verification/overrides/etc

[Deej 76859]

52 minutes ago, rage-a-holic said:

HEB Brodie has a couple of 25-item self checkouts with a guy at the end who does bagging/age verification/overrides/etc

You should get a discount for self-checkout. 

[Mo Horn 8852]

2 hours ago, rage-a-holic said:

me: Hey, did you pick up the dog food at Costco?

Yeah, it was really crowded.

me: uh, Chase shows the charge was $155....wtf all did you buy?

Like dog food, and a few other things.

 

"other things" = $100+ worth of fruit, veggies, chia seeds and other revolting health food items that take up 3/4 of the fridge space and will be tossed out in a few weeks when they start rotting....and all my fault because I didn't eat "my share" of stuff she knows I don't like

 

The wives thread is --->

[rage-a-holic 4417]

20 minutes ago, Mo Horn said:

The wives thread is --->

not married

[jimmyjazz 46001]

3 minutes ago, rage-a-holic said:

not married

User name checks out

[Guest]

Had a bagged vacuum that was 20+ years old. Figured there have to be better vacuums, so I bought a used Dyson for $100 off Craigslist. Dyson's a good brand, right? Holy garbage was that thing terrible. Ok on carpet, but would literally just push dirt around on bare floor. Overengineered to be cute instead of just working. In the middle of vacuuming, I literally turned it off and went to buy a new one.

Went to Target as they had a lot of options, but got overwhelmed. After 30 minutes of looking and looking at reviews, I picked one on the shelf, only to find they didn't have it in actual stock (just the floor model).

Went to Costco, where they had three options. Looked up the reviews of this thing. There were like 20 of them at my store:

$189 and holy shit it's a good vacuum. I never realized I lived in such filth.

 

Edited February 23 by FirstTimeCaller

[gsoda3 3274]

16 minutes ago, FirstTimeCaller said:

Had a bagged vacuum that was 20+ years old. Figured there have to be better vacuums, so I bought a used Dyson for $100 off Craigslist. Dyson's a good brand, right? Holy garbage was that thing terrible. Ok on carpet, but would literally just push dirt around on bare floor. Overengineered to be cute instead of just working. In the middle of vacuuming, I literally turned it off and went to buy a new one.

Went to Target as they had a lot of options, but got overwhelmed. After 30 minutes of looking and looking at reviews, I picked one on the shelf, only to find they didn't have it in actual stock (just the floor model).

Went to Costco, where they had three options. Looked up the reviews of this thing. There were like 20 of them at my store:

$189 and holy shit it's a good vacuum. I never realized I lived in such filth.

 

dysons are great products.  your problem is you bought yours off craigslist. 

[Guest]

Boo. Bought a vacuum middle of last month. Went in yesterday and saw it's now on sale for $40 cheaper.  I asked for a price adjustment and they said it was outside the 30 day window (been about 40 days). But the thing went on sale at the beginning of this month, well inside the 30-day window.

So if I continued to check the price regularly after I bought it, I would have been about to get the $40 back. But because I didn't see it until yesterday, I'm SOL.

Lame, Costco.

[52-80 19205]

The best costco thing i ever bought was its stock. (Unfortunately too few of it)

[Firemans4Horn 18118]

2 hours ago, FirstTimeCaller said:

Boo. Bought a vacuum middle of last month. Went in yesterday and saw it's now on sale for $40 cheaper.  I asked for a price adjustment and they said it was outside the 30 day window (been about 40 days). But the thing went on sale at the beginning of this month, well inside the 30-day window.

So if I continued to check the price regularly after I bought it, I would have been about to get the $40 back. But because I didn't see it until yesterday, I'm SOL.

Lame, Costco.

What’s their return policy on the vacuum?

 

return it. Buy the same vacuum for $40 cheaper. 

[Guest]

6 minutes ago, Firemans4Horn said:

What’s their return policy on the vacuum?

 

return it. Buy the same vacuum for $40 cheaper. 

It ran through my mind. They have a 90 day return. For $40, it's worth it to go to the desk and ask. It's not worth it to pack it all up, return, and then rebuy. And I already tossed the box...

[UnivTex34 1763]

22 minutes ago, FirstTimeCaller said:

It ran through my mind. They have a 90 day return. For $40, it's worth it to go to the desk and ask. It's not worth it to pack it all up, return, and then rebuy. And I already tossed the box...

You didn’t get a friendly return desk person like I have before. Here is what they told me. Go inside, buy at the cheaper price. Take it out to your vehicle, and then take it directly to the return desk (you have to leave the store with it). The purchase system updates overnight, so it will only have the record of your previous purchase at the higher price. Old one never leaves your house.

 

 

[WBT 20643]

4 hours ago, UnivTex34 said:

You didn’t get a friendly return desk person like I have before. Here is what they told me. Go inside, buy at the cheaper price. Take it out to your vehicle, and then take it directly to the return desk (you have to leave the store with it). The purchase system updates overnight, so it will only have the record of your previous purchase at the higher price. Old one never leaves your house.

 

 

[Wilcox Cummingtonite 3029]

5 hours ago, UnivTex34 said:

You didn’t get a friendly return desk person like I have before. Here is what they told me. Go inside, buy at the cheaper price. Take it out to your vehicle, and then take it directly to the return desk (you have to leave the store with it). The purchase system updates overnight, so it will only have the record of your previous purchase at the higher price. Old one never leaves your house.

 

 

[Dutch 4474]

On 2/11/2024 at 1:52 PM, Zepol87 said:

Anyone use optical at Costco? Gf can’t see shit and needs some better glasses

Have used Costco for my glasses for for years.  Zero complaints and usually priced better than other places. IIRC my last frame and lenses with upgrades (high index, HD, UV filter, anti-glare, etc) were around $150.  They usually have a "buy one, get one 50% off" offer, which is useful if you also want prescription sunglasses.

Will say I've never used vision insurance with them (primarily wear contacts and use my annual allowance for them) so I can't speak to how smoothly (or not smoothly) that part of it works.

[gsoda3 3274]

41 minutes ago, Dutch said:

Will say I've never used vision insurance with them (primarily wear contacts and use my annual allowance for them) so I can't speak to how smoothly (or not smoothly) that part of it works.

it works fine just like anywhere else.

[shadow_operative2.0 16012]

Anyone had these?

My store had it for $13, should have just grabbed one anyway. 

[gsoda3 3274]

I was just there and wonder the same thing.

[shadow_operative2.0 16012]

We probably both broke the Costco cardinal rule. 

 

"If you see something interesting, better fucking grab it this time." 

[horn4life 3775]

First off- If you have not used Costco Travel take a look at it when planning your next trip.  We used them for a family trip to New York, and two features were great.  Early two PM check in and late 2 pm check out was great, along with car service transportation from airport and to Penn station (second leg was Wedding in Philly) It took some extra communication with the car company to replace the usual airport destination to the train station, but a nice feature to know they will be there and waiting for your arrival and departure.  

Second - The one thing you never want to do is get in the cash full service behind a large old fat white man who is carrying a large purse like shoulder bag and has nothing in hand to purchase.  Because the guy will want to buy Costco's gold bars and it takes a long fucking time to count the cash for 5 gold bars.  But if you are a robber... look for the same guy exiting because had another $12K in the bag with the bars as he waddled out of Costco.  NOTE: Probably a gun in the bag too...

Three - Grab it now!  Our store is the one in the Arboretum and it must be one of the busiest because shit disappears much quicker than at either of the South or Cedar park stores.  PRO TIP - If you are trying to track an item down and you have the SKU or Picture of product, go to the front kiosk customer pickup area and they will search other stores for the item you thought you missed out on!  Did this on a laptop deal I wanted that was out at my store.

Edited July 9 by horn4life

[gsoda3 3274]

On 7/5/2024 at 5:44 PM, shadow_operative2.0 said:

We probably both broke the Costco cardinal rule. 

 

"If you see something interesting, better fucking grab it this time." 

Costco is my Disneyland, it's such a magical place. I impulse buy there so much it's becoming a minor problem. I went in for laundry detergent and Salonpas patches and came out $350 later with only one of them.  Rinse and repeat every other week. 

[Texzilla588 769]

Costco is my Disneyland, it's such a magical place. I impulse buy there so much it's becoming a minor problem. I went in for laundry detergent and Salonpas patches and came out $350 later with only one of them.  Rinse and repeat every other week. 

If you get a hot dog you can claim you’re also saving big on lunch though we know it’s a $350 hot dog.

[shadow_operative2.0 16012]

Sheesh, how many Salonpas patches does one family need? Feel like a 6-pack should last a long damn time. 

[gsoda3 3274]

5 hours ago, shadow_operative2.0 said:

Sheesh, how many Salonpas patches does one family need? Feel like a 6-pack should last a long damn time. 

They're all for me, I've been going through several a day this summer. 

[Redneck Mutha 8007]

[locodos 5387]

psa:  Fess Parker Chardonnay for $13.xx  is a good deal if your store has it 

[NWBuck 8576]

11 hours ago, locodos said:

psa:  Fess Parker Chardonnay for $13.xx  is a good deal if your store has it 

We'd expect nothing less from a Texas Ex and one of the heroes of the Alamo:

[bigup2dahorns 3343]

— Costco shares added nearly 3% after the wholesale club raised its membership fee for the
first time since 2017

. The company hiked the cost of its annual membership by $5 in the U.S. and Canada and increased its higher-tier plan by $10.