bricksandbones
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Post by bricksandbones on Aug 1, 2022 15:48:38 GMT -5
Chicken bake slander stops NOW.
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bricksandbones
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Post by bricksandbones on Aug 1, 2022 15:55:37 GMT -5
Cost savings on tires alone will pay for your Costco membership too BTW.
They also always have gift card deals where it's like $100 in gift cards to (various restaurants, airlines, etc) for like $70-80.
Batteries are another good one (Kirkland batteries are actually made by Duracell, but cost an estimated 28 cents per battery vs 42 cents for duracell-branded ones).
Prescription meds are significantly cheaper.
Liquor too.
Agreed with the produce gripes someone mentioned. I never buy produce from Costco because it's impossible for anyone to consume all of it so there are no real net savings unless you're an actual rabbit.
Also, if you hate crowds, avoid this place on the weekend. It will completely ruin it for you and you will never want to go back.
For gas, if I go around 730-8am there is no line at all.
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Post by Perm’d by God on Aug 1, 2022 16:13:59 GMT -5
Chicken bake slander stops NOW. Just when I thought board was gonna let me down, there’s a flood of posts expressing support for what is OBVIOUSLY a delicious item.
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nastyy
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Post by nastyy on Aug 1, 2022 16:20:46 GMT -5
Prescription meds are significantly cheaper. I also got 365 pills of the kirky brand daily allergy pills for $18 which would have cost like $250 for claritin
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Post by not Worship on Aug 1, 2022 16:38:28 GMT -5
Ya the allergy med savings are legit, gf is very thankful for them
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Post by accidentalcharm on Aug 1, 2022 16:41:36 GMT -5
I don’t think anyone has mentioned that they also have cheaper movie tickets for AMC and Regal.
I don’t pay anything for the membership. 😎 (Employer reimburses us for the cost of the membership as one of our benefits/perks)
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Post by Perm’d by God on Aug 2, 2022 23:17:33 GMT -5
friend with a costco membership > having a costco membership
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Post by Percussionist Foster Grant on Aug 2, 2022 23:40:17 GMT -5
wen't there today to shop for an event tomorrow. Paid $150 and got a fucking mountain of food. Place is backed.
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accidentalcharm
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Post by accidentalcharm on Aug 2, 2022 23:43:25 GMT -5
I love how bad the membership card pictures are
They look like the grainy photo booth pics you get at Chuck E. Cheese
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Post by zwansuperfan69 on Aug 2, 2022 23:50:34 GMT -5
mine rocks. it looks like it was taken in 1884 but look how excited i am in it.
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chadinati
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Post by chadinati on Aug 17, 2022 5:05:43 GMT -5
Just moved outta Brooklyn and debating on a membership as everyone I’ve met in California won’t stop talking about it. Originally from the Midwest so will prob try chicken bake. Secured the card, drove to the one by the airport for the full experience. Didn’t realize chicken bake was some frozen BS, I was looking for it by the other food you can readily eat. The picture on the box looked super foul so I bailed. Chobani and protein bars were dummy cheap. Got gas afterwards for $5.13 at the member pumps, and it was $6.99 at the Shell a few hundred feet away. Pretty deace overall. I stopped by the prison style cafeteria this last visit and saw the chicken bake. Still looked real foul so opted for the dog. Took a rotisserie home that did go hard but felt like a mongoloid eating it. Yogurt, bars (protein and fruit) and bubble water are really the only MVPs so far. What am I missing? What are the go-to goods?
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Post by meatballmaniac on Aug 17, 2022 10:19:15 GMT -5
I just got hipped to the box of freeze dried backpacking meals. They come out to $5/per, where I was paying $12.95 at REI.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 17, 2022 10:25:26 GMT -5
costco fucking rules
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Percussionist Foster Grant
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Post by Percussionist Foster Grant on Aug 17, 2022 10:25:53 GMT -5
What's the etiquette for circling back for second or third samples from a sample lady?
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Post by Sorley Boy on Aug 17, 2022 10:36:19 GMT -5
What's the etiquette for circling back for second or third samples from a sample lady? "Call the cops bitch I don't see no limits on the sign!"
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Post by god on Aug 17, 2022 11:04:29 GMT -5
Aside from the parking and gas station line, Costco is great. A lot of good vegan snacks too. Kirkland brand is quality.
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Post by nastyy on Aug 17, 2022 11:37:42 GMT -5
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accidentalcharm
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Post by accidentalcharm on Aug 17, 2022 11:42:14 GMT -5
That’s a lotta dates. Gonna have a date with the toilet after
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foggy
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Post by foggy on Aug 17, 2022 11:45:23 GMT -5
I have one near my job, so I'll go for a hot dog or a piece of pizza occasionally. I fucking love Costco / Kirkland.
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Post by Perm’d by God on Aug 17, 2022 11:51:30 GMT -5
prison style cafeteria?
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Post by Ted Mujint on Aug 17, 2022 12:21:39 GMT -5
Booze is also hella hella cheap there but idk if they sell it in all states, the Kirkland seltz are backed, 36 pack or coors light is like $22 Kirkland Signature Light $20-22 48 pack fueled many college parties. RIP UGH came to post about these.... the IPAs suck when you're tryna slam 'em too.
I will say, even though I'm not vegan anymore, I wouldn't say it's a desert for vegan stuff. This might vary by location, but they had a 15-bag of Impossible burgers there for 11 bucks. I don't think I've EVER seen 'em for less than a buck apiece before. shit had me contemplating building a little vegan fast food stand to pull on my moped lol
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Post by coconut al on Aug 17, 2022 13:19:26 GMT -5
Kirkland signature toilet paper and laundry detergent is typically coming from the same factories as name brands and is the same quality at a lower price.
Also recently got the giant pack of chicken breasts. Threw the whole thing in the freezer and thaw each little pack as needed.
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chadinati
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Post by chadinati on Aug 17, 2022 14:21:11 GMT -5
My only experience is the one in south SF by the airport. The cafeteria looked like a set piece from OZ: cinder block walls, overhead lights had a mesh fence thing under them, tables were those little plastic things that don’t move, you get your food from a little window, etc.
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foggy
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Post by foggy on Aug 17, 2022 14:34:16 GMT -5
If that's the only way the hot dog and drink (with 1 free refill) will stay $1.50, then so be it.
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Post by Mr. Dingle Foot on Aug 17, 2022 14:45:30 GMT -5
My only experience is the one in south SF by the airport. The cafeteria looked like a set piece from OZ: cinder block walls, overhead lights had a mesh fence thing under them, tables were those little plastic things that don’t move, you get your food from a little window, etc. I bet you take your mom to Marie calendars for mothers day huh
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Post by Perm’d by God on Aug 17, 2022 14:56:40 GMT -5
chicken bake looked "foul." What the fuck is wrong with some of you?
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Post by Pat on Aug 17, 2022 14:59:12 GMT -5
chicken bake looked "foul." What the fuck is wrong with some of you?
it's a hot pocket with fucking caesar dressing man. ugh.
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Post by Mr. Dingle Foot on Aug 17, 2022 15:00:17 GMT -5
Yeah, I gotta say pizza, hot dog or a Polish dog are about the only thing you should be getting at Costco.
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Post by nastyy on Aug 17, 2022 15:00:25 GMT -5
That’s a lotta dates. Gonna have a date with the toilet after i do be poopin 💪
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Post by nastyy on Aug 17, 2022 15:02:00 GMT -5
I don’t know if the chicken bake LOOKS foul but it’s not good. I like chicken, Caesar, bacon, hot pockets, and literal food out of a garbage can when appropriate, but the chicken bake does not hit
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