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[VinesnBines]

Tires can be the value of the membership. Oil with a Costco coupon, potting soil in Spring, detergent and dish washing liquid are usually good deals. Pork chops and loin in addition to fish and the rotisserie chicken are usually great buys. We also buy the things we use all the time, Kirkland paper towels, toilet paper, olive oil, block cheese. Watch the fresh vegetables, often they are higher priced and well past prime to the point of rotten.
It takes time to learn what to buy and you have to comparison shop. The mega box of cereal may be a higher price than WalMart but the 10 pounds of King Arthur bread flour is a steal.

 

[jswordy]

The best deal is the free tasting’s. Really like the oriental dumplings I had five years back. Really like the honey if making a cyser. Really like the large size pot pie if having a group over.

As a food industry person it isn’t really off brand. Our factory would package the advertised brand as well as Kroger or Giant or ALDIs or Albertsons or even Kirkland. ,,, A contract is a contract. The US food industry is quite centralized. The cost of a factory is high enough that most products won’t have that many suppliers.

Mrs Rice also finds value too, so we / she gets big rotisserie chickens and calls them turkey. . . . . Some folks don’t like to cook

I grew up on off brand from Aldi. I think my hometown had one of the very first Aldi's in the USA. Some of it's OK, some of it is crap. I definitely have had canned veggies that would never have made it into Green Giant cans, for example. Black pepper is another common one where older or lesser quality pepper is used in off-brand container.

It is true some folks don't like to or are unable to cook. Also true that processed foods are not nearly as good for you as your own cooking.

 

[ibglowin]

Our local warehouse in ABQ just added the KA bread flour recently. In comparison our local Smiths (Kroger) sells the 5lb bag of KA bread flour for $6.99!

The maga box of cereal may be a higher price than WalMart but the 10 pounds of King Arthur bread flour is a steal.

 

[jswordy]

Tires can be the value of the membership. Oil with a Costco coupon, potting soil in Spring, detergent and dish washing liquid are usually good deals. Pork chops and loin in addition to fish and the rotisserie chicken are usually great buys. We also buy the things we use all the time, Kirkland paper towels, toilet paper, olive oil, block cheese. Watch the fresh vegetables, often they are higher priced and well past prime to the point of rotten.
It takes time to learn what to buy and you have to comparison shop. The maga box of cereal may be a higher price than WalMart but the 10 pounds of King Arthur bread flour is a steal.

Going into that store was like us beaming in from Mars, since we have not been buyers club members before, after I read the research that says members tend to spend more annually than those who are not. What we're doing now is trying to figure out whether a membership in years where we don't buy expensive appliances is worth it price-wise. And also how much of our shopping list can be bought at Costco, since it is 20 miles farther from us that other alternatives. It won't be decided in one stop.

As far as tires, it'd be great to get a price on a set without having to enter my car license number. I know the size, and why I need to give them more information about me online, I dunno. Someday, I will ask at the store.

You mentioned olive oil. We did not see a recognizable brand of olive oil there. We buy high quality olive oil, of course as cheaply as we can get it, and brand can make a big difference. I did like the selection of frozen fish there but have not looked at pricing much on that though. We went into the cooler where the veggies are, Ms. Jswordy was leading, and she swept in there and back out pretty darned quickly, lol. The in-store auto oil selection was Kirkland or Mobil 1. 12 quarts of Kirkland full synthetic is $49.99. Six quarts of Havoline full synthetic at WM is 28.27 ... like $3 more for a name brand.

We did find a brand of blueberry jam that we had bought while in Maine. The jar was twice the size and cost a buck more than we found it at LL Bean Outlet. So a couple of those went in the cart.

Anyway, that's the kind of stuff we're checking out. At parties, I have eaten and loved their ultra-processed snack foods. They do have a bunch of stuff. They have Pellegrino in glass bottles, rare to not be in plastic here. Just looking over pricing and what works for us, is all. We're not done trying.

Gratuitous pic of the kitchen as Ms. Jswordy made the first meal in the new range ... because this is a photo topic! Kitchen is not done yet but very close. I will post a set when it is all completely done.

 

[ibglowin]

You need to remember that Costco (and the Kirkland brand) is one of the largest importer/purchasers in the world of many, many items you will see in that store (including wine and spirits if allowed in your State). You may not see any name brand of EVOO on the shelves but do a little googling and you will usually find a bunch of reviews that include most any Costco/Kirkland products. We buy the Kirkland EVOO to cook with. We buy the Lucini Premium Select EVOO elsewhere for making fresh salad dressings or for dipping etc.

And remember that if you don't like any product you purchase at Costco for any reason they will take it back. No questions asked. People take back artificial Christmas trees every year like it's a RAC (rent-a center)......

https://kalynskitchen.com/https-www-pinterest-com-pin-39125090507955305/

https://www.thekitchn.com/costco-ki...fornia-extra-virgin-olive-oil-review-23673226

 

[ibglowin]

I only use Mobil 1 in all of our cars. It went on sale the day after you shopped more than likely. They carry more flavors online at Costco.com than in store it seems. 6 Pack for $31.49 out the door.

The in-store auto oil selection was Kirkland or Mobil 1. 12 quarts of Kirkland full synthetic is $49.99. Six quarts of Havoline full synthetic at WM is 28.27 ... like $3 more for a name brand.

 

[wineh]

Hoping to break the Costco chain, this picture is an example of the challenges I sometimes face when out for walk in downtown Moose Jaw.
Happy new year folks.

 

[Ohio Bob]

Well isn’t that special, it’s the church lady.

 

[jswordy]

Hoping to break the Costco chain, this picture is an example of the challenges I sometimes face when out for walk in downtown Moose Jaw. View attachment 119066
Happy new year folks.

But if you went to Costco, they'd have a 500-pound bag of salt for ya for 99 cents! Nah, I agree. Moving on...

 

[jswordy]

 

[Ohio Bob]

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Just made me think for a minute... anybody heard from Varis?

 

[jswordy]

Just made me think for a minute... anybody heard from Varis?

After he ghosted us, I cried for a week. I'm OK now but I still have some emotional trauma.

 

[jswordy]

 

[Christopher Anderson]

2 cents: I have both a Costco and Sam's in my area and are members of both. I never pay full membership price. There are always deals. I use different emails each year. One year my wifes and her #. Next mine. We got a "new" Costco membership with a $65 gift card and a $50 online Shopping card. Ordered TP.
Same with Sam's. So free.
That being stated, many items at Costco or Sams are carried, at higher costs, by the local grocery stores for smaller qualities. So we buy from Sam's or Vostco. Meats from local butcher st better costs than either.

 

[jswordy]

Happy New Year! FB reminded me today that this lil project has been working on my farm for a decade now. Hard to believe it has been that long. The garden tractor had just 850 hours on it when I acquired it for free with a busted engine.

 

[Rocky]

If you know, you know!

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[jswordy]

So, for real my online advertising today is dominated by this! Do they know something I don't?

 

[Dennis Griffith]

So, for real my online advertising today is dominated by this! Do they know something I don't?

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Could be something Mrs. Jswordy has been searching on??

 

[ibglowin]

Costco baby! LOL

https://www.costco.com/CategoryDisp...xKnjQGuzMVYCxJaHwmBd49QUw==&ddkey=http:Logoff

So, for real my online advertising today is dominated by this! Do they know something I don't?

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[jswordy]

Costco baby! LOL

https://www.costco.com/CategoryDisplay?storeId=10301&identifier=funeral-caskets&langId=-1&catalogId=10701&krypto=L0tCfTNlYNvFQRprYvvu2gA4+kULFC+QB7qr/Ed8fatDik5zzod3se0pE7rsjPXEWpOl9WJ91BoRVmoTl+oRGYc+l5AUg7EtD9GttyzI9/aWgxQuSXrjb2NIfGeokxKnjQGuzMVYCxJaHwmBd49QUw==&ddkey=http:Logoff

Yes, yes, Mike, feed your cradle to the grave love affair.