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I can't overstate how much dust ours collects. We noticed after we got it how much less dust would accumulate on non-floor surfaces and we already keep a hepa air filter running in the house.
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Paul MaudDib posted:As someone who has a mixture of laminate flooring, carpet, and runner rugs, with various pet toys/etc laying around, are roombas viable at all? And I see a pretty huge range of them, are the ones Costco has any good? For mixed flooring like that, you might consider the Roborock S7. It's got a vibrating mop for scrubbing hard flooring that lifts up out of the way when transitioning to carpet. But it $650, so quite a bit more than $400, though sold on Amazon so easy enough to return. It's also got an optional auto-empty dock, but it's expensive and not worth it with a mopping feature. You are already going to have to remove the mopping pad after a cleaning session to prevent mold, you can remove the dust bin at the same time.
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Feb 21, 2022 20:56
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Head Bee Guy posted:My dad bought two robo vacs last year, a “dumb” eufy and a smart roomba. the eufy is a lot cheaper and frankly works better. Stronger suction action, plus you can control it from the remote which is a ton of fun (especially if you have kids). the smart vac has a habit of getting into the most annoying corners and crevices and I’ve had a very hard time teaching it to avoid my desk where I have a bunch of dangling wires that get caught in it. sometimes it seems like it’s programmed to try and nibble my toes like a puppy, which induces a blinding rage Consider some of these for those dangling cables: https://www.amazon.com/VELCRO-Brand-Reusable-Fastening-Organizing/dp/B0006BB9MG/
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I love my robot vacs. I had a Eufy 11S Slim for maybe two years and it worked great for being dumb. It found it's home almost every time and I'm not sure how it did it hidden behind my couch but that little fella sure tried. I was annoyed with having to check it a few times while vacuuming to empty it so I treated myself to a Roomba i3+ this year and that one self empties. I can't tell how much that picks up since it doesn't have a tray you pull out to see it but it'll sometimes empty itself twice during a job. The Eufy I'd have to empty maybe twice as well. It was really expensive but I love the Roomba i3+. It has an app and gives me a mapped layout of the pattern it did on my house. I never vacuum so if I didn't have these I'd just never get it done.
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Feb 21, 2022 21:13
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Made a pilgrimage for 505 Hatch Chiles and the fabled cinnamon loaves, my local church had neither. Is this what a crisis of faith feels like
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Feb 22, 2022 01:36
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I just got the i4 from Costco and Holy poo poo it's true there was a lot of dust under my furniture that it has picked up. I did a pass of the house to prep and I must be living a different life than a few of you. There aren't any chargers or loose wires on my floor typically. I use some velcro to secure wiring out of the way. It can run all by itself while I'm gone. It will get stuck in a table leg so there is one hazard I have to protect.
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Feb 22, 2022 01:47
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I bought a dumb robot vac and while it “works” I really wish I would have bought one with room mapping. The drat thing gets stuck all the time and I have to move it with the app.
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Feb 22, 2022 01:56
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I just realized I didn't name my new vac. My Eufy was named Dusty. 
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Feb 22, 2022 02:00
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My gf sent me to costco to buy stuff for her parents that are visiting and said she'd pay so I also bought LEGO Boba Fett's throne room and the big bundle of microfiber shop towels and have already been reimbursed for them.
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sometimes I really dislike how much the selection varies by store. Some stuff I get, like the one in town has kimchi and whole halal lamb and those are probably not huge sellers in the 99% white suburban store, but like, the bodum double-walled tumbler set? pre-peeled garlic? why would suburban families not be interested in those? For a long time they didn’t carry the standby generators either, and if anything that would probably be a bigger seller in suburbia.
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Feb 22, 2022 02:42
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Neither of the Costco’s near me carry the stuffed olives.
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Paul MaudDib posted:For a long time they didn’t carry the standby generators either, and if anything that would probably be a bigger seller in suburbia. My local store has a stationary generator for sale right now, $5,200! Not the most expensive thing I've seen but it is surprising when you come across it.
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Kaddish posted:Neither of the Costco’s near me carry the stuffed olives. extremely hosed up if true
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StormDrain posted:My local store has a stationary generator for sale right now, $5,200! Not the most expensive thing I've seen but it is surprising when you come across it. I'm pissed about that too, since that was originally $4200 on sale for $3800 when I joined, since I had just bought a house it was on my wish-list but I couldn't afford a big-ticket upgrade right out of the gate. Once covid hit they cranked it to $4500, now $5200. I know everything has gone up but that just seems extortionate. Was vaguely waiting for the water softener unit to go on sale too, since the one in the house is pretty old, instead they went from $320 to $360. At this point companies are just cranking prices because they can, profits are at record highs right now. I'm looking at maybe grabbing an OLED real quick here even if it's not the best timing for me, because LG is cranking all the prices next year. Paul MaudDib fucked around with this message at 04:08 on Feb 22, 2022 |
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Inflation is the excuse.StormDrain posted:My local store has a stationary generator for sale right now, $5,200! Not the most expensive thing I've seen but it is surprising when you come across it. I've heard they have diamonds sometimes that are thousands of dollars.
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Kaddish posted:Neither of the Costco’s near me carry the stuffed olives. whats the lego selection like
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MarcusSA posted:I bought a dumb robot vac and while it “works” I really wish I would have bought one with room mapping. The drat thing gets stuck all the time and I have to move it with the app. same. I have a Shark one and it just bumbles around bumping into poo poo like an idiot and gets scared of sun beams. but it manages to pick up a lot of dust and pet hair off the floor
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 is the highest score I can find in my google photos but I've definitely seen five-figure things (the most guillotine-worthy was probably the $15,000 netjets gift card.) e: A dumber, even more expensive Rolex: 
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Feb 22, 2022 05:34
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Those are some ugly rear end watches. You can make an entire Roomba army for that much
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How old are those pictures because those are some great prices. The Rolex market is out of control too.
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Thinking of buying a minifridge to go along with my garage upright fridge/freezer and chest freezer units. Eventually I may get a full upright freezer to complete the collection. But for now I only want to spend a couple hundred bucks, I assume Costco has got a minifridge around that price point? Just got a $322 email from church and it's burning a hole in my inbox.
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skipdogg posted:How old are those pictures because those are some great prices. The Rolex market is out of control too. About three years and you're right, the lowest grey-market price I can find for that yacht master is about to ten grand higher  .
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There's some weird, expensive stuff if you look around their app, too...
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Pennywise the Frown posted:Inflation is the excuse. Speaking of, I’ve heard from jewelry/gem stone industry folks that Costco jewelry is maybe one thing to avoid. I guess the craftsmanship just isn’t very high, and you could probably get something much higher quality for cheaper if you shopped around.
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If you trust them, cool. But that sounds like the most transparent argument of someone in an industry defined by crazy markup about a competitor. The “quality” just isn’t there Yeah right
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After sampling the 4 Costcos in my area I am convinced that our original primary one that we drive extra time to get to has someone doubling the cheese on the cheese pizza as standard. The other 3 churches had less cheesy pizza and it made me sad.
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namlosh posted:If you trust them, cool. Yeah, totally agreed. I asked for a bit more detail when they said it and they went into a bunch of detail that I can't really verify around the quality of the actual gem settings, and how they can range from rather crude to outright poorly done, risking the gem falling out. The crudeness is probably only noticeable to jewelry snobs, but risking a gem falling out would really suck.
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I went to Costco this weekend but I forgot that they got rid of the combo pizza  The pepperoni is fine, but it's not the same
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Sudden Loud Noise posted:but risking a gem falling out would really suck. But also if that happens you could bring it in and get a full refund due to that
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Seth Pecksniff posted:I went to Costco this weekend but I forgot that they got rid of the combo pizza I've called multiple times and ordered a combo only to have the very nice person on the other end call me a loving idiot, they haven't had combo for over 2 years. The Kirkland cauliflower crust supreme frozen pizzas are loving amazing. DoubleT2172 posted:But also if that happens you could bring it in and get a full refund due to that If you lose your diamond they aren't giving you a full refund. They specifically say "It is important to insure your jewelry."
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Sudden Loud Noise posted:The Kirkland cauliflower crust supreme frozen pizzas are loving amazing. Yes, they are probably the best frozen pizzas I've ever had.
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Pennywise the Frown posted:Inflation is the excuse. Yep. When you go to the jewelry cabinet you expect things to be expensive. When you go through the home improvement aisle you have a different expectation.
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StormDrain posted:Yep. When you go to the jewelry cabinet you expect things to be expensive. When you go through the home improvement aisle you have a different expectation. At least the DeBeers family would like you to have that expectation.
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Go to a local gem and jewelry show, the prices are way lower than established chains, there's more variety, and you can get custom pieces made.
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After trying just about every apple Costco offers the Honey Crisp are easily my favorite to eat fresh albeit slightly pricey at about 12$ for 8 big apples, 2nd place would be the Cosmic Crisp apples. Both just have the perfect blend of juicyness, crunchy texture, and flavor. Also with a bunch of video games coming out I realized the 100$ in Playstation gift cards for 90$ is basically a discount if you buy games digitally., Forbidden West and Elden Ring coming out respectively..
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Inspector 34 posted:Thinking of buying a minifridge to go along with my garage upright fridge/freezer and chest freezer units. Eventually I may get a full upright freezer to complete the collection. But for now I only want to spend a couple hundred bucks, I assume Costco has got a minifridge around that price point? Just got a $322 email from church and it's burning a hole in my inbox. I bought a 4.4cu ft mini fridge for basically $250 canadian funbucks after taxes and fees and such so there should definitely be something there for you. If you can, buy direct from the store. That way you can kinda see what kind of condition it's in by seeing if the packaging is all mangled and such. When I went to grab mine, only 2 of like 8 on the pallet didnt have huge gashes and dents on the packages. If you get it shipped it's most likely gonna be tossed around so i'd be weary about that.. ive worked in the courier business and big awkard heavy items like this dont get treated very well..
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Thanks for the advice. I'm kinda kicking myself because just a few years ago my company was trying to give away a mini/mid size fridge (the thing was like 4ft tall) that had been converted into a combo snack/soda vending machine. The fridge part was perfectly functional and I could totally use it now, but at the time we just wanted to get rid of it so we paid something like $75 for it to be taken away. Wish I had that thing now. We literally could not give it away, but today I listed my old and busted over-the-stove microwave for free on FB marketplace and I've got like 5 different people asking about it. What a world we live in.
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Pennywise the Frown posted:I just realized I didn't name my new vac. My Eufy was named Dusty. My mom named the smart Eufy G30 I bought them Geufy (goofy) and then two weeks later, while carrying him back to the charger (got stuck under a couch and drained) dropped him and shattered the top tempered glass surface. Still works but looks ugly as sin now
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Angry Asian posted:I bought a 4.4cu ft mini fridge for basically $250 canadian funbucks after taxes and fees and such so there should definitely be something there for you. If you can, buy direct from the store. That way you can kinda see what kind of condition it's in by seeing if the packaging is all mangled and such. When I went to grab mine, only 2 of like 8 on the pallet didnt have huge gashes and dents on the packages. If you get it shipped it's most likely gonna be tossed around so i'd be weary about that.. ive worked in the courier business and big awkard heavy items like this dont get treated very well.. Which one did you get? How do you like it? We were looking at the Fridgemaster and the other one (I want to say Midea brand) and couldn’t decide. Now they don’t really have them anymore. Want to pull the trigger faster next time. We currently have one of those tiny thermoelectric ones and it annoys me and only works ok. We’d like to store more in there than just insulin
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Had a Neato (we have cats) in about 2011 and it died within about 3 years, but I liked it so much I got another, a botvac 80 or 85, in about 2014. We put in the hepa filter and pet brush (there's a setting you need to activate when you do that, it sucks harder if you put in the hepa filter). As I said, we got it in 2014 and it's experiencing problems now, we're going to send it into the repair shop, because: I bought the wirecutter top recommended Roomba (iRobot® Roomba® i3) and it's a loving piece of garbage. Thinks the bin is full all the time when it's never, ever been more than about 20% full (I have to empty it every time it complains), sucks up maybe 1/3rd of the poo poo that the Neato sucks up, brushes are just rubber with no bristles, hepa filter about 1/3rd of the size of the Neato one and the bin itself is smaller, not that it matters because it's effectively about 1/5th of the size due to it being 'full' when there's barely anything in it. On the plus sides it's a lot faster and less noisy (due to very, very low suction power) but it's a piece of junk so I'm going to get the neato repaired. Very disappointed with how bad Irobot/roombas are, after for years and years, thinking we had the second-best option with neato. No, it's a billion times better. We replace the neato battery about once a year and it just loving goes. It's been super reliable for a robot anything: lasting about 8 years with 1 repair so far and 1 needed. Anyway, I'm going to Costco today. redreader fucked around with this message at 18:39 on Feb 23, 2022 |
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