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DamnitGannet posted:i dont know anything about take and bake stuff, if we do that at my warehouse its not done in food court. the chicken bakes you get from the food court come frozen, they're brushed with Caesar dressing and then topped with parmesan before getting popped in the oven. they used to be made in house but that was pre pandemic and before my time there. we do so many pizzas, i'm amazed there was time to make the bakes and all the other things they used to have on the menu. Seems like Costco has really been cutting costs in the food court. Frozen bakes, fewer items on the menu overall, driving traffic to the order kiosks as well as fewer staff behind the counter (at least at my location). IMO it's driven down the value of the food court.
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There aren't fewer staff behind the counter at my location, but they do heavily push people towards the kiosk ordering so the staff can focus on serving food. Which is great in my opinion. Nothing more frustrating than picking the wrong line and getting stuck behind a group of people that don't decide what they want until they get there, then asking a bunch of questions, trying to convince the staff to do their special order, letting their children slowly think about what they want and talk through a decision and faffing about with their payment. Now if they want to spend 15 minutes ordering and having a chat the staff can get on with things and I can "jump" them in the queue by placing my order through one of the 6 kiosks in 30 seconds. I also like the limited menu, it's not a restaurant, it's just stuff that's broadly appealing for people to grab and go. Keep it simple and don't make it so appealing that the locals come every day for cheap food and clog up the whole place.
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Sep 30, 2022 15:58
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My 'co shrouds their register in pizza boxes to make it appear the only option is the kiosk. Because I am not a boomer I use the kiosk regardless because it's so much faster.
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Sep 30, 2022 16:26
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I was told the reason for chicken bakes coming in frozen now is so they're consistent with quality. Before they could either be real good or real lovely depending on who was making them. I'm sure it's actually about money, but that was the reason I was given. In fact, everything served from the food court comes in frozen except for the hot dogs and the cheese.
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Sep 30, 2022 17:02
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Gaius Marius posted:The turkey sandwich was good as time goes on i miss it more and more. it was delicious. 
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Sep 30, 2022 20:23
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The polish dog and chicken Cesar salad was gods combo and it’s poo poo they took that away from us.
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Sep 30, 2022 20:27
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I don’t think you can even do a non-kiosk order at my Costco anymore. Which is fine with me, as long as the drat people waiting for whole pizzas get out of the way.
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Oct 1, 2022 00:40
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Pro tip: when you're checking out you can ask the cashier to add a hot dog or whatever to your purchase and skip the kiosk
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Oct 1, 2022 01:06
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Heading into synagogue tomorrow to stock up on some essentials - and even more non-essentials.
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Oct 1, 2022 01:09
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Shear Modulus posted:Pro tip: when you're checking out you can ask the cashier to add a hot dog or whatever to your purchase and skip the kiosk MarcusSA posted:The polish dog and chicken Cesar salad was gods combo and it’s poo poo they took that away from us. BeAuMaN fucked around with this message at 01:21 on Oct 1, 2022 |
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Oct 1, 2022 01:18
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Ordered two pairs of glasses on Sunday. The first pair arrived yesterday and the second pair arrived today. My eyes have experienced the miracle of high quality, affordable glasses once again. PUBC
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Oct 1, 2022 01:19
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I think we all feel this way sometimes https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTRmCV7Lp/
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Oct 1, 2022 04:17
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The chicken bake machine was down today. I cannot believe this I had to drive 45 miles to get a chicken bake. It's bullshit
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Oct 1, 2022 04:18
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Shear Modulus posted:Pro tip: when you're checking out you can ask the cashier to add a hot dog or whatever to your purchase and skip the kiosk You buy other things at Costco besides hot dogs??
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Oct 1, 2022 04:21
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I’ve been eating a lot of the semi prepared meals recently since I moved and haven’t unpacked / settled yet. Chicken tikka, kebabs on naan, meatloaf, and pulled pork. I hadn’t had the pulled pork before but it’s not great. Basically tasted like shredded ham cooked in liquid smoke. But put it on the ciabattaesque rolls with some sauce and cheese and it’s pretty good! Also the closest church used to be an hour+ away, now it’s only a 10 minute drive. PBUC.
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Oct 1, 2022 05:27
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Paul MaudDib posted:Where was that? Jingleheimer posted:I'm also curious what place you're talking about because that's exactly how I would describe the place I would go to all the time and still do when I visit my parents. The Livonia Italian Bakery has the best take and bake pizzas I've ever had. You know, that might be it! I guess I never really went there myself, my dad would pick them up on his way home from work. Fake edit: Just looked at some pics on Yelp and that's 100% the right place. I'd know that pizza anywhere. Glad to know the business is still around.
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Oct 1, 2022 05:45
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Shear Modulus posted:Pro tip: when you're checking out you can ask the cashier to add a hot dog or whatever to your purchase and skip the kiosk It's kiosk or nothing here, the only time the staff will let you order at the counter is if you insist on paying cash and can't be convinced otherwise. Frozen chicken bakes chat is interesting - I figured the unsold raw chicken breast got turned into the packs of shredded cooked chicken breast, which would in turn get made into the caesar salad or other food court items like the bakes the day before expiry. Sounds like that's not the case.
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Oct 1, 2022 10:07
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Here you're given an option between Kiosk or counter. Kiosk is objectively better, but the one down side is that while you're ordering you're forced to listen to boomers complain how hard it is to tap a picture of the food they want to eat.
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Oct 1, 2022 10:12
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once they installed the kiosks here, they got rid of the counter register altogether. that’s the best way imo
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Oct 1, 2022 10:22
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They only allow counter orders with cash at mine
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Oct 1, 2022 10:35
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My old move was to call a pizza pie in when I got there then pay at register and pick up. Do they not accept phone orders any more?
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Oct 1, 2022 14:11
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Shear Modulus posted:Pro tip: when you're checking out you can ask the cashier to add a hot dog or whatever to your purchase and skip the kiosk It's weird reading about food court strategies because at my local, the huge backup at the food court *is* the line of people waiting for orders from checkout and has been for years, so the kiosks changed the dynamic very little.
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Going to order an induction range from Costco but I'm not sure if I want the Samsung or spend $800 more for the LG with convection. Help.
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Oct 1, 2022 16:01
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Is this legit that the onions won’t come back? Onions and mustard and relish made that cheese pizza even more of a steal.
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Oct 1, 2022 16:12
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StormDrain posted:Going to order an induction range from Costco but I'm not sure if I want the Samsung or spend $800 more for the LG with convection. Help. Will you miss the 800 dollars? If no, get the convection.
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Oct 1, 2022 16:17
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Hed posted:My old move was to call a pizza pie in when I got there then pay at register and pick up. Do they not accept phone orders any more? They still take phone orders at mine. You're directed to the kiosk to pay. A prompt appears asking if you've already phoned ahead.
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Oct 1, 2022 16:58
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Bought two pairs of the zip off hiking pants when they were on sale a couple weeks ago. Went to put on the second pair for the first time this morning and it only has one leg attached... 
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dms666 posted:Bought two pairs of the zip off hiking pants when they were on sale a couple weeks ago. Went to put on the second pair for the first time this morning and it only has one leg attached...
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StormDrain posted:Going to order an induction range from Costco but I'm not sure if I want the Samsung or spend $800 more for the LG with convection. Help. I'm looking at the website and the LG with convection is $1000 off right now
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Don’t buy Samsung appliances, especially not a fridge.
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evil zorak posted:Is this legit that the onions won’t come back? Onions and mustard and relish made that cheese pizza even more of a steal. As of yesterday they officially removed any sign of the onion dispensers at my store. The sawed off the dispenser mounts and filled in that little space where stray onions would go. Truly the end of an era. Won’t stop people asking me about them though. And the sauerkraut. I like helping our elderly members with the self kiosks because it gives me a chance to get out of the kitchen for a few minutes and the members are always surprised at how easy it turns out to be. “You’re a born natural,” I tell them 
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idk if I missed anyone answering but the refrigerated take and bake pizzas were in service deli and absolutely not the same as the food court pizza. They came frozen with the cheese and sauce already applied and we just threw a dumb amount of pepperoni or extra cheese on that poo poo and slapped a label on it. We haven't had them at my location for about 2 years now and I usually heard they were kinda trash There was one year were we sold this 2 pack of take and back flatbread pizzas and those were legit good imo. One was a basic pizza topped with halved meatballs, parmesan, a pesto drizzle, and I think sliced bell peppers? the other was a bbq chicken pizza. They took too long to prep compared to the basic frozen ones and didn't sell well enough to justify the extra labor though, so rip. Sucks
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Dude really wanted his raw onions I guess.
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One day I feel like buying a knife pack, a 2 pack of cutting boards, and a couple bags of onions and just go to town dicing onions for people in the costco food court.
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Oct 2, 2022 00:18
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by golly, he's right! they do need to have the raw onions!
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Just buy a container of chopped mushrooms and put it next to the mustard
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El Jebus posted:One day I feel like buying a knife pack, a 2 pack of cutting boards, and a couple bags of onions and just go to town dicing onions for people in the costco food court. Swear to god I thought this same thing after watching that video. I don't think that'd fly though.
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