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CitizenKain posted:I don't know if I maybe look incompetent, but its sometimes difficult to get the self checkout people to not just grab my stuff and scan it all. drat I gotta master that look. My latest trip I took the extra effort to put everything in my cart barcodes up to see if I could get thru any faster and I did. What a fuckin dork rear end move tho. Next time I'm just gonna be a cool guy who tosses it all in a pile.
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CitizenKain posted:I don't know if I maybe look incompetent, but its sometimes difficult to get the self checkout people to not just grab my stuff and scan it all. You ever see them when they're not scanning people's poo poo? They look incredibly bored. I imagine they scan everyone's stuff so they don't go insane standing there, and also so their bosses don't see them appear to be just doing nothing.
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CitizenKain posted:I don't know if I maybe look incompetent, but its sometimes difficult to get the self checkout people to not just grab my stuff and scan it all. I've never used Costco's self checkout but I hate self checkout and now I'm turning super boomerish in refusing to use them on principle unless I have like 3 items and it MIGHT actually be faster. Every loving grocery store I go to has 1 or maybe 2 actual lanes open and 16 self checkout stations that are constantly malfunctioning. And if you have booze then someone has to come and help you out anyway so you have to wait. And if I have too many items then they won't fit on the god drat weighing counter and it's always giving me poo poo anyway. "Please place your item back on the counter." It's on there!!!!! Someone has to come over and bypass the bullshit. It's so much worse in every way. Just pay your loving workers you god drat parasites. edit:   
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The Wal-Mart that opened near me a couple of years ago is 100% self-checkout, but that also means they were able to fit roughly 50 of them at the front, and I've had to wait on line a total of once in two years. And I'm the type of person who generally buys ~$20-30 in groceries in a (non-Costco) trip, so I can just fit it all in one of those big reusable shopping bags. It certainly beats waiting on line for 10 minutes while watching some idiot fumble for exact change in their purse.
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Quixzlizx posted:It certainly beats waiting on line for 10 minutes while watching some idiot fumble for exact change in their purse. That happens at self checkouts as well. Long lines. All the time here. I've waited 10 minutes just to get an open self checkout before. Everyone is kinda standing around together pointing at who is actually next in the lovely self-made line. So I see the solution is to open more and more self checkouts as I've seen at my local Meijer who now has two entirely contained self checkouts on either end of the store with about 20 checkouts each and you have to walk through a little maze to get to them. And now stores are loving going insane about retail theft. Well, you might have less if you have a qualified person checking them out. gently caress... that... I'll wait the 10 minutes for a professional to do it and pack my bags for me since I suck at that. 
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Bibliotechno Music posted:where has all the saffron gone?!?!? Long time passing...
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Pennywise the Frown posted:I've never used Costco's self checkout but I hate self checkout and now I'm turning super boomerish in refusing to use them on principle unless I have like 3 items and it MIGHT actually be faster. Every loving grocery store I go to has 1 or maybe 2 actual lanes open and 16 self checkout stations that are constantly malfunctioning. And if you have booze then someone has to come and help you out anyway so you have to wait. And if I have too many items then they won't fit on the god drat weighing counter and it's always giving me poo poo anyway. "Please place your item back on the counter." It's on there!!!!! Someone has to come over and bypass the bullshit. Have I got a thread for you fellow parishioner. lots of enshitifaction itt
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My Costco has one full lane alone on the other side of all the self check out registers. It's never got a line, is directly next to the empty box pile, and leads directly to the managers desk and the food court kiosks. It's like a secret just for me
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Oct 14, 2023 01:02
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Pennywise the Frown posted:That happens at self checkouts as well. Long lines. All the time here. God me too. There's always a problem, something gets hosed up and doesn't work. Last time it happened edibles were just kicking in and I swore I'd never self checkout again.
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StormDrain posted:drat I gotta master that look. if you ain't speedmaxxing your checkout, how are you supposed to make the time to squeeze in getting a dog from the food court on your way out? not like one's doing anything while waiting in line anyhow.
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My problem with the self checkout is they don’t trust the customers to use the scanner gun. I could check out in 30 seconds if I had the gun.
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Yo quick fyi, the giant jars of flame roasted 505 green chilis are $4.97 (on clearance) at our local Seattle-area Costco. Could be worth looking- that poo poo is amazing. That is 1.13 kilos (40 oz) of chilis for $4.97
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Oct 14, 2023 18:22
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hell yeah 40oz to freedom
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Taima posted:Yo quick fyi, the giant jars of flame roasted 505 green chilis are $4.97 (on clearance) at our local Seattle-area Costco. Could be worth looking- that poo poo is amazing. That is 1.13 kilos (40 oz) of chilis for $4.97 Well that explains why it's sold out at my church. The .97 doesn't mean it's being discontinued, does it?
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Oct 14, 2023 20:07
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CaptainCrunch posted:Well that explains why it's sold out at my church. The .97 doesn't mean it's being discontinued, does it? They're replacing it with a 32oz version. Source: it came to me in a dream.
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Still haven't spotted the xiaolong bao in our costco sadly, but I did just get a 4 lb bag of chick-fil-a alike nuggets. I'd heard that veggie tempura might have been in the frozen section but that was another letdown in terms of what was available. Everything else was part of our standard 'co fare, with a few specials added in for good measure.
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I am saddened that Mexican Costco does not carry Jongga (the one with two Gs) kimchi. I liked it and i thank the costco thread for introducing it to me
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Oct 15, 2023 06:58
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Did Costco really get rid of the jumbo Better than Bouillon jars? Any chance it’s seasonal? The regular little jars just go so fast when you’re making soup and stuff
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Oct 15, 2023 07:27
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I picked up a huge jar of BtB two weeks ago, but it was on an endcap and I didn't check whether it was coming or going
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StormDrain posted:They're replacing it with a 32oz version. Source: it came to me in a dream. Let me guess, smaller, but somehow also more $ per ounce. Shrinkflation, hurray. Anne Whateley posted:Did Costco really get rid of the jumbo Better than Bouillon jars? Any chance it’s seasonal? The regular little jars just go so fast when you’re making soup and stuff I'm gonna be that guy for a second, sorry, but if you're buying rotisserie chickens with any frequency, that is basically a free pot of chicken stock. Well, almost free, you put in some random cheap vegetables like onion, garlic, carrots... but still. A lot of people think I'm a good cook, for some reason, but one of the main secrets is that I use homemade chicken stock. It is a total game changer. It's easy no matter what (mostly hands off time on the stove top while you live your life) but it's even easier and better if you have an Instant Pot or are willing to use any kind of pressure cooker. There's something about pressure cookers that extract the most goodness, but a regular pot is totally fine. For example I made homemade shrimp gyoza last night, threw in some homemade chicken stock and some corn starch to balance it out. Everyone loved it. And that's not even getting into making, like, chicken noodle soup or something, which is almost a whole different, wildly better, dish than using store bought stock. Don't get me wrong though I used to buy the better than bullion and it's definitely better than cubes. The thing is, the rotisserie chicken is such a basic part of shopping economically at Costco that most people just have the carcasses lying around and honestly often times just throw that poo poo away, which is criminal. The fact that you can get a rotisserie chicken for $5 and make an entire pot of stock out of the leftovers is unreal, even if homemade stock wasn't the best thing ever. Taima fucked around with this message at 13:30 on Oct 15, 2023 |
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Taima posted:but it's even easier and better if you have an Instant Pot or are willing to use any kind of pressure cooker. There's something about pressure cookers that extract the most goodness, but a regular pot is totally fine. Are there any things you have to do differently to pressure cook it, I've been doing it the slow way all this time.....
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Taima posted:Let me guess, smaller, but somehow also more $ per ounce. Shrinkflation, hurray. Cool how do you make leftover beef or vegetable stock out of a rotisserie chicken though?
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Beef stock is just hotdog water. Duh
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Soul Dentist posted:Cool how do you make leftover beef or vegetable stock out of a rotisserie chicken though? You make vegetable stock out of a rotisserie chicken by making chicken stock and leaving out the chicken.
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Wayne Knight posted:Din Tai Fung’s sautéed garlic green beans 🤤🤤🤤 But like the business Costco it’s not near me :-(.
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Gonna go today, hopefully they have cat litter back in stock.
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norp posted:Are there any things you have to do differently to pressure cook it, I've been doing it the slow way all this time..... no it's just the pressure is multiplicative with the temperature so its like 30-60 mins with everything in there to get the same result Assuming with stock you don't care if things are cooked to mush since you are straining it out
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norp posted:Are there any things you have to do differently to pressure cook it, I've been doing it the slow way all this time..... don’t vent the pressure. you’ll lose aromatics. gotta let it drop the slow way, under seal
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Taima posted:I'm gonna be that guy for a second, sorry, but if you're buying rotisserie chickens with any frequency, I do keep the bones and make stock when I roast chickens, but I go through it faster than that this time of year. Also the beef BtB as Soul Dentist said.
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Soul Dentist posted:Cool how do you make leftover beef or vegetable stock out of a rotisserie chicken though? very carefully
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Taima posted:
This is all true. But my homemade stock goes into quart containers in the freezer for things like soup, risotto, etc. It’s a hassle to thaw that much and sometimes you just want to add a little extra oomph to a dish.* A spoonful of BtB is an easy way to add some salt, MSG, and flavor to something I’m cooking. *I used to reduce homemade stock to demiglace that I could easily portion out, but that’s a serious time commitment.
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SirPablo posted:Gonna go today, hopefully they have cat litter back in stock. I went yesterday and got some. I live nearby so I decided to come back for it and the pallet display was down pretty significantly in a couple of hours. Good luck
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Zombie Dachshund posted:
How long does this take? There was a northern exposure episode where Adam the chef discussed it in mythical terms and I was always curious lol
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Zombie Dachshund posted:This is all true. But my homemade stock goes into quart containers in the freezer for things like soup, risotto, etc. It’s a hassle to thaw that much and sometimes you just want to add a little extra oomph to a dish.* A spoonful of BtB is an easy way to add some salt, MSG, and flavor to something I’m cooking. Next time fill an ice cube tray or two before filling the quart. Easily accessed stock cubes any time you need
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this is a bovil household and we keep it beefy. kids all fat as pigs
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got myself a new tooth brush from costco, the oral b io 6. it was £115 on the site but when we went in, it was £107 (inc vat) thank you costco this is a great tooth brush!
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Wayne Knight posted:I’m going to go to Costco today good luck
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namlosh posted:How long does this take? There was a northern exposure episode where Adam the chef discussed it in mythical terms and I was always curious lol It's one of those things where the more time invested, the better it comes out. It can be done in 8 hours but can take up to 24 or more for a next level demi glace
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Costco food court was being remodeled, and they only had hotdogs and cans of soda. : (
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