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All the Costco stores near me recently stopped allowing customers to order from the food court as they checkout their groceries.  Time saving that 73 seconds between checking out at the cashier and walking over to the food court is over. Also they don't have (or never had?) chocolate ice cream products at the food court. It's a great place, but my list of complaints grows quarterly.
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Martman posted:Also they're just... not burritos. You gotta have something besides chicken and cheesy sauce Goons with chickencheese
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Jan 17, 2024 05:02
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Martman posted:Also they're just... not burritos. You gotta have something besides chicken and cheesy sauce Yeah combined with the overall texture similar to baby food its like something you'd give to your 4 year old as My First Burrito.
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Jan 17, 2024 05:04
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The chocolate chip cookie was sold out tonight. Not fair
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Jan 17, 2024 05:46
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Renegret posted:Every time someone posts that they got a Real Good anything, it's always too complain that it sucks. I didn’t think the bacon-wrapped stuffed chicken thing they sold was horrid, but agreed on the rest of their stuff (and I know several here didn’t like the stuffed chicken either).
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Jan 17, 2024 06:03
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This is a crime and I’m reporting it. They cut a loving $1.50 hotdog in half. What the gently caress.
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Jan 17, 2024 06:35
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I share the hotdog w my gf lady and the tramp style
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Jan 17, 2024 09:15
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Referee posted:I didn’t think the bacon-wrapped stuffed chicken thing they sold was horrid, but agreed on the rest of their stuff (and I know several here didn’t like the stuffed chicken either). Ironically this is the only real good product I bought before the thread warned me about it. Cooking as directed made them hella dry and the cheese has a weird grainy texture. My last package I ended up lazily cooking in the toaster oven until my gut told me it was ready and that one was a lot better, the bacon got more direct heat and the chicken didn't dry out as much. I agree it wasn't horrible but wouldn't buy it again by any means. It still wasn't good. Sounds like I got off easy.
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Jan 17, 2024 09:56
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GentleReject posted:Also they don't have (or never had?) chocolate ice cream products at the food court they used to, but they killed it a year or two ago, at which time they went vanilla-only. now thankfully they brought in the strawberry as well, but imo it's not a replacement for the chocolate.
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Jan 17, 2024 11:25
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Douchebag posted:Man I’d love a Trader Joe’s near me, 90 minutes is the closest. Costco, Publix/Food Lion/Kroger depending on need as those 3 have the best prices on produce and other fresh goods or Lowe’s Foods because while they might be more of a Whole Foods style place and more expensive, fantastic deli, bakery and butcher. Plus they have a beer den so we can drink beers and shop. I love Trader Joes but rarely ever go there because the selection is just stupid unhealthy and the produce sucks. The price of things are good, and the snacking there is absolute god tier though
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Jan 17, 2024 14:44
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RIP chinatown, a complex soul who adored Costco but also telling people to eat a bullet on taco tuesday
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Jan 17, 2024 14:47
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 It’s easy to get that much if it’s the only card you use. Edit: timg cause drat cropped phone screenshots are massive Nfcknblvbl fucked around with this message at 14:57 on Jan 17, 2024 |
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Jan 17, 2024 14:51
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Tiny Timbs posted:RIP chinatown, a complex soul who adored Costco but also telling people to eat a bullet on taco tuesday He was a man of contrasts I use an airline miles card mostly so my executive cash back is like $150
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Jan 17, 2024 14:58
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i hope chinatown works on his anger issues and also realizes asada fries are nothing to be proud of
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Jan 17, 2024 14:59
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Pennywise the Frown posted:I actually rarely go to Costco. I go for my bulk stuff. But I use my Costco Citi credit card for just about every single purchase that I make in person. Unless a place only takes cash, I'm using my CC. Not once have I paid interest on it. Honestly the Costco visa card is not good. It's only 1% on base purchases, so you shouldn't be using it for everything. The fact that you're accruing major points on your church visa means you can be obtaining serious rewards elsewhere with a little planning. For example we have a Chase oriented structure: - Freedom Unlimited for base purchases without good coverage (1.5%) - Freedom for the rotating 5% categories With the main use card being a shared Sapphire Reserve (which itself is 3% restaurant/travel). All of the points on the Freedoms go to the SR, and then the SR gets you Expedia credit at 1.5x redemption. The Sapphire Reserve is $550 a year which sounds expensive but $300 of that is a freebie "travel" credit which works on random basic poo poo like gas so the card is really only $250. If you fly even occasionally, the free airport meals and free lounge visits are really nice, and you can even pay for a guest's meal at airports too, and you get Global Entry and TSA Precheck... and a host of pretty useful other random poo poo too We are just finishing up a 2 year loop of CC rewards and this time we're using it to purchase the majority of 2x round trip tickets to Japan. Last time we went to Tahiti and Mo'orea. You are accumulating so many rewards on a card/strategy that isn't multiplying the way it should  just imoNfcknblvbl posted:I used to have a Sapphire Reserve card until the panny hit. The airport lounge access was pretty nice but I haven't traveled much lately so I don't really miss the card especially since it cost $550 annually. That's fair, but to be clear, you would have to be an epic homebody to not use the total gimme $300 travel credit. It's ludicrously generous on what constitutes travel, including basic stuff like gasoline. So I consider it a $250 yearly card, or about $20 a month. The overall point is good though; you must travel for the high end credit cards to be worth it. The entire experience is made to save up for points-fueled vacations and then use the card for the knock-on travel perks (no foreign fees, trip insurance, delay insurance, car insurance, Reserve Conscierge, global entry etc etc) At the end of the day though the point is, anyone getting several hundred dollars on their reward check on the Costco Visa is leaving some serious money on the table unless they don't travel at all. Taima fucked around with this message at 15:12 on Jan 17, 2024 |
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Jan 17, 2024 15:01
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I used to have a Sapphire Reserve card until the panny hit. The airport lounge access was pretty nice but I haven't traveled much lately so I don't really miss the card especially since it cost $550 annually.
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Jan 17, 2024 15:04
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I use the Citi card for the 4% gas, 3% restaurant and travel, and 2% 'Co purchases. Anything else I use my credit union's card which is 1.5% cash back. I don't care about your bonus air miles of whatever, I pay no fees and that's good enough for me. I don't even use my card that often but booking trips through Costco Travel and getting a lot of gas adds up quickly
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Jan 17, 2024 16:54
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Ah it's the credit card. I have a few different cards that I use at places depending on what their rewards are. Amex gives 3% on groceries so I use that at heb. Discover does different things each quarter so depending on what it is I may use that. My bofa customized cash card let's me choose categories. I've never added up the rewards across various cards but I'm sure it's a lot cause I pay for everything on credit and pay it off. Also the reward is given monthly, weird you have to wait all year for that one
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Jan 17, 2024 17:15
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Last year when we went to Costco to get our $600 or so cert cashed out, and the employee was annoyed and said we could have gotten a direct deposit instead or something, but I can't find out how you would actually do that.
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Jan 17, 2024 18:20
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Schmeichy posted:Last year when we went to Costco to get our $600 or so cert cashed out, and the employee was annoyed and said we could have gotten a direct deposit instead or something, but I can't find out how you would actually do that. My executive membership rewards are about $600 a year, and it's always a certificate I have to bring to the cashier. My Citi cash back was a direct deposit last year though.
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bucksmash posted:I use the Citi card for the 4% gas, 3% restaurant and travel, and 2% 'Co purchases. Anything else I use my credit union's card which is 1.5% cash back. I don't care about your bonus air miles of whatever, I pay no fees and that's good enough for me. You're a traveler and don't care about free trips and hotel stays? Fair enough friend. All is accepted in the church. Without the Sapp Reserve I never would have gotten to experience the sublime Andaz Papagayo, man, good times. Anyways it's not worth a derail beyond this, just wanted to let people know what else they could do.
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Jan 17, 2024 18:30
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Schmeichy posted:Last year when we went to Costco to get our $600 or so cert cashed out, and the employee was annoyed and said we could have gotten a direct deposit instead or something, but I can't find out how you would actually do that. I did it for the credit card last year because it was like $900. It's... Somewhere in the app. I wish I remembered how I did it but it was pretty well hidden.
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Jan 17, 2024 18:41
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Unless you do a lot of business travel, those travel rewards cards are rarely worth the mental energy it takes to juggle a bunch of different cards.
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Jan 17, 2024 18:59
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silicone thrills posted:I bought the wrong bag of coffee on my last costco trip so I wanted to make a super quick trip to return the coffee, get the right coffee and pick up some flour. Good job.
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Jan 17, 2024 19:08
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MarcusSA posted:This is a crime and I’m reporting it. They cut a loving $1.50 hotdog in half. Two halves of a Costco hot dog are worth no less than a full size one. We don't hate on Costco hot dogs, any way you want to eat such a delicious and affordable meal is acceptable.
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Jan 17, 2024 19:17
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Toxic Mental posted:Two halves of a Costco hot dog are worth no less than a full size one. We don't hate on Costco hot dogs, any way you want to eat such a delicious and affordable meal is acceptable. The video shows they raised the price of the hotdog. Still listed as 1.50, yet each serving is a half. Crime.
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Jan 17, 2024 19:24
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There's some place near me that sells a dog and soda for $1.38. The employee's tears of misery make it taste even better.
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Jan 17, 2024 19:34
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 Someone talk me out of this
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Toxic Mental posted:Two halves of a Costco hot dog are worth no less than a full size one. We don't hate on Costco hot dogs, any way you want to eat such a delicious and affordable meal is acceptable.  I’ll give them the half a chicken bake because those are gross. Half of a hot dog as a serving is dumb bad and wrong.
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Jan 17, 2024 20:30
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Alan Smithee posted:
Get the bigger one
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Jan 17, 2024 20:32
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sexy tiger boobs posted:Get the bigger one Why is the bigger one cheaper?
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Jan 17, 2024 20:33
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sexy tiger boobs posted:Get the bigger one It's not bigger, it's closer. MarcusSA posted:Why is the bigger one cheaper? That sign isn't for a flashlight.
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Jan 17, 2024 20:51
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Kuros posted:It's not bigger, it's closer. I'm just learning about perspective, very interesting.
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Jan 17, 2024 20:58
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Alan Smithee posted:
Get it
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Jan 17, 2024 21:00
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9 AA batteries drat!
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Jan 17, 2024 21:01
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Hutla posted:Unless you do a lot of business travel, those travel rewards cards are rarely worth the mental energy it takes to juggle a bunch of different cards. Extremely not true, we got our entire hotel stay in Japan (10 nights) paid for by doing some CC juggling Juggling is also pretty dramatic: it takes very little thought and a minimal amount of organizing
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Jan 17, 2024 21:02
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Bachans bbq sauce is so good, and Im going to be real upset when it eventually disappears. Very clearly not going to be one of those forever items
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Jan 17, 2024 21:02
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What it look like
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imgur being weird on phone so so good
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It’s basically hibachi flavor in a bottle
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