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no_tears posted:I still can’t get over the fact that the Costco closest to me has diesel at their pumps. Never seen a Costco offer it before I am both jealous and not because the closest Costco to me is not close at all (nearly 30min each way) and doesn't have it. The only one around me that does is over an hour away. But I am getting a much closer Costco in the next couple years so I'm slightly hopeful they'll put diesel pumps in.
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FogHelmut posted:I know it's the middle of nowhere but I don't like that there aren't any Costcos between Palm Springs, CA and Prescott, AZ. poo poo, call me surprised that Prescott has one.
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Nov 21, 2021 16:35
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The Walrus posted:lol the guy on the right. gotta make sure you get the best one! We've all been that guy.
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Nov 23, 2021 07:31
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Even with the extra work of checking out with a battery at Costco, it's worth it because you will never, ever have to deal with some pissed off AutoZone / O'Reilly employee insisting they need to charge your battery for an hour before they can warranty it.
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Dec 4, 2021 03:46
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Scales don't, but I would wager that every item has some +/- tolerance built in on "this should weigh X" to account for production variance and how calibrated (or not) the scale is. The more poo poo that's on the scale, the larger those error bars become, so either it yells at you to put the thing on the scale that is sitting on the loving scale already, or it decides you've put something there that doesn't actually exist or match what's scanned.
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Jan 2, 2022 07:29
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Nfcknblvbl posted:Interesting. They offer direct deposit on the Citi cash back rewards now. I’ll probably do that this time. Probably got tired of people like me walking in and asking for them to cash it out.
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Jan 21, 2022 02:48
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I have a box of envelopes I bought at Costco probably 18 years ago now. It still looks completely full.
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Jan 21, 2022 16:08
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KakerMix posted:Super dependent on location. FYI, Kaker has probably bought more tires at Costco than the rest of the thread combined, so take that advice as solid. But agreed, overall their deals are good-but-not-great. Costco beats Discount only if you have the Costco Visa, the executive membership, and the tires are on some form of promotion ($150 off a set of 4, etc). Otherwise Discount usually comes out ahead, especially if you have their store card which usually has some form of rebate attached to it. I also drive by three Discounts on the way to Costco (for now) so that plays into it a bit. Costco's battery pricing is unmatched anywhere else that I've seen, though. Their computer system is a bit dumb for batteries too. It says they don't have the battery for my Canyon (or seemingly anything else using an H8 AGM) but they had half a dozen of them sitting on the shelf when I walked in. The real benefit on the batteries is the warranty service. You walk in with a battery you say is dead, they swap it. Every other place I've bought batteries from over the years wants to spend anywhere from ten minutes to a loving hour testing them first. One time they even looked up the battery I'd bought when I was still using my mom's membership and transferred it over to my own before exchanging it out. The only downside to Costco batteries is that if you're worried about needing a warranty exchange on the road, there are a lot fewer Costcos than there are Walmarts/Autozones/Oreilly.
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Jan 22, 2022 19:05
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Inspector 34 posted:Has Costco phased out their Kirkland Signature brand motor oil? Tigard, Or store didn't even have a bay for it and the next closest place had exactly 1 case with a sign saying, "This is the last one." I wouldn't be surprised if they couldn't make the numbers work on it. At one point it was something like $30 for two five quart jugs which is cheap for any oil, let alone synthetic.
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Jan 23, 2022 16:28
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Barry posted:That's understandable but for 20 minutes (each way?) out of way driving that still doesn't make any sense to me Agreed. I'll use Costco's pumps if I happen to be at one when I notice my tires are low because they're even easier to use than my own compressor, but that's about it. At the very least driving 20 minutes out of the way means you're airing up hot every time so you need to add at least a couple PSI. The pumps you find at most gas stations are indeed absolute trash. Most of the ones I've seen don't even have a gauge, not even the lovely dipstick one that probably isn't accurate after being handled by every loving dipshit in a thirty mile radius. Get a compressor at Costco.
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david_a posted:I do. 4% on gas and 3% on restaurants (I think?) is pretty good. I also use it at CostCo. There was a Wirecutter article saying not to for min-maxing reasons but it’s my only Visa so whatever. Outside of rotating-category cards (which I just can't be assed to deal with at all) I don't think anything beats the Costco card for gas, restaurants, and Costco itself. 1% on everything else is unexceptional and the fact that you only cash out said rewards once a year is both a blessing and a curse. You can get very close to min-maxing results with far less effort by pairing it with a card that does 1.5% on everything like a Chase Freedom or BofA Unlimited Cash Rewards. Use the Costco card anywhere you get 2% or better, use the other one everywhere else. I only deal with other store cards if they do 5% back (Target/Amazon), and only for those stores.
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Feb 14, 2022 19:53
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jisforjosh posted:Have any goons gotten these lights? PO of my house used a bunch of the old version of these with incandescents and they're fine. I did order a boatload of these bulbs to swap them over and the only problem seems to be that the actual LED element in the bulb is not particularly well bonded to the electrodes - I've had two or three die, all with an open-circuit failure.
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Mar 3, 2022 19:22
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The winning move for Costco fuel is going when the fuel station is open but the store isn't, assuming it's actually near enough to do so. If you're a half hour from church (like I am now) then 
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phosdex posted:There is a flag or something that they can put on your account so they'll never ask again. The true solution is to spend enough that the executive membership makes sense.
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Mar 16, 2022 16:31
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kntfkr posted:the costco website was hosed up when i searched 50/50, because on one hand it's apparently a battery pretty much only used by the Prius, on the other hand there are a fuckload of Priuses out there so maybe Costco carries it. You can get to the battery site still at https://costco.interstatebatteries.com/ but don't bother because it's stupid. It says they don't carry the battery that I bought from Costco for my truck. The same battery they literally have at the bottom of the page talking about AGM. You'd be better off calling the tire center or just going in and looking.
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numberoneposter posted:yeah you would have to spend $500 a month to break even Huh? It's $250/mo to break even so that your extra $60 in membership fees gets you a $60 reward check.
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Mar 17, 2022 21:58
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Enos Cabell posted:Absolutely, car batteries are one of the best bargains they have. The only downside of getting a battery from Costco is that if it dies at an inconvenient time/place, there are far fewer Costcos than there are Walmarts or AutoZones, and they're open for shorter hours. But the plus side is that legendary return policy / warranty. You show up with a battery, they replace it without dicking around with insisting on charging and testing it first.
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Martman posted:Bidets? Bidet to you, sir. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bmLy5HZznY
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I got the 5x8 resin shed and it's fine. Far cheaper than lumber alone and nicer than the Rubbermaid one I have elsewhere. Got my executive reward this week and managed to spend it thrice over tonight. PBUC
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May 19, 2022 04:46
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That is a thing they do on occasion. The one by my old house was an old one where the building was still attached to the rest of the strip mall it was in, and it was both smaller and impossible to fit a gas station around. They built a new one a mile down the road to solve all of those problems at once.
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Jun 3, 2022 22:13
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I'm the exact same distance (by time) from two Costcos. Unfortunately that time is drat near 30 minutes one-way. We are getting one built much closer that will be right about 10 minutes away, and it's looking surprisingly close to done for something opening up in the fall. Probably the only construction project around here remotely close to hitting a deadline. They've already got the pumps installed at the gas station and there's four in each line. I'm hoping that means they're putting in diesel.
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Pilfered Pallbearers posted:Not enough mint to be thin mint IMO. Agreed. They're not bad* but they don't hit the same. *I'm pretty sure I was the only one in the house who ate them and the bag is long since empty and gone sooooo
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