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Re: I want to live like Costco people

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Post by recursive »

qrush wrote: post #6

I just got (at 38) a Costco membership this year, thanks to my in-laws gifting us a membership. There's another huge discount retailer here in Boston (BJs) that I have gone to for years, but Costco is another 10+ min drive away so I've resisted thus far. I will say... I'm still adjusting. - No aisle signs or labels anywhere. I understand the retail strategy here but the lack of efficiency in MY experience kills me. C…

> Who is buying a kayak, or shed while shopping for groceries?

Who's buying groceries while kayak shopping? The point is if you want to buy something, you can go to CostCo. The thing you want might be groceries, but sometimes people want other things.

Re: I want to live like Costco people

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Post by Vinnl »

Aurornis wrote: post #8

> Something about the whole thing always registered to me as, like, lame—too normcore, too boring, perhaps even too cheugy to an informed and taste-driven millennial ur-consumer like me. The kinds of brands I like to buy aren’t what they sell at Costco Good example of how people can build identities through their brand choices and purchasing habits. It’s a foreign concept for many of us who seek out the best product…

Heh, I haven't seen it myself, but I'm suddenly reminded about derision for having blue (or was it green?) bubbles.

Re: I want to live like Costco people

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Post by RajT88 »

Costco is my least favorite part of middle age. Although, I do generally like their products and pricing.

For some reason my wife likes taking more time there than other places we shop for food, and I get anxious to get it over with. You can bet most of the times I wander off to get things off our list that she's herself wandered off, and the Costco we go to doesn't have good cell coverage. So I then end up both anxious about spending all day shopping, and annoyed that I can't find my wife.

I am sure I'm not the only one. I try to go alone, or stay in the car this happens so often.

Re: I want to live like Costco people

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Post by rogerrogerr »

bluedino wrote: post #363
windows2020 wrote: post #276

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Sometimes on a hot day for the short period the kid's napping I find myself at Home Depot searching for this or that tired from the work week under pressure as the clock ticks down having no idea what I'm doing and I make it to checkout tired no exhausted and I see the ice cold cooler the Coke its last moments before it's soaked with condensation open the door scan it rush to the car twist it open it screams wow some…

Home Depot Coke. $3, and in a plastic bottle. The worst Coke. At least the grocery store sells cups at the register and there's delicious fountain Coke to be had on your way out the door.

What region are you in that grocery stores sell fountain drinks? Never seen this in the NW US.

Re: I want to live like Costco people

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Post by RajT88 »

alhazrod wrote: post #144
legitster wrote: post #41

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> "What's great about this country is America started the tradition where the richest consumers buy essentially the same things as the poorest. You can be watching TV and see Coca-Cola, and you can know that the President drinks Coke, Liz Taylor drinks Coke, and just think, you can drink Coke, too. A Coke is a Coke and no amount of money can get you a better Coke than the one the bum on the corner is drinking. All th…

An Italian man once told me, "Coca-Cola is American champagne." Take it as you will.

I thought that was Miller High Life.

Re: I want to live like Costco people

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Post by Carrok »

RajT88 wrote: post #373

Costco is my least favorite part of middle age. Although, I do generally like their products and pricing. For some reason my wife likes taking more time there than other places we shop for food, and I get anxious to get it over with. You can bet most of the times I wander off to get things off our list that she's herself wandered off, and the Costco we go to doesn't have good cell coverage. So I then end up both anxi…

This has nothing to do with Costco. You have described a relationship/communication problem, not a Costco problem.

Re: I want to live like Costco people

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Post by tristor »

Marsymars wrote: post #279
tristor wrote: post #216

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My local Costco carries the fair trade artisanal coffee brand that is roasted in my city, just in a 3 pound bag of beans instead of a 1 pound bag of beans like at the bougie grocery store. I can understand not wanting the Kirkland brand coffee, but that is far from the only coffee brand for sale at Costco. I am a coffee snob of the highest order and I buy my beans at Costco.

They've got decent beans, but you can't get anything with more exotic processing techniques, e.g. lactic or carbonic maceration. I get my beans for my summer cold brew at Costco, but my typical pour over beans elsewhere.

That's true, but mostly due to simple logistical constraints, more exoticly prepared beans generally don't keep as well on the shelf and need to be used shortly after roasting. I do a pour over in a Chemex every morning and use the beans I buy at Costco which are a locally medium-roasted, but not specially prepared. For more exotic stuff I get them directly from a local roaster in smaller quantities to be used within a week.

Re: I want to live like Costco people

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Post by RajT88 »

antonvs wrote: post #250
legitster wrote: post #41

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> "What's great about this country is America started the tradition where the richest consumers buy essentially the same things as the poorest. You can be watching TV and see Coca-Cola, and you can know that the President drinks Coke, Liz Taylor drinks Coke, and just think, you can drink Coke, too. A Coke is a Coke and no amount of money can get you a better Coke than the one the bum on the corner is drinking. All th…

Andy Warhol was an apologist for the toxic consumer culture in the US. It’s a big part of why he was so successful. Coke is a great example. There’s no product more useless and unnecessary than that flavored fizzy sugar water. Or should I say, high fructose corn syrup water. If you drink it, why? Probably because you were indoctrinated since childhood. Same goes for pretty much all fast food. There’s nothing good or…

Coke Classic is much better as a cooking ingredient than it is a soft drink, IMO. Diet Coke is a different matter for me.

Re: I want to live like Costco people

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Post by RajT88 »

Carrok wrote: post #376
RajT88 wrote: post #373

Costco is my least favorite part of middle age. Although, I do generally like their products and pricing. For some reason my wife likes taking more time there than other places we shop for food, and I get anxious to get it over with. You can bet most of the times I wander off to get things off our list that she's herself wandered off, and the Costco we go to doesn't have good cell coverage. So I then end up both anxi…

This has nothing to do with Costco. You have described a relationship/communication problem, not a Costco problem.

It only happens at Costco. It's a Costco problem.

Importantly, I am not blaming Costco for my Costco problem.

Re: I want to live like Costco people

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Post by 1-more »

fundad wrote: post #291
nemo wrote: post #238

"I will never purchase Costco clothing" Much of my wardrobe is from CostCo, effective suburban camouflage as well as being fine as clothes.

+1 I can't think of another clothing retailer that has garments right there in front of you that you can touch and hold up to your body, the experience is far superior to just looking at photos.

You can do this at Target, Wal-Mart, The Gap (incl. Banana Republic, Old Navy), any department store (Macy's, Bloomingdales, Saks), Paul Stuart, Brooks Brothers. I'm struggling to think of anywhere you cannot do this. Did you drop some qualifier that would restrict "clothing retailer" to a smaller category?
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