Costco has these flour tortillas that you cook yourself. Yummy.
Handsome brooding vampire guy has to swoop in all sensitive mouth and overhanging forehead. How 'bout leaving some scraps for the homely-looking fellows who don't turn evil when they get some?
Doyle ,'Life of the Party'
Natter 65: Speed Limit Enforced by Aircraft
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, pandas, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Burrell - Feb 04, 2010 8:17:48 pm PST #6343 of 30001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
javachik - Feb 04, 2010 8:20:04 pm PST #6344 of 30001
Our wings are not tired.
From what I understand from my friend who used to work at Costco, it isn't a supply chain issue. It's that CostCo only buys items when it will be a deal for the customer. And product price waxes and wanes, hence the availability issues. Rather than the squeezing Wal-Mart approach, it's more of an opportunity approach.
Calli - Feb 05, 2010 1:10:02 am PST #6345 of 30001
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
The nearest Costco to me is more than a half-hour drive away. Eh, I'm a single person in an apartment, and storage is always an issue, so buying in bulk isn't necessarily a plus for me. One of the reasons I'm glad Trader Joes moved in near me is that I can buy cheap stuff in sizes I can use.
My sister uses the Costco near her all the time. But she has a house and a family of four, and her daughter has a boyfriend who could eat a shopping cart full of groceries in one sitting. So the Costco fee is a good investment for her.
Sparky1 - Feb 05, 2010 1:15:39 am PST #6346 of 30001
Librarian Warlord
It looks like the federal government is closing early in anticipation of the snow (my DH's office follows the feds). I note, however, that my neighbor who is pretty high up there in the Obama administration is not up this morning so it looks like maybe Rahm isn't having his 7:30 meeting.
Stay safe, fellow storm shut ins!
erin_obscure - Feb 05, 2010 2:31:56 am PST #6347 of 30001
Occasionally I’m callous and strange
FTR: being forcibly moved or transported in any way counts as kidnapping according to the law-enforcement segment of my training. e.g.: someone breaks into your home, points a gun (or knife, or banana) at you, and makes you walk from the bedroom to the bathroom under threat of personal harm...that counts as kidnapping. Makes it easier to pile on charges in criminal cases.
Tom Scola - Feb 05, 2010 3:07:41 am PST #6348 of 30001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
A high level Pakistani diplomat has been rejected as Ambassador of Saudi Arabia because his name, Akbar Zib, equates to "Biggest Dick" in Arabic. Saudi officials, apparently overwhelmed by the idea of the name, put their foot down and gave the idea of his being posted there, the kibosh.
sarameg - Feb 05, 2010 3:21:44 am PST #6349 of 30001
Beginning the working from home experiment.
Cashmere - Feb 05, 2010 3:41:16 am PST #6350 of 30001
Now tagless for your comfort.
Good luck with Snowpocalypse, Easterners! I feel guilty since we've had a very mild winter this year.
The only bulk place we have is Sam's Club. We only go there in dire cases. I wish we had a Costco.
Sparky1 - Feb 05, 2010 3:49:11 am PST #6351 of 30001
Librarian Warlord
Before the snow starts I am going to the food co-op. I am crazy, but I am hoping to find challah.
Frankenbuddha - Feb 05, 2010 3:51:02 am PST #6352 of 30001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Imma stick with meerkatting. Also I'm going to recommend he just not do it, because it freaks me out. He's very quick and silent.
"Prariedogging" vs. "meerkatting"? This a cat people vs. dog people thing, isn't it?
Java, I know friends of mine who bring caseS of wine home to MA with them from Napa, since they can't get them shipped.