I go to Costco once a week or so, and not even the Burbank one, the Northridge one that is 25 miles away. I drove there from El Segundo during rush hour Thursday. I go there more frequently than the Ralphs that is 20 feet away. Incidentally, Consumer Reports rated it best among chains in this month's issue.
Oh, I wish those council guys would let me have an hour alone in the room with her, if I was larger and had grenades.
Willow ,'Storyteller'
Natter 69: Practically names itself.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
bon bon - Feb 11, 2012 6:44:57 am PST #21441 of 30001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
§ ita § - Feb 11, 2012 6:48:09 am PST #21442 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I don't have the storage or regular cooking habits to be able to take advantage of their grocery store. I'm pretty much stocked up fine with alcohol. I really shouldn't buy any more electronics of any sort. I don't like their clothes. So that leaves pretty much: gas, kitchen/bathroom supplies, and pharmacy.
How long would it take me to save $50 in just those parts of the store? I know full well the temptation of Costco to make me spend more than I would otherwise.
brenda m - Feb 11, 2012 6:53:39 am PST #21443 of 30001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
So do you understand the love, brenda? What am I missing?
not really. And the have really shitty service in the stores, generally.
bon bon - Feb 11, 2012 6:56:57 am PST #21444 of 30001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
I don't think you'd save enough for the gas and paper goods to make it worth it, because you're just one person and don't drive much. The pharmacy I don't use, so I don't know, but maybe. Some of the groceries might still appeal to you, like juice, oatmeal (they don't have steel cut, though), fresh fruit. But the baked goods supplies are enormous in size. Huge flour sacks, 10 lb bags of sugar and the like.
I don't know. But $50 is also not a huge cost. If you really want to know we can go sometime.
Lee - Feb 11, 2012 7:10:26 am PST #21445 of 30001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
I've earned myself major points at work for going to costco on a regular basis and buying snacks, which the firm pays for.
Add that to the gas (I now live about 4 blocks from a Costco with a gas station), the Izze, the cat litter, and the new vacuum I am about to buy, and it is totally worth the membership
§ ita § - Feb 11, 2012 7:11:45 am PST #21446 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Ginger - Feb 11, 2012 7:15:18 am PST #21447 of 30001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Costco:
- Cheapest decent coffee beans
- Cheap OTC drugs like ibuprofen
- Good beef
- Best return and warranty on electronics
- Good prices on office supplies, if you can deal with the quantities
- Least guilt-inducing politics and treatment of employees
Amy - Feb 11, 2012 7:17:49 am PST #21448 of 30001
Because books.
I don't think we have Costco. We do have BJ's, though, which we've been meaning to join again.
Sara lost another tooth, almost entirely through determination. She wiggled that sucker for an hour this morning until it came out. Maybe she's low on cash.
Pix - Feb 11, 2012 7:24:41 am PST #21449 of 30001
The status is NOT quo.
Jackhammers should not be allowed at 9am on a Saturday.
Consuela - Feb 11, 2012 7:30:58 am PST #21450 of 30001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Hell, no, Pix.
I think I will introduce my mother to Smash today, she likes musicals.