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I know that in the end it eventually winds up being a bargain, but - holy shit, I just dropped a good amount of money at Costco on what appears to be

Posted by kelly (aka kelly) Apr 1 '11, 18:09

next to nothing.

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When I spend $600 on a single item, I want it to be a TV, not a bottle of dish soap. -- nm - Mop Apr 1, 18:51
The first year my brother had his mini cooper trailered up from Florida for the Summer he bribed me to drive him downstate so he could meet the flat - JenBro Apr 1, 18:30 4
- sucker! (wtf is a Magic Bullet?) -- nm - moles Apr 1, 18:31 3
  - C'mon MAN - don't you EVER stay up late and watch infomercials? -- (link) - JenBro Apr 1, 18:33 2
    - your brother was right - moles Apr 1, 18:36 1
      - honest - if I had gotten it as the 2 for 1 I would share - you know you wish you had one! - JenBro Apr 1, 18:41
I avoid anything perishable. Mostly buy paper goods, canned goods, and frozen foods. (or things like bread that *can* be frozen) - MojaveMeg Apr 1, 18:29 12
- I find their produce to be remarkable fresh and high quality. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Apr 1, 18:45 4
  - I'm sure - I just can't eat it in those quantities. I buy produce 2 or 3 pieces at a time. -- nm - MojaveMeg Apr 1, 18:55 3
    - the new 'green' containers actually do make Costco fruit quite viable with the extended life they give everything -- nm - peglegpete Apr 1, 18:57 2
      - I keep meaning to get some of those. Although I'm really okay with the way I shop now. Weekly trip to the market with the *really* cheap produce - - MojaveMeg Apr 1, 19:00 1
        
        plus you are supporting LOCAL - that's so important Meg and you're lucky to have such great stuff! -- nm - JenBro Apr 1, 19:04
- and Friskies! -- nm - moles Apr 1, 18:30 6
  - Meg's gonna wop you in the head you keep that up! -- nm - JenBro Apr 1, 18:32 5
    - Hee, I used to buy cases of dog food there, but now it's prescription diet from the vet :( -- nm - MojaveMeg Apr 1, 18:36 4
      - :D I mean the jokes he makes about you eating pet food Meg -- nm - JenBro Apr 1, 18:42 3
        
        Oh, that's a given. One of these days we'll have another SoCal gathering...I hope he'll attend :) -- nm - MojaveMeg Apr 1, 18:56 1
        
        as long as i don't have to hump my ass down to orange county -- nm - moles Apr 1, 18:57
        
        Jim eats better than Meg -- nm - moles Apr 1, 18:44
i know i've never bought anything at a costco. i think i've been in Sam's Club once with my dad -- nm - moles Apr 1, 18:24
the first trip or 2 will do that. especially the first one with Will -- nm - peglegpete Apr 1, 18:23
Did you get toilet paper? -- nm - amoxy Apr 1, 18:12 7
- no, I just bought some last night at a grocery store. - kelly Apr 1, 18:14 6
  - ooohhhhh - which flavor laughing cow cheeses? - JenBro Apr 1, 18:31 2
    - the regular stuff. - kelly Apr 1, 18:33 1
      - we don't have the chipotle yet - man that sounds good -- nm - JenBro Apr 1, 18:33
  - lobster ravioli? - amoxy Apr 1, 18:21 1
    - it's got really wide red & white stripes :) -- nm - peglegpete Apr 1, 18:24
  - (oh, and a container of Greek yogurt) -- nm - kelly Apr 1, 18:15
yes. Costco is evil like that. -- nm - Jovian Apr 1, 18:12
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- I'm impressed you can get through a Cosctco checkout line in under an hour. - the wrong element, bad guy Apr 1, 18:22
- Gotta spend money to save money, bub -- nm - Costco Apr 1, 18:13

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