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Costco got me!
Lenoir City, TN - Bama fan in Tenn Vol's backyard.
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Is it primarily the marbling that is different between the 2 grades? I'm moving closer and closer to getting a Costco membership just to buy brisket since I can't find whole packers anywhere locally.I cook. I eat. I repeat. Thornville, Ohio
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Haven't seen choice packers yet, but the price of prime has definitely gone up to 3.99/lbs at my local costco from 2.99 when they first started carrying them a few months ago.Large BGE
Huntsville, AL -
@Hibby said:Is it primarily the marbling that is different between the 2 grades? I'm moving closer and closer to getting a Costco membership just to buy brisket since I can't find whole packers anywhere locally.
Large BGE
Barry, Lancaster, PA -
Hibby said:Is it primarily the marbling that is different between the 2 grades? I'm moving closer and closer to getting a Costco membership just to buy brisket since I can't find whole packers anywhere locally.How much brisket do you have to buy before you break even on the lower level membership of $60? If you save 10%, you have to buy $600 worth of brisket to break even. Bon appetît, you're looking at 200 lbs of brisket per year just to break even.
I sell memberships at Costco. Do Not Bother if all you're doing is trying get access to one item. You have to shop at Costco INSTEAD of what you're doing now to make it worthwhile.And if you're going to do that anyway, don't be penny wise and pound foolish and buy just the Gold Star membership. Go whole hog (pun intended) and get the Executive plus the Visa card, and save 4% on every Costco purchase.Right now there's a Groupon that gives you $60 back + hundreds in product and travel coupons if you get an Executive + Visa card.Indianapolis, IN
BBQ is a celebration of culture in America. It is the closest thing we have to the wines and cheeses of Europe.
Drive a few hundred miles in any direction, and the experience changes dramatically.
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DieselkW said:Hibby said:Is it primarily the marbling that is different between the 2 grades? I'm moving closer and closer to getting a Costco membership just to buy brisket since I can't find whole packers anywhere locally.How much brisket do you have to buy before you break even on the lower level membership of $60? If you save 10%, you have to buy $600 worth of brisket to break even. Bon appetît, you're looking at 200 lbs of brisket per year just to break even.
I sell memberships at Costco. Do Not Bother if all you're doing is trying get access to one item. You have to shop at Costco INSTEAD of what you're doing now to make it worthwhile.And if you're going to do that anyway, don't be penny wise and pound foolish and buy just the Gold Star membership. Go whole hog (pun intended) and get the Executive plus the Visa card, and save 4% on every Costco purchase.Right now there's a Groupon that gives you $60 back + hundreds in product and travel coupons if you get an Executive + Visa card.
fukahwee maineyou can lead a fish to water but you can not make him drink it -
fishlessman said:i seen choice brisket at 10.99 a pound earlier this year at the local marketCostco has better prices compared to most alternatives, but the difference between $3 a lb. and $11 a lb. means someone is a tad bit over market value, or in a summer vacation town ripping off the tourists.
Indianapolis, IN
BBQ is a celebration of culture in America. It is the closest thing we have to the wines and cheeses of Europe.
Drive a few hundred miles in any direction, and the experience changes dramatically.
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DieselkW said:fishlessman said:i seen choice brisket at 10.99 a pound earlier this year at the local marketCostco has better prices compared to most alternatives, but the difference between $3 a lb. and $11 a lb. means someone is a tad bit over market value, or in a summer vacation town ripping off the tourists.fukahwee maineyou can lead a fish to water but you can not make him drink it
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DieselkW said:fishlessman said:i seen choice brisket at 10.99 a pound earlier this year at the local market
Surely he'll find something else to save a buck on so he won't be throwing all that cash away.
Or, @Hibby, Columbus also has a Restaurant Depot which should have packers (and tons of other stuff). Free to join if you are a business owner (or know someone who is). Or, you could join KCBS for $35 and get access that way.I hate it when I go to the kitchen for food and all I find are ingredients!
MichaelCentral Connecticut -
I don't want an argument, sorry if I responded harshly.I talk to people every day that tell me they want a membership so they can buy our "X" item, or "no I won't spend enough to make the Executive worthwhile"I always ask, "How much do you have to spend to make $60 worthwhile?" I'm trying to help them... don't buy a $60 membership to save 10% of one penny less than $600, right?Blank stares are the usual response. I'm amazed at how many people are willing to buy a membership and don't intend to benefit from it. They just want to be "in". OK, put your credit card right in there....
Indianapolis, IN
BBQ is a celebration of culture in America. It is the closest thing we have to the wines and cheeses of Europe.
Drive a few hundred miles in any direction, and the experience changes dramatically.
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DieselkW said:I don't want an argument, sorry if I responded harshly.I talk to people every day that tell me they want a membership so they can buy our "X" item, or "no I won't spend enough to make the Executive worthwhile"I always ask, "How much do you have to spend to make $60 worthwhile?" I'm trying to help them... don't buy a $60 membership to save 10% of one penny less than $600, right?Blank stares are the usual response. I'm amazed at how many people are willing to buy a membership and don't intend to benefit from it. They just want to be "in". OK, put your credit card right in there....fukahwee maineyou can lead a fish to water but you can not make him drink it
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I have an Executive Membership with the Costco Visa card. I get a lot more in the Visa rebate than the membership costs.Aledo, Texas
Large BGE
KJ Jr.
Exodus 12:9 KJV
Eat not of it raw, nor sodden at all with water, but roast with fire; his head with his legs, and with the purtenance thereof. -
Agreed, entry fee to purchase just one item is not wise. I know of nobody that does that.
However, access to everything else sold by Costco, is very much worth it.
The liberal return policy on all goods sold is worth the price to get in by itself.
If you travel as much as My Beautiful Wife and I do, you would appreciate the cost of membership even more.
Heck, just the savings on cooking items, such as cedar planks, aluminum pans, aluminum foil, etc., for a Big Green Egger, is worth the paying of an annual membership.
Costco will not be cheaper than everybody all the time, it is up to you to shop wisely.
It is like any other cost, it is only good if the ROI is greater than the investment.
"Knowledge is Good" - Emil Faber
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Louisville, Kentucky -
Prices and availability of packers, prime or choice, is quite regional at Costco. At the two clubs local to me one sells choice flats cut in half, while the other sells choice full flats with the point cap removed. Both charge $6.99 per LB. While traveling in central NJ this past weekend I stopped in at a Costco and they didn't have any brisket at all. The local butcher there said that they rarely see that cut at their club. I'm gonna check out the local Sams and Bjs to see what they have to offer in QUEable cuts.Southwestern CT
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Carolina Q said:DieselkW said:fishlessman said:i seen choice brisket at 10.99 a pound earlier this year at the local market
Surely he'll find something else to save a buck on so he won't be throwing all that cash away.
Or, @Hibby, Columbus also has a Restaurant Depot which should have packers (and tons of other stuff). Free to join if you are a business owner (or know someone who is). Or, you could join KCBS for $35 and get access that way.
Thanks for the heads up on the depot. I will check it out.I cook. I eat. I repeat. Thornville, Ohio -
The first thing is get that doofuss avatar offGreen egg, dead animal and alcohol. The "Boro".. TN
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@hibby check and see if there's a Gordon food service near you. It's like a mini restaurant depot, with no entry fee. The ones near me are really nice storesChicago, IL - Large and Small BGE - Weber Gasser and Kettle
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I second @Carolina Q restaurant depot for the win.
Costco is great though - you'll surely buy a lot more than briskie. I shop there twice a week. Where else can you get a dog and soda for a buckfity?
Phoenix
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