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OT: Should I get a Costco Membership?

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  • MNEggerandStuff
    MNEggerandStuff Posts: 239
    SmokeyPitt said:
    It definitely can be a bit dangerous. I have a Costco 5 minutes from my house (and usually work from home). I ran buy Costco to grab some meat for dinner one week day. I was in a hurry and only had time to run in and grab the meat. 15 minutes later I exit the store with my steaks, a steam cleaner, and a TV. 


    I'd be going there for the $1.75 hot dog lunch very often if I was that close!
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  • Botch
    Botch Posts: 17,357
    stlcharcoal said:
    Also, BATTERIES!!  Car, boat, forklifts, etc, all have costco batteries.  You get a 42 month warranty, plus another year or two if you put it on your Costco credit card.  I test them often, and usually end up swapping them out after 3 yrs......they'll give you a brand new one regardless of a price increase.  NO depreciation or prorating.
    Okay, you just sold another Costco membership.  I've never gotten more than two years out of a motorcycle battery, so this alone will pay for even an Executive membership (and I really do miss the cheese selection).  Thanks!  :triumph:

    “I'll have what she's having."  

        -Rob Reiner's mother!   

    Ogden, UT, USA

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  • alaskanassasin
    alaskanassasin Posts: 8,924
    Hey @Botch if your bike sits a lot you should look into getting a battery tender if you don’t already use one. 

    https://www.amazon.com/Battery-Tender-021-0128-Maintain-Damaging/dp/B00068XCQU
    South of Columbus, Ohio.


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  • Shiff
    Shiff Posts: 1,835
    speed51133 said:
    I am in Wisconsin. I think the meat selection is good, but the prices are just like the grocery store sale prices. I am sure this varies by locality.
    That's very interesting.  Around here, when the regular markets have meat on sale, it is definitely not as good as their usual cuts.  Costco is very consistent with great quality and is always cheaper than the local markets.
    Large BGE
    Barry, Lancaster, PA
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  • SGH
    SGH Posts: 28,988
    HeavyG said:
    Go to your local Costco and look around. See if what they have appeals to you.
    This ^^^^^^^^^^. I have seen people post great stuff on here for years from Costco. However the closest one to me (which isn’t real close) is not as good as our Sams. They seem to vary store to store from what I can see. 

    Location- Just "this side" of Biloxi, Ms.

    Status- Standing by.

    The greatest barrier against all wisdom, the stronghold against knowledge itself, is the single thought, in ones mind, that they already have it all figured out. 

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  • littlerascal56
    littlerascal56 Posts: 2,110
    Sams beats Costco in my area.  
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  • YEMTrey
    YEMTrey Posts: 6,835
    Made a routine trip to Costco tonight.  $400 later..........
    Steve 
    XL, Mini Max, and a 22" Blackstone in Cincinnati, Ohio
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  • GATraveller
    GATraveller Posts: 8,207
    northGAcock said:
    GATraveller said:
    Yea I have the executive account and the cash back pays for mye membership every year.
     I always had you figured for a top shelf (executive) kind of guy.
    Now that might be the funniest thing I've seen all week.  And the morning after the Braves debacle I really needed that!!  Thanks @northGAcock

    "Social media gives legions of idiots the right to speak when they once only spoke at a bar after a glass of wine, without harming the community [...] but now they have the same right to speak as a Nobel Prize winner. It's the invasion of the idiots."
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    2 Large
    Peachtree Corners, GA
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  • DoubleEgger
    DoubleEgger Posts: 19,164
    edited October 2019
    GATraveller said:
    northGAcock said:
    GATraveller said:
    Yea I have the executive account and the cash back pays for mye membership every year.
     I always had you figured for a top shelf (executive) kind of guy.
    Now that might be the funniest thing I've seen all week.  And the morning after the Braves debacle I really needed that!!  Thanks @northGAcock
    It’s the Bravos, you knew they were going to blow it. 


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  • speed51133
    speed51133 Posts: 691
    Shiff said:
    speed51133 said:
    I am in Wisconsin. I think the meat selection is good, but the prices are just like the grocery store sale prices. I am sure this varies by locality.
    That's very interesting.  Around here, when the regular markets have meat on sale, it is definitely not as good as their usual cuts.  Costco is very consistent with great quality and is always cheaper than the local markets.
    Yeah, not so much by me. I am also assuming all "choice" USDA graded cuts are equal, no matter where you get it. I don't shop prime that much.
    XL BGE and Kamado Joe Jr.
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  • RdrGregory
    RdrGregory Posts: 7
    Definitely yes. In addition to the comments above, I will point out that their store brand products (Kirkland) are exceptional. Their dress shirts are an unbeatable value. 
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  • Shiff
    Shiff Posts: 1,835
    speed51133 said:
    Shiff said:
    speed51133 said:
    I am in Wisconsin. I think the meat selection is good, but the prices are just like the grocery store sale prices. I am sure this varies by locality.
    That's very interesting.  Around here, when the regular markets have meat on sale, it is definitely not as good as their usual cuts.  Costco is very consistent with great quality and is always cheaper than the local markets.
    Yeah, not so much by me. I am also assuming all "choice" USDA graded cuts are equal, no matter where you get it. I don't shop prime that much.
    USDA Choice is a very wide range of meat quality. Some "choice" cuts are lean and others are very fatty. My experience is that Costco uses the better end of the USDA Choice meat. 
    Large BGE
    Barry, Lancaster, PA
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  • volfan1
    volfan1 Posts: 167
    What everyone else said. Get the executive membership and the Costco Visa. The cash back rebate more than pays for itself. BTW, you do not have to spend your rebate check. You can walk in and cash it out, and they will either give you cash or write you a check depending on how much your rebate is.
    XL & Mini-max & knock off medium. Western North Carolina. Formerly Franklin, TN. Formerly in Palm Harbor, FL. 
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  • dmchicago
    dmchicago Posts: 4,519
    Those chickens, tho...

    https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/11/business/costco-5-dollar-chicken/index.html
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  • HeavyG
    HeavyG Posts: 10,380
    dmchicago said:
    Those chickens, tho...

    https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/11/business/costco-5-dollar-chicken/index.html
    Thanks for the link. Good read. I recall reading about Costco making the move to produce their own broiler chickens last year but hadn't heard any more until now. Hope it all works out for Costco and the farmers.
    “Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away.” ― Philip K. Diçk




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  • FanOfFanboys
    FanOfFanboys Posts: 2,620
    went to costco at lunch

    $211 later but I am set on aluminum foil, laundry detergent, dish washing soap, dog food, and q-tips for awhile. I also picked up some spinalis dorsi aka the king of steaks aka prime ribeye cap
    Boom
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  • 1voyager
    1voyager Posts: 1,159
    @dmourati - Convinced yet?  :)
    Large Egg, PGS A40 gasser.
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  • WeberWho
    WeberWho Posts: 11,524
    1voyager said:
    @dmourati - Convinced yet?  :)
    Hell, he's probably working there after this post!
    "The pig is an amazing animal. You feed a pig an apple and it makes bacon. Let's see Michael Phelps do that" - Jim Gaffigan

    Minnesota
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  • dmourati
    dmourati Posts: 1,300
    I bought one the day after I opened this thread.
    Plymouth, MN
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