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I'll just jump in here with my 2 cents USD worth of wisdom...
Costco is a good deal if used sparingly and with some intelligence. As it
happens, I am usually the cook of the household (as I am an unusually good
cook) and as a consequence I tend to do the shopping for grocery items as
well. I also do electrical, plumbing, drywall, and automotive work (my
brother used to race NASCAR circle tracks) -- so I have a pretty good idea
of what a very wide array of household items cost. So if you walk in to a
costco and think tires for $65 dollars are a great deal -- I guess it
depends on the quality of the tire (and I am not obsessed by name brands
when I can go to Big O and get tires for $35 and get them to patch all my
holes besides). This last year I would have considered Hogwart's Castles for
$75, two huge jars of Nutella at $6-7 for both, and Prosciutto ham at $9-10
a lb. all good deals. I think I also bought twelve 12-gallon plastic chests
for lego storage this year for $6-7 each -- also not bad. Often their
produce looks pretty good too -- I try to buy salad fixings when I go. I
also buy items that I can split into two servings and freeze one while
enjoying the other the same week of purchase. If you had a a minimum family
of four, you could probably justify other foodstuffs as good deals too,
stuff like good cuts of beef and salmon fall into this category -- as it is
usually just me, or me and one other person, such deals are beyond my
ability to consume the items before they go bad or what have you. I guess I
go several times a year with my annual cost offset by the fact that the
membership is co-purchased by myself and my ex-SO (still friends, of course).
I rarely buy larger cost items like electronics, office supplies, etc. at
Costco -- but it depends on the item. I think I bought metal filing
cabinets there once but I can't recall if I thought they were a good deal or
not.
O, and the giant veggie pizzas for $10 seems like a good deal to me too.
Usually it comes as a thin crust loaded with a lot of junk on it -- an
excellent fast food alternative to a proper dinner after you have spent an
hour selecting your items and waiting in line to buy your stuff.
YMMV,
-- Hop-Frog
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| (...) I'm tending to side with Calum on this one. If you use Costco too sparingly then it isn't worth the $45 you pay for membership. BTW I checked Costco today because at Scam's Club (whose membership I let lapse in November) you can shop there for (...) (23 years ago, 4-Jan-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) Yup, we're veering off topic, but I think this is a sort of relevant one, since the topic of the 8466 deal involves this Costco business...overall, Costco can give some good deals. But there's some real issues and practices you need to be (...) (23 years ago, 3-Jan-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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