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Costco sells half of the world's cashews
By: Tryp_OR Date: August 22, 2024, 3:20 am
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I have never shopped at Costco -- large portions of anything are
pretty inconvenient for me to store (or use up before it goes
stale). I found the title factoid in a NYTimes article on the
chain's success. Hard to comprehend, really.
HTML https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/20/dining/costco.html?unlocked_article_code=1.E04.7L5s.0_1GxCDZjLts&smid=url-share<br
/> Do non-subscribers need to do some sign-in with this link?
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Re: Costco sells half of the world's cashews
By: Thetis099 Date: August 22, 2024, 7:23 am
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Intersting, thanks for sharing. :) The link worked for me
without any need for a login.
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Re: Costco sells half of the world's cashews
By: acl-ny Date: August 22, 2024, 7:58 am
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Said it before - I love Costco. Their quality is excellent.
Mostly you get a lot of bang for your buck. Although sure,
sometimes things are less expensive elsewhere, like when chicken
breast cutlets go on sale at a supermarket.
And their gas prices are excellent. Over the course of the year,
I’m sure the difference per gallon more than pays for the
membership fees, plus we get cash back using the tied-in credit
card.
#Post#: 269873--------------------------------------------------
Re: Costco sells half of the world's cashews
By: farmgirl Date: August 22, 2024, 9:29 am
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I shopped Costco for a few years but gave up my membership a
long time ago. I got tired of buying produce in such big
quantities that we were eating the same things all the time and
decided I'd like more variety and smaller quantities of each.
Also since we very rarely eat beef, those big packages were way
too much. The chicken was cheaper in our local Target. And I
had issues with the fish - (visible worms).
The only thing I miss is the nuts.
Of course having an employee discount at Target makes up for it
- I get 20% off on all produce, 10% on everything else. Plus
the 5% off the total for using a Target credit card.
#Post#: 269882--------------------------------------------------
Re: Costco sells half of the world's cashews
By: kkt Date: August 22, 2024, 9:56 am
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I shopped at Costco a few times when I had roommates in the
1990s. Yeah, the quality was good, but the store was so big it
took a couple of hours to do a simple shopping trip. And I
didn't like having to buy in huge quantity - I'd still have to
shop elsewhere to buy vegetables, milk, and other perishables.
I didn't join after I no longer had roommates.
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Re: Costco sells half of the world's cashews
By: farmgirl Date: August 22, 2024, 10:05 am
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[quote author=kkt link=topic=2983.msg269882#msg269882
date=1724338566]
I shopped at Costco a few times when I had roommates in the
1990s. Yeah, the quality was good, but the store was so big it
took a couple of hours to do a simple shopping trip. And I
didn't like having to buy in huge quantity - I'd still have to
shop elsewhere to buy vegetables, milk, and other perishables.
I didn't join after I no longer had roommates.
[/quote]
Huh. I could (and did) get in and out of Costco in 30-45
minutes. Produce area, nuts, meat, maybe a stroll down the
refrigerated aisle for milk, eggs, sometimes bacon. Done.
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Re: Costco sells half of the world's cashews
By: kkt Date: August 22, 2024, 10:06 am
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[quote author=farmgirl link=topic=2983.msg269884#msg269884
date=1724339106]
[quote author=kkt link=topic=2983.msg269882#msg269882
date=1724338566]
I shopped at Costco a few times when I had roommates in the
1990s. Yeah, the quality was good, but the store was so big it
took a couple of hours to do a simple shopping trip. And I
didn't like having to buy in huge quantity - I'd still have to
shop elsewhere to buy vegetables, milk, and other perishables.
I didn't join after I no longer had roommates.
[/quote]
Huh. I could (and did) get in and out of Costco in 30-45
minutes. Produce area, nuts, meat, maybe a stroll down the
refrigerated aisle for milk, eggs, sometimes bacon. Done.
[/quote]
Wow. Perhaps I would have improved if I did more than few trips
there.
#Post#: 269923--------------------------------------------------
Re: Costco sells half of the world's cashews
By: northbayteky Date: August 22, 2024, 11:29 am
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I love Costco. We got our water heater replacement through them.
It was a vendor, but with the changes to code, there's no way we
could have replaced it ourselves. We also use Costco travel.
We've gotten some pretty good deals. We need to replace our
washer and dryer and will probably go through Costco for them.
We can shop on base and get a zero sales tax deal. But the
Exchange doesn't have an actual lower price on many high end
items they sell. High end meaning higher priced like stereos,
TVs, appliances and the like. It used to be a good place to get
a deal, until big box stores with low prices came to town.
We don't really buy perishables from Costco, unless we know we
can use it up. Mr is borderline carnivore, so he really likes
looking at their beef and it's a job getting him to not buy
another hunk of meat that may or may not fit in the freezer.
We really have to modulate our buys when going through the
frozen food section. We still do the majority of our food
shopping at Winco (an employee owned store where you bag your
own groceries) or the commissary where you can bag your own
groceries but it's easier to tip a bagger.
Not everything being sold at Costco comes in a multipack or
oversized container.
#Post#: 269945--------------------------------------------------
Re: Costco sells half of the world's cashews
By: acl-ny Date: August 22, 2024, 12:10 pm
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[quote author=farmgirl link=topic=2983.msg269873#msg269873
date=1724336996]
I shopped Costco for a few years but gave up my membership a
long time ago. I got tired of buying produce in such big
quantities that we were eating the same things all the time and
decided I'd like more variety and smaller quantities of each.
Also since we very rarely eat beef, those big packages were way
too much. The chicken was cheaper in our local Target. And I
had issues with the fish - (visible worms).
The only thing I miss is the nuts.
Of course having an employee discount at Target makes up for it
- I get 20% off on all produce, 10% on everything else. Plus
the 5% off the total for using a Target credit card.
[/quote]
Eww. Worms. Never saw that there.
We mostly use up the veggies that I buy, we eat a lot of veggies
and don't mind having the same thing repeatedly.
Naturally there's no right or wrong, just what works for each
family.
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Re: Costco sells half of the world's cashews
By: Tryp_OR Date: August 22, 2024, 1:13 pm
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[quote author=northbayteky link=topic=2983.msg269923#msg269923
date=1724344158]
I love Costco. We got our water heater replacement through them.
It was a vendor, but with the changes to code, there's no way we
could have replaced it ourselves. We also use Costco travel.
We've gotten some pretty good deals. We need to replace our
washer and dryer and will probably go through Costco for them.
We can shop on base and get a zero sales tax deal. But the
Exchange doesn't have an actual lower price on many high end
items they sell. High end meaning higher priced like stereos,
TVs, appliances and the like. It used to be a good place to get
a deal, until big box stores with low prices came to town.
We don't really buy perishables from Costco, unless we know we
can use it up. Mr is borderline carnivore, so he really likes
looking at their beef and it's a job getting him to not buy
another hunk of meat that may or may not fit in the freezer.
We really have to modulate our buys when going through the
frozen food section. We still do the majority of our food
shopping at Winco (an employee owned store where you bag your
own groceries) or the commissary where you can bag your own
groceries but it's easier to tip a bagger.
Not everything being sold at Costco comes in a multipack or
oversized container.
[/quote]
In my town, the Winco is right next to the Costco. I buy my diet
Coke there, if I time it right Winco is 30% cheaper than the
Fred Meyer. Still not utilizing it to the best degree, I need to
become more familiar with their offerings.
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