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RISEofCHRISTIAN
09/04/23 2:35:25 AM
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i'm a single dude living in a small shoebox place.

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Corbenik
09/04/23 2:36:27 AM
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I heard you can buy that stuff without membership is that true?

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RISEofCHRISTIAN
09/04/23 2:37:34 AM
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Corbenik posted...
I heard you can buy that stuff without membership is that true?

doubt it. went to costco with parents, and the order machine asks to scan the membership card

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andrewl923
09/04/23 2:39:44 AM
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Some Costco have their food court outside, so you don't need to show your membership for those.

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KaZooo
09/04/23 2:40:58 AM
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the pizza sucks but goes a long way. If you're lactose intolerant, FYI they use cheddar.
Chicken Bakes are the shit but I wouldn't get a membership just for that. (The rare Carne Asada bake was even better.)

Gas prices come at a cost of being stuck in a line for a good while.

BUT, if you have a shopping gameplan with bulk to be super efficient, then it all works. Also time your visits right so it's not a time-waster of a visit. I do think it's a "sum of it's parts" thing.

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NoxObscuras
09/04/23 2:42:18 AM
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Corbenik posted...
I heard you can buy that stuff without membership is that true?

andrewl923 posted...
Some Costco have their food court outside, so you don't need to show your membership for those.
No, not anymore. Since 2020, they've required a membership for the food court. Sucks because the cheap lunch was the only reason I every went there

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pkmnlord
09/04/23 2:46:34 AM
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andrewl923 posted...
Some Costco have their food court outside, so you don't need to show your membership for those.
Can confirm, there used to be one nearby me since the early 2000s. Apparently it was the very first Costco built into a shopping mall. But the food court was outside the store and basically doubled as the mall's food court in general.

They made the IDIOTIC decision to remove it back in 2020, and now there's a fucking American Furniture Warehouse in its place. And the food court is just empty wasted space now.

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Krojen
09/04/23 2:47:41 AM
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It's worth it for Costco car insurance, which would save me 10k a year.

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flussence
09/04/23 2:48:55 AM
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RISEofCHRISTIAN posted...
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/7/6/1/AAfMaiAAEzzZ.jpg

Look, where else are you gonna get 42069 bepsi

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VampireCoyote
09/04/23 2:49:40 AM
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Do you need a membership for the food court?

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Ultima_Fury
09/04/23 2:58:46 AM
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I would get a Costco membership just for their cheap food. But driving in and out of there and their parking lot gives me anxiety.
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SomeLikeItHoth
09/04/23 3:10:20 AM
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Ultima_Fury posted...
I would get a Costco membership just for their cheap food. But driving in and out of there and their parking lot gives me anxiety.
Its actually not bad if you go 30 minutes before closing time.

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RISEofCHRISTIAN
09/04/23 3:40:10 AM
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VampireCoyote posted...
Do you need a membership for the food court?

apparently so per my visit last month cuz,

RISEofCHRISTIAN posted...
the order machine asks to scan the membership card


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DeadBankerDream
09/04/23 3:50:07 AM
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We all know what you were doing with that topic title.

Also what the fuck @ those calorie numbers

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MICHALECOLE
09/04/23 3:53:43 AM
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The membership is worth it just for the gas alone
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NES4EVER
09/04/23 3:54:30 AM
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Pebis price/calorie is on fire

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Sun_Xiao
09/04/23 4:02:03 AM
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Same goes for Sam's Club. However, not every items are cheap, though. My favorite from Sam's Club would be Garden Salad because they will keep fresh for almost a week because they use vacuum-bag. Yeah, Food Court is ridiculous cheap too.

Btw, Sam's Club doesn't require membership card for food court ,but you will need card to buy or some facilities ie pharmacy, glasses, etc.
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Waddlez
09/04/23 6:00:16 AM
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Gas

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Revelation34
09/04/23 10:06:21 AM
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DeadBankerDream posted...
We all know what you were doing with that topic title.

Also what the fuck @ those calorie numbers


Wat.

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BunkerBoy
09/04/23 10:08:25 AM
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Krojen posted...
It's worth it for Costco car insurance, which would save me 10k a year.
How much was your insurance that you could save 10k? Or do you have like 5 cars
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Kaldrenthebold
09/04/23 10:10:57 AM
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Corbenik posted...
I heard you can buy that stuff without membership is that true?

The one by me is true. Don't need a card

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Questionmarktarius
09/04/23 10:12:53 AM
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Sams has some damn good Canadian whiskey for $18.50 for a whole-ass handle.
https://www.samsclub.com/p/members-mark-blended-canadian-whiskey-1-75-l/prod26370015
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ClayGuida
09/04/23 10:14:57 AM
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Just walk in the exit, say you're getting a membership, and walk to the food area.

I'm not positive on all the layouts of every costco, but of the 10~ or so I've been to, the food court is after you buy all your items and they don't need your card to buy anything.

Again, this could be a Florida thing, but I have been to Costco's in Arizona, Nevada, and Utah, among other states and they're all very similar to here, where you only need your card to buy the warehouse goods, not the actual food court food.

The worst that happens is you get denied.

Anyway, I personally think it's worth it for what I pay. It's like $120 a year for the whatever membership, and you get 2% back on all purchases, so I normally get like a thing for $80-$100 back every year and just apply that to my membership, so I'm really only paying like $20-$40 a year. Now granted I spend a fuck load at Costco.

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SaikyoStyle
09/04/23 10:26:27 AM
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Anyone ever been to a Japanese Costco?

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Revelation34
09/04/23 10:37:57 AM
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Questionmarktarius posted...
Sams has some damn good Canadian whiskey for $18.50 for a whole-ass handle.
https://www.samsclub.com/p/members-mark-blended-canadian-whiskey-1-75-l/prod26370015


Lol they even kept the same colors and shape.

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ClayGuida
09/04/23 10:38:49 AM
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SaikyoStyle posted...
Anyone ever been to a Japanese Costco?
I'd absolutely go just to see the sushi pizza in person.

The Costco in Utah was like 2x the size of a normal costco and was likely used to furnish and supply actual restaurants. They sold entire half sides of cows there. It was insane. Their freezer section was like 1/4 of the store. They also sold frying units, refridgerator units, grills, and shit.

Basically if you had a restaurant, I assume you bought your shit there.

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FolkenRawr
09/04/23 10:44:50 AM
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The Costco I go to doesn't require membership to get the food. The hotdogs are damned good, and the pizza is pretty decent at the price.

Costco is just great in general.

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R1masher
09/04/23 10:45:44 AM
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Man it worth it

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Questionmarktarius
09/04/23 10:50:15 AM
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Revelation34 posted...
Lol they even kept the same colors and shape.
shame there's no purple velvet bag.
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GeminiDeus
09/04/23 11:05:26 AM
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https://www.thedailymeal.com/1254905/how-tell-costco-membership-worth-cost/

For $60 a year, it might be worth the cost. Closest one to where I live is 17 minutes away but closer to my work. I'd need to see if the benefits outweigh the prices.

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Krojen
09/04/23 11:18:41 AM
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BunkerBoy posted...
How much was your insurance that you could save 10k? Or do you have like 5 cars
I drive 1 somewhat expensive car in FL. Costco quotes me 2k a year, everyone else 12k a year.

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party_animal07
09/04/23 11:22:43 AM
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Is it true they can revoke your membership at will? I remember seeing a video about them revoking a membership because they were pretending to be someone else despite showing ID.

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ClayGuida
09/04/23 11:26:15 AM
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party_animal07 posted...
Is it true they can revoke your membership at will? I remember seeing a video about them revoking a membership because they were pretending to be someone else despite showing ID.
Legit never heard that. Perhaps it's a store by store thing?

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kawalimus
09/04/23 11:56:44 AM
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Corbenik posted...
I heard you can buy that stuff without membership is that true?

No not true. However you can use the pharmacy without a membership.
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Gritty
09/04/23 11:57:33 AM
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NoxObscuras posted...
No, not anymore. Since 2020, they've required a membership for the food court. Sucks because the cheap lunch was the only reason I every went there
This

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GrandConjuraton
09/04/23 11:57:38 AM
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RIP man Costco

Shot up 95 dollars

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Ludwig_Von_2
09/04/23 12:03:19 PM
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That food looks disgusting

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Revelation34
09/04/23 12:29:19 PM
#39:


party_animal07 posted...
Is it true they can revoke your membership at will? I remember seeing a video about them revoking a membership because they were pretending to be someone else despite showing ID.


Probably. I doubt that happened though and they just lied about it.

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andrewl923
09/05/23 1:52:35 AM
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NoxObscuras posted...
No, not anymore. Since 2020, they've required a membership for the food court. Sucks because the cheap lunch was the only reason I every went there

The Costco I go to has an outdoor food court, and they don't ask for membership. I just go up to the kiosk and order with my regular Visa card. I do that like once a month since 2020, and I last order food 2 weeks ago.

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pnut027
09/05/23 2:04:02 AM
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Lets see...

I use an average of 16 gal of gas a week.

16 gal * 52 weeks = 832 gal per year

On average, Costco gas is 7 cents cheaper per gal.

832 gal per year * $0.07 = $58.24 savings

A membership is $60.

So prob not.

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action52
09/05/23 2:04:22 AM
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SaikyoStyle posted...
Anyone ever been to a Japanese Costco?
Yes, it's great, though less for low prices and more because you can easily get quality versions of foreign foods that are really hard to find at reasonable prices (such as bacon, Japanese "bacon" is just ham cut to look like bacon).

Gas is still cheap though so it's easily worth it just for that.

ClayGuida posted...
I'd absolutely go just to see the sushi pizza in person.
Sushi... pizza? That is not a thing I have ever heard of. Maybe you're thinking of chirashizushi, which is assorted raw fish and things on a bed of sushi rice?

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/4/5/1/AAAJePAAEz-L.jpg

It's very good, but it's not pizza. It's just Costco's version of a sushi dish that already existed.

Their regular pizza is cheaper and better than any delivery chain so we get that a lot. Another great menu item here is the bulgogi bake, which is like the chicken bake but instead it's stuffed with Korean marinated beef (AKA bulgogi). Those are amazing.

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kingdrake2
09/05/23 2:10:30 AM
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R1masher posted...
Man it worth it


this. i have to renew soon. think i have to pay just 40$ when it comes time to renew for executive membership (have to buy something then turn in the reward) which gets deducted off purchase.

may end up switching to gold star if i ever stop hunting down future delistings of ps3/ps4/vita games (unlikely to end anytime soon).

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vycebrand2
09/05/23 3:00:44 AM
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Sun_Xiao posted...
Same goes for Sam's Club. However, not every items are cheap, though. My favorite from Sam's Club would be Garden Salad because they will keep fresh for almost a week because they use vacuum-bag. Yeah, Food Court is ridiculous cheap too.

Btw, Sam's Club doesn't require membership card for food court ,but you will need card to buy or some facilities ie pharmacy, glasses, etc.
Sam's use to have stringent rules. Like you had to own a business. I figure over time they found it limited their customers. I personally like Sams better of the 3. Sams, costco and BJs. Bjs has better gas prices though

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Arcanine2009
09/05/23 4:52:58 AM
#45:


KaZooo posted...
the pizza sucks but goes a long way. If you're lactose intolerant, FYI they use cheddar.
Chicken Bakes are the shit but I wouldn't get a membership just for that. (The rare Carne Asada bake was even better.)

Gas prices come at a cost of being stuck in a line for a good while.

BUT, if you have a shopping gameplan with bulk to be super efficient, then it all works. Also time your visits right so it's not a time-waster of a visit. I do think it's a "sum of it's parts" thing.
The lines aren't bad as long as you don't go during rush hour.

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Ryven
09/05/23 5:10:04 AM
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I've worked there for 15 years so i can provide a little insight.

Arcanine2009 posted...
The lines aren't bad as long as you don't go during rush hour.

True, although half the time longass lines are because people create a loooooong line for the self checkout line thinking its faster.

action52 posted...


Their regular pizza is cheaper and better than any delivery chain so we get that a lot.

Ive never been a fan. Its almost tasteless, the amount of oil on it is disgusting, blah. Worst pizza ive ever had IMO. Maybe its different in other warehouses but it *should* basically be the same everywhere since they follow the same procedure.

andrewl923 posted...
The Costco I go to has an outdoor food court, and they don't ask for membership.

Some still do. Vancouver has one and because they're really close to the sports arenas, they make huge bank. Hawaii IIRC also has one.

party_animal07 posted...
Is it true they can revoke your membership at will?

From what i've seen it takes a lot. Theft obviously is a big reason for it happening. Although i had one manager, who if she was dealing with an irate customer she'd always hilariously say, 'well if you are unhappy with your experience, let's go to the membership desk and we'll cancel your membership.' They'd always back down

FolkenRawr posted...
The Costco I go to doesn't require membership to get the food. The hotdogs are damned good

We were told a story about the people in head office. Many people went to Jim (the top guy at the time, who by the way always wanted to be called Jim, not Mr. Sinegal) and told him we need to increase the price of the hotdog, we're losing money on it etc. He vehemently refused and said something to the effect of 'the price of the hotdog will never change and that's that.'

Corbenik posted...
I heard you can buy that stuff without membership is that true?


Kind of. You can walk to the membership and ask for a temporary, one-time-use membership. People do this all the time. They give you a paper with the barcode on it, which the cashier either scane or manually types in.

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Dark_Arbron
09/05/23 5:15:13 AM
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Ryven posted...
We were told a story about the people in head office. Many people went to Jim (the top guy at the time, who by the way always wanted to be called Jim, not Mr. Sinegal)

Is that uncommon in the US? In Australia bosses usually go by their first names.

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Ryven
09/05/23 5:18:40 AM
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Dark_Arbron posted...
Is that uncommon in the US? In Australia bosses usually go by their first names.


It's moreso because he didn't like formalities and didn't want everyone to treat him any differently. He's since retired but he always seemed pretty cool.

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Ultima_Fury
09/05/23 5:26:33 AM
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I never liked the pizza from Costco. Doesnt taste good to me.

But Ill eat the hot dogs and chicken bakes all the time. Do they still have the
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Dark_Arbron
09/05/23 5:27:08 AM
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Ryven posted...
It's moreso because he didn't like formalities and didn't want everyone to treat him any differently. He's since retired but he always seemed pretty cool.

Yeah, just from what Ive heard US work culture (especially white collar) is very much built on you will call be sir ego-stroking.

For contrast, one of my fathers past employers (Ron Farris Real Estate) was owned by a man with at least $100 million in the bank. Everyone called him Ronnie, not Mr. Farris.

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