The COSTCO Thread

[falafel]

I haven't read this thread. Costco has the best chocolate cake I've ever eaten. The best in the world. (I rarely eat chocolate cake, btw.)

I love that cake. Love it. A few years ago, I introduced it to my FIL for his birthday. He and I ate half of it (total) that night, each having a large glass or two of milk. If you don't know, this is one thick cake, with some seriously thick frosting.

After eating the cake, I watched Eddie Izzard's Glorious DVD for the first time and very nearly puked up every ounce of cake/milk sludge in my stomach I was laughing so hard. I've never felt so good and so bad at the same time.

[SeattleUte]

I love that cake. Love it. A few years ago, I introduced it to my FIL for his birthday. He and I ate half of it (total) that night, each having a large glass or two of milk. If you don't know, this is one thick cake, with some seriously thick frosting.

After eating the cake, I watched Eddie Izzard's Glorious DVD for the first time and very nearly puked up every ounce of cake/milk sludge in my stomach I was laughing so hard. I've never felt so good and so bad at the same time.

It's also encrusted with rich European dark chocolate shards.

In terms of what to drink with it, I would rank them as follows: 1) red wine (always great with dark chocolate, the preferred acompaniment with dark chocolate, and great for your heart); 2) coffee; 3) champagne; 4) milk.

[falafel]

It's also encrusted with rich European dark chocolate shards.

In terms of what to drink with it, I would rank them as follows: 1) red wine (always great with dark chocolate, the preferred acompaniment with dark chocolate, and great for your heart); 2) coffee; 3) champagne; 4) milk.

So it looks like I picked the highest possible option for me. Cool.

The shards are tasty, even though they often land on my floor.

[The_Tick]

Now I have to add Scandell to the Tick, UteStar, Rosebud, Fiyero, and one or two others list. 71 is no longer part of your elite group.

And what, kind sir, list would that be?

[scandell]

And what, kind sir, list would that be?

Cleave it alone Tick.

[wuapinmon]

So, we're in Atlanta for the weekend, and we went to Costco yesterday in Kennesaw, GA. We had a big cart full of stuff, and my mom had some things in there, including two cases of Cokes. Right when it was our turn to go up, the cashier asked me some questions, while a guy came up asking us questions about "Executive Membership" (No, thanks; we live in the middle of nowhere in South Carolina). I told the cashier and her unloader that we had two transactions, and that we would be putting one up then the other. The executive membership guy kept talking to me, and the unloader started grabbing things. In about 40 secs, he had already mixed up the orders, and put two cases of Mexican Cokes that were my mom's on our bill. I told the cashier that she needed to take them off; she complied. I turned and told the unloader, a short bald overly-tanned and tattooed man in his mid to late 40's, that we had two orders. He got this pissed look on his face, like really pissed, and barked, "YOU'VE GOT TO TELL ME THAT AHEAD OF TIME."

Normally I'm pretty chill, despite the logo being named after my internet righteous indignation. But, I snapped, and I bellowed back, "NO, YOU NEED TO PAY BETTER ATTENTION NEXT TIME. I TOLD YOU AND YOU DIDN'T LISTEN." He stormed off to find somewhere to scratch his little mad place and get glad. My kids looked at me, shocked. My wife, a little embarrassed. The cashier, doe-eyed. My mom, still trying to get the executive membership guy to take no for an answer.

I then proceeded to explain to the cashier, in Spanish, that I came here because the employees were usually excellent, and that I wasn't about to stand for some "tipo bajito regañándome" when he wasn't paying attention.

I felt totally vindicated when I was doing it, and now I feel like crap about it. I don't think I was wrong, per se, but I'm disappointed that I acted like a Yankee instead of a softer response that still got my point across.

Harsh words have their place, and I'm thinking that this wasn't one of them.

[Surfah]

So, we're in Atlanta for the weekend, and we went to Costco yesterday in Kennesaw, GA. We had a big cart full of stuff, and my mom had some things in there, including two cases of Cokes. Right when it was our turn to go up, the cashier asked me some questions, while a guy came up asking us questions about "Executive Membership" (No, thanks; we live in the middle of nowhere in South Carolina). I told the cashier and her unloader that we had two transactions, and that we would be putting one up then the other. The executive membership guy kept talking to me, and the unloader started grabbing things. In about 40 secs, he had already mixed up the orders, and put two cases of Mexican Cokes that were my mom's on our bill. I told the cashier that she needed to take them off; she complied. I turned and told the unloader, a short bald overly-tanned and tattooed man in his mid to late 40's, that we had two orders. He got this pissed look on his face, like really pissed, and barked, "YOU'VE GOT TO TELL ME THAT AHEAD OF TIME."

Normally I'm pretty chill, despite the logo being named after my internet righteous indignation. But, I snapped, and I bellowed back, "NO, YOU NEED TO PAY BETTER ATTENTION NEXT TIME. I TOLD YOU AND YOU DIDN'T LISTEN." He stormed off to find somewhere to scratch his little mad place and get glad. My kids looked at me, shocked. My wife, a little embarrassed. The cashier, doe-eyed. My mom, still trying to get the executive membership guy to take no for an answer.

I then proceeded to explain to the cashier, in Spanish, that I came here because the employees were usually excellent, and that I wasn't about to stand for some "tipo bajito regañándome" when he wasn't paying attention.

I felt totally vindicated when I was doing it, and now I feel like crap about it. I don't think I was wrong, per se, but I'm disappointed that I acted like a Yankee instead of a softer response that still got my point across.

Harsh words have their place, and I'm thinking that this wasn't one of them.

Elder Uchtdorf said we should refrain from anger and the unkind word in his patience talk tonight.

[pellegrino]

So, we're in Atlanta for the weekend, and we went to Costco yesterday in Kennesaw, GA. We had a big cart full of stuff, and my mom had some things in there, including two cases of Cokes. Right when it was our turn to go up, the cashier asked me some questions, while a guy came up asking us questions about "Executive Membership" (No, thanks; we live in the middle of nowhere in South Carolina). I told the cashier and her unloader that we had two transactions, and that we would be putting one up then the other. The executive membership guy kept talking to me, and the unloader started grabbing things. In about 40 secs, he had already mixed up the orders, and put two cases of Mexican Cokes that were my mom's on our bill. I told the cashier that she needed to take them off; she complied. I turned and told the unloader, a short bald overly-tanned and tattooed man in his mid to late 40's, that we had two orders. He got this pissed look on his face, like really pissed, and barked, "YOU'VE GOT TO TELL ME THAT AHEAD OF TIME."

Normally I'm pretty chill, despite the logo being named after my internet righteous indignation. But, I snapped, and I bellowed back, "NO, YOU NEED TO PAY BETTER ATTENTION NEXT TIME. I TOLD YOU AND YOU DIDN'T LISTEN." He stormed off to find somewhere to scratch his little mad place and get glad. My kids looked at me, shocked. My wife, a little embarrassed. The cashier, doe-eyed. My mom, still trying to get the executive membership guy to take no for an answer.

I then proceeded to explain to the cashier, in Spanish, that I came here because the employees were usually excellent, and that I wasn't about to stand for some "tipo bajito regañándome" when he wasn't paying attention.

I felt totally vindicated when I was doing it, and now I feel like crap about it. I don't think I was wrong, per se, but I'm disappointed that I acted like a Yankee instead of a softer response that still got my point across.

Harsh words have their place, and I'm thinking that this wasn't one of them.

Buck up lil' camper. First of all, drink a mexicoke, it's the bomb and will make your troubles float away. Second, it's tough sometimes to not reciprocate ass-like behavior. I think we've all had an experience (or two or three) like that.

[Portland Ute]

Buck up lil' camper. First of all, drink a mexicoke, it's the bomb and will make your troubles float away. Second, it's tough sometimes to not reciprocate ass-like behavior. I think we've all had an experience (or two or three) like that.

Why is it better? Is it the propylene glycol that they put in it or the coumarin?

[statman]

Why is it better? Is it the propylene glycol that they put in it or the coumarin?

At least there's no benzene...

[Portland Ute]

I was at the Costco near downtown SLC this afternoon. I saw Elder Oaks weaving his way through the crowd.

It was funny, he was shopping next to a woman (I think) with a "Equality for All in Utah" shirt and an "=" logo on the back.

No words were exchanged. No slurs hurled. Fact is, neither of them were probably aware of the person next to them and what their views were, in spite of the t-shirt

How's that for diversity?

As a side note, he had a small crowd of admirers that were slowing down traffic. That kinda sucked. A GA traffic jam at Costco on a Saturday afternoon is kind of a downer.

I got a BlendTec blender. I watched the entire presentation. The hot soup from a blender really sold me. That and the fact that the all-fruit and vegetable smoothies were awesome and smooth as silk.

The new blender with the extra large 3 QT jar will be great for making summer gazpacho!

(And, they were very, very clear that there was a 7 year UNCONDITIONAL return policy. I guess that would be of interest for some of you. You could literally use it for 7 years minus 1 day and take it back because you are "unsatisfied" and get a full refund!)

[falafel]

(And, they were very, very clear that there was a 7 year UNCONDITIONAL return policy. I guess that would be of interest for some of you. You could literally use it for 7 years minus 1 day and take it back because you are "unsatisfied" and get a full refund!)

Yeah you could do that. But then you'd be ruining it for everyone else. Jerk.

[CJF]

My new favorite way to blow my diet is macademia clusters by Kirkland. Killing me but I can't stop eating them. They're awesome.

[Soccermom]

My new favorite way to blow my diet is macademia clusters by Kirkland. Killing me but I can't stop eating them. They're awesome.

I like those too, but don't buy them because it kills my entire family's diet.

I found Hanna Andersson leggings today for my girls. I love Hanna clothes. What a fun surprise to see Hanna at Costco.

[MarkGrace]

This is probably not cool to admit, but I've recently purchased 3 or 4 Kirkland brand wrinkle-free dress shirts and I seriously like them.