The COSTCO Thread

[Jeff Lebowski]

Is living within 3 minutes of a Costco a reverse humblebrag?

[I.J. Reilly]

[COLOR=#800080]I think you may have me confused with someone else. I've been a Costco member for a long time, but I don't think I've ever posted anything sufficient to create such an impression.

Upon further reflection, I have determined that I had you mixed up with Falafel on this. You're welcome or I'm sorry, whichever you prefer.

[All-American]

Costco can definitely be a bad thing for the undisciplined grocery shopper.

Indeed. We cracked down on our grocery budget a few months ago by introducing a few lower-cost meals-- a breakfast night, a meatless night, and a leftover night-- and by getting serious about finding better values for groceries through coupons and pricematching. We cut out about $50 to $100 per month and found that Costco was part of what we were cutting out.

[Donuthole]

Indeed. We cracked down on our grocery budget a few months ago by introducing a few lower-cost meals-- a breakfast night, a meatless night, and a leftover night-- and by getting serious about finding better values for groceries through coupons and pricematching. We cut out about $50 to $100 per month and found that Costco was part of what we were cutting out.

Black beans and eggs, dude. It's seriously my kids' favorite meal. If you eat canned beans it costs a grand total of about $3 for the entire meal. If you slow cook beans from scratch, it costs about $1.50.

[smokymountainrain]

Indeed. We cracked down on our grocery budget a few months ago by introducing a few lower-cost meals-- a breakfast night, a meatless night, and a leftover night-- and by getting serious about finding better values for groceries through coupons and pricematching. We cut out about $50 to $100 per month and found that Costco was part of what we were cutting out.

I'm a bit of a grocery shopping Nazi. I go with a specific list of things that 1) I know I will save money on, 2) the quality is such that it is worth spending more than what I might find at the local supermarket, 3) the price and quality beat what I would find outside of Costco.

[Walter Sobchak]

lol.

Mrs. Grace would murder me if I moved her to Issaquah.

I'll bet you dollars to pesos that eventually you relent and move out here for "the schools". lol.

[MarkGrace]

I'll bet you dollars to pesos that eventually you relent and move out here for "the schools". lol.

We already went to school

[Walter Sobchak]

We already went to school

Hey, don't get me wrong... I wanted to live downtown when it was just the wife and myself too.

[MarkGrace]

That might be all it ever is for us.

[Walter Sobchak]

Nah... I see triplets in your future. Get ready.

[smokymountainrain]

I'll bet you dollars to pesos that eventually you relent and move out here for "the schools". lol.

A high roller like Grace would just send his kids to Lakeside School with SU's kids.

[Walter Sobchak]

SU is a high roller? Dude drives a Toyota.

[smokymountainrain]

SU is a high roller? Dude drives a Toyota.

lol. Touche

[MarkGrace]

SU is a high roller? Dude drives a Toyota.

SU drives a Toyota? Nice, we have that in common, though I'm sure his is much nicer than my 2000 Corolla!

But yeah, assuming we even had kids, we'd try and make private schools work. Maybe that wouldn't be possible, but right now I have zero intent on ever leaving the city at any point. I'd just toss them into the public schools here worst case.

[MarkGrace]

lol. Touche

That must be how he affords tuition.