Usually DH goes alone to Costco. I hate the place myself. Not hate with a passion, mind you, but with a put-upon sigh. Parking is crazy, they move the items around so you have to move through the store (and its strategic - they call it "making the customer think they're in a treasure hunt"), the herd aspect is paramount, small children everywhere, clusters of overweight people huffing down samples. And frankly, the food prices aren't that great, especially if you overbuy and either gain weight eating the stuff or lose money by pitching the stuff away.
But I went along with DH because we ran out of toilet paper and lemon juice (heh heh what were we doing?) last night. I don't trust DH to remember the TP really and I had a small gift card burning a hole in my pocket.
Of course we went through, treasure hunt-zombie style, avoiding the samples (what do they put in the air in Costco? Within 15 minutes of being there, I want something to eat, stat!). As I grabbed a 2-pack of foil, I heard a familiar voice say to me "hey, grab me a pack!" It was DH's BIL.
It would be just a line in a blog, not the whole entry, except that said BIL actually lives in Wyoming. He was here visiting both of his sons who are grown and living in Seattle. We all got caught up; BIL called DW in Wyoming. It turned into an impromptu family reunion.
BIL tipped me off that for our Paris trip, to try and plan things away from MIL, at least for a little bit. Else you will go insane in a foreign country, and that can't be good.
Cost of Costco stuff = 95$. For a family reunion and travel advice, cheap from our end.
With the Costco gift card (10$) kicking around my wallet, I bought some of DH's Costco gas.
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I do like their prices on deli cheese. DH goes through the stuff like no tomorrow and it's much cheaper than the grocery store, plus because there is so much of it I don't have to stop at the store every two days because he ate it all! Also their bottled water is a good price. I wait for their coupons to come in the mail and stock up then. We gave out full sized candy bars at Halloween for not much more than what mini-candy would have cost us, thanks to several coupons we got in the mail.
If you hate the crowds, try going durring the week, I found that Tuesday and Wednesday evenings the place is just about deserted. No food samples, but I find the lack of crowds to be well worth it! Be careful, though, because lack of crowds makes it easier to really look around and find things you didn't intend to buy!
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