1. Thou shalt elbow, trip or otherwise distract a senior citizen to get the last free sample of coconut milk, freeze dried prunes or pre-made roast beef.
2. Thou shalt spend $32 on an entire wheel of Brie and then, debate for the next three weeks whether anyone can eat an entire wheel of Brie before it gets moldy.
3. Thou shalt avoid hypothermia while in the walk-in produce cooler.
4. Thou shalt hate yourself for ever bringing your kids on a Saturday or Sunday.
5. Thou shalt only put Kirkland toilet paper in the guest bathroom. Because it’s a little scratchy. But cheap.
6. Thou shalt troll the parking lot for 26 minutes and still secure a spot no closer than .3 miles away from the entrance.
7. Thou shalt use at least 6 gallons of gas driving to Costco, then waiting in line to fill up your car with Costco gas – that’s 5 cents cheaper than the gas station right next to your house.
8. Thou shalt always forget to keep your Costco receipt out when leaving the warehouse, then anger people behind you when you must empty the entire contents of your purse on the floor to try and find it.
9. Thou shalt always need to renew your Costco membership on the day you’ve spent close to $1000 on a giant-screen TV, Kirkland wine, mass quantities of red meat and a 7-year supply of doggy rawhide chews.
10. Thou shalt always, always, stop for the most delectable treat on the planet: the Costco hand-dipped ice cream bar.
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I was nodding my head in agreement all the way until #10. We do not have a hand-dipped ice cream bar! How could this happen??
Lol. Most of them apply to me. Or at least I’ve laughed about it.
Thou shall always vow to never go there on a Saturday and then when Saturday comes, who’s going to Costco?
Gah! I’m with Jessica; Michigan Costco needs to get up to CA standards for the ice cream bar
The hypothermia one made me laugh; it’s Dylan’s favorite part of the trip, I think. He laughs and wants me to go in and out five times.
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So true. I’m partial to an ice cream bar without nuts myself, but I agree with everything else.
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This is why I stopped shopping at Costco. The receipt thing was too much stress for me.
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Damn receipt.
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wait, we don’t have an ice cream bar, either!
i was going to add not to let the kids go down the toy aisles. or go back to the same sample table more than 3 times.
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Yes, yes! on the ice cream bar. I always tell everyone: “It’s the best thing you’re not eating!” Seriously, with nuts? Without nuts? I don’t care. Just give it to me already!
Christine´s last [type] ..My Cute Little People
I am in violation of several of these at Sam’s. My kids fight over who gets to hold the receipt, and give it to the lady.
I’ve never understood how people will drive around for 1/2 hour to get a close parking space….you know you’re going to have to WALK around once you get inside. What’s a few more steps, seriously!
Also, we do not have those delicious ice cream bars at our Costco – but we do have churros and that crazy foot-long hot dog!
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Aaaargh…i did not Know about those ice cream bars!!! All in all though, i was nidding in agreement and laughed out loud at buying the giant cheese…oh and Kirkland tp irritates my husbands tender butthole so we save it for guests as well
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I’m not sure if I should be happy or sad that the closest Costco is over 40 minutes away.
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Number one is a big one here in Boca… Senior citizen abound. And taking the kids is a big no-no… I usually sent the hubby out by himself now. Let him get the headache and giant wheel of brie!!!
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Love it! Great timing, too. I took one offspring to Costco with me on Sunday. It was every man, woman, and child for himself-right up thru the checkout line!
Hi Guys,
From my point of view everyone has their own taste but if we will see deeply then we can understand it more.
Haha! I was just at Costco today and tried my darndest to not buy an exorbitant amount of yummy delights. I debated over some brie, but settled for the sliced Havarti. We’ll be eating it on everything from sandwiches to quesadillas.
I also forgot about the dang list and had to uncrumple it from my purse before handing it to the huffing and puffing clerk. Puhlease.
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