You Know What Really Grinds My Gears? Now with 3x more gears...

[Wormius]

On the topic of traffic gear grinders, wtf are people’s problems navigating the offramp from Glendmore Trail onto NB Deerfoot. Like, look it goes down to 40kph in the construction zone, not 5 or 10 or 25. Secondly, that is a yield sign, not a stop and let people merge. Let them wait.

[topfiverecords]

Originally Posted by CorsiHockeyLeague

I have a very specific type of pillow I like and it's SO hard to find...

• The pillow needs to be dense and weighty, not fluffy.
• It needs to be relatively thin.
• I do not want memory foam or down.

You can get dense memory foam but those are never comfortable in my experience (and I've tried a dozen at least at this point) and it seems seems like almost everything else, regardless of whether it's labeled as "firm", is just airy floofy crap. Can't live with it.

I have one that meets all of your qualifications to a T and found at HomeSense. I'm not sure what it's made of, but it's some sort of magic material that is dense, compresses a bit but not too much and doesn't flatten. Goldilocks would say it's just right. I really wish I would have gone back and bought a couple more for the future like I do with shoes.

[Hockeyguy15]

Originally Posted by CorsiHockeyLeague

I have a very specific type of pillow I like and it's SO hard to find...

• The pillow needs to be dense and weighty, not fluffy.
• It needs to be relatively thin.
• I do not want memory foam or down.

You can get dense memory foam but those are never comfortable in my experience (and I've tried a dozen at least at this point) and it seems seems like almost everything else, regardless of whether it's labeled as "firm", is just airy floofy crap. Can't live with it.

Purple pillow.

[CorsiHockeyLeague]

Originally Posted by topfiverecords

I have one that meets all of your qualifications to a T and found at HomeSense. I'm not sure what it's made of, but it's some sort of magic material that is dense, compresses a bit but not too much and doesn't flatten. Goldilocks would say it's just right. I really wish I would have gone back and bought a couple more for the future like I do with shoes.

Do you know the brand?

[Scroopy Noopers]

Originally Posted by CorsiHockeyLeague

Do you know the brand?

I got a Sealy “medium support” and I feel like I was looking for what you’re describing.

The biggest issue I have sleeping in hotels or at friends is the pillows. They can make or break my whole night.

[topfiverecords]

Originally Posted by CorsiHockeyLeague

Do you know the brand?

I’ve extracted it from the pillow case and now I know what it’s compared to.

The lap of 1962 Martha Stewart.



Brand on the tag is Martha Stewart Everyday but unfortunately I’ve removed the material tags. It was clear on the bag as some type of special gel.

[GGG]

Originally Posted by Slava

There are many gear grinders at Costco, and most of which are related to the carts. I have no idea why people stop 3 feet inside the doors. I can't begin to understand why an entire family of five needs to go to Costco and understand even less about why they let the kids push the carts.

Overall, it's the pure obliviousness that some people have. Truthfully, I'm envious. It must be amazing to go through life without thinking about other people at all. I can only imagine the freedom of just pushing your cart into someone else's path and completely ignoring that other people are walking there.

You go as a family of five for the free samples. It’s like a free lunch in there. You are complaining about the fundamental design of Costco here. It’s for the clueless. It has to be intentional.

For example they have much larger carts, there isn’t a particular reason for the larger carts, the boxes would fit in normal carts. They just want it to be more obnoxious. They could put samples in areas with better traffic flow. They choose not to. They have a bring your friend membership system to increase shoppers
Hearing Costco gear grinders is always a reminder of why I only ever had a membership once. I don’t know why people subject themselves to this.

[topfiverecords]

Originally Posted by GGG

You go as a family of five for the free samples. It’s like a free lunch in there. You are complaining about the fundamental design of Costco here. It’s for the clueless. It has to be intentional.

For example they have much larger carts, there isn’t a particular reason for the larger carts, the boxes would fit in normal carts. They just want it to be more obnoxious. They could put samples in areas with better traffic flow. They choose not to. They have a bring your friend membership system to increase shoppers
Hearing Costco gear grinders is always a reminder of why I only ever had a membership once. I don’t know why people subject themselves to this.

For the free lunch chased down by the dessert hot dogs of course.

[PepsiFree]

Originally Posted by GGG

You go as a family of five for the free samples. It’s like a free lunch in there. You are complaining about the fundamental design of Costco here. It’s for the clueless. It has to be intentional.

For example they have much larger carts, there isn’t a particular reason for the larger carts, the boxes would fit in normal carts. They just want it to be more obnoxious. They could put samples in areas with better traffic flow. They choose not to. They have a bring your friend membership system to increase shoppers
Hearing Costco gear grinders is always a reminder of why I only ever had a membership once. I don’t know why people subject themselves to this.

Don’t want to spoil this for the filthy general public who lack the resources to maintain their membership to this exclusive club, but the reason for the larger carts is the larger items that don’t fit in the regular carts.

Shocking, I know.

[Wormius]

Originally Posted by GGG

You go as a family of five for the free samples. It’s like a free lunch in there. You are complaining about the fundamental design of Costco here. It’s for the clueless. It has to be intentional.

For example they have much larger carts, there isn’t a particular reason for the larger carts, the boxes would fit in normal carts. They just want it to be more obnoxious. They could put samples in areas with better traffic flow. They choose not to. They have a bring your friend membership system to increase shoppers
Hearing Costco gear grinders is always a reminder of why I only ever had a membership once. I don’t know why people subject themselves to this.

What’s almost as bad ad kids pushing the carts are the guy who drag carts from the front. I don’t know why they do this, but it causes the carts to veer wildly.

[troutman]

Is there any truth to the ads that certain designed pillows can help with sleep apnea?

[Titan2]

Originally Posted by troutman

Is there any truth to the ads that certain designed pillows can help with sleep apnea?

Yes. When applied to the face and mouth with extreme pressure from your bedmate. Sleep apnea disappears in 5-7 minutes on average.

[GGG]

Originally Posted by PepsiFree

Don’t want to spoil this for the filthy general public who lack the resources to maintain their membership to this exclusive club, but the reason for the larger carts is the larger items that don’t fit in the regular carts.

Shocking, I know.

You can fit your 4 gallon jug of ranch in a regular cart.

[Jason14h]

Originally Posted by PepsiFree

Don’t want to spoil this for the filthy general public who lack the resources to maintain their membership to this exclusive club, but the reason for the larger carts is the larger items that don’t fit in the regular carts.

Shocking, I know.

Also (mostly) because a large cart gives the illusion it’s less full and gets shoppers to buy more

The only thing more insane then the people inside Costco is the people in the gas line . 50% are pulling up to the wrong side / tank away from the pump

Everytime I am at Costco I remark to the wife every job interview should take the candidate to fill a tank at Costco and go inside and buy 10 items . You would immediately know by how someone executes if they will be a fit for the job or not !

[PaperBagger'14]

Originally Posted by GGG

You can fit your 4 gallon jug of ranch in a regular cart.

Somewhere out there Springs1 just got a set of swamp panties at the mention of 4L of ranch

[Titan2]

Originally Posted by PaperBagger'14

Somewhere out there Springs1 just got a set of swamp panties at the mention of 4L of ranch

What have done to deserve this?

[PepsiFree]

Originally Posted by GGG

You can fit your 4 gallon jug of ranch in a regular cart.

I was referring to things like televisions but I’m not about to yuck your yum big guy.

[curves2000]

Grinds my gears I didn't load up on a lot more Costco stock prior to Covid. Love the company but for the longest time it was considered a so so investment. It was considered better to be an employee and a customer than a shareholder. They did things differently that resulted in a lower rate of growth vs peers. Fast forward to 2025 and it's up 150%

Keep loading up the carts CP

[Mightyfire89]

Originally Posted by Jason14h

Also (mostly) because a large cart gives the illusion it’s less full and gets shoppers to buy more

The only thing more insane then the people inside Costco is the people in the gas line . 50% are pulling up to the wrong side / tank away from the pump

Everytime I am at Costco I remark to the wife every job interview should take the candidate to fill a tank at Costco and go inside and buy 10 items . You would immediately know by how someone executes if they will be a fit for the job or not !

It’s not insane at all. The Costco pumps have extra long hoses for this very reason. I drive a full size pickup and fill up fairly often at Costco and it’s never an issue to be on the “wrong” side. The hose reaches, no problem.

[topfiverecords]

Originally Posted by PepsiFree

I was referring to things like televisions but I’m not about to yuck your yum big guy.

Do you see people rolling shopping carts around BestBuy when shopping for televisions?