But 15 - 40% higher prices with tipping on top. Kinda defeats the whole purpose.
I will pay it if it means I never have to try to lug two grocery bags plus TP rolls, paper towels, and a 12 of pop cans from the store to my vehicle to the elevator. Buying both TP and paper towels simultaneously make any grocery trip a nuisance.
Costco is a hellscape #### hole and I really don't understand the appeal
I just go in to restock on bulk stuff we go through and get out. If I ever buy a TV or something like that from them I just do it online. I just shake my head at the people coming out of there with a 4L of milk and a few vegetables. Why would you put yourself through that to save $2?
For multiple people and large purchases I find that it is.
When I was but a wee young lad and living in an apartment on my own, I was working for a company that gave us a Costco membership, so I'd go there for my basics and such, as one does.
But for 1 person it was just wild overkill, at least in terms of food.
Costco is great for families, but for individuals its too much.
"I want to buy some bread and sandwich meats!"
Here are 5 loaves of bread and 10 packs of sandwich meat...will you be needing a wheel of cheese with that?
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For multiple people and large purchases I find that it is.
When I was but a wee young lad and living in an apartment on my own, I was working for a company that gave us a Costco membership, so I'd go there for my basics and such, as one does.
But for 1 person it was just wild overkill, at least in terms of food.
Costco is great for families, but for individuals its too much.
"I want to buy some bread and sandwich meats!"
Here are 5 loaves of bread and 10 packs of sandwich meat...will you be needing a wheel of cheese with that?
If I was having a family reunion or something it would make sense.
my partner likes it because she is vegetarian and the nuts apparently are much cheaper there than the grocery store.
I find I save money by buying an appropriate amount of food and wasting none of it rather than saving with bulk and inevitably wasting most of it.
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I don’t think you need a gargantuan freezer. We buy a lot of bread, butter, cheese, meats, pastas, etc. and portion it into ziploc bags and throw whatever we’re not able to eat right away in there.
They should be teaching how to responsibly buy in bulk in CALM.
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Buying produce from Costco can lead to waste. I just don’t love apples enough to finish off a bag of 13 of them before they go off. And the 4-packs of heads of lettuce are overkill.
But where Costco is really annoying is the overpackaging of snacks. Yeah, it’s cost-efficient to buy a bag with 50 coconut chocolate treats. But why does each tiny one need to be individually wrapped? Is it some kind of misguided portion control? Or to send with lunches or something? We’ve banned plastic straws out of concern for their environmental impact, but bulk food items are actually getting worse and worse for waste.
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I'm currently on hold with Telus Loyalty and Retentions. These calls every 2 years RGMG.
I don't understand the 10 minute long breaks being on hold while they "work to get you the best deal". Reminds me of buying a new car when the salesperson has to "check with their manager". Don't you have a list of all the promotions in front of you? You have my account with all my existing services. Clearly this overseas agent is juggling 5 callers.
I loved how they came back after the 1st "hold" session with the same rate that's posted in the "offers" section of the app (that's still $25 a month higher) than what I was paying)
We'll play this little game of chat, hold, reject offer, go back on hold for an hour or so - and I know there's a 75% chance I just have to call back tomorrow and hopefully get someone else who will get me the rate I was paying last month (before promotions expired).
I'd happily sign on with an ISP that had a fair posted price that I just click on. Man we need more competition in this country...
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I'm currently on hold with Telus Loyalty and Retentions. These calls every 2 years RGMG.
I don't understand the 10 minute long breaks being on hold while they "work to get you the best deal". Reminds me of buying a new car when the salesperson has to "check with their manager". Don't you have a list of all the promotions in front of you? You have my account with all my existing services. Clearly this overseas agent is juggling 5 callers.
I loved how they came back after the 1st "hold" session with the same rate that's posted in the "offers" section of the app (that's still $25 a month higher) than what I was paying)
We'll play this little game of chat, hold, reject offer, go back on hold for an hour or so - and I know there's a 75% chance I just have to call back tomorrow and hopefully get someone else who will get me the rate I was paying last month (before promotions expired).
I'd happily sign on with an ISP that had a fair posted price that I just click on. Man we need more competition in this country...
Every two years I engage in the same process. What a horse#### company. I always make a point to say outloud that mutual time is being wasted here, every two years, because they know they're going to do what they can to retain me and I know that i dont want to pay more. Why make me jump through the same hoop every cycle? Maddening.
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You could, like, leave one of them in the car until the next time you go down.
You're weird.
1. I hate leaving stuff in my car.
2. Some elevators are slow, sometimes they're busy and only one is available so you end up waiting 10 minutes just to go down.
3. This scenario:
"Honey, we're out of TP!"
"Don't worry, I'll go down 14 storeys to the car to grab it, be back in 5 minutes."
"Wha- you went grocery shopping yesterday... why is it still in the car?!"
"Fuzz said it was easier than bringing everything up at once."
"Who the f--k is Fuzz?"
Or worse, you're a bachelor and there is no other half of that conversation, it's just "well, the TP is still in the car and I'm out; I guess I'm washing sh-t stains out of my socks".
Nah. I buy the awkward-to-carry stuff on Instacart. The premium paid is worth not having to deal with it.
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1. I hate leaving stuff in my car.
2. Some elevators are slow, sometimes they're busy and only one is available so you end up waiting 10 minutes just to go down.
3. This scenario:
"Honey, we're out of TP!"
"Don't worry, I'll go down 14 storeys to the car to grab it, be back in 5 minutes."
"Wha- you went grocery shopping yesterday... why is it still in the car?!"
"Fuzz said it was easier than bringing everything up at once." "Who the f--k is Fuzz?"
Or worse, you're a bachelor and there is no other half of that conversation, it's just "well, the TP is still in the car and I'm out; I guess I'm washing sh-t stains out of my socks".
Nah. I buy the awkward-to-carry stuff on Instacart. The premium paid is worth not having to deal with it.
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I used to pile up TP next to the toilet kind of like this. Then some dude peeing with bad aim soaked like 10 rolls of TP. No I wasn't about to dry it out and use it.
Maybe that dude was my then 7 yr old. Maybe it was a drunk buddy of mine. Maybe it was me.
I've always figured that leaving stuff in your car is just asking for trouble/break ins. Not sure if the object of desire being TP makes it more likely or less so.
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I used to pile up TP next to the toilet kind of like this. Then some dude peeing with bad aim soaked like 10 rolls of TP. No I wasn't about to dry it out and use it.
Maybe that dude was my then 7 yr old. Maybe it was a drunk buddy of mine. Maybe it was me.
The #### is wrong with the people in (or that you invite into) your house?
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Why make me jump through the same hoop every cycle? Maddening.
As much as I also hate having to play this game, I know why they do it. For every person like you and me who will play it every 2 years, most other people won't bother. Or they will let it lapse so there's at least one month if not more of paying full pop.
1. I hate leaving stuff in my car.
2. Some elevators are slow, sometimes they're busy and only one is available so you end up waiting 10 minutes just to go down.
3. This scenario:
"Honey, we're out of TP!"
"Don't worry, I'll go down 14 storeys to the car to grab it, be back in 5 minutes."
"Wha- you went grocery shopping yesterday... why is it still in the car?!"
"Fuzz said it was easier than bringing everything up at once."
"Who the f--k is Fuzz?"
Or worse, you're a bachelor and there is no other half of that conversation, it's just "well, the TP is still in the car and I'm out; I guess I'm washing sh-t stains out of my socks".
Nah. I buy the awkward-to-carry stuff on Instacart. The premium paid is worth not having to deal with it.
I've just never been in a scenario where I have run out of TP and paper towel at the same time, and went to Costco to stock up on both, and need them both within a day or two. But maybe it's an apartment person thing.
I've just never been in a scenario where I have run out of TP and paper towel at the same time, and went to Costco to stock up on both, and need them both within a day or two. But maybe it's an apartment person thing.
I took it as a humble-brag about the size of his condo that he’d even have room for Costco sized packs of TP and paper towels at the same time.
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