What really p*sses me off are the slobs - or their bratty kids - who sample the produce or packaged snack foods while shopping, items that they will consume completely so cannot be charged for. Grrrr.
On Thu, Feb 12, 2015 at 2:20 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > How much does the membership cost? I still don't feel like I could save > enough to ever make it worth it... > That and the average Costco shopper pisses me off nearly as much as a > Wal-Martian. > Actually the worst, after the Wal-Martians are people at Trader Joe's. > People go in there and lose all civility... > -Curt > From: Rich Thomas via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > To: mercedes@okiebenz.com > Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2015 2:13 PM > Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT - Rising fuel prices > > I do a once-a-week Costco run for various stuff and to top off gas. > Meats are very good and prices lower than the grocery store. Fruits are > very good too. Wine prices lower than the wine or grocery store. > Yesterday I was went by the TV section, I see this Sony receiver I > bought a coupla weeks ago for $60 off. So I go over to the customer > service counter and asked if I could get a $60 refund, did not have my > receipt as no reason to. She says I have 14 days, when did I buy it? > It was like 2 weeks ago. So she looks up my account on the computer, > sees it was 15 days ago. Oh come on I say... so she says how about I > give you a store credit for $60? Fine I say and she gives me a debit > card. Took all of 2 minutes, so my payoff was like $1800/hr! I'll be > back next week buying something, so no problem. > > Now a store credit will still give them some profit on my expenditure, > so it does not really "cost" them $60, but still that is great customer > service. I got the "Executive" membership too, which gives you 2% back, > which is always more than it costs. When I signed up for it the CSR > told me if I never got enough back, to come in and they would give me > credit to make up the difference, so basically a "free" membership. I > think that works with the AMEX card too but I don't do credit cards. > > --R > > > > > On 2/12/15 1:29 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote: > > They seem to be a decent company too. > > We almost never go to Costco, there aren't any handy to our place and we > really don't need big packages of stuff what with there being only two of > us. > > I also prefer to frequent my local sellers of fine goods thus driving > the local economy and supporting people I actually know. > > -Curt > > From: Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > > To: Dan Penoff <d...@penoff.com>; Mercedes Discussion List < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> > > Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2015 1:26 PM > > Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT - Rising fuel prices > > > > I love their deals on walnuts, ziploc bags (large sizes), prime steaks, > Rx > > drugs, and some fresh fruits. You can also do a moving buffet by snacking > > on the goodies they are continually sampling. This is also great > exercise > > for your Amex card. > > > > On Thu, Feb 12, 2015 at 1:23 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes < > > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > >> I just started going to Costco last week. They were $0.19/gallon cheaper > >> than the Shell I usually go to. > >> > >> Dan > >> > >> Sent from my iPad > >> > >>> On Feb 12, 2015, at 1:07 PM, Rich Thomas via Mercedes < > >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >>> <=20proof was $1.96 at Costco yesterday > >>> > >>> --R > >>> > >>> > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those > individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner > has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those > individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner > has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
