#costco — Public Fediverse posts

I'm making a mid week Costco run if anyone needs anything. The SUV has an empty gas tank, Melissa needs soy milk, cat treats are on sale, and Ellie wants pizza.

Hopefully highway 55 isn't the shit show it was at 4pm. 🤞🏼 Still better than cutting grass, the alternative activity, it got hot again.

Have a good evening!

#costco

Something I wanted to put out that I've been forgetting. I ran into this problem again today so I remembered.

If you're a #Costco shopper and buy their bulk packs of house-brand ( #Kirkland ) AAA or AA cells/batteries, you may want to check any devices you've got them in.

I found that some I bought a few years ago have a really bad leak failure rate - something like half the AAAs in a pack, and maybe a third of a pack of AAs - all leaked after being used in low-drain devices like remote controls after just a year or two. It's not a case of them leaking after they're discharged or when they get too old - the terminal voltage on them is just fine, and their best-before date is still years from now -- there's just a manufacturing defect.

The AAAs in particular tend to spit out a lot of electrolyte from the negative terminal end, so it gets all over the spring contact and corrodes it. If you leave it long enough, you may find the remote stops working or becomes intermittent even with new batteries in it. You need to clean off the corrosion and possibly put a layer of solder on it to get a good contact again.

The bad AAAs I have are labelled "Best Installed by March 2030" and have what looks like a lot code of "1015673" on them. They're from the era when they had a gold and blue colour scheme, at least in Canada.

Anyway: open up remotes and other long-lived things and see if they're leaking.

#PSA #cell #battery #batteries #alkaline #AA #AAA #leak #corrosion

Costco has great prices but the quantities do make me laugh sometimes.
#Qtips #Costco #quantity

Questionable decisions were made

Sat in the parking lot of #Kalamazoo #Costco. Added my #Visa to the #CostcoApp. Went in, they prescanned my cart and I had bottle returns, and the app payment method was never properly communicated to the Club staff or management so nobody knew anything about it, and apparently there’s a raft of exceptions they don’t tell you about. Apparently you have to refuse prescan(?) and not have any amendments to your POS checkout procedure. I always have my physical cards with me, caveat emptor.

I know it's just a #Halloween decoration, but yikes, that one's definitely a bit scary! #Costco

GEN Korean BBQ Launches Costco Roadshow Series, Marking https://www.diningandcooking.com/restaurants/13983/ #bbq #Costco #CPG #DEMON #GENRestaurantGroup #HUNTERS #HYUNDAI #Inc #Korean #KoreanRestaurant #KoreanRestaurants #Nasdaq:GENK #SAMSUNG #SOJU

...what does one buy at #costco?

I bought a membership to get a deal on a Litter Robot and never used it.

Welcome to our new family member, Xiao Long Bao! He's huge, cuddly, and hard working!

I am about 5'4" and I can't put my arms fully around him... he's got a huge booty! Do you love him as much as I do???

#capybara #cute #plush #costco

Yes to voting Democrat, No to bailouts for wine industry and Costco: PD Letter

Righting the wrong Editor: As the midterm elections approach, shouldn’t we be talking with our friends and neigh…
#dining #cooking #diet #food #Wine #bailout #costco #democrat #donaldtrump #glassy-wingedsharpshooter #napacounty #november2026election #republican #SonomaCounty #Vineyard #Wine(Industry)
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2775637/yes-to-voting-democrat-no-to-bailouts-for-wine-industry-and-costco-pd-letter/

Yes to voting Democrat, No to bailouts for wine industry and Costco: PD Letter https://www.diningandcooking.com/2775637/yes-to-voting-democrat-no-to-bailouts-for-wine-industry-and-costco-pd-letter/ #bailout #costco #democrat #DonaldTrump #GlassyWingedSharpshooter #NapaCounty #November2026Election #republican #SonomaCounty #Vineyard #Wine #Wine(Industry)

Another Saturday morning date for 老婆 and me. My #Costco has one small rack that only we ever seem to use. It’s close to the parking lot entrance so busy with SUVs but short, congested, and slow. It’s the decent #BikeLanes in between that make this all possible. #BikeTooter #yegbike #CarryShitOlympics

A heads up for #Costco and #canning fans, my local Costco is carrying All American 925 pressure canners on sale for $200. This is a $500 pressure canner if you buy it from anywhere else. Take a look at yours!

The price of a Costco hot dog has gone up

https://sina.bio/posts/costco-hotdog.html

Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49311685

#HackerNews #Costco #hot #dog #price #increase #food #news #economy

Taylor Fresh Foods pulls jalapeño products amid salmonella contamination worries | AP News
https://apnews.com/article/taylor-fresh-foods-trump-jalapenos-lettuce-salmonella-6cc2f9e17fdd4cb45953c21bee841e1e

Another #TaylorFarms contamination. It was my go to brand, but no more. Some of their brands I have found so far (not comprehensive):
#WholeFoods 365 By Whole Foods
#Earthbound Farm
#Aldi Little Salad Bar, Simply Nature
Eat Smart/FreshPoint
Green Giant Fresh
#Target Good & Gather/Market Pantry
#Costco Kirkland Signature
#Kroger #Frys Private Selection/Simple Truth #Walmart Marketside/Great Value
#TraderJoes salads Delish
#AmazonFresh
#HEB store brand
#SamsClub Members Mark

Feel free to make corrections.

Transform Your Garden with Costco’s Beautiful Copper Birdbath https://www.allforgardening.com/1922301/transform-your-garden-with-costcos-beautiful-copper-birdbath/ #BackyardBirds #birdbath #CopperBirdbath #costco #garden

Costco’s Kirkland Olive Oil Costs Nearly Half as Much as a Popular Name Brand

Costco shoppers looking to save on a kitchen staple may want to take a closer look at Kirkland Signature. Extra-virgin olive oil can be one of those pantry staples that gets surprisingly expensive, especially …
#dining #cooking #diet #food #MediterraneanOliveOil #OliveOil #costco #Mediterranean #Olive
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2761414/costcos-kirkland-olive-oil-costs-nearly-half-as-much-as-a-popular-name-brand/

Costco’s Kirkland Olive Oil Costs Nearly Half as Much as a Popular Name Brand https://www.diningandcooking.com/2761414/costcos-kirkland-olive-oil-costs-nearly-half-as-much-as-a-popular-name-brand/ #costco #Mediterranean #MediterraneanOliveOil #Olive #OliveOil

Gardener grows hundreds of pounds of tomatoes in Costco buckets with no soil https://www.allforgardening.com/1914785/gardener-grows-hundreds-of-pounds-of-tomatoes-in-costco-buckets-with-no-soil-2/ #Bea #ContainerGardening #costco #garden #GardenBeds #gardener #gardening #SanFranciscoBayArea #ScienceExperiment #StorageContainer #TraditionalGardenBed #TraditionalGardenBeds

@qlp like the @duckduckgo #glasses, these have had zero internet connection since I bought them at #PriceClub in the early 1990s. 😎 #costco