NWI INDIANA GUN OWNERS. #24 Lets face it we all love to shoot and eat

[kaveman]

I always thought of Costco as a yuppie discount store for city people who don't understand what a discount is but who do get off on having a 'membership' to something. I've wandered through many and never saw anything inside I'd be tempted to buy.

This is not meant as an insult to anyone who might shop there. I just have far better places to spend my money.

 

[chef larry]

And Aldi doesn't require that you purchase a yearly membership,......they just borrow a quarter from you while you're in the store and people seem to think that's a big deal.

The quarter thing is why my BIL won't shop there.

 

[nonobaddog]

The quarter thing is why my BIL won't shop there.

But just like a good middle linebacker, you get the quarterback.

 

[cg21]

Definitely there are things that are more expensive at Costco than some places but there are also things that are incredibly cheaper. Just for allergy medicine the entire membership is paid for for the year on one purchase.

 

[Snapdragon]

I don't think Costco is cheap anymore. My sis took took this picture of there wild caught cod fish. $20 for 2 lbs. Aldi has wild Alaska cod fish, 2lb bag for $12.

The same with the chicken breast. Costco price is 5.99 per lb. Adli has the bulk pack for 2.49 per lb.

I haven't been able to find that Aldi cod for a long time. I sauté it in butter with a bit of lemon and dill.

 

[Snapdragon]

The quarter thing is why my BIL won't shop there.

Wow. He knows that the quarter is returned when the cart is returned, right? They are just saving money on manpower by encouraging customers to return their carts. That savings is reflected in the prices.

 

[kaveman]

Most of the time I manage to just handoff my cart to someone going in. Yeah, I'm out a quarter, but,......

1) I don't have to push the empty cart back to the store.
2) I don't have to return all the way back to my car.
3) Some stranger gets a 'free' quarter doing what he was going to do anyway.
4) Some stranger thinks I'm a nut or some kind of hero.

That's a lot of value for a quarter!

 

[radar8756]

It seems different places each have Loss Leaders to get you into the store and hope you buy more

 

[radar8756]

Morning ... Freeze alert last night

 

[melensdad]

Most of the time I manage to just handoff my cart to someone going in. Yeah, I'm out a quarter, but,......

1) I don't have to push the empty cart back to the store.
2) I don't have to return all the way back to my car.
3) Some stranger gets a 'free' quarter doing what he was going to do anyway.
4) Some stranger thinks I'm a nut or some kind of hero.

That's a lot of value for a quarter!

I'd say that about 50% of the time I go to Aldi I either get a 'free' cart, which I then try to pass on to someone else when I leave, or I give someone my quarter as I pass on my cart to someone so I don't have to walk the cart back to the store.

On the rare occasion I walk the cart back up to the store I appreciate the fact that the parking lots are small so the walk is usually not much longer than walking a Stracks or Target cart to one of their cart corrals.

 

[jedi]

It seems different places each have Loss Leaders to get you into the store and hope you buy more

Summers 4 them. jedi don't fall for that.
JEWEL is one of those. It's on the way back from work so jedi will stop get the thing on sale and leave.

No extra trip, thus no extra gas.

 

[Ballstater98]

Bring on the Orioles!

 

[chef larry]

Happy Sunday morning.

 

[jedi]

Bye Bye Bed, Bath & Beyond!

https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/23/business/bed-bath-beyond-bankruptcy/index.html

They start going out of biz sale this Wed.

 

[chef larry]

Bye Bye Bed, Bath & Beyond!

https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/23/business/bed-bath-beyond-bankruptcy/index.html

They start going out of biz sale this Wed.

Never thought of you as a BB&B guy. Guess you will get your fill of pink stuff.

 

[radar8756]

Morning ... Freeze alert last night

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[darkkevin]

Bye Bye Bed, Bath & Beyond!

https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/23/business/bed-bath-beyond-bankruptcy/index.html

They start going out of biz sale this Wed.

I’ll actually miss BB&B, they carry nice stuff you can’t get at most retail stores

 

[gunbunnies]

so your supposed to put a quarter in that gadget on the carts at Aldi ? I thought that was for these steel slugs I use there... I still put the cart back but... lol

 

[jedi]

I’ll actually miss BB&B, they carry nice stuff you can’t get at most retail stores

Tell us your REAL feelings!

jedi went to that store twice for gifts for others.

 

[jedi]

so your supposed to put a quarter in that gadget on the carts at Aldi ? I thought that was for these steel slugs I use there... I still put the cart back but... lol

U can also use a house key to pop the lock per say. Once off the other carts, you can pull your key and use the cart with no quarter.

Best of all you can then leave the cart in the parking lot.