Costco

mbellot wrote in post #7107373
Nonsense.

I've been known to "get out" for $2.98 + tax (the cost of two 8x10's).

:p

FWIW - If the wife happens to come along for the ride you can move the decimal point two spaces to the right.

I'm more than just familiar with that problem

mbellot wrote in post #7107373
Nonsense.

I've been known to "get out" for $2.98 + tax (the cost of two 8x10's).

:p

FWIW - If the wife happens to come along for the ride you can move the decimal point two spaces to the right.

i thought i was the only one

Just went to Costco yesterday. Only spent $310 this time.

20droger wrote in post #7116596
Just went to Costco yesterday. Only spent $310 this time.

ha only $310
costco makes you spend

The thing I like is the availability of their photo lab profiles HERE.

Some samples from Australia.

And the free buffet

They USED to have one of the BEST warranty/exchange policy on electronic stuff.

My wife nicknamed Costo the Evil store cuz everytime we went there, we spend money.

Last Saturday we went in for a slice of pizza and a hotdog, we walked out with a bunch of toilet papers, roll papers, paper plates, soap, some orchids, a huge bucket of ice cream and 2 gallons of milk, and a few other items. Freaking $200 for a hotdog trip ... stupid coupons hahaha...

Evil...very evil.

mchong75 wrote in post #7120221
They USED to have one of the BEST warranty/exchange policy on electronic stuff.

they still do what store you know extends a warranty for 2 years for free on certain items and i think a 90 day return policy is still fair?

mchong75 wrote in post #7120221
They USED to have one of the BEST warranty/exchange policy on electronic stuff.

Any decent return policy will be abused until it has to be repealed.

I remember when Best Buy used to be one of the easiest places to return stuff. Try it now...

Costco responded to an army of people abusing their return policy as a free upgrade plan (particularly on HDTVs) every time a new model came out. And FWIW 90 days is still 3 to 6 times more than the average store return policy.

EDIT: In fact, if you do a little digging on this very forum you will find several examples of similar behavior involving camera "upgrades".

I second what Dave said, the only reasons I keep my Costco membership is for

1) the best prices on prints

2) the fabulous ability to download their printer profiles so that after I have spent time calibrating my monitor and color balancing and processing my print, they print out exactly as I expect. And they update their profiles every 6 months.

Costco is well worth the membership. Very good selection of goods. Their meats and bakery are excellent. Mmm, the muffins... I just got some new wiper blades for my truck for $7 each, normally $20. And their food court has great pizza, chicken bakes, hot dogs, and ice cream.

T.D. wrote in post #7105822
A word of caution: In the US we have a phenomenon called the "Dollar Store" [every thing in there is a dollar], we call Costco the "Hundred Dollar Store." You can't get out of there for under a hundred bucks!

Truth.

anybody know if costo offers discounted memberships?

You can go to www.costco.com and check out their Membership page for information on the different memberships available.

BLACK MAMBA wrote in post #7128617
anybody know if costo offers discounted memberships?

sometimes they run specials where you get a $25.00 gc for becoming a member

Totally worth the membership.

Chicken costs me $1.99 a pound. I bought a 3 pound bag of almonds for $10.00 (normally about 8.00 a pound). I also buy my yogurt and salad mix there for excellent discounts.

Costco also treats their employees well. I believe that the starting pay is around $12.00 and hour....and provide full health insurance.

I like shopping at costco...its alot better then sams club/walmart. Who treat their employees like crap and bully distributors.