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Default Price alert: Beef tenderloin at Costco

On Sat, 26 Jun 2010 17:11:46 -0500, Sqwertz >
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> On Sat, 26 Jun 2010 16:32:21 -0500, ceed wrote:
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>> No, I they were not that big. I would assume around 8 lbs.

>
> That's waaaay too much. I've never seen an 8lb bag of Rancher. I
> think they're at least 18lbs.


Okay, I'll check the freezer and get back. I may be wrong
>
>>> I need to pick up something today. Hopefully CostCo has something
>>> decent because I'm getting a couple pork butts there as well. I
>>> don't buy butts from HEB any more - CostCo pork is 5x better.

>>
>> Why?

>
> I don't know - cause they give it beer and massage it daily? I'm
> sure CostCo has a different feed program and higher standards than
> the mass-market supermarket pork. You can taste the difference
> between HEB pork and CostCo pork, no doubt about that. I went
> back to CostCo pork a year ago after a 9 year hiatus and I
> realized I forgot what pork tasted like until then.


Interesting. I've gotta check it out then I guess.
>
> -sw



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