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Default Who's gonna believe this? Costco online service


<sf> wrote in message news
> On Sat, 9 Feb 2008 01:27:02 -0500, "Dee.Dee" >
> wrote:
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>><sf> wrote in message ...
>>> On Fri, 8 Feb 2008 23:48:19 -0500, "Dee.Dee" >
>>> wrote:
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>>>>At 5:34pm Thursday Feb 7, I ordered 3 wastebaskets from Costco online.
>>>>
>>>>I got home this evening about 6 pm. They were sitting on my front
>>>>doorstep!
>>>>
>>>>Rural living gets no better than this.
>>>>Dee Dee
>>>>
>>> What was the price and how much was S&H?
>>>

>>
>>No S&H charged. Tax $.80
>>
>>3 Rubbermaid Plastic Wastebasket Beige, 7 gal. Item 116820 Standard
>>shipping
>>(Free) $5.34 each - Total $16.02.
>>Needed some new ones to replace old ones, but couldn't find them at the
>>Costco stores anymore. I looked on line - Voila!
>>

> WOWZA!
>
> I want a new trash can - one of those silver metal thingies that you
> step on a petal to lift the lid. The "stepper" gave out on the one I
> bought at CostCo after who knows how many years ago - so hubby thinks
> it's cheaply made. He's looking at $90 replacements now because he
> thinks they will be better made. I have no idea what CostCo is
> charging for a new one these days, but it can't be that much. Hubby
> doesn't understand how many years that trash can lasted and the *only*
> thing that's wrong with it is the petal doesn't work anymore.
>


DH said he saw stepping trash can in Winchester smaller than 7 gallon, he
thinks. It was stainless steel - but one is probably online at Costco.
They have dozens of them. He seems to recall in the $30 +/- range.
Dee Dee