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Default Costco has lost its mind

On Tue, 10 Jul 2018 14:39:23 -0500, Sqwertz >
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>On Tue, 10 Jul 2018 15:25:26 -0400, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>
>> On 7/10/2018 3:09 PM, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
>>> On Tue, 10 Jul 2018 12:49:19 -0500, Sqwertz >
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Tue, 10 Jul 2018 08:37:25 -0700, Paul M. Cook wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I shop at Costco on occasion, typically for the deals on 100 pounds of
>>>>> chicken wings and 55 gallon drums of shampoo. I am not a food activist but
>>>>> I intend to fight this one. I always eat 2 polish dogs when I shop there
>>>>> and despite their humble attraction I nonetheless enjoyed them sitting at a
>>>>> concrete table dappled in wads of discarded chewing gum, bird droppings and
>>>>> other dark and sticky masses.
>>>>>
>>>>> https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry...b0c523e262061f
>>>>
>>>> The Polish dog has been gone here for over a year. And contrary to
>>>> what the article says, they are not sold in bulk back in the aisles.
>>>> Nor are the 1/4+ hot dogs. The new ones mostly sucked anyway.
>>>
>>> I haven't look in a couple of months, but the polish were available at
>>> my store in the bulk pkg
>>>

>>
>> According to what I just read, yes, they are. Seems dumb to eliminate a
>> customer favorite though. People still want them individually after
>> shopping.

>
>I am of course peaking of actual experience in my area. Not from
>what I've read and not from not having a Costco in my area that I
>could see for myself.
>
>They sell a Kirkland hot dog in the aisles, but it's a 3-pack of
>small dogs.
>
>https://www.costcobusinessdelivery.c....11896624.html
>
>-sw


I've never seen that set-up. The dogs I buy are long and I have to
shop around for buns that fit.
Apparently Costco carries very different things at various stores
Janet US