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am ordering some stuff from Costco
Earlier this year I found out that Costco allows non-members to order
items for 2-day delivery from a subset of the items they carry. Fortunately for me, that includes canned V8 juice by the case. It makes it convenient for me because I'm a pedestrian these days, and an order gets delivered to my door step. A case containes 28 11.5 fl. oz. cans and weighs around 22 lbs. Costco boxes them one case to a box. My current order should arrive tomorrow and includes 5 cases plus a 20 oz package of cooked crumbled bacon bits. I tried the bacon out of curiousity last time and found they worked quite well for me, uing them as toppings and adding them for flavor to some other stuff I cooked. Because they're already cooked, I don't have deal with cleaning up after cooking bacon. That's a good enough reason for me to try them again. The downside is that Cosco requires an order to amount to at least $75 (U.S.) to qualify for free shipping. Costco also adds a 5% surcharge to non-member purchases. At present, that still makes it cost competitive and comes in just a bit cheaper than buying an equivalent amount of the V8 46 fl oz cans (1 case of 28 11.5 fl oz cans = 7 46 fl oz cans). John |
am ordering some stuff from Costco
"Yes" wrote in message ... Earlier this year I found out that Costco allows non-members to order items for 2-day delivery from a subset of the items they carry. Fortunately for me, that includes canned V8 juice by the case. It makes it convenient for me because I'm a pedestrian these days, and an order gets delivered to my door step. A case containes 28 11.5 fl. oz. cans and weighs around 22 lbs. Costco boxes them one case to a box. My current order should arrive tomorrow and includes 5 cases plus a 20 oz package of cooked crumbled bacon bits. I tried the bacon out of curiousity last time and found they worked quite well for me, uing them as toppings and adding them for flavor to some other stuff I cooked. Because they're already cooked, I don't have deal with cleaning up after cooking bacon. That's a good enough reason for me to try them again. The downside is that Cosco requires an order to amount to at least $75 (U.S.) to qualify for free shipping. Costco also adds a 5% surcharge to non-member purchases. At present, that still makes it cost competitive and comes in just a bit cheaper than buying an equivalent amount of the V8 46 fl oz cans (1 case of 28 11.5 fl oz cans = 7 46 fl oz cans). John == We don't have Costco here, but I hope it works out well for you:) |
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On 6/29/2018 11:49 AM, Ophelia wrote:
> We don't have Costco here, but I hope it works out well for you:) > We do, now. Glasgow, Edinburgh, and Aberdeen. |
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"S Viemeister" wrote in message ... On 6/29/2018 11:49 AM, Ophelia wrote: > We don't have Costco here, but I hope it works out well for you:) > We do, now. Glasgow, Edinburgh, and Aberdeen. == Do we? Heh who knew:) Do you use it? |
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On 6/29/2018 1:24 PM, Ophelia wrote:
> "S Viemeister" wrote in message ... > On 6/29/2018 11:49 AM, Ophelia wrote: >> We don't have Costco here, but I hope it works out well for you:) >> > We do, now. > Glasgow, Edinburgh, and Aberdeen. > > == > > Do we? Heh who knew:) > Do you use it? In the US, I do. In Scotland I'm currently without a vehicle, so it's not practical for me at the moment. My Edinburgh cousins use it often, as do the Aberdonian ones. |
am ordering some stuff from Costco
Yes wrote:
> > Earlier this year I found out that Costco allows non-members to order > items for 2-day delivery from a subset of the items they carry. > > Fortunately for me, that includes canned V8 juice by the case. It > makes it convenient for me because I'm a pedestrian these days, and an > order gets delivered to my door step. A case containes 28 11.5 fl. oz. > cans and weighs around 22 lbs. Costco boxes them one case to a box. > > My current order should arrive tomorrow and includes 5 cases WTH? You bought 5 cases of 28 cans of V-8 each?????? Are you one of those survivalists waiting for the apocalypse and Mad Max scenario to kick in? I drink V-8 most days. I buy them by the plastic 64oz bottles. One will last me a week. Very much cheaper than buying those small cans. Just surprised that you bought so damn many of them at once. You sound like Julie stocking up. Do you also have a deep cellar full of canned goods, guns and years worth of ammo? heheheh |
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Ophelia wrote:
> > > "Yes" wrote in message ... > Earlier this year I found out that Costco allows non-members to order > items for 2-day delivery from a subset of the items they carry. > > Fortunately for me, that includes canned V8 juice by the case. It > makes it convenient for me because I'm a pedestrian these days, and an > order gets delivered to my door step. A case containes 28 11.5 fl. > oz. cans and weighs around 22 lbs. Costco boxes them one case to a > box. > > My current order should arrive tomorrow and includes 5 cases plus a 20 > oz package of cooked crumbled bacon bits. I tried the bacon out of > curiousity last time and found they worked quite well for me, uing > them as toppings and adding them for flavor to some other stuff I > cooked. Because they're already cooked, I don't have deal with > cleaning up after cooking bacon. That's a good enough reason for me > to try them again. > > The downside is that Cosco requires an order to amount to at least $75 > (U.S.) to qualify for free shipping. Costco also adds a 5% surcharge > to non-member purchases. At present, that still makes it cost > competitive and comes in just a bit cheaper than buying an equivalent > amount of the V8 46 fl oz cans (1 case of 28 11.5 fl oz cans = 7 46 fl > oz cans). > > John > > == > > We don't have Costco here, but I hope it works out well for you:) I'm not sure if that matters or not. Costco has brick and mortar stores where I live, but in this instance UPS is delivering the order. That was true the last time around too. Costco's web site probably has the fine print details. John |
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S Viemeister wrote:
> On 6/29/2018 1:24 PM, Ophelia wrote: > > "S Viemeister" wrote in message > > ... On 6/29/2018 11:49 AM, > > Ophelia wrote: > > > We don't have Costco here, but I hope it works out well for you:) > > > > > We do, now. > > Glasgow, Edinburgh, and Aberdeen. > > > > == > > > > Do we? Heh who knew:) > > Do you use it? > > In the US, I do. In Scotland I'm currently without a vehicle, so it's > not practical for me at the moment. My Edinburgh cousins use it > often, as do the Aberdonian ones. That's (being without a vehicle) precisely why I use it. Costco ships it to my doorstep. Much, much easier than walking a mile or so back and forth or taking a bus to a nearby grocer and lug heavy stuff home :-) John |
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"S Viemeister" wrote in message ... On 6/29/2018 1:24 PM, Ophelia wrote: > "S Viemeister" wrote in message ... > On 6/29/2018 11:49 AM, Ophelia wrote: >> We don't have Costco here, but I hope it works out well for you:) >> > We do, now. > Glasgow, Edinburgh, and Aberdeen. > > == > > Do we? Heh who knew:) > Do you use it? In the US, I do. In Scotland I'm currently without a vehicle, so it's not practical for me at the moment. My Edinburgh cousins use it often, as do the Aberdonian ones. == Thanks. We tend to use Macro when I need to. |
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Gary wrote:
> Yes wrote: > > > > Earlier this year I found out that Costco allows non-members to > > order items for 2-day delivery from a subset of the items they > > carry. > > > > Fortunately for me, that includes canned V8 juice by the case. It > > makes it convenient for me because I'm a pedestrian these days, and > > an order gets delivered to my door step. A case containes 28 11.5 > > fl. oz. cans and weighs around 22 lbs. Costco boxes them one case > > to a box. > > > > My current order should arrive tomorrow and includes 5 cases > > WTH? You bought 5 cases of 28 cans of V-8 each?????? > Are you one of those survivalists waiting for the apocalypse and > Mad Max scenario to kick in? > > I drink V-8 most days. I buy them by the plastic 64oz bottles. > One will last me a week. Very much cheaper than buying those > small cans. > > Just surprised that you bought so damn many of them at once. You > sound like Julie stocking up. Do you also have a deep cellar full > of canned goods, guns and years worth of ammo? heheheh One, I'm not a survivalist. Are you? Two, your statement about cost suggests you are lazy because you did not take the time before posting to research and check out the costs involved. if you had done the math given the stats I gave you in my OP --> one case of 28 11.5 fl oz cans is equivalent to seven of the 46 fl oz canned containers, you would have calculated and seen the costs for yourself rather than making snide remarks. At my local grocer, one 46 fl oz can sells for $2.19 (U.S.). Seven 46 fl oz cans price out at $15.33. The most recent price for a case at Costco is $13.99 + 5% surcharge ($0.70), call it $14.69. The last time I looked $14.69 is cheaper than $15.33. Three, I don't know what you pay for your 64 fl. oz. can. One case is equivalent to just a bit over five of them. I think I've seen them priced around around $3.40. That is equivalent to $0.053 (U.S.) per fl. oz. If you had taken the time to do the math, you would see that the price of a case per fl oz is $0.435 per fl oz. Factoring in the Costco 5% surcharge, the price increases to $0.046 per fl. oz. You'll have to do the math yourself using the prices you pay. But for convenience sake, just multiply your price per bottle by 5. That should let you do a quick price comparison. Four, the order quantity is due to the shipping structure Costco implements - free shipping on orders of $75 or more. Again, I noted that in my OP. This order should last me about 10 weeks. Hardly a long time in today's standards of stockpiling as your comment seems to infer. Five, as noted in my OP, I'm a pedestrian these days. I have to carry home anything I buy. It is cheaper, more convenient and less physically taxing for me to buy this product in bulk and have it delivered to my doorstep rather than make multiple trips to the grocer. I suspect you probably run into situations where you choose to buy something and have it delivered to you rather than hopping into your vehicle and driving to a store. Six, yes, storing them will be a bit awkward because I don't really have a lot of space in my kitchen for this. So I'll probably put some cases in my kitchen and the remainder in my closet. |
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Janet wrote:
> In article >, > says... > > The downside is that Cosco requires an order to amount to at least > > $75 (U.S.) to qualify for free shipping. > > > > Find someone local to share an order with you ? We do that with > online orders of dogfood, to get free home delivery. > > Janet UK It's not a major issue; I'll order enough to meet Costco's minimum. It's not like I'm buying stuff that would just hang around on my shelves for ages. John |
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Yes wrote:
> > Six, yes, storing them will be a bit awkward because I don't really > have a lot of space in my kitchen for this. So I'll probably put some > cases in my kitchen and the remainder in my closet. I've still (after 2 months) got about 1/4 of my dining room table full of pantry items from when my main grocery store had a going out of business sale. I'm going to try to fit all that into my kitchen and small pantry today. Now explained, your purchase doesn't sound as excessive as it did to me at first. For one, you drink 2 cans a day....normal enough. I however, only drink one (equivalent) a day and not even on weekends, just work days. Your purchase would have lasted me 6-7 months and sounds like overkill. One thing though, and I'll check next time I go to the grocery store, is the prices. Perhaps the Costco prices were much lower than my grocery stores. Now that you gave prices in your response, I'll check and compare just for the heck of it. Odd though that all those cans cost less per ounce than buying in larger containers. Anyway, I commented but not to offend, just tease you a bit as it sounded like overkill to me. I see now that it's not overkill especially since you had to meet the free delivery amount, and also the pedestrian factor. :) Btw - have you ever tried variations with your V-8? Sometimes a good bit of pepper and even a shot of Worchestershire is good too. |
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On 6/30/2018 7:21 AM, Gary wrote:
> > Now explained, your purchase doesn't sound as excessive as it did > to me at first. For one, you drink 2 cans a day....normal enough. > I however, only drink one (equivalent) a day and not even on > weekends, just work days. Your purchase would have lasted me 6-7 > months and sounds like overkill. 2 cans would last me a lifetime. > > One thing though, and I'll check next time I go to the grocery > store, is the prices. Perhaps the Costco prices were much lower > than my grocery stores. Now that you gave prices in your > response, I'll check and compare just for the heck of it. Odd > though that all those cans cost less per ounce than buying in > larger containers. > The club stores are very cheap on some items but you do have to buy larger quantities. We save enough to easily cover the membership, but you do have to be smart about it. Peanut butter is cheap, but they bundle two large jars together. I'm the only one in the house that eats it and it would start to go off by the time I got past half a jar. Great buy if you have a few kids eating it for lunch every day. Check out the meat prices too. |
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On Saturday, June 30, 2018 at 11:17:38 AM UTC-4, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> On 6/30/2018 7:21 AM, Gary wrote: > > > > > Now explained, your purchase doesn't sound as excessive as it did > > to me at first. For one, you drink 2 cans a day....normal enough. > > I however, only drink one (equivalent) a day and not even on > > weekends, just work days. Your purchase would have lasted me 6-7 > > months and sounds like overkill. > > 2 cans would last me a lifetime. > > > > > One thing though, and I'll check next time I go to the grocery > > store, is the prices. Perhaps the Costco prices were much lower > > than my grocery stores. Now that you gave prices in your > > response, I'll check and compare just for the heck of it. Odd > > though that all those cans cost less per ounce than buying in > > larger containers. > > > The club stores are very cheap on some items but you do have to buy > larger quantities. We save enough to easily cover the membership, but > you do have to be smart about it. Peanut butter is cheap, but they > bundle two large jars together. I'm the only one in the house that eats > it and it would start to go off by the time I got past half a jar. > Great buy if you have a few kids eating it for lunch every day. > > Check out the meat prices too. Not just the price, but the quality. Grocery stores hereabouts are hit-or-miss on quality. Most of their Choice beef is nearly Select, and no cheaper than Costco. Cindy Hamilton |
am ordering some stuff from Costco
"Yes" > wrote in message ... > Earlier this year I found out that Costco allows non-members to order > items for 2-day delivery from a subset of the items they carry. > > Fortunately for me, that includes canned V8 juice by the case. It > makes it convenient for me because I'm a pedestrian these days, and an > order gets delivered to my door step. A case containes 28 11.5 fl. oz. > cans and weighs around 22 lbs. Costco boxes them one case to a box. > > My current order should arrive tomorrow and includes 5 cases plus a 20 > oz package of cooked crumbled bacon bits. I tried the bacon out of > curiousity last time and found they worked quite well for me, uing them > as toppings and adding them for flavor to some other stuff I cooked. > Because they're already cooked, I don't have deal with cleaning up > after cooking bacon. That's a good enough reason for me to try them > again. > > The downside is that Cosco requires an order to amount to at least $75 > (U.S.) to qualify for free shipping. Costco also adds a 5% surcharge > to non-member purchases. At present, that still makes it cost > competitive and comes in just a bit cheaper than buying an equivalent > amount of the V8 46 fl oz cans (1 case of 28 11.5 fl oz cans = 7 46 fl > oz cans). > > John Look into Jet.com, Boxed.com and Walmart. Yes, Walmart has raised their online prices and they do own Jet but... One of those places might have cheaper prices. Most have 2 day delivery and the amount you need to order for free shipping is lower. |
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"Gary" > wrote in message ... > Yes wrote: >> >> Earlier this year I found out that Costco allows non-members to order >> items for 2-day delivery from a subset of the items they carry. >> >> Fortunately for me, that includes canned V8 juice by the case. It >> makes it convenient for me because I'm a pedestrian these days, and an >> order gets delivered to my door step. A case containes 28 11.5 fl. oz. >> cans and weighs around 22 lbs. Costco boxes them one case to a box. >> >> My current order should arrive tomorrow and includes 5 cases > > WTH? You bought 5 cases of 28 cans of V-8 each?????? > Are you one of those survivalists waiting for the apocalypse and > Mad Max scenario to kick in? > > I drink V-8 most days. I buy them by the plastic 64oz bottles. > One will last me a week. Very much cheaper than buying those > small cans. > > Just surprised that you bought so damn many of them at once. You > sound like Julie stocking up. Do you also have a deep cellar full > of canned goods, guns and years worth of ammo? heheheh I usually buy the bottle. Bought a case of the cans once. The canned is okay to cook with but IMO not good to drink. Has an off taste. After a year, I still had some cans left. I suppose if you drank a can or two daily, 5 cases wouldn't last that long. |
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On Monday, July 2, 2018 at 7:40:24 AM UTC-10, Julie Bove wrote:
> > Look into Jet.com, Boxed.com and Walmart. Yes, Walmart has raised their > online prices and they do own Jet but... One of those places might have > cheaper prices. Most have 2 day delivery and the amount you need to order > for free shipping is lower. I dropped my wife and step-mom at the Hawaii Theater in town yesterday and had a few hours to kill until they were finished. I went by Walmart and browsed the shelves. They had all kinds of brands that's not sold locally. I got two boxes of Jiffy cornbread mix for 59 cents each, whoopie! That made me happy. My daughter baked up a batch and I'm eating it now. Life is good. |
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Sqwertz wrote:
> > On Sat, 30 Jun 2018 11:17:34 -0400, Ed Pawlowski wrote: > > > The club stores are very cheap on some items but you do have to buy > > larger quantities. We save enough to easily cover the membership, but > > you do have to be smart about it. Peanut butter is cheap, but they > > bundle two large jars together. I'm the only one in the house that eats > > it and it would start to go off by the time I got past half a jar. > > I still have peanut butter in the pantry that open and still good > after 2+ ears. And it's not the first time. I'm surprised it > doesn't go rancid, but it doesn't. Both Jif and the store brand > have been 2+ years old and just fine. Current jar is about a year > and fine. I've never gone that long. I skipped half a jar once for about a month. It was fine but just the air in jar had evaporated it somewhat and it was disturbingly thicker. No big deal but I noticed and didn't like it. Talking about Jif here. That's the only pb I'll buy. |
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On 7/4/2018 12:58 AM, Sqwertz wrote:
> On Sat, 30 Jun 2018 11:17:34 -0400, Ed Pawlowski wrote: > >> The club stores are very cheap on some items but you do have to buy >> larger quantities. We save enough to easily cover the membership, but >> you do have to be smart about it. Peanut butter is cheap, but they >> bundle two large jars together. I'm the only one in the house that eats >> it and it would start to go off by the time I got past half a jar. > > I still have peanut butter in the pantry that open and still good > after 2+ ears. And it's not the first time. I'm surprised it > doesn't go rancid, but it doesn't. Both Jif and the store brand > have been 2+ years old and just fine. Current jar is about a year > and fine. It's so cheap it's like getting a free jar, even more, but I don't use that much peanut butter. But I grab a two pack whenever there's a coupon to add to my food drive donation. I know how you feel about that but I do drop off food when there's a drive. That aside, it's hard to turn down the deals when buying the large size is much cheaper than a small container at the supermarket. Assuming it's not perishable, I have a 'Costco closet' and store extra in there. nancy |
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On Wed, 4 Jul 2018 10:16:30 -0400, Nancy Young >
wrote: >On 7/4/2018 12:58 AM, Sqwertz wrote: >> On Sat, 30 Jun 2018 11:17:34 -0400, Ed Pawlowski wrote: >> >>> The club stores are very cheap on some items but you do have to buy >>> larger quantities. We save enough to easily cover the membership, but >>> you do have to be smart about it. Peanut butter is cheap, but they >>> bundle two large jars together. I'm the only one in the house that eats >>> it and it would start to go off by the time I got past half a jar. >> >> I still have peanut butter in the pantry that open and still good >> after 2+ ears. And it's not the first time. I'm surprised it >> doesn't go rancid, but it doesn't. Both Jif and the store brand >> have been 2+ years old and just fine. Current jar is about a year >> and fine. > >It's so cheap it's like getting a free jar, even more, but I don't >use that much peanut butter. But I grab a two pack whenever there's >a coupon to add to my food drive donation. I know how you feel about >that but I do drop off food when there's a drive. > >That aside, it's hard to turn down the deals when buying the large >size is much cheaper than a small container at the supermarket. >Assuming it's not perishable, I have a 'Costco closet' and store >extra in there. > >nancy Besides, I like to cook what I have a 'hankering for' that day.. Having a nice pantry allows that. |
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On 6/30/2018 7:21 AM, Gary wrote:
> > Btw - have you ever tried variations with your V-8? Sometimes a > good bit of pepper and even a shot of Worchestershire is good > too. > Along with pepper, Worcestershire and a dash of hot sauce... add a shot of vodka and you've got a Bloody Mary. :) Jill |
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On Wednesday, July 4, 2018 at 9:16:35 AM UTC-5, Nancy Young wrote:
> > On 7/4/2018 12:58 AM, Sqwertz wrote: > > > On Sat, 30 Jun 2018 11:17:34 -0400, Ed Pawlowski wrote: > > > >> The club stores are very cheap on some items but you do have to buy > >> larger quantities. We save enough to easily cover the membership, but > >> you do have to be smart about it. Peanut butter is cheap, but they > >> bundle two large jars together. I'm the only one in the house that eats > >> it and it would start to go off by the time I got past half a jar. > > > > I still have peanut butter in the pantry that open and still good > > after 2+ ears. And it's not the first time. I'm surprised it > > doesn't go rancid, but it doesn't. Both Jif and the store brand > > have been 2+ years old and just fine. Current jar is about a year > > and fine. > > It's so cheap it's like getting a free jar, even more, but I don't > use that much peanut butter. But I grab a two pack whenever there's > a coupon to add to my food drive donation. I know how you feel about > that but I do drop off food when there's a drive. > > That aside, it's hard to turn down the deals when buying the large > size is much cheaper than a small container at the supermarket. > Assuming it's not perishable, I have a 'Costco closet' and store > extra in there. > > Nancy > > I've had peanut butter longer than that and when opened it's as fresh as if it was packed last week. Smooth and creamy and no funky off taste, either. Nancy, I'm the same way about toilet paper, paper towels, and laundry/ dish detergent. It doesn't go bad, doesn't need refrigeration, and you ARE going to be needing it whether next week or 6 months from now. |
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Julie Bove wrote:
> >-- snipped -- > > I usually buy the bottle. Bought a case of the cans once. The canned > is okay to cook with but IMO not good to drink. Has an off taste. > After a year, I still had some cans left. I suppose if you drank a > can or two daily, 5 cases wouldn't last that long. I noticed a slightly off taste with the can (11.5 oz size) from that of the 46 fl oz bottle, but I found that the taste is not noticeable if I drink it from a glass instead of out of the can itself. John |
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On Wed, 4 Jul 2018 10:16:30 -0400, Nancy Young >
wrote: >On 7/4/2018 12:58 AM, Sqwertz wrote: >> On Sat, 30 Jun 2018 11:17:34 -0400, Ed Pawlowski wrote: >> >>> The club stores are very cheap on some items but you do have to buy >>> larger quantities. We save enough to easily cover the membership, but >>> you do have to be smart about it. Peanut butter is cheap, but they >>> bundle two large jars together. I'm the only one in the house that eats >>> it and it would start to go off by the time I got past half a jar. >> >> I still have peanut butter in the pantry that open and still good >> after 2+ ears. And it's not the first time. I'm surprised it >> doesn't go rancid, but it doesn't. Both Jif and the store brand >> have been 2+ years old and just fine. Current jar is about a year >> and fine. > >It's so cheap it's like getting a free jar, even more, but I don't >use that much peanut butter. But I grab a two pack whenever there's >a coupon to add to my food drive donation. I know how you feel about >that but I do drop off food when there's a drive. > >That aside, it's hard to turn down the deals when buying the large >size is much cheaper than a small container at the supermarket. >Assuming it's not perishable, I have a 'Costco closet' and store >extra in there. > >nancy When PB is kept in the fridge it'll keep well for 10+ years. PB can also be frozen, I always freeze Reese's PB cups, but then it doesn't last long, as I eat them faster. LOL |
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Julie Bove wrote:
> > -- snipped -- > > Look into Jet.com, Boxed.com and Walmart. Yes, Walmart has raised > their online prices and they do own Jet but... One of those places > might have cheaper prices. Most have 2 day delivery and the amount > you need to order for free shipping is lower. I originally used Walmart for ordering back around August 2017. Their prices were the best I could find at the time. In October 2017 or so they raised the prices dramatically and shifted to using a two price model - in store purchases were cheaper than the online prices for the same item. That's when I noticed Costco. It seems like Walmart has returned to using a single price on the V8 juice, at least the last time I looked. Walmart restricts the quantity that you can buy in ONE order. For example, you can buy up to but no more than 12 units of an item. For grocery items, I'm usually buying only the V8 juice. To get to Walmart's $35 (U.S.) minimum for free shipping, my order would include 12 46 fl oz bottles plus however many I'd need of some other item to reach the $35 minimum order. I can be rather obsessive about trying to max/min the shopping costs and items, so I'm finding that, given the current order quantities, using Costco works out OK for me. I think I ran across jet.com when I was doing my research, but went with Costco because I was more familiar with them and IIRC the prices were about the same. The other places I considered were Target, amazon and the big three grocers in town - Kroger, H.E.B. and Randalls. The grocers offer shipping, but the pricing just didn't work. Target didn't work out either for some reason. I simply can't express how outrageous I find amazon pricing can be. When I priced the V8 at amazon - as a non-member, amazon listed the case at $22. I've noticed similar issues on other grocery products as well. For example, I have a sweet tooth and really enjoy Eagle Brand Sweetened Condensed milk. Amazon was pricing a can at around $5 before adding in shipping. I can go to my local grocer and buy it for betwen $1.98 up to $2.29. I've since heard that amazon uses a "flexible" pricing strategy. I don't know if the information is true, but if so I feel sorry for the amazon's vendor. Since then, I've become much more wary about the prices for goods from amazon and do a bit more digging using shopping agents or going to a few retailers that would carry the same product just to check prices. When I first saw the prices on amazon's site, I called up their customer service number to ask for more details. The agent said that the price to members was less. I was not interested at the time in subscribing to their amazon prime membership, so I didn't investigate further. Things have changed recently, and I'm starting to get more interested because of the digital services amazon offers. Does anyone have a current amazon prime memberhip and can give more insight into its prices, for example, the V8? From what I had read before now, it seemed like the only major benefit to me would be waiving shipping costs. But I only buy stuff from amazon about once a year, so that didn't seem like a big reason to join - current annual membership fee is I think around $100. ?? If I join, it'd be due more to the digital content - books and movies - than for grocery items. I am curious to see how things turn out now that amazon bought Whole Foods. John |
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Sqwertz wrote:
> On Fri, 29 Jun 2018 05:15:51 -0000 (UTC), Yes wrote: > > > Earlier this year I found out that Costco allows non-members to > > order items for 2-day delivery from a subset of the items they > > carry. > > I just now placed an order with Costco for a couple "Members Only" > items. I used a membership number but it's not mine. I used my > name, address, and credit card # and they get the executive member > rebate 2% for my order. > > It didn't complain that the name/address on the membership didn't > match any of my shipping or payment details. Orders go through > fine. > > -sw Good for you :-) My nephew used to belong but not anymore. My sister has a Sam's club membership. Perhaps I'll check with her to do something similar. When she had her business, sometimes we would go to the local Sam's Club store to graze their samples while she did her shopping. What I've found interesting is that both Costco and Sam's let non-members browse their sites. John |
am ordering some stuff from Costco
On Wed, 4 Jul 2018 17:39:08 -0000 (UTC), "Yes"
> wrote: >Sqwertz wrote: > >> On Fri, 29 Jun 2018 05:15:51 -0000 (UTC), Yes wrote: >> >> > Earlier this year I found out that Costco allows non-members to >> > order items for 2-day delivery from a subset of the items they >> > carry. >> >> I just now placed an order with Costco for a couple "Members Only" >> items. I used a membership number but it's not mine. I used my >> name, address, and credit card # and they get the executive member >> rebate 2% for my order. >> >> It didn't complain that the name/address on the membership didn't >> match any of my shipping or payment details. Orders go through >> fine. >> >> -sw > >Good for you :-) My nephew used to belong but not anymore. > >My sister has a Sam's club membership. Perhaps I'll check with her to >do something similar. When she had her business, sometimes we would go >to the local Sam's Club store to graze their samples while she did her >shopping. > >What I've found interesting is that both Costco and Sam's let >non-members browse their sites. > >John What a good way to get more memberships |
am ordering some stuff from Costco
Gary wrote:
> -- snipped -- > > One thing though, and I'll check next time I go to the grocery > store, is the prices. Perhaps the Costco prices were much lower > than my grocery stores. Now that you gave prices in your > response, I'll check and compare just for the heck of it. Odd > though that all those cans cost less per ounce than buying in > larger containers. I was surprised also. I would have thought the price per fl. oz. would have dropped as the amount increased. My sister pointed it out to me a long time ago because she was regularly buying it for our brother at the time. I couldn't believe it, so I plugged in the numbers in a spreadsheet - seeing is believing. I still find myself amazed and double check before placing an order. > > Anyway, I commented but not to offend, just tease you a bit as it > sounded like overkill to me. I see now that it's not overkill > especially since you had to meet the free delivery amount, and > also the pedestrian factor. :) OK > > Btw - have you ever tried variations with your V-8? Sometimes a > good bit of pepper and even a shot of Worchestershire is good > too. I've thought about it, but never did anything. Like someone else mentioned, it's the making for a Bloody Mary, although if I remember correctly, a Bloody Mary traditionally uses tomato juice. I've tried the other flavors V8 offers, such as the fusion ones, the low sodium and their high fiber versions. They don't really appeal to my taste buds. John |
am ordering some stuff from Costco
On 7/4/2018 1:29 PM, Yes wrote:
> > I simply can't express how outrageous I find amazon pricing can be. > When I priced the V8 at amazon - as a non-member, amazon listed the > case at $22. I've noticed similar issues on other grocery products as > well. For example, I have a sweet tooth and really enjoy Eagle Brand > Sweetened Condensed milk. Amazon was pricing a can at around $5 before > adding in shipping. I can go to my local grocer and buy it for betwen > $1.98 up to $2.29. > > I've since heard that amazon uses a "flexible" pricing strategy. I > don't know if the information is true, but if so I feel sorry for the > amazon's vendor. > > Does anyone have a current amazon prime memberhip and can give more > insight into its prices, for example, the V8? From what I had read > before now, it seemed like the only major benefit to me would be > waiving shipping costs. With Prime Panty is is 2.98 a sixpack or https://smile.amazon.com/V8-Original...ce+5.5+oz+case Or you can get 8 packs 22.65 for 48 cans https://smile.amazon.com/V8-Original...oz%2Bcase&th=1 Amazon pricing is usually pretty good, but if it is from 3rd prty vendors it can be very high. Overall, I like Prime and pricing is decent but like anything, look carefully. |
am ordering some stuff from Costco
On 7/4/2018 2:17 PM, Yes wrote:
>> >> Btw - have you ever tried variations with your V-8? Sometimes a >> good bit of pepper and even a shot of Worchestershire is good >> too. > > I've thought about it, but never did anything. Like someone else > mentioned, it's the making for a Bloody Mary, although if I remember > correctly, a Bloody Mary traditionally uses tomato juice. Sure it does. V-8 tastes better (to me) than tarted up tomato juice. > I've tried > the other flavors V8 offers, such as the fusion ones, the low sodium > and their high fiber versions. They don't really appeal to my taste > buds. > > John > Well, no one is telling you to buy those iterations. You tried them, won't buy them again. Cool. Original V-8 juice is a very good base for a Bloody Mary. V-8 is also a great addition to vegetable soup if it needs a bit more liquid. According to Cook's Illustrated: https://athingshared.com/quick-vegetable-soup-v8-juice/ The point is you can do a lot more with V-8 than just pour it in a glass (plain) and drink it. But hey, if that's how you like it, enjoy. :) Jill |
am ordering some stuff from Costco
On 7/4/2018 2:31 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> With Prime Panty is is 2.98 a sixpack or I didn't expect this kind of talk from you. nancy |
am ordering some stuff from Costco
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am ordering some stuff from Costco
"Sqwertz" > wrote in message ... > On Sat, 30 Jun 2018 11:17:34 -0400, Ed Pawlowski wrote: > >> The club stores are very cheap on some items but you do have to buy >> larger quantities. We save enough to easily cover the membership, but >> you do have to be smart about it. Peanut butter is cheap, but they >> bundle two large jars together. I'm the only one in the house that eats >> it and it would start to go off by the time I got past half a jar. > > I still have peanut butter in the pantry that open and still good > after 2+ ears. And it's not the first time. I'm surprised it > doesn't go rancid, but it doesn't. Both Jif and the store brand > have been 2+ years old and just fine. Current jar is about a year > and fine. I had some kind once that came from Costco. Can't remember the brand. It was only a few days past the use by date and it was rancid. |
am ordering some stuff from Costco
"Gary" > wrote in message ... > Sqwertz wrote: >> >> On Sat, 30 Jun 2018 11:17:34 -0400, Ed Pawlowski wrote: >> >> > The club stores are very cheap on some items but you do have to buy >> > larger quantities. We save enough to easily cover the membership, but >> > you do have to be smart about it. Peanut butter is cheap, but they >> > bundle two large jars together. I'm the only one in the house that >> > eats >> > it and it would start to go off by the time I got past half a jar. >> >> I still have peanut butter in the pantry that open and still good >> after 2+ ears. And it's not the first time. I'm surprised it >> doesn't go rancid, but it doesn't. Both Jif and the store brand >> have been 2+ years old and just fine. Current jar is about a year >> and fine. > > I've never gone that long. I skipped half a jar once for about a > month. It was fine but just the air in jar had evaporated it > somewhat and it was disturbingly thicker. No big deal but I > noticed and didn't like it. Talking about Jif here. That's the > only pb I'll buy. Trust me in that you do not want to eat rancid peanut butter. Do that once and you won't forget it. Ick! |
am ordering some stuff from Costco
Julie Bove wrote:
> > "Gary" wrote: > > I've never gone that long. I skipped half a jar once for about a > > month. It was fine but just the air in jar had evaporated it > > somewhat and it was disturbingly thicker. No big deal but I > > noticed and didn't like it. Talking about Jif here. That's the > > only pb I'll buy. > > Trust me in that you do not want to eat rancid peanut butter. Do that once > and you won't forget it. Ick! I'll bet you bought that nasty organic peanut butter. Only space people eat that crap. Keep in fridge, stir oil back in before using. Yeah..try stirring oil back into cold peanut butter. |
am ordering some stuff from Costco
On Mon, 09 Jul 2018 10:37:17 -0400, Gary > wrote:
>Julie Bove wrote: >> >> "Gary" wrote: >> > I've never gone that long. I skipped half a jar once for about a >> > month. It was fine but just the air in jar had evaporated it >> > somewhat and it was disturbingly thicker. No big deal but I >> > noticed and didn't like it. Talking about Jif here. That's the >> > only pb I'll buy. >> >> Trust me in that you do not want to eat rancid peanut butter. Do that once >> and you won't forget it. Ick! > >I'll bet you bought that nasty organic peanut butter. Only space >people eat that crap. Keep in fridge, stir oil back in before >using. Yeah..try stirring oil back into cold peanut butter. You're supposed to stir in the oil while PB is at room temperature, and then refrigerate to prevent seperation. I stopped eating peanut butter about twenty years ago, no reason, just tired of it. The few times I've gotten the urge for PB I'd buy some Reeses PB cups. |
am ordering some stuff from Costco
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am ordering some stuff from Costco
jmcquown wrote:
> > The only ingredients in the peanut butter I buy are ground > peanuts & salt. No added solidifiers or chemicals. And that is my problem with all natural. Only peanut, salt, and maybe a bit more oil. I love peanuts but that tastes too much like peanuts. hahh go figure. My to go for is Jif. It adds a bit of sugar and whatever but that is killer for me. I eat it often. > I like peanut butter toast for breakfast from time to time. :) I eat it often for snacks. Never had a jar go out of date. For snacks anytime of day. Back so many years ago, when my wife left, I gave her custody of that nasty natural peanut butter that we kept in the fridge. Good riddance to both of you. ;) |
am ordering some stuff from Costco
On 7/9/2018 12:47 PM, Gary wrote:
> jmcquown wrote: >> >> The only ingredients in the peanut butter I buy are ground >> peanuts & salt. No added solidifiers or chemicals. > > And that is my problem with all natural. Only peanut, salt, and > maybe a bit more oil. > > I love peanuts but that tastes too much like peanuts. hahh go > figure. My to go for is Jif. It adds a bit of sugar and whatever > but that is killer for me. I eat it often. > Gary. If you like sugar in peanut butter by all means, enjoy it. Some of us don't want that. Nor thickeners. You buy what you want, I'll buy what I want. I doubt JIF is going out of business any time soon. No worries! >> I like peanut butter toast for breakfast from time to time. :) > > I eat it often for snacks. Never had a jar go out of date. For > snacks anytime of day. Back so many years ago, when my wife left, > I gave her custody of that nasty natural peanut butter that we > kept in the fridge. Good riddance to both of you. ;) > Well hey. I'm sure she was thrilled to get custody of the PB! I was actually replying about why I prefer, stir and refrigerate natural peanut butter. I stir it up while it is still at room temp, then refrigerate it. Tastes like peanut butter. The only oil is peanut oil from hmmm, the peanuts. It sounds to me like you don't really like peanut butter. Whatever. Jill |
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