From the monthly archives:

July 2009

Zebra Z-Grip Retractable Ball Point Pen

July 26, 2009

Pens. What can I say? I rarely need them, but when I do, none are around. At least, none that work. I have a ton of pens that are dried out, jammed or whatever. With that in mind, I spotted this 40 unit case of Zebra Z-Grip Retractable Ball Point Pens in assorted colors at [...]

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Oxi Clean: Costco Instant Rebate

July 26, 2009

Costco regularly sells a 15 lb box of Oxi-Clean for $16.99. Currently, Costco has an instant manufacturer’s rebate of $4.00, which drops the price down to $12.99. So, if the sales prices at traditional retail stores are almost as good as the regular prices at Costco, how good are Costco’s sales prices? Mind you that [...]

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Mini-Wheats

July 15, 2009

Costco sells a 70 ounce box of Kellogg’s Frosted Mini-Wheats for $8.49, or $0.121 per ounce. Safeway sells a 24 ounce box of Frosted Mini-Wheats for a new low price of $4.49, or $0.187 per ounce. Wow! So, Costco is saving me $4.62 per box, compared to the Safeway per ounce price. If I consume [...]

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Tide HE on Sale

July 14, 2009

Safeway is selling a 96 load jug of Tide 2x Ultra for $17.99. That’s $0.187 per load. That’s better than the per load price at Costco and Target for HE detergent. However, we’re not talking about a lot of money being saved here. For 96 loads, the Safeway sale price will save you 38 cents [...]

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Brita Filter

July 14, 2009

Costco sells a 10 pack of Brita filters for $41.99. The math is really easy for this one. $4.199 per filter. Target sells a 6 pack of Brita filters for $29.69, or $4.948 per filter. If you change your filter every two months, that’s six filters per year or an annual savings of $4.50 by [...]

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Asian Food at Costco

July 14, 2009

Costco sells an expanding mix of Asian foods. In addition to Ling Ling potstickers and jasmine rice, I have also seen edamame, shrimp won ton soup, and steamed pork buns. During my latest visit, I spotted a 32 ounce bottle of Lee Kum Kee Premium Oyster Sauce for $6.89. So, how competitive is the cost [...]

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Milk at 99 Ranch

July 14, 2009

99 Ranch sells all varieties of Berkeley milk for $3.79 per gallon. I can taste the difference between different brands of ice cream and yogurt, but milk is pretty much milk to me. So, one gallon of homogenized milk for $3.79 at 99 Ranch or two gallons for $3.99 at Costco? Even if you cannot [...]

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Got Milk from Costco?

July 11, 2009

Costco sells Kirkland Signature homogenized milk 2×1 gallon for $3.99 and Kirkland Signature nonfat milk 2×1 gallon for $3.19. You have to buy 2 gallons at a time. No mix and match, unless you visit the Hawaii Kai Costco where you can purchase individual gallons. However, the pricing will probably be different. Safeway advertises Lucerne [...]

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Tide Laundry Detergent: Costco v. Coupon

July 11, 2009

How special are advertised specials? Usually, I just toss the marketing flyers straight into the recycling bin. However, this time, I decided to take a closer look. I buy laundry detergent from Costco under the assumption that more = cheaper. But is it? Costco sells a 170 oz jug of Tide HE Liquid for $20.99. [...]

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Apple iPod Touch

July 10, 2009

Apple sells the iPod Touch 8GB for $229.00 and the 16GB for $299.00. If you don’t want to pay full retail, Costco sells the 8GB for $214.99 and the 16GB for $274.99, which is a few cents more than Amazon. I was really surprised that the iPod Touch 8GB was selling for more than $200 [...]

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