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Food

Cream Style Corn

September 11, 2009

I really don’t understand the concept of member pricing at supermarkets. Although the member pricing at supermarkets usually is not competitive with Costco, it still looks quite enticing when compared to the jacked-up non-member price. And, if you track prices at all, you will realize how completely ridiculous the non-member pricing is. LIke it’s a [...]

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Ice Cream

August 27, 2009

This comparison is a bit different than all the others because Costco only sells one brand of ice cream: Kirkland Signature. Of course, you can pick up a box of Haagen-Dazs bars or occasionally a tub of gelato. However, for straightforward ice cream, I’ve never seen anything other than the house brand, which really is [...]

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Mini-Wheats at Wal-Mart

August 24, 2009

Last month, I compared the price of Frosted Mini-Wheats at Costco and Safeway. This past weekend, I stopped by Wal-Mart to shop around. Wal-Mart sells an 18 oz. box of Kellogg’s Frosted Mini-Wheats for $2.33, or $0.129 per ounce. Costco is still the store to beat, but you have to buy a 70 oz. box. [...]

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S&W Corn

August 18, 2009

Summer is a great time for corn. Every week, I buy 10 ears of the freshest corn for $6.00 from the Mountain View Farmers Market. The yellow corn is the sweetest, but the white and the bi-color corn are delicious as well. Unfortunately, during the week, I have to turn to the canned corn stored [...]

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Why Shopping at Costco Won’t Make You Rich

August 7, 2009

I read an interesting article on Time entitled Why Exercise Won’t Make You Thin. The problem occurs when you “reward” yourself after a workout. All of a sudden, the calories that you had worked so hard to burn are quickly replenished by a treat or a sports drink. The same rule applies when shopping at [...]

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Kokuho Rose Extra Fancy Rice

August 7, 2009

Pay attention to the quantity, not just the price. At first glance, I thought Costco was selling Kokuho Rice at a higher price than 99 Ranch. After all, a 20 lb. bag of rice doesn’t look too different from a 25 lb. bag of rice, especially when both bags are not next to each other. [...]

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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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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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