Shopping for Nutella

August 17, 2010

I had known about Smart & Final for about 20 years, but had not set foot inside an actual store until last month. Basically, Costco and a few other stores offered pretty much everything I needed so I never had the need to visit another warehouse store. However, since a Smart & Final was located [...]

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GelPro Chef’s Mat

June 30, 2010

I’ve been considering GelPro Chef’s Mat as a replacement for the carpet runner I’ve been using in the kitchen. The carpet runner was relatively inexpensive at Costco, but it had been consistently getting dirty and may have made one too many trips into the washer such that the rubber back has started to break down. [...]

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Steel Cut Oats

May 4, 2010

Costco is selling Bob’s Red Mill Steel Cut Oats. $4.79 for a 72 ounce bag, which comes to $0.067 per ounce. If you buy direct from Bob’s Red Mill, a 54 ounce bag costs $4.33, which is $0.080 per ounce. Before I purchased Steel Cut Oats from Costco, I had only tried the more traditional [...]

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Verilux UVC Sanitizing Wand

February 24, 2010

I love shopping at Costco. One of the true joys of a Costco membership is the weekly treasure hunt. Every once in a while, I will come across a new product that I have never heard of. Last weekend, I spotted the Verilux UVC Sanitizing Wand. This magic wand, all for a one-time easy payment [...]

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Sony 46″ LCD TV

February 24, 2010

Back in July of 2008, Costco was selling a Sony 46″ 1080P Bravia LCD HDTV (KDL46WL135) for $1,999.99. Fast forward 18 months later, Costco now sells a Sony 46″ 1080P LCD HDTV (KDL46VL150) for $799.99. Had I known that 60% fall in prices were in store, I would have waited it out. But for those [...]

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Target Temporary Price Cut

January 2, 2010

Last summer, I found a San Francisco Bay Area Target selling a 6 lb tub of Oxi Clean for $8.49, which reflected a temporary price cut off the $9.99 regular price. So, is $9.99 the real regular price? During the winter break, I was able to shop at a Southern California Target. I wasn’t really [...]

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Frosted Mini-Wheats at Target

December 27, 2009

I was checking out the new Target at the Sunnyvale Town Center. Since it featured a grocery section, I wanted to see how competitive the prices were with the places I usually frequent. Target was selling an 18 oz. box of Frosted Mini-Wheats for $3.09 or $0.172 per ounce. Wal-Mart was selling the same size [...]

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Diestel Whole Brined Turkey at Costco

December 27, 2009

Costco was selling Diestel Whole Brined Turkeys for $0.97 per pound. The catch? These were on sale AFTER Thanksgiving. Talk about a Black Friday sale. I had spotted these same turkeys just before Thanksgiving selling for close to $4.00 per pound. However, since I needed about 20 pounds of turkey and I wasn’t willing to [...]

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Verka Yogurt at Costco

December 13, 2009

This week, the giant tub of Mountain High Yoghurt for $3.89 was missing at the local Costco. In its place, I spotted a 64 ounce tub of Verka Original Yogurt selling for $3.79. I’ve never heard of the Verka brand before. Apparently, it’s an Indian dairy company located in San Jose, CA. From an environmental [...]

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J.A. Henckels 10 Piece Forged Knife Set

December 12, 2009

Last month, I picked up a J.A. Henckels 10 Piece Forged Knife Set at Costco for $139.99 after an instant rebate of $30.00. Of course, unless you are actually tracking prices, you cannot tell whether the post-rebate price is a good price. Did the seller raise the price and then offer a rebate for difference? [...]

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