In article >,
Eddie > wrote:
>Went shopping at Costco today. By myself. Wife said: *NO* meats!
>Passed by the meat department and saw rib-eye boneless (prime rib) for
>$6.99 lb. cry-o-vac. (bone-in was $6.39 lb) I thought that was
>rather cheap, so I asked my buddy Jimmy who works in the meat
>department about the price. Said they dropped the price yesterday
>(Mon.) and will raise it back to around 9 or 10 bucks a lb. next Mon.
>Pork boston blade and picnic is .95 cents a lb. Down from $1.29.
>
>Eddie in San Jose
>
>oh, bought 15.5 lb pack of rib-eye. Dangit, just couldn't resist.

And what did Wife say?

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Steve Wertz wrote:
> The San Jose and Santa Cruz Costo's have the best meat.
> Especially ribeyes.

And the same cut of meat would differ at different Costcos how?
And why?

NY srips were great, bought serveral whole pkgs. Salmon is the best I've
tasted. Wayyyy better than the supermarkets!
"Eddie" > wrote in message
...
> Went shopping at Costco today. By myself. Wife said: *NO* meats!
> Passed by the meat department and saw rib-eye boneless (prime rib) for
> $6.99 lb. cry-o-vac. (bone-in was $6.39 lb) I thought that was
> rather cheap, so I asked my buddy Jimmy who works in the meat
> department about the price. Said they dropped the price yesterday
> (Mon.) and will raise it back to around 9 or 10 bucks a lb. next Mon.
> Pork boston blade and picnic is .95 cents a lb. Down from $1.29.
>
> Eddie in San Jose
>
> oh, bought 15.5 lb pack of rib-eye. Dangit, just couldn't resist.
>

>
> Because they contract with semi-local farmers. All the meat in
> Northern CA comes from a large farm in Vaccaville. Southern CA
> Costco's have a different supplier. And the stuff in TX comes
> from.... drum roll ... Texas.
>
> You've been mislead into thinking there's some sort of central CostCo
> Cow Facility, mooing away somewhere in Oaklomaha.
>
> -sw


Are you sure about this? There's more cows fed and slaughtered in SW Kansas
thatn anywhere else in the country. That'd be the towns of Dodge Ctiy,
Garden City and Liberal. My Costco in Fresno sells cryovac beef from
National Beef, which is located in Liberal KS, my hometown (the beef plant
ruined the town I might add).

Ok, someone go to the Beef Council or USDA or something and prove me
wrong.......................

Spud