On Thu, 02 Dec 2010 16:21:32 -0800, Dan Abel wrote:

> In article >,
> "jmcquown" > wrote:
>
>> This stolen shopping cart thing doesn't make much sense. But hey,
>> who am I to judge people?
>
> It's Costco, it's a different culture.

This was Lucky's at 5th and Santa Clara Street in San Jose. But
same principle. They don't have courtesy clerks or basket buzzer
buttons in every isle.

-sw

Sqwertz wrote:
> On Thu, 2 Dec 2010 15:27:20 -0500, Nancy Young wrote:
>
>> Even worse at Costco, people fall into a zombie-like state when
>> they see free samples, they crowd around and you can't get past
>> them or their abandoned carts. People, it's just some canned soup!
>> You're creeping me out! Heh.
>
> But on a good day, you can get a free lunch at CostCo. And if you
> still aren't satiated, there's the $1.50 hot dog or $2 slice at the
> snack bar.
>
> Or you could just graze.

I have nothing against the samples, even if one sample dude did have
a hissy fit at me once. Kind of put me off. But it's the way people
get this look in their eyes like ... SAMPLES, MUST GO TO SAMPLES
and stand around in a crowd like they never saw free crackers
before, geez. Even then I wouldn't care if there wasn't a traffic jam
of carts.

Luckily, being of the leisure set (harrr), usually I don't see too many
samples since I go early during the week. And sometimes I get
a churro on my way out, for a buck. It's all good.

nancy

On Thu, 2 Dec 2010 20:01:11 -0600, Sqwertz >
wrote:

>On Thu, 2 Dec 2010 18:15:05 -0500, jmcquown wrote:
>
>> "Sqwertz" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> On Thu, 2 Dec 2010 10:36:26 -0800 (PST), lainie wrote:
>>>
>>>> Beats me why people have to have their carts right beside them when
>>>> they shop. Just back from Costco where the book/video aisle was
>>>> crammed with carts taking up space that three or four people could
>>>> have used. Jeez, like someone's going to steal stuff that hasn't been
>>>> paid for yet.
>>>
>>> Well, Hrmpf! I NEVER!
>>>
>>>> Park the carts out of the way people!! e.
>>>
>>> I do this all the time. At busy times my cart gets put flush up
>>> against an endcap out of the way.
>>>
>>> And if I go to get a sample at CostCo, my cart is at least 10 feet
>>> away.
>>>
>>> I have had my whole shopping cart stolen, the contents laid out on
>>> a Little Debbie display. But I caught the lady who did it, and it
>>> wasn't pretty.
>>>
>>> -sw
>>
>> Why on earth would someone steal your shopping cart?
>
>Because she and her daughter only had a hand basket and ended up
>buying more than they could carry.

Costco Does Not have hand baskets Only Shopping Carts, now if it was
at Safeway or Tesko they'd be shot on the spot for cart rustling.

On Thu, 02 Dec 2010 18:57:13 -0500, Dave Smith wrote:

> Say "excuse me" politely.
> Then say "excuse me" louder.
> Then ram the cart out of the wY.

I couldn't have said it better. Why bother trying to be dramatic
about it?

-sw

In article >,
Sqwertz > wrote:

> On Thu, 2 Dec 2010 16:15:37 -0800 (PST), lainie wrote:
>
> > On Dec 2, 6:40*pm, Sqwertz > wrote:
> >> On Thu, 2 Dec 2010 15:27:20 -0500, Nancy Young wrote:
> >>> Even worse at Costco, people fall into a zombie-like state when
> >>> they see free samples, they crowd around and you can't get past
> >>> them or their abandoned carts. *People, it's just some canned soup!
> >>> You're creeping me out! *Heh.
> >>
> >> But on a good day, you can get a free lunch at CostCo. *And if you
> >> still aren't satiated, there's the $1.50 hot dog or $2 slice at the
> >> snack bar.
> >>
> >> Or you could just graze.
> >>
> >> -sw
> >
> > Grazing wasn't an option today, too many people and not enough
> > samples, although I almost bought fries for $2.19!
>
> Fries?!? At CostCo? Tell me more...

Burgers, too. It's spelled C A N A D A.

--
Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA

On Dec 2, 12:15*pm, Cindy Hamilton >
wrote:
> On Dec 2, 2:18*pm, lainie > wrote:
>
>
>
> > On Dec 2, 2:00*pm, Cindy Hamilton > wrote:
>
> > > On Dec 2, 1:36*pm, lainie > wrote:
>
> > > > Beats me why people have to have their carts right beside them when
> > > > they shop. *Just back from Costco where the book/video aisle was
> > > > crammed with carts taking up space that three or four people could
> > > > have used. *Jeez, like someone's going to steal stuff that hasn't been
> > > > paid for yet. *Park the carts out of the way people!! *e.
>
> > > So, you park your cart, run up and down the aisles, and carry
> > > stuff back to the cart? *Doesn't sound very efficient to me.
>
> > "Book, videos, cd's etc. *Most people enjoy browsing in these aisles.
> > Kind of hard to browse or even get close if carts are parked in the
> > way.
>
> Fair enough. *I don't shop at Costco. *There isn't one close enough,
> although we're supposed to get one in a year or two.
>


Think twice before you join the cult, unless you have a big family.

On Dec 2, 5:19*pm, Sqwertz > wrote:
> On Thu, 2 Dec 2010 12:10:11 -0800 (PST), projectile vomit chick
> wrote:
>
> > On Dec 2, 12:51 pm, Chemo the Clown > wrote:
> >> When I see that I just park my cart out of the way and walk down the
> >> aisle to look at whatever I'm interested in. Life's just too short to
> >> worry about shit like that.
>
> That's exactly my theory as well.
>
> > But yet it's long enough for you to sit around here posting boring
> > brainfarts 24/7. * hahahahahahaaaaaa
>
> Look who the hell is talking!

Touchè!

On Thu, 02 Dec 2010 21:38:04 -0800, Dan Abel wrote:

> In article >,
> Sqwertz > wrote:
>
>> Fries?!? At CostCo? Tell me more...
>
> Burgers, too. It's spelled C A N A D A.

Somebody posted a Newfoundland CostCo menu the other day. No
burger and fries.

I thought maybe she was talking about bull testicles. Where do
they all go? Sheldon?

-sw

> Luckily, being of the leisure set (harrr), usually I don't see too many
> samples since I go early during the week. And sometimes I get
> a churro on my way out, for a buck. It's all good.

Saturday is the day for non-civilized grazing. Unfortunately it's
also day they mark down things to ridiculous prices to get rid of
them. You have to get here before 11:00am and really look at the
prices of everything because they don't make it obvious.

Last week it was a 36-pack package of Wrigleys or Trident gum for
$1.99. Sorry, but 4 out of 4 dentists don't recommend chewing gum
in the first place.

Nobody else around us noticed the ridiculous price until I pointed
it out. Then they all decided to chew gum.

Just keep it off the sidewalks, folks.

-sw

"spamtrap1888" > wrote in message
...
On Dec 2, 12:15 pm, Cindy Hamilton >
wrote:
> On Dec 2, 2:18 pm, lainie > wrote:
>
>
>
> > On Dec 2, 2:00 pm, Cindy Hamilton > wrote:
>
> > > On Dec 2, 1:36 pm, lainie > wrote:
>
> > > > Beats me why people have to have their carts right beside them when
> > > > they shop. Just back from Costco where the book/video aisle was
> > > > crammed with carts taking up space that three or four people could
> > > > have used. Jeez, like someone's going to steal stuff that hasn't
> > > > been
> > > > paid for yet. Park the carts out of the way people!! e.
>
> > > So, you park your cart, run up and down the aisles, and carry
> > > stuff back to the cart? Doesn't sound very efficient to me.
>
> > "Book, videos, cd's etc. Most people enjoy browsing in these aisles.
> > Kind of hard to browse or even get close if carts are parked in the
> > way.
>
> Fair enough. I don't shop at Costco. There isn't one close enough,
> although we're supposed to get one in a year or two.
>


Think twice before you join the cult, unless you have a big family.

I have a small family but I found out that I am still saving a lot of money.
That said, I buy relatively few things there. I found their potatoes and
onions to be rotten so many times that I won't buy them there. I do buy
baby carrots, sliced apples, sometimes peppers, cottage cheese, cheddar and
other cheeses, ground beef, chicken, canned foods and drinks, paper
products, cat litter, hummus, vitamins and sometimes gifts. I'm sure I left
a few things off of that list. Most of what they sell comes in too large of
amounts for my needs. But I am saving a ton of money on what I do buy.

On Dec 2, 2:42*pm, "l, not -l" > wrote:
> On *2-Dec-2010, Chemo the Clown > wrote:
>
> > Get yourself a bullhorn and just say... EXCUSE MEEEE!!!!!!!
>
> Why "EXCUSE MEEEE!!!!!!!"? * You're not the one causing the problem, they
> are. * Wish I had the nerve to say what I'm thinking - "Move it, assh*le"
>
There was a lady who butted in line in the self checkout at Maplewood
Wal Mart on TG day, and wouldn't get out even after the attendant
asked her twice. As soon as she was leaving (so she couldn't slow
things even more) I said to her, "You're a real asshole." She said,
"What?" and I repeated, "You're a real asshole." She might not have
understood enough English to know exactly what I said, but her
daughter (~11 or 12) and son (~7 or 8) almost certainly did.

--Bryan

Julie Bove wrote:

> I have a small family but I found out that I am still saving a lot of
> money. That said, I buy relatively few things there. I found their
> potatoes and onions to be rotten so many times that I won't buy them
> there. I do buy baby carrots, sliced apples, sometimes peppers,
> cottage cheese, cheddar and other cheeses, ground beef, chicken,
> canned foods and drinks, paper products, cat litter, hummus, vitamins
> and sometimes gifts. I'm sure I left a few things off of that list.
> Most of what they sell comes in too large of amounts for my needs.
> But I am saving a ton of money on what I do buy.

Same here, and it doesn't cost me anything to belong with the
cash back I get from my Costco American Express and my
executive membership. They have great deals on sheets and
towels, too. I couldn't find towels that fit what I wanted, finally
I thought to check them out at Costco. Got 8 big bath towels for
50 something dollars, it's crazy. And they are nice. Queen sheets
for $35 anyone? Nice cotton sheets, not flimsy cotton/poly.

As far as the sizes go, a lot of times they sell multiples of an item
bundled together rather than one large container, they know people
don't need that 5 pound can of tuna.

nancy

On 2010-12-02, jmcquown > wrote:

> Why on earth would someone steal your shopping cart?

(notbob sheepishly raises hand....)

Guilty!

I must admit, that during the occasional senior shopping moment, I
have been known to unintentionally wonder off with someone else's cart.
Usually, it's a short lived thing, only a few seconds before I realize
I'm not pushing my cart, but it is embarrassing. In my own defense, I
will say it's usually cuz I'll often park my cart away, out of a high
traffic area, so as to not contribute to jes the sort of jams and
bottlenecks we're discussing, then absentmindedly come back and grab
the wrong cart. I always get the cart back to the rightful owner with
little fuss and have always been forgiven my blunder. Fortunately,
I'm not so far gone I've walked off with a cart with a kid in it!! 8\

nb

On 03/12/2010 7:13 AM, Bryan wrote:

> There was a lady who butted in line in the self checkout at Maplewood
> Wal Mart on TG day, and wouldn't get out even after the attendant
> asked her twice. As soon as she was leaving (so she couldn't slow
> things even more) I said to her, "You're a real asshole." She said,
> "What?" and I repeated, "You're a real asshole." She might not have
> understood enough English to know exactly what I said, but her
> daughter (~11 or 12) and son (~7 or 8) almost certainly did.



About two months ago I was at a local coffee shop and waiting patiently
in line when a woman came a long and weaseled her way in front of me. I
sort of manouvered my way around so that she wasn't really in front of
me. Then when the counter person said "next" the woman started to giver
her order. I said "excuse me. but I was here before you". The woman
looked shocked and said "I'm sorry".

Sorry? Sorry that she got caught? Sorry that she didn't get away with it?

On Dec 3, 9:32*am, notbob > wrote:
> On 2010-12-02, jmcquown > wrote:
>
> > Why on earth would someone steal your shopping cart? *
>
> (notbob sheepishly raises hand....)
>
> Guilty!
>
> I must admit, that during the occasional senior shopping moment, I
> have been known to unintentionally wonder off with someone else's cart.
> Usually, it's a short lived thing, only a few seconds before I realize
> I'm not pushing my cart, but it is embarrassing. *In my own defense, I
> will say it's usually cuz I'll often park my cart away, out of a high
> traffic area, so as to not contribute to jes the sort of jams and
> bottlenecks we're discussing, then absentmindedly come back and grab
> the wrong cart. *I always get the cart back to the rightful owner with
> little fuss and have always been forgiven my blunder. *Fortunately,
> I'm not so far gone I've walked off with a cart with a kid in it!! *8\
>
> nb *

Yes, that's the downside of parking your cart out of the way. I often
forget where I've put it!!

On Fri, 3 Dec 2010 08:57:41 -0500, "Nancy Young"
> wrote:

>Julie Bove wrote:
>
>> I have a small family but I found out that I am still saving a lot of
>> money. That said, I buy relatively few things there. I found their
>> potatoes and onions to be rotten so many times that I won't buy them
>> there. I do buy baby carrots, sliced apples, sometimes peppers,
>> cottage cheese, cheddar and other cheeses, ground beef, chicken,
>> canned foods and drinks, paper products, cat litter, hummus, vitamins
>> and sometimes gifts. I'm sure I left a few things off of that list.
>> Most of what they sell comes in too large of amounts for my needs.
>> But I am saving a ton of money on what I do buy.
>
>Same here, and it doesn't cost me anything to belong with the
>cash back I get from my Costco American Express and my
>executive membership. They have great deals on sheets and
>towels, too. I couldn't find towels that fit what I wanted, finally
>I thought to check them out at Costco. Got 8 big bath towels for
>50 something dollars, it's crazy. And they are nice. Queen sheets
>for $35 anyone? Nice cotton sheets, not flimsy cotton/poly.
>
>As far as the sizes go, a lot of times they sell multiples of an item
>bundled together rather than one large container, they know people
>don't need that 5 pound can of tuna.

I find those gallon jars of mayo hilarious, okay if you operate a
restaurant, but for home use that size is ridiculous. I don't have
Costco nearby but I have Sam's Club 45 minutes away, I go there like
3-4 times a year to stock up on non-perishables; paper/plastic
products, canned staples by the case, and cat supplies. About the only
perishables I buy there are cheeses and frozen foods, I don't buy
their fresh meats and produce. But mostly I do bulk shopping at
Walmart, and I've discovered that they have great cotton bath towels;
full size, thick and fluffy, great colors... at $3 you can't beat
them. I also use Walmart's pharmacy for whatever possible, they don't
sell any of the the branded meds I use as cheply as I can buy them
mail order but I have one cat that is now diabetic, I buy his insulin
and syringes there now, half the price of Rite-Aid. And the female
Pharmacist there was very helpful and also very curious about feline
diabetes, this is the first Rx they had for a cat. Unfortunately I
can't submit an Rx from a Vet to my medical plan's mail order
pharmacy, would cost me practically nothing. I have no bitch about
Walmart, I just don't buy their fresh meats and produce, but I save a
ton of money on whatever I do buy... and the Walmart brands are
exactly the same as the top rated national brands... Walmart is a
primo acct, they're good for the money and they pay on time, Walmart
gets the best service.

On Dec 3, 10:17*am, Brooklyn1 <Gravesend1> wrote:
> On Fri, 3 Dec 2010 08:57:41 -0500, "Nancy Young"
>
>
>
>
>
> > wrote:
> >Julie Bove wrote:
>
> >> I have a small family but I found out that I am still saving a lot of
> >> money. That said, I buy relatively few things there. *I found their
> >> potatoes and onions to be rotten so many times that I won't buy them
> >> there. *I do buy baby carrots, sliced apples, sometimes peppers,
> >> cottage cheese, cheddar and other cheeses, ground beef, chicken,
> >> canned foods and drinks, paper products, cat litter, hummus, vitamins
> >> and sometimes gifts. *I'm sure I left a few things off of that list.
> >> Most of what they sell comes in too large of amounts for my needs.
> >> But I am saving a ton of money on what I do buy.
>
> >Same here, and it doesn't cost me anything to belong with the
> >cash back I get from my Costco American Express and my
> >executive membership. *They have great deals on sheets and
> >towels, too. *I couldn't find towels that fit what I wanted, finally
> >I thought to check them out at Costco. *Got 8 big bath towels for
> >50 something dollars, it's crazy. *And they are nice. *Queen sheets
> >for $35 anyone? *Nice cotton sheets, not flimsy cotton/poly. *
>
> >As far as the sizes go, a lot of times they sell multiples of an item
> >bundled together rather than one large container, they know people
> >don't need that 5 pound can of tuna.
>
> I find those gallon jars of mayo hilarious, okay if you operate a
> restaurant, but for home use that size is ridiculous. *I don't have
> Costco nearby but I have Sam's Club 45 minutes away, I go there like
> 3-4 times a year to stock up on non-perishables; paper/plastic
> products, canned staples by the case, and cat supplies. About the only
> perishables I buy there are cheeses and frozen foods, I don't buy
> their fresh meats and produce. * But mostly I do bulk shopping at
> Walmart, and I've discovered that they have great cotton bath towels;
> full size, thick and fluffy, great colors... at $3 you can't beat
> them. *I also use Walmart's pharmacy for whatever possible, they don't
> sell any of the the branded meds I use as cheply as I can buy them
> mail order but I have one cat that is now diabetic, I buy his insulin
> and syringes there now, half the price of Rite-Aid. *And the female
> Pharmacist there was very helpful and also very curious about feline
> diabetes, this is the first Rx they had for a cat. *Unfortunately I
> can't submit an Rx from a Vet to my medical plan's mail order
> pharmacy, would cost me practically nothing. *I have no bitch about
> Walmart, I just don't buy their fresh meats and produce, but I save a
> ton of money on whatever I do buy... and the Walmart brands are
> exactly the same as the top rated national brands... Walmart is a
> primo acct, they're good for the money and they pay on time, Walmart
> gets the best service.- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

I buy all my prescriptions now at Costco. They're almost half the
price of other pharmacies.

On 12/2/2010 6:00 PM, Dan Abel wrote:
> In article
> >,
> > wrote:
>
>> Beats me why people have to have their carts right beside them when
>> they shop. Just back from Costco where the book/video aisle was
>> crammed with carts taking up space that three or four people could
>> have used. Jeez, like someone's going to steal stuff that hasn't been
>> paid for yet.
>
> I was kind of incredulous when I read about people "stealing" carts at
> Costco. And then it happened to me! My daughter and I had a big list
> of stuff to buy. We got a cart and went in the store. We parked the
> cart in the electronics area to look for a couple of things. When we
> got back, the cart was gone! It was empty, but my daughter had to go
> back out and get us another cart. I've read several times about people
> who lost carts that weren't empty. Somebody wanted their cart, so they
> just dumped everything onto the nearest shelf and took it!
>


This is *almost* worse than when people take clothes out of the
washing machine in the laundromat. Ugh.

-Tracy

Brooklyn1 wrote:
> On Fri, 3 Dec 2010 08:57:41 -0500, "Nancy Young"
> > wrote:

>> As far as the sizes go, a lot of times they sell multiples of an item
>> bundled together rather than one large container, they know people
>> don't need that 5 pound can of tuna.
>
> I find those gallon jars of mayo hilarious, okay if you operate a
> restaurant, but for home use that size is ridiculous.

They aren't a gallon, they are 64 oz. Still large but it doesn't go
bad in my house.

> I don't have
> Costco nearby but I have Sam's Club 45 minutes away, I go there like
> 3-4 times a year to stock up on non-perishables; paper/plastic
> products, canned staples by the case, and cat supplies. About the only
> perishables I buy there are cheeses and frozen foods, I don't buy
> their fresh meats and produce.

For the most part, neither do I.

> But mostly I do bulk shopping at
> Walmart, and I've discovered that they have great cotton bath towels;
> full size, thick and fluffy, great colors... at $3 you can't beat
> them.

I'm pretty happy with my $7 fluffy towels and I didn't have to
go to Walmart. Heh.

> ton of money on whatever I do buy... and the Walmart brands are
> exactly the same as the top rated national brands... Walmart is a
> primo acct, they're good for the money and they pay on time, Walmart
> gets the best service.

They are not for me, luckily I have a lot of choices where I live
and there's no need for me to go there. I did go in once, looking
for those darned Christmas lights, they didn't have them and I got
to see the place.

nancy

Brooklyn1 wrote:
> On Fri, 3 Dec 2010 08:57:41 -0500, "Nancy Young"
> > wrote:

>> As far as the sizes go, a lot of times they sell multiples of an item
>> bundled together rather than one large container, they know people
>> don't need that 5 pound can of tuna.
>
> I find those gallon jars of mayo hilarious, okay if you operate a
> restaurant, but for home use that size is ridiculous.

They aren't a gallon, they are 64 oz. Still large but it doesn't go
bad in my house.

> I don't have
> Costco nearby but I have Sam's Club 45 minutes away, I go there like
> 3-4 times a year to stock up on non-perishables; paper/plastic
> products, canned staples by the case, and cat supplies. About the only
> perishables I buy there are cheeses and frozen foods, I don't buy
> their fresh meats and produce.

For the most part, neither do I.

> But mostly I do bulk shopping at
> Walmart, and I've discovered that they have great cotton bath towels;
> full size, thick and fluffy, great colors... at $3 you can't beat
> them.

I'm pretty happy with my $7 fluffy towels and I didn't have to
go to Walmart. Heh.

> ton of money on whatever I do buy... and the Walmart brands are
> exactly the same as the top rated national brands... Walmart is a
> primo acct, they're good for the money and they pay on time, Walmart
> gets the best service.

They are not for me, luckily I have a lot of choices where I live
and there's no need for me to go there. I did go in once, looking
for those darned Christmas lights, they didn't have them and I got
to see the place.

nancy

> > have used. *Jeez, like someone's going to steal stuff that hasn't been
> > paid for yet.

Actually, I am guilty of that.

I looked all over a supermarket I didn't usually go to, for Kraft
Parmesan cheese ("sprinkle" cheese for the kids' basghetti) - couldn't
find it anywhere, but spied a container in someone's momentarily
unattended cart - and helped myself. I don't even feel guilty about
it. LOL.

N.

> side. * Moms always have one or two kneebiters clustered
> around their cart, taking up half the aisle.
>

My usual supermarket has those pretend-race car carts for moms with
kids. Those suckers take up the space of two or three regular carts;
and from what I've observed, they do little to quash the kids' whining
and crying.

N.

On Dec 2, 8:51*pm, Omelet > wrote:
> In article >,
> *Mark Thorson > wrote:
>
> > lainie wrote:
>
> > > Jeez, like someone's going to steal stuff that hasn't been
> > > paid for yet.
>
> > Like, for example, a tri-tip.
>
> <giggles> *I was thinking the same thing...
>
> Once when I was Christmas shopping, I wanted to purchase my sister a
> Golf Umbrella. She sometimes uses umbrellas as a sun shade. She is a
> natural redhead so freckles easily, so does her best to keep her face
> out of the sun.
>
> There was only a single one left in the store, but I did like the color.
>
> It was not in my cart when I got to the cash register. :-( Some asshole
> had indeed removed it from my cart! <sigh>
> --
> Peace! Om
>
> Web Albums: <http://picasaweb.google.com/OMPOmelet>
> *Clothes make the man. Naked people have little or
> * * * no influence on society. -- Mark Twain

Whew! At least I only took a small container of sprinkle cheese.
LOL. An umbrella would be hard to miss....

N.

> asked her twice. *As soon as she was leaving (so she couldn't slow
> things even more) I said to her, "You're a real asshole." *She said,
> "What?" and I repeated, "You're a real asshole." *She might not have
> understood enough English to know exactly what I said, but her
> daughter (~11 or 12) and son (~7 or 8) almost certainly did.
>
> --Bryan

Were you real proud of yourself? I wouldn't ever use that word in
public, nor do I use it anywhere, and certainly not in front of small
children. Sheesh, yore momma didn't raise you right!

N.

On Dec 3, 12:19*pm, Nancy2 > wrote:
> > > have used. *Jeez, like someone's going to steal stuff that hasn't been
> > > paid for yet.
>
> Actually, I am guilty of that.
>
> I looked all over a supermarket I didn't usually go to, for Kraft
> Parmesan cheese ("sprinkle" cheese for the kids' basghetti) - couldn't
> find it anywhere, but spied a container in someone's momentarily
> unattended cart - and helped myself. *I don't even feel guilty about
> it. *LOL.
>
> N.

Well that's different, isn`t itÉ (french key board mode today). Why
should you use more precious time hunting down the cheese when it was
right there in front of you.

On Fri, 3 Dec 2010 00:04:22 -0600, Sqwertz wrote:

> On Thu, 02 Dec 2010 21:38:04 -0800, Dan Abel wrote:
>
>> In article >,
>> Sqwertz > wrote:
>>
>>> Fries?!? At CostCo? Tell me more...
>>
>> Burgers, too. It's spelled C A N A D A.
>
> Somebody posted a Newfoundland CostCo menu the other day. No
> burger and fries.

OK, here's one. But I don't where this menu is from. I see fries,
but no burger (looks like an "A-1 Sandwich").

-sw

On Dec 3, 7:48*am, lainie > wrote:
> On Dec 3, 10:17*am, Brooklyn1 <Gravesend1> wrote:
>
>
>
> > On Fri, 3 Dec 2010 08:57:41 -0500, "Nancy Young"
>
> > > wrote:
> > >Julie Bove wrote:
>
> > >> I have a small family but I found out that I am still saving a lot of
> > >> money. That said, I buy relatively few things there. *I found their
> > >> potatoes and onions to be rotten so many times that I won't buy them
> > >> there. *I do buy baby carrots, sliced apples, sometimes peppers,
> > >> cottage cheese, cheddar and other cheeses, ground beef, chicken,
> > >> canned foods and drinks, paper products, cat litter, hummus, vitamins
> > >> and sometimes gifts. *I'm sure I left a few things off of that list.

Julie Bove wrote:

> I have a small family but I found out that I am still saving a lot of money.
> That said, I buy relatively few things there. I found their potatoes and
> onions to be rotten so many times that I won't buy them there. I do buy
> baby carrots, sliced apples,

....you buy pre-sliced apples? Why?

On 03 Dec 2010 14:32:06 GMT, notbob wrote:

> On 2010-12-02, jmcquown > wrote:
>
>> Why on earth would someone steal your shopping cart?
>
> (notbob sheepishly raises hand....)
>
> Guilty!
>
> I must admit, that during the occasional senior shopping moment, I
> have been known to unintentionally wonder off with someone else's cart.

We've all done that. I've pout stuff in other peoples carts
without knowing it as well. Until I got home.

One tie a guy and I got into a minor verbal scuffle over who's cart
was who's. We each had an unbagged onion our cart and nothing
else. But we were in the deli section which is *before* the veggie
department. What are the chances that two people who have an empty
cart except for an onion? And in that section of th store?

Well, I spotted another cart 15 feet away with an yellow onion it.
His onion was white. Oops. Sheesh, some people have no sense of
humor.

> Fortunately,
> I'm not so far gone I've walked off with a cart with a kid in it!! 8\

I've come back to a cart with a 3 year old in the front seat. It
*was* the meat department, but it wasn't wrapped up in butcher
paper.

-sw

On Dec 3, 6:47*am, Dave Smith > wrote:
> On 03/12/2010 7:13 AM, Bryan wrote:
>
> > There was a lady who butted in line in the self checkout at Maplewood
> > Wal Mart on TG day, and wouldn't get out even after the attendant
> > asked her twice. *As soon as she was leaving (so she couldn't slow
> > things even more) I said to her, "You're a real asshole." *She said,
> > "What?" and I repeated, "You're a real asshole." *She might not have
> > understood enough English to know exactly what I said, but her
> > daughter (~11 or 12) and son (~7 or 8) almost certainly did.
>
> About two months ago I was at a local coffee shop and waiting patiently
> in line when a woman came a long and weaseled her way in front of me. I
> sort of manouvered my way around so that she wasn't really in front of
> me. Then when the counter person said "next" the woman started to giver
> her order. I said "excuse me. but I was here before you". The woman
> looked shocked and said "I'm sorry".
>
> Sorry? *Sorry that she got caught? Sorry that she didn't get away with it?

As far as cultures go, French, Italians and Israelis have weaseled
their way in front of me.

On Dec 3, 1:12*pm, Goomba > wrote:
> Julie Bove wrote:
> > I have a small family but I found out that I am still saving a lot of money.
> > That said, I buy relatively few things there. *I found their potatoes and
> > onions to be rotten so many times that I won't buy them there. *I do buy
> > baby carrots, sliced apples,
>
> ...you buy pre-sliced apples? Why?

No core to deal with.

I can see the advantage in making healthy food as easy to eat as
junkfood.

On Fri, 3 Dec 2010 18:14:31 -0800 (PST), spamtrap1888
> wrote:

> On Dec 3, 6:47*am, Dave Smith > wrote:
> > On 03/12/2010 7:13 AM, Bryan wrote:
> >
> > About two months ago I was at a local coffee shop and waiting patiently
> > in line when a woman came a long and weaseled her way in front of me. I
> > sort of manouvered my way around so that she wasn't really in front of
> > me. Then when the counter person said "next" the woman started to giver
> > her order. I said "excuse me. but I was here before you". The woman
> > looked shocked and said "I'm sorry".
> >
> > Sorry? *Sorry that she got caught? Sorry that she didn't get away with it?

Sorry was a word she knew she had to toss in your general direction.

>
> As far as cultures go, French, Italians and Israelis have weaseled
> their way in front of me.

Queuing up in a neat line isn't part of most cultures. They elbow
their way to the front and if they cut off anyone, that's the way it's
done. You haven't lived until a tiny old Chinese granny elbows
herself past you and through the door of a MUNI bus. They play
for keeps.

--

Never trust a dog to watch your food.

"Goomba" > wrote in message
...
> Julie Bove wrote:
>
>> I have a small family but I found out that I am still saving a lot of
>> money. That said, I buy relatively few things there. I found their
>> potatoes and onions to be rotten so many times that I won't buy them
>> there. I do buy baby carrots, sliced apples,
>
> ...you buy pre-sliced apples? Why?


I cannot imagine! Apples start to oxidize (is that the correct term?) the
minute they're sliced. Unless you soak them in an icy water bath with some
lemon juice they start to turn brown within minutes. Why would anyone buy
pre-sliced apples?

Jill

jmcquown wrote:
> "Goomba" > wrote

>> Julie Bove wrote:
>>
>>> I have a small family but I found out that I am still saving a lot
>>> of money. That said, I buy relatively few things there. I found
>>> their potatoes and onions to be rotten so many times that I won't
>>> buy them there. I do buy baby carrots, sliced apples,
>>
>> ...you buy pre-sliced apples? Why?
>
>
> I cannot imagine! Apples start to oxidize (is that the correct
> term?) the minute they're sliced. Unless you soak them in an icy
> water bath with some lemon juice they start to turn brown within
> minutes. Why would anyone buy pre-sliced apples?

Convenience, like pre-sliced carrots or celery. They are treated
with (citrus/whatever) so they don't go brown.

nancy

"Omelet" > wrote in message
news
> In article
> >,
> Nancy2 > wrote:
>
>> > > have used. Jeez, like someone's going to steal stuff that hasn't
>> > > been
>> > > paid for yet.
>>
>> Actually, I am guilty of that.
>>
>> I looked all over a supermarket I didn't usually go to, for Kraft
>> Parmesan cheese ("sprinkle" cheese for the kids' basghetti) - couldn't
>> find it anywhere, but spied a container in someone's momentarily
>> unattended cart - and helped myself. I don't even feel guilty about
>> it. LOL.
>>
>> N.
>
> Why didn't you simply ask them where they got it? Geeze!
> That was rude. :-(
> --
> Peace! Om

Worse than rude. That person probably did not notice it was gone until they
got home and were missing an ingredient and has to make a trip back to the
store.

Nancy Young wrote:
> jmcquown wrote:

>> I cannot imagine! Apples start to oxidize (is that the correct
>> term?) the minute they're sliced. Unless you soak them in an icy
>> water bath with some lemon juice they start to turn brown within
>> minutes. Why would anyone buy pre-sliced apples?
>
> Convenience, like pre-sliced carrots or celery. They are treated
> with (citrus/whatever) so they don't go brown.
> nancy

But I can't imagine they're chock full of vitamins by that point either
though. Vitamins start to get lost as soon as things get cut and exposed
to the air. I just can't see why a home would need or want them?

On 12/3/2010 9:35 PM, sf wrote:
> Queuing up in a neat line isn't part of most cultures. They elbow
> their way to the front and if they cut off anyone, that's the way it's
> done. You haven't lived until a tiny old Chinese granny elbows
> herself past you and through the door of a MUNI bus. They play
> for keeps.
>

That was the biggest culture shock in Napoli...You're standing behind
someone waiting to purchase an item or order a caffe and someone just
comes along and pushes you out the way and no one seems to notice but
you. Absolutely no concept of personal space either.

I do have to say though, that this didn't seem to be the case in
northern italy when I ventured there. There was a perfect queue for the
WC in a gas station once. I'm convinced southern italians are something
else entirely. Like they never got over their partial northern african
heritage.

--
Currently reading: To Try Men's Souls by Newt Gingrich and William
Forstchen

On 12/4/2010 5:21 AM, Omelet wrote:
> In article
> >,
> > wrote:
>
>>>> have used. Jeez, like someone's going to steal stuff that hasn't been
>>>> paid for yet.
>>
>> Actually, I am guilty of that.
>>
>> I looked all over a supermarket I didn't usually go to, for Kraft
>> Parmesan cheese ("sprinkle" cheese for the kids' basghetti) - couldn't
>> find it anywhere, but spied a container in someone's momentarily
>> unattended cart - and helped myself. I don't even feel guilty about
>> it. LOL.
>>
>> N.
>
> Why didn't you simply ask them where they got it? Geeze!
> That was rude. :-(

I agree.

--
Currently reading: To Try Men's Souls by Newt Gingrich and William
Forstchen

Goomba wrote:
> Nancy Young wrote:

>> Convenience, like pre-sliced carrots or celery. They are treated
>> with (citrus/whatever) so they don't go brown.

> But I can't imagine they're chock full of vitamins by that point
> either though. Vitamins start to get lost as soon as things get cut
> and exposed to the air. I just can't see why a home would need or
> want them?

I don't know, I guess kids like to snack on them. I see all those
precut vegetables in the store. I've been known to buy some
fruit salad in containers, I don't know how different that is.

I couldn't believe my eyes when I first saw the apple slices a
few years back. I guess people find them handy.

nancy

On 12/4/2010 8:35 AM, Goomba wrote:
> Nancy Young wrote:
>> jmcquown wrote:
>
>>> I cannot imagine! Apples start to oxidize (is that the correct
>>> term?) the minute they're sliced. Unless you soak them in an icy
>>> water bath with some lemon juice they start to turn brown within
>>> minutes. Why would anyone buy pre-sliced apples?
>>
>> Convenience, like pre-sliced carrots or celery. They are treated
>> with (citrus/whatever) so they don't go brown. nancy
>
> But I can't imagine they're chock full of vitamins by that point either
> though. Vitamins start to get lost as soon as things get cut and exposed
> to the air. I just can't see why a home would need or want them?

I don't buy pre sliced carrots either...they have an odd texture.

--
Currently reading: To Try Men's Souls by Newt Gingrich and William
Forstchen