Costco Rave

[smilee1079]

I tasted that beef with spinach dip yesterday too and it was amazing!

I have that jacket from a year or 2 ago and it has really held up well. I too highly recommend it!

[winemaker06]

Ooh the jacket is tempting. But it wouldn't be warm enough for 30-40-degree winter weather, right?
smilee1079

[holly116]

The sliced beef is whole 30 approved as well .

We went to Costco earlier too. All the school supplies were out, I picked up a large box of I think 96 the those pencils everyone loves for $10. Large ream of copy paper was $5 something.

Plus a ton of snacks for DH. He's been buying crap from the break room at work.. That they stock with stuff from Costco...

I may have to pick up one of those jackets.

[bbonanza]

Ooooh, you are making me excited for Costco! We are finally getting one really close that opens the end of August, DH and I need to remember to get a membership!

Drove by it today with the girls when I said I couldn't wait for Costco to open and they were like, "What's Costco?" I said, "It's a store that has everything!"



(sorry for all the exclamation points, I'm just so darned excited, lol  ) 

[nessness]

I love those jackets. I bought one 3(?) years ago. I wear it all the time and it's still in great shape.

[nessness]

Jul 24, 2016 17:11:41 GMT -5 winemaker06 said:

Ooh the jacket is tempting. But it wouldn't be warm enough for 30-40-degree winter weather, right?
smilee1079

I wear it in 30-40 degree weather if I'm just going to be outside for a few minutes, like going to work or running errands. It's not quite warm enough for, like, playing in the snow.

[ilikedonuts]

I didn't look in the clothes today. Guess I should have!

And they have the Contigo kids straw water bottles again. Just a 2 pack of the plastic ones this year (no 3 pack with a metal one like last year).

[steamboat185]

Jul 24, 2016 17:11:41 GMT -5 winemaker06 said:

Ooh the jacket is tempting. But it wouldn't be warm enough for 30-40-degree winter weather, right?
smilee1079

I have that jacket too and wear it in 30-40 degree weather running errands. I wouldn't want to be outside for a long time, but for a few minutes it works well. It also repels water pretty well. Not a downpour, but the quick shower or snow flurry is not a problem.

[rikki]

Jul 24, 2016 17:32:36 GMT -5 ilikedonuts said:

I didn't look in the clothes today. Guess I should have!

And they have the Contigo kids straw water bottles again. Just a 2 pack of the plastic ones this year (no 3 pack with a metal one like last year).

Ours had metal last week.

[humpforfree]

Oooh! I'll need to look for the jackets!

[sparty04]

I bought a 3 pack of the Rubbermaid Freshworks containers there for 27.99 (2 large, 1 medium). I think this was the board that someone raved about them on. I also bought a 2lb pack of strawberries last Saturday, and they still looked fresh this morning. I'm impressed

[face]

Definitely going to look for the beef and the jacket on my next Costco trip. Thanks for sharing!

[DarcyLongfellow]

Oh yay!! I've been waiting for those Contigo cups to come back. Fine with me if there's no metal one this year -- we went through two packages last year because the metal one kept breaking. Finally I just threw the metal one out and kept the two plastic ones.

The meat looks awesome.

Hey -- does anyone have any recent experience with Costco cakes? From what I've read online, they've changed things recently and only offer chocolate with chocolate frosting and vanilla with vanilla frosting. No choice of fillings. DD1 really wants a vanilla cake with chocolate frosting. Does anyone know if they'll do that?? I'd love to know before I drive out there.

[smilee1079]

Jul 24, 2016 17:11:41 GMT -5 winemaker06 said:

Ooh the jacket is tempting. But it wouldn't be warm enough for 30-40-degree winter weather, right?
smilee1079

I would still have a heavier coat for when you are outside long but I often wore it then with gloves and a scarf just to run in and out of places.  I also found it excellent for cool fall and spring days/evenings.  I last wore it in the evening when I went camping in southeastern VA on Memorial Day weekend.

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Picking that up tomorrow, looks like a great low-carb day option.

[mae141]

I tried the beef with spinach dip yesterday and it was really good! I went to get peaches because they have been so good at Costco this year. The ones from the grocery store haven't come close.

[magpie]

Ooh, I'm going to go look for that jacket! This year will be my first actual, albeit mild, winter ever.

[tarajane]

I'm tempted! I think this is the jacket:

www.costco.com/Kirkland-Signature-Ladies%E2%80%99-Softshell-Jacket.product.100096104.html

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Jul 24, 2016 20:18:40 GMT -5 DarcyLongfellow said:

Oh yay!! I've been waiting for those Contigo cups to come back. Fine with me if there's no metal one this year -- we went through two packages last year because the metal one kept breaking. Finally I just threw the metal one out and kept the two plastic ones.

The meat looks awesome.

Hey -- does anyone have any recent experience with Costco cakes? From what I've read online, they've changed things recently and only offer chocolate with chocolate frosting and vanilla with vanilla frosting. No choice of fillings. DD1 really wants a vanilla cake with chocolate frosting. Does anyone know if they'll do that?? I'd love to know before I drive out there.

We got a cake there in June and just asked if they allow changes. They said totally and just note on the order form.

[starlily]

I've had that beef before, but the addition of spinach dip sounds great! I'm now inspired to buy it again.

[killertomato]

Jul 24, 2016 20:18:40 GMT -5 DarcyLongfellow said:

Oh yay!! I've been waiting for those Contigo cups to come back. Fine with me if there's no metal one this year -- we went through two packages last year because the metal one kept breaking. Finally I just threw the metal one out and kept the two plastic ones.

The meat looks awesome.

Hey -- does anyone have any recent experience with Costco cakes? From what I've read online, they've changed things recently and only offer chocolate with chocolate frosting and vanilla with vanilla frosting. No choice of fillings. DD1 really wants a vanilla cake with chocolate frosting. Does anyone know if they'll do that?? I'd love to know before I drive out there.

Not super recent, but we got a vanilla cake with chocolate frosting for DDs birthday in May.

[aspentosh]

H has that jacket and it's looking great after two years of wearing it a ton. Perfect weight for DC and our needs (minus snow play).

[andwhat]

We bought the sliced beef yesterday too. I always buy Spinach and artichoke dip when we go to Costco.

I will have to look for the jacket next time.

ETA and we have decided that it is worth it to go to VA for Costco. So many organics that are not offered at our local one.