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Do you ever notice who your Costco aisle buddies are?
You remember when you were a kid and you were swimming & you were always told to have a “swimming buddy” or use the “buddy system”?
I kinda feel like that just happens at Costco.
I’ll line up, get in the store and start my shop. I have the same routine every time, go up and down the same aisles the same way. And sometimes you’ll have “buddies” who wind up being along the same path as you for most of the store. You get to hear their conversations about what they need and don’t need, what they think about certain products, if it’s a couple you learn who makes the purchasing decisions (pretty even split, though watching a guy with his mask sitting below his nose trying to convince his wife they need something is hilarious! Also, if you’re that guy… I’m sorry… Also put that face mask on properly!)
It’s like you’re behind the same car in traffic for a while and you start to learn their driving habits. “This person is gonna slow down to like, 2 miles an hours to go over the next 5 speed bumps” is the same in Costco shopping terms as “when we get to the cereal aisle these two are gonna debate seriously about the merits of cheerios over honey bunches of oats, so I’ll just skip this aisle for a few minutes”
Inevitably I wind up running into the same “buddies” again, usually in the vitamin section which is about as clogged up as the cereal aisle or the 405 & the 5 freeways in Southern California during rush hour.
(I never want to commute in that again!!!)
Anyhow, joking aside I wish all of my Costco “buddy system shoppers” the best. I think I just notice and pay attention to other peoples mannerisms more because I’m there so often.
But I’m sure some of them look at me and think “who’s the weirdo taking pictures of the coffee and cereal?!” or “who takes 3 pictures of a 2-pack of French’s Mustard?!”
I mean… Who doesn’t take pictures of condiments, right???
…….I guess I’m alone here…….
Anyhow, as we all know there are a fresh batch of sales for the month of August. This should make it easier on us to plan ahead for certain items, like me buying a year worth of Cafe Verona whole bean coffee for instance, $6.00 off @ $16.99… I don’t see myself needing to buy that at regular price for a very long time.
If you’re a razor user, Man or Woman, now is the time to do the same, get a years worth of Gillette Skinguard razors for $10 off @ $39.99 (we did a review of these if you’d care to read head over to THIS POST) or Venus disposable razors ($8.00 off @ $21.99) and never be in fear of running out!
Also has anyone tried those Focus Factor supplements??? (On sale until Aug 30th for $7.00 off @ $17.99) I feel like I want to try them, but am also a little iffy about it… I suppose I have all month to think about it, maybe if I were taking them I’d be able to decide faster. Then again if I were taking them I wouldn’t have to figure out if I should take them or not… The Focus factor pill paradox, hmmmm… I’m sure there is a movie about this sort of thing. Has anyone tried these before who can offer a review?
Oh and I’m super excited (as odd as it sounds) that my Costco finally has organic apple cider vinegar available. I’ve always been jealous when I went to the Barrie warehouse and thought “man o man, I wish that was in my warehouse” well, now it is… And it’s on sale all month for $5.99 a 1.9L bottle.
Much like my coffee, I’ll never run out of this again!
I’ll also never run out of pictures of Ewok. He was hiding out on the deck during a rain storm here, but seemed happy to be enjoying it.
…At least in his tiny little dry area he was enjoying it.
Alright, I’ve blathered on enough folks. Get on to the new exciting sales! I’ll be seeing you soon enough, have a great week.
As we are all getting back to normal I think it’s important to remember that we’re not out of the weeds yet, and each province has their own Health recommendations based on the provinces individual risk assessment and I would recommend that you follow the recommendations for your specific province. Information can be found at the following websites.
So there you go, a little reading material for you.
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Being up since 4:30 am, I’ve really enjoyed browsing your “early” post while sipping on a fresh “cuppa-joe” (and I thought I’d get the worm this morning…now I know who’s the real early bird!). Thank you for all the great work and clear pics you share every week! Oh, and I thought I was the only one who kept tabs on those shopping “buddies”… glad I’m not alone, lol! Have a great week and stay safe. 🙂
Thank you for these posts. Look forward to them every week.
An FYI for Ottawa shoppers – the new Costco location in east end should be opening by mid-August. The old location will become a business centre.
Hi Lindsay. I haven’t tried it before so I can’t make any comment about the taste, though it says it’s for smoothies I don’t see why you couldn’t mix it in with a sauce of some kind? might mix well in pasta or a marinade perhaps???
Speaking of shopping buddies, I’m one of those folks who talks to other shoppers especially if they’re looking at a product I’ve tried. I like recommending stuff I like so Costco will keep carrying it! Guess it didn’t work so well for the pb cookies 🙄 lol. I’ve met the nicest people that way and even a woman I worked with about 40 yrs ago!
Thanks for all your hard work, it is sooo appreciated 😁 Cheers & chill, Jan
It’s amazing the connections you can make, even at Costco!
Thank you as always Jan, and I bet you could make better PB cookies than Costco anyhow!
Cheers!
Hi again – please disregard my note about the Kirkland Cheese pizza
Your picture from Aug 4 show the expiry date of the pizza sale to be Aug 2, and today is clearly the 5th so I have my explanation
That’s all good Matt! I actually love when people are able to grab mistakes or let me know about products that are/aren’t on sale at other location as it helps everybody out!
Keep those hawkeyes peeled Matt, stay safe and thanks for reading!
Thank you
You’re welcome Ester! Stay safe.
Being up since 4:30 am, I’ve really enjoyed browsing your “early” post while sipping on a fresh “cuppa-joe” (and I thought I’d get the worm this morning…now I know who’s the real early bird!). Thank you for all the great work and clear pics you share every week! Oh, and I thought I was the only one who kept tabs on those shopping “buddies”… glad I’m not alone, lol! Have a great week and stay safe. 🙂
Hahaha, oh no JoseeM… You’re not alone! Though at 4:30a.m. you would be! That’s waaayyy to early for me!
Look forward to your weekly story with my morning Coffee every Tuesday. Thank you. Your reference to Costco and the 407 is perfect.
Thank you Shirley, I’m glad you enjoy (though probably not the traffic!) Stay safe and healthy!
Thank you for these posts. Look forward to them every week.
An FYI for Ottawa shoppers – the new Costco location in east end should be opening by mid-August. The old location will become a business centre.
Hey Kathy, thanks for that info that’s great news! Stay safe and healthy!
where in the east end?
Thank you, as always, for such useful information. Have a great week!
Thank you Brian, much appreciated! Stay safe and have a great week as well.
Has anyone used the All Greens? How is the taste? What did you mix it with? Can you mix it in your cooking or is just for smoothies.
Hi Lindsay. I haven’t tried it before so I can’t make any comment about the taste, though it says it’s for smoothies I don’t see why you couldn’t mix it in with a sauce of some kind? might mix well in pasta or a marinade perhaps???
Speaking of shopping buddies, I’m one of those folks who talks to other shoppers especially if they’re looking at a product I’ve tried. I like recommending stuff I like so Costco will keep carrying it! Guess it didn’t work so well for the pb cookies 🙄 lol. I’ve met the nicest people that way and even a woman I worked with about 40 yrs ago!
Thanks for all your hard work, it is sooo appreciated 😁 Cheers & chill, Jan
It’s amazing the connections you can make, even at Costco!
Thank you as always Jan, and I bet you could make better PB cookies than Costco anyhow!
Cheers!
Last night, Oshawa had ED Smith raspberry jam/spread for 5.99. Regular price 7.99. We like this one because it has less sugar
That’s great ilona, thank you! Though I’m more of a starwberry jam kinda guy.
Hi again – please disregard my note about the Kirkland Cheese pizza
Your picture from Aug 4 show the expiry date of the pizza sale to be Aug 2, and today is clearly the 5th so I have my explanation
Cheers
That’s all good Matt! I actually love when people are able to grab mistakes or let me know about products that are/aren’t on sale at other location as it helps everybody out!
Keep those hawkeyes peeled Matt, stay safe and thanks for reading!