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This is a common conversation you'll overhear while shopping at Costco. It's a wonderful place.
In just two hours I can get an eye exam, eat a hot dog, buy things I don't need in mass quantities, have a custom cake made, purchase a car (and new tires and fill it up with gas) and plan a vacation.
For anyone who's never been, I'm not kidding about any of the above. $55 annually buys you access to a world you've never seen. I remember going to Coscto with my parents as a kid. Back then, there was a hot dog cart out front, and they didn't offer anything inside other than bulk food and a few odds and ends.
Now you walk in and it's sensory overload. There are 350 TVs, samples everywhere, and it takes a long time to walk around and see everything. It's a good way to burn off the hot dog you're guaranteed to eat, so you can still fit into the jeans your guaranteed to buy (you know, because they're such a good price).
Also, if you buy too much for a regular cart, you can shop with a pallet cart. It's the ultimate bad ass move to shop with one of those. I haven't graduated to that level yet...
Costco is an experience, for sure. And I love it.
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