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| - OK, you know what to expect here, it's Costco. Helpful happy workers, free samples everywhere, Electronics next to toothbrushes, and impulse buys that will last until you move again. I usually go to the Chandler branch, but this review assumes all Costcos are pretty darn similar.
Things you may/may not know about Costco: Very good business practices-employees have lots of chances to move up the corporate ladder, people who start at an entry level job usually stay for a long while. One of the leading businesses in fair wages (starting wage over $10/hour). Secret Price Codes: if price ends in .97 it's been marked down, * asterisk at the upper right part of the sign means clearance markdown, odd pricing (.79, .49, .89 etc) means they got a deal from the manufacturer, .88 or .00 means the manager has marked the price down.
I don't usually eat red meat, but if I have to buy a good steak I make a special trip here, their steaks are phenomenal. I hear good things about the salmon as well but never tried it. Great booze selection, my go to if I'm out of scotch or Stone IPA. Flowers are always fresh and a great selection, always a good place to stock up on peanuts or paper towels. Their produce is often surprisingly great, raspberries, blackberries, avocados, asparagus, spring mix, and just bought a box of "Bunny Mangoes" yesterday that were delicious and will probably go back today or tomorrow for more. I haven't had their hot dog deal since I was a kid, but $1.50 for a large dog and soda seems like time warp pricing from the 1970s.
A few things make Costco just short of absolutely perfect: most of the produce is not organic (this should change with time), no diesel at gas pump, Kirkland large purchases are nice but definitely not luxury (if you're buying something like furniture for example), the manual customer controlled scanners they have at Chandler (but not San Tan or Tempe) never seem to work out (always miss an item or get extra scrutiny when leaving the building), but these are minor gripes specific to my taste.
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