• Cyrus Draegur@lemm.eeEnglish
    40·
    11 months ago

    the hotdog isn’t as good as it used to be, but i can tolerate that, because it’s still the fucking deal of a lifetime and WELL WORTH a buck fiddy.

    and it’s not like it’s bad by any stretch.

    they aren’t using Bar S franks at least. 🤮

  • ummthatguy@lemmy.worldEnglish
    25·
    11 months ago

    It’s the best example of a “loss leader” and damned if it doesn’t result in an extra $300 or so in booze and snacks.

    • Cyrus Draegur@lemm.eeEnglish
      12·
      11 months ago

      hell yeah i will definitely go to costco just to buy that one 32oz package of smoked pulled pork from the cold/deli section and get a hotdog on my way out. the pulled pork is only fractionally more cost effective on a unit price / per pound basis, but i will drive thrice as far to buy it so i can get a hotdog and a drink on my way out XD

      • FakeGreekGirl@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
        5·
        11 months ago

        My local Costco always gets some amazing avocados. Maybe I’ll go there on my lunch break today and pick up a bag, and get myself a hotdog on my way out.

        • Cyrus Draegur@lemm.eeEnglish
          3·
          11 months ago

          one recent trip i found out they carry big fuckin bags of those babybel cheese wheels, the tiny wax coated ones with the pull strips to get em out

          it feels delightful and ludicrous to have that much cheese. enough of them that i can feel like i ate enough and then can come back LATER and have enough again!!

      • grue@lemmy.worldEnglish
        5·
        11 months ago

        I’m not saying the premade pulled pork isn’t good, but if your idea of barbecue from Costco doesn’t include the incredibly cheap prime-grade brisket and smoking it yourself, you’re doing it wrong.

        • Cyrus Draegur@lemm.eeEnglish
          5·
          11 months ago

          valid! so here’s my context: when i want really good bbq i got a place that i love and trust nearby and i’ll always give them my business because i’m glad they exist and want them to continue to thrive

          but

          sometimes

          i just really want that specific pulled pork

          it’s kinda like how sometimes i’ll crave the quesadillas from taco bell. no other quesadillas will do. i’ve tried making them. even when they were good, they scratched a completely separate itch from the one that THOSE ones do, you know? it just hits different.

          and at 14 bucks for 32 ounces, that one hell of a deal. everything else comparable is closer to 8 or 9 dollars per pound.

          now, it is not impossible for one to smoke one’s own pork, and then shred it.

          except when i try to prepare food, there’s a nonzero chance i’ll accidentally burn pouring myself a bowl of cereal

          and the amount of time it takes to set up, cook, process, and clean, if i were clocked in at work i’d be able to afford thrice as much of the prepared meat.

          time is valuable.

  • AGD4@lemmy.world
    16·
    11 months ago

    The hotdog and drink combo is also $1.50 in Canada, making the value >30% better.

    True story.

  • bmsok@lemmy.world
    6·
    11 months ago

    You can get cafeteria items, prescriptions, and optometry services without a membership, too, last time I checked. Just tell the greeter why you’re there.