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GM's Thread About Everything/GM's Thread About Nothing (6 Viewers)
- Thread starter General Malaise
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General Malaise
Footballguy
So let's review.
- You have to drive out of your way to a giant store (because as far as I know, Ikeas are usually out by airports or industrial parks due to their massive girth)
- You have to wander around this giant store that's designed like a sadistic labyrinth
- You end up spending way more money than you planned
- When you get done and need to replenish your food supply because you drained it, you can't even dull your senses with medicinal alcohol to numb the pain?
Why do you hate yourself?
-fish-
Footballguy
,s
and Sam's Club is the Walmart of Club stores. No way Costco shoppers are heavier than people who are probably lunching at McDonalds every day because they can't afford healthier options.
Officer Pete Malloy
Footballguy
General Malaise
Footballguy
I don't think we have Sam's Club here and for years, there was only one Walmart in Portland, and that was located on 82nd along with the crack hookers and meth demons.
I get that you're a big Costco guy and it has its merits; we're members and use it for things we need in bulk like paper towels, TP, granola bars and aggravation. But you aren't really trying to argue that the people woofing down Costco hot dogs and guzzling free soda refills are a healthier breed than the mutants that shop at Walmart, are you? Come on...Cardiologists should just start collecting names and numbers from the people on line for Costco food.
scooters? I shop at Costco once or twice a week and I've never seen a single scooter. Not even sure what type of scooter you're talking about here.
are you kidding?
It's not even close.
I'd bet that less than 10% of customers eat regularly at the Costco snack bars. eating a Costco hot dog once/month is making them fat?
I'm not sure you have a strong grasp on reality when it comes to the retailer world sometimes.
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tommyboy
Footballguy
Thats the one by my house. The first thing you see in the store is a wall full of missing children posters. Really sets the mood
Henry Ford
Footballguy
General Malaise
Footballguy
You're right, it's only the one percenters and super fit who are shopping at Costco and treating themselves to delicious hot dog once a month.
http://www.cbsnews.com/media/12-things-about-costco-that-may-surprise-you/3/
yeah, I'm sure educated people making $100k/year are binging on $1.50 hot dogs and free Pepsi. no way they'd eat healthier than people living below the poverty line and feeding their family meals using the $1 menu at McDonalds.
General Malaise
Footballguy
You're right Aaron. She probably just put a Costco sticker on the back of her ride to make herself feel healthier.
Notorious T.R.E.
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Notorious T.R.E.
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Also, you don't have to be a member to go in and wolf down a $1.50 Hot dog/soda.
heckmanm
Footballguy
like I said, I've been to one 2, maybe 3 times. Each when I happened to be driving right past on the way home from a weekend around Chicago. Grabbed breakfast, wandered around a bit, picked up some chocolate and herring on the way out the door. Bought 1 high chair for my neice, and an office chair for my wife, both assembled pretty easily.I'd probably hate it if I tried to go there weekly and/or furnish my house.
oh boy.
a fat woman shopped at Costco!
never happens at Walmart, huh?
https://www.google.com/search?q=walmart+shoppers+are+fat&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjDiurcxvDKAhUDSyYKHagnBGsQ_AUIBygB&biw=1366&bih=618
Notorious T.R.E.
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Henry Ford
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Notorious T.R.E.
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-fish-
Footballguy
costco by me is all soccer moms in yoga pants coming from the gym.
costco in Tacoma the shoppers probably average another 100 lbs. each.
General Malaise
Footballguy
I did not know that. Surprised the bouncers let you in without your ID badge.
General Malaise
Footballguy
strykerpks
Footballguy
Great, now I want a hot dog.
And a scooter
And a scooter
Idiot Boxer
Footballguy
Actually, it's supposed to be a whole spaghetti bolognese, but you have to assemble it yourself and there's always a few extra bits of Parmesan or tomato left over that you have no idea where they're supposed to go.pretty good meatballs at Ikea.
Henry Ford
Footballguy
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Frostillicus
Footballguy
Costco pizza is actually quite tasty.
I don't get the point you're making here. How does that show us that Costco shoppers are fatter than everywhere else and all riding around on scooters because they are too heavy to walk?
highly recommend the new Flat Bread pizzas they have now. $15 for 2 so they aren't cheap, but they are phenomenal.
Officer Pete Malloy
Footballguy
Nearest Ikea location to me is 100 miles. Yet there is a distribution center less than 25 miles away. Genius.
Officer Pete Malloy
Footballguy
Henry Ford
Footballguy
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Insoxicated
I live in Tennessee, the shiny buckle of the 54" Bible Belt, and I never see folks in scooters here. Sams is about 1mi down the road and is loaded with nonwalkers. Costco crowd is pretty MILFtastic here.
Henry Ford
Footballguy
Yeah, yoga moms buying bulk Quinoa are pretty much half the reason I make the drive for Costco.
I live in Tennessee, the shiny buckle of the 54" Bible Belt, and I never see folks in scooters here. Sams is about 1mi down the road and is loaded with nonwalkers. Costco crowd is pretty MILFtastic here.
I guess Portland is such an affluent area that Costco is considered a poor people store there. Unlike everywhere else in the world. Pretty neat place that Portland.
RedmondLonghorn
Footballguy
SF too. There is a "bag tax" on any and all paper bags. I am not sure what the tax is supposed to be used for.
General Malaise
Footballguy
That was Tommy's point. My aggravation has less to do with the size of the people and more to do with the lollygagging nature of other patrons who make it difficult to maneuver. Also not a fan of long lines to pay.
But to say there are no scooters nor fat people at Costco is pretty silly. They're at Costco just like they are everywhere else. Are there more at Walmart? Sure, but there's also no cover charge at Walmart and while I'm not sure about this, I would bet there are many more Walmart stores in America.
I am member of Costco. I will go to to Costco. I just find it to be a hassle compared to other shopping experiences.
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Notorious T.R.E.
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Wait, Rite Aid is just a Walgreen's type store? Now literally a Walgreen's? This is GM's bastion of shopping?
On October 27, 2015, Walgreens announced that it would acquire Rite Aid in a deal valued at $9.4 billion ($9 per share), pending regulatory and shareholder approval. The deal will result in a merger of two of the United States' three largest pharmacy chains. Walgreens plans to keep the Rite Aid name on existing locations once the deal goes through.
On October 27, 2015, Walgreens announced that it would acquire Rite Aid in a deal valued at $9.4 billion ($9 per share), pending regulatory and shareholder approval. The deal will result in a merger of two of the United States' three largest pharmacy chains. Walgreens plans to keep the Rite Aid name on existing locations once the deal goes through.
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Insoxicated
Now this I can get behind... Sat/Sunday afternoon at Costco can be pretty nerve wracking if you're in a hurry.
Thankfully the average Costco employee's IQ is about 37 points higher than the average Sam's employee, so the lines move reasonably quickly.
