Otis
Footballguy
I would love to. First I have to lose 10lbs so I look good in these size L tshirts I bought. #shouldagotXLbrah
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Wooderson
Fight The Power
The General
Footballguy
Lands' End work out shirts - These things are great
Charcoal Chimney - Screw lighter fluid
Weber - already mentioned but great products
Bose in ear headphones - Don't feel them in the ear, can wear all day, tough as hell.
Trader Joe's snacks - Just wander around the store and find 20 things I want
SonicCare - I like my teeth clean
Banana Republic for Socks and Underwear
Starwood hotels
Charcoal Chimney - Screw lighter fluid
Weber - already mentioned but great products
Bose in ear headphones - Don't feel them in the ear, can wear all day, tough as hell.
Trader Joe's snacks - Just wander around the store and find 20 things I want
SonicCare - I like my teeth clean
Banana Republic for Socks and Underwear
Starwood hotels
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Wooderson
Fight The Power
The General
Footballguy
Whoops. I'll fix that.
I have these: BOSE
Also got the sound canceling ones that are in ear but didn't find those quite as comfortable for long periods of time.
tommyboy
Footballguy
i have a pair of 1973 Bose 901's that I use in the summer time to blast music in the back yard while we swim. If i wanted to, i could crank up the denon amp that drives them and make it sound like we were having a concert in my back yard, they basically are unbreakable. Still sound great 42 years later.
The General
Footballguy
The General
Footballguy
The General
Footballguy
I resisted the switch from actual books as long as I could but Amazon Paper White is an amazing product.
boots11234
Footballguy
It really is. I thought it was bs until i tried it. Cant believe they dont walmart it and make millions.
boots11234
Footballguy
Totally agree. Great product. I'll never get my money out of it as i dont read the amount of books to do so but for traveling or vacation it cant be beat.
DA RAIDERS
Footballguy
msommer
Footballguy
Papa Georgio
Footballguy
Boring but one of the best things I have ever done as far as yard maintenance was get an electric string trimmer. I got a Black and Decker and it came with 2 batteries but man do I regret every moment I ever spent with a gas powered one.
Ned
Footballguy
The highlight of each trip is strolling through the meat aisle looking for Prime cuts.
Costco turned us on to Bark Thins. The Almond ones are insanely good. Awesome little treat with an afternoon coffee.
Psychopav
Help us, Joebi-Wan Brynobi, you're our only ho
Just got mine in the mail yesterday. Normally, I don't shave on Fridays but this week I'm making an exception.
Angry Beavers
Footballguy
Black Dot/White corner/
Charles Tyrwhitt shirts
Duluth trading company boxer briefs
Charles Tyrwhitt shirts
Duluth trading company boxer briefs
Mr. Ected
Footballguy
Like their gas prices too! ~$0.05 - $0.10 per gallon cheaper than local average. They also drive neighbor prices down almost to theirs, so you can go across the street if the lines are too long.
I have a pair of Bose "Video Roommates" that are nicely amplified that I use as a "soundbar" for a TV. Nice deep sound, even without a bass box. Got them in 1988 on my way to college for use with a portable CD player! I have another pair of 201s(?) from the same era that I need to hook up to an amp to see if they still work.
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3C's
Footballguy
Neither here, closest is about 30 miles away, but we are getting a Sam's soon. Yay? <_< We've been teased with Costco for years, maybe now that Sam's is coming Costco will follow.
ChiefD
Footballguy
I like Costco for the simple fact they pay their people a good wage. I remember years ago reading an article how Costco had rebuffed Wall Street, who had been harping on them to cut labor costs so they could be a more profitable company.The highlight of each trip is strolling through the meat aisle looking for Prime cuts.
Costco turned us on to Bark Thins. The Almond ones are insanely good. Awesome little treat with an afternoon coffee.
Costco basically gave them a big middle finger, saying something along the lines of: our people are our greatest asset. We want them to be happy coming to work every day.
Right about the time I signed up with them instead of Sam's. Never regretted it. The money I've saved on diapers alone for three kids made it worth it.
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3C's
Footballguy
Being nearby is both a blessing and a curse. Go in for free samples and buy 3 tins of nuts and eat them all in a week.
Best peanuts anywhere
Best peanuts anywhere
Jules Winnfield
Footballguy
Their lamb selection is outstanding
Installed it last night and used it then and this morning. Assume just run it along the gum line and b/w the teeth similar to how you would use a toothpick? It was a tad weird at first, but I can see it working greatBigSteelThrill
Footballguy
dino259
Footballguy
Ketamine Dreams
Footballguy
The magnetic screen doors are in a cabin we stay in while turkey hunting. We all thought it was a great product--works flawlessly.
Mr. Ected
Footballguy
NutterButter
Footballguy
Sabertooth
Footballguy
Rockwell Oscillating tool. Use it all the time when working on projects.
Mr. Ected
Footballguy
Pipes
Footballguy
I could see a need for a gas powered one if you live in the country and had a big lot however for most city/surburban size lots that black and decker can handle all your trimming in one charge.
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urbanhack
Fight The Power!
NutterButter
Footballguy
BigSteelThrill
Footballguy
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Bob Sacamano
Footballguy
Pumpkin Seed >>>> AlmondThe highlight of each trip is strolling through the meat aisle looking for Prime cuts.
Costco turned us on to Bark Thins. The Almond ones are insanely good. Awesome little treat with an afternoon coffee.
SteevieG
Footballguy
I HAD one of these, but the Dobermans learned they could go right through it and would it at full speed and get a little tangled in it. It lasted about a week. Smaller animals probably wouldn't tear it up so quickly. It did work great while it was intact, though.
Ned
Footballguy
There's just something weird about the texture of those empty seeds. Still awesome, but nowhere near Almond.Pumpkin Seed >>>> AlmondThe highlight of each trip is strolling through the meat aisle looking for Prime cuts.
Costco turned us on to Bark Thins. The Almond ones are insanely good. Awesome little treat with an afternoon coffee.
Mad Cow
Welshers and Dawdlers Beware!
Mad Cow
Welshers and Dawdlers Beware!
Costco treats their employees well, but they absolutely destroy their vendors. Ever wonder why they will carry independent products for only a few years then they are gone?I like Costco for the simple fact they pay their people a good wage. I remember years ago reading an article how Costco had rebuffed Wall Street, who had been harping on them to cut labor costs so they could be a more profitable company.The highlight of each trip is strolling through the meat aisle looking for Prime cuts.
Costco turned us on to Bark Thins. The Almond ones are insanely good. Awesome little treat with an afternoon coffee.
Costco basically gave them a big middle finger, saying something along the lines of: our people are our greatest asset. We want them to be happy coming to work every day.
Right about the time I signed up with them instead of Sam's. Never regretted it. The money I've saved on diapers alone for three kids made it worth it.
It goes like this:
Year 1 - Hey, we like your product, let's do business. Vendor is excited, starts making money and ramping up production.
Year 2 - Hey we love your product, but we are only going to pay you 90% of what we did last year. Vendor is still making cash, so accepts and continues making more.
Year 3 - Hey, still loving your stuff, but guess what, we are paying you 60% this year. CVendor will now either break even or take a loss. They have a stockpile that they have to sell so agree to drop their pants and let them do their business.
Year 4 - The vendor either got run out of business by what Costco did to them, or they no longer sell to them because of how badly they got killed financially.
I can attest to that from a guy I know that had it happen just like that to him.
BigSteelThrill
Footballguy
How in the hell does that destroy the vendor?
Mr. Ected
Footballguy
Does the fact that for some products they like them their way in size or packaging bother the vender in some way? I bought a phone there that had a huge box (10x11x6 or something) that was mostly empty. It had to be that way so it could be sold in the open on crates without shelving.Costco treats their employees well, but they absolutely destroy their vendors. Ever wonder why they will carry independent products for only a few years then they are gone?I like Costco for the simple fact they pay their people a good wage. I remember years ago reading an article how Costco had rebuffed Wall Street, who had been harping on them to cut labor costs so they could be a more profitable company.The highlight of each trip is strolling through the meat aisle looking for Prime cuts.
Costco turned us on to Bark Thins. The Almond ones are insanely good. Awesome little treat with an afternoon coffee.
Costco basically gave them a big middle finger, saying something along the lines of: our people are our greatest asset. We want them to be happy coming to work every day.
Right about the time I signed up with them instead of Sam's. Never regretted it. The money I've saved on diapers alone for three kids made it worth it.
It goes like this:
Year 1 - Hey, we like your product, let's do business. Vendor is excited, starts making money and ramping up production.
Year 2 - Hey we love your product, but we are only going to pay you 90% of what we did last year. Vendor is still making cash, so accepts and continues making more.
Year 3 - Hey, still loving your stuff, but guess what, we are paying you 60% this year. CVendor will now either break even or take a loss. They have a stockpile that they have to sell so agree to drop their pants and let them do their business.
Year 4 - The vendor either got run out of business by what Costco did to them, or they no longer sell to them because of how badly they got killed financially.
I can attest to that from a guy I know that had it happen just like that to him.
Angry Beavers
Footballguy
In on the Shave Oil and the miracle cleaner stuff. Will report back.
Mad Cow
Welshers and Dawdlers Beware!
They invest so much into production and stockpiling for the year to come, expecting that their gains will be the same. Once they are taking a loss on the product, that generally leads to problems with businesses.
BigSteelThrill
Footballguy
I can see how they ran into problems. But Costco isnt indebted into buying more product from them.
Id imagine they have a business without Costco ever being in the picture. Need a better strategy.
James Daulton
Footballguy
You're describing Walmart/Sam's Club to a much great extent. The issue with those two is that if you don't agree to meet their price, there may not be enough of a market elsewhere where you can sell and stay in business.Costco treats their employees well, but they absolutely destroy their vendors. Ever wonder why they will carry independent products for only a few years then they are gone?I like Costco for the simple fact they pay their people a good wage. I remember years ago reading an article how Costco had rebuffed Wall Street, who had been harping on them to cut labor costs so they could be a more profitable company.The highlight of each trip is strolling through the meat aisle looking for Prime cuts.
Costco turned us on to Bark Thins. The Almond ones are insanely good. Awesome little treat with an afternoon coffee.
Costco basically gave them a big middle finger, saying something along the lines of: our people are our greatest asset. We want them to be happy coming to work every day.
Right about the time I signed up with them instead of Sam's. Never regretted it. The money I've saved on diapers alone for three kids made it worth it.
It goes like this:
Year 1 - Hey, we like your product, let's do business. Vendor is excited, starts making money and ramping up production.
Year 2 - Hey we love your product, but we are only going to pay you 90% of what we did last year. Vendor is still making cash, so accepts and continues making more.
Year 3 - Hey, still loving your stuff, but guess what, we are paying you 60% this year. CVendor will now either break even or take a loss. They have a stockpile that they have to sell so agree to drop their pants and let them do their business.
Year 4 - The vendor either got run out of business by what Costco did to them, or they no longer sell to them because of how badly they got killed financially.
I can attest to that from a guy I know that had it happen just like that to him.
