Costco

Imagine, paying for the privilege to shop there! I finally became a member at Costco - a gift from Miss Mary Lou. I like the Costco model. I bought stock in Costco, because I herd the president limits his/her yearly compensation to only $400,000 (it’s relatively low, you know). The CEO’s of large public companies are disgraceful in accepting humongous salaries, as struggling loyal workers among us get diddly shit.

Anyway, my first experience was interesting - maybe a bit bizarre. The place is humongous, like the CEO compensations I spoke of - everything big. Of course you know this because, everyone is a member. There is a zillion people shopping with car size carts, overflowing - buying minimum size stuff that will last an eternity. I needed a tube of Crest. The buying unit was five, family size. It will be interesting to see how long the supply lasts, for this singe set of pealies. I predict a year, maybe two. Maybe it will out last me! I was impressed with beef and pork tenderloins, fish as well. I bought the minimum size. I filled the freezer, after I bagged single servings. I am good for a month or two. And the cost from Costco makes my meals under $10 a piece. If I do this often enough, I may cover the membership cost! Buying incentive - it seems like a good business strategy to me.

I didn’t see a lot of organic signs, but they will get there. They are too smart merchandisers to not be there when the world realizes that what we put in our bodies needs to be nutritious, not just added sugar grams.

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