All Things Costco

[ssjGoku69]

Originally Posted by MG1

I might have posted this elsewhere, but it's useful information. Some of it is not applicable here in Canada. Some are outdated.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00yC_W0fUPE

I wanted a TLDW, but I watched it anyway at 2x speed

1. Items ending in $0.99 is regular price
Items ending in $0.97 is clearance priced
Items ending in $0.88 is clearance price for the specific store/area
Items ending in $0.00 is a manager markdown to clear out space for new seasonal merch.

2. Samples are to entice shoppers to buy the thing at full price

3. Pharmacy is open to non-members

4. A member can buy you a Costco Shop Card so you can see if a Costco membership is right for you

5. “Warehouse Days” give you greater savings on top of regular sales prices

6. Costco Coupons are very valuable. You can ask customer service for coupons before you buy the item

7. The best deals are generally deep in the middle of the store. Entrance and end caps are more expensive.

8. If an item is $0.97 (Clearance priced) has an asterisk on top right of the price tag means the product will be discontinued. It might be temporary because they are negotiating with the manufacturer and the negotiations are not going well for Costco so they will bring in a competitors product instead. However, further negotiations might bring back the original manufacturer’s product later.

9. Kirkland Signature is high quality and is comparable to big name brands

10. Candy pricing goes through a weird clearance pricing phase about 2 months before a major holiday. Possibly to clear out old inventory to make room for new seasonal candy. E.g. Halloween or Christmas theme candy.

[Badhobz]

Originally Posted by Bender Unit

https://www.costco.ca/kirkland-signa...000025729.html

On Clearance

This should be the official RS meat outfit

[lilaznviper]

i recently bought the costco sweatpants and they are comfy

[Badhobz]

https://www.costco.ca/apple-ipad-9%2...100807035.html

iPad 9th gen for only 398. Only silver is left. This is super cheap

[l2_narain]

Well that's a good deal!

[320icar]

I hate every one of those Costco videos because 80% of the information is either straight up incorrect or just speculation, but as long as y’all are happy then ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[68style]

^ BUT NOT EVEN THE EMPLOYEES KNOW!

[Badhobz]

Originally Posted by Badhobz

https://www.costco.ca/apple-ipad-9%2...100807035.html

iPad 9th gen for only 398. Only silver is left. This is super cheap

Fail myself. i found it cheaper in the USA (thanks tiny angry wife!)

https://www.target.com/p/apple-ipad-...90#lnk=sametab

We bought 2

[Hondaracer]

What do people use iPads for? I feel like they are for the 65+ crowd who don’t want to use a computer but need a web browser when they need to look up a capital city or a recipe lol

Almost anything that I’m inputting data in, or need to add attachments, I’ll use a computer. Anything else can be done on my phone. iPad is kind of this dead zone for me in terms of use

[Badhobz]

i use it on the bed. dont really wanna turn on a computer just to browse RS or other car forums. I also watch most of my youtube and other digital content on my phone or ipad as its just more convenient.

Considering the 9th gen ipad is basically the same as the 10th gen, youre not losing out much but saving like 200+ dollars. Best deal ive ever seen

[hud 91gt]

I’m with Honda. I can have my iPad sitting on my lap and I still grab my phone. My eyes aren’t bad enough yet to need the big screen. I also type way faster on the phone. Computer gets used very little these days.

[supafamous]

Originally Posted by Hondaracer

What do people use iPads for? I feel like they are for the 65+ crowd who don’t want to use a computer but need a web browser when they need to look up a capital city or a recipe lol

Almost anything that I’m inputting data in, or need to add attachments, I’ll use a computer. Anything else can be done on my phone. iPad is kind of this dead zone for me in terms of use

It's perfect for kids - my 4 year old (and her cousins) all have iPads and could spend the entire day on them watching videos, playing games etc. My kid has learned a lot from using it. Managing her screen time has become essential.

I'm hearing impaired and the iPad supports routing audio calls straight into my hearing aids so it makes taking work calls way easier. Can't do that on my MacBook.

And like you say, it works great for the elderly. My mom loves looking at pictures of the grandkids on it (beats going to her desktop to do it and easier too) and she mostly consumes content anyways.

For my personal use it'd handy when I'm just consuming and voice recognition is getting so good that one can mostly avoid having to type if they don't want to. I don't use it much for that purpose but it's handy.

[Badhobz]

battery life on the ipad is also pretty amazing. 14+ hours when watching videos means i can use it all day without worrying.

[68style]

Originally Posted by Hondaracer

What do people use iPads for? I feel like they are for the 65+ crowd who don’t want to use a computer but need a web browser when they need to look up a capital city or a recipe lol

Almost anything that I’m inputting data in, or need to add attachments, I’ll use a computer. Anything else can be done on my phone. iPad is kind of this dead zone for me in terms of use

My GF is an artist and uses hers for all her digital paintings

[bcrdukes]

For what it's worth, I still have and use the first generation iPad. It's performance has seen better days and a lot of applications are deprecated on it, but I use it for Spotify to stream music to a Bluetooth speaker.

[Hondaracer]

Yea definitely seems like either it’s the type of thing that raises your kids or a niche use like that lol

I watch stuff in bed on my phone but I think an iPad would be too much stimulation before bed with the size of the screen

I’m kinda surprised they are still so popular but the markets mentioned above must be enough of a driver to keep pumping them out

[SSM_DC5]

Originally Posted by bcrdukes

For what it's worth, I still have and use the first generation iPad. It's performance has seen better days and a lot of applications are deprecated on it, but I use it for Spotify to stream music to a Bluetooth speaker.

Please update the app.
You need iOS 12 or greater.
iOS is up to date.

[Badhobz]

Originally Posted by Hondaracer

I watch stuff in bed on my phone but I think an iPad would be too much stimulation before bed

[Hondaracer]

All those dicks being life sized will keep me up

[MG1]

Don't know about you, but I'm more into bouncing titties.......... and ass dimples.

[MG1]

The first iPad I bought was when I went on that 4-1/2 week cross continent road trip. I purchased it from Costco in that state that had no sales tax. I used it to take footage of Times Square. People were amazed at it. I was a bit of a celebrity. Not many people had them then, I guess. I took footage of ground zero, TO from the tower, Parliament Buildings light show, and sent it in real time to my wife who couldn't be there. It was great for that. Now it's at home being charged and collecting dust. Oh, took footage of the total eclipse with it when down in Oregon.

My iPhone is with me 24/7. iPads, all three of them, not so much. Nothing like a MacBook Pro for everything else.



BTW, my MacBook Pro is a mid 2014 model with quad core i7 with a 1TB SSD. I use it daily. Still going strong. In fact, between my two sons and myself, we have seven MacBooks. Three used daily and the rest not. The rest of the laptops still work. With battery issues. Oldest one is a 17 inch MacBook Pro from 2012 that still works. Damn. Apple made some great laptops (not sure about recent models). The battery on my current MacBook Pro is swelling up a bit. I was told by an Apple Tech not to dump it. Just replace battery. The laptop still has value. My eldest son uses PC laptops for work and their lifespan is like two to three years. Five tops.

When my current laptop kicks the bucket, I'll buy another one................. in a heartbeat.

I back up my laptop via Time Machine on a weekly basis and sync with my iPhone all the real important stuff.


I'm such an Apple fan boi. Been with them from the beginning.

Apple IIe, Mac Plus, Mac Classic, just about every freaking model they ever made. original iMac, Lisa, Performa series, you name it. I volunteered setting up Mac labs in schools. I was, at one time, a network specialist. Did shit that even Apple techs couldn't accomplish. Set up the first Xserve network. I believe first one ever in Western Canada. Anyway, it's all a blur now, gulolol.

I remember the days when Apple was not popular and trashed by the PC crowd. I'm glad things turned around. Now, it's not bad being an Apple fan boi. god, I love my HomePod mini's, hee hee. It even tells decent dad jokes.

[EvoFire]

I find with Apple it's like German cars. They are engineered to extremely tight tolerances and the engineering is incredible, some ppl swear by them and some ppl have had nothing but problems.

I'm not an Apple user, but I am on my 5th MBP because of work, the first 3 all had some degree of issues. Nothing that strands me but mostly software issues. Let's see if I have a good one with the latest one.

[MG1]

Which is why I said, "don't know about the new ones." My youngest son uses a Mac, but hates Apple to the core. And I'm not talking.............. okay, maybe. Intel inside, lol.


I've heard complaints by people about the newer models.

[unit]

ive never even owned a tablet of any kind. sometimes i think i'd like an ipad to play some games on, but then i can totally picture the ipad just sitting there collecting dust most of the time. my gf has an ipad pro cause she draws on it, same with 68's, but asides from that i dont think either of us would need one.

[Badhobz]

I find tablets easier to use than laptops. Don’t need a keyboard and if I do, I’ll just use the folio keyboard. I load up outlook, ms teams and basically just work out of this thin tablet. if I need to use excel, tablet excel works enough. Just not good at making pivot tables.