I ran across this article from US News and World Reports about Jim Sinegal and how his treatment of employees is what has lead Costco to be such a retail star.  There have been lots of articles written about what a great CEO Jim Sinegal is for various reasons that usually have to do with [...]

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I like Alton Brown almost as much as I like Costco; he’s the Costco of television chefs to me.  If you’re not familiar with Alton Brown, however, he has a cooking show on the Food Network called ‘Good Eats’.  But he doesn’t just give you recipes while you sit there and watch him cook, he [...]

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We found some really great stuff this weekend that we had been casually looking for.  But of course, the best find was the white LED mini light strands.  Seriously, our life isn’t that exciting, so this was a big moment for us. Don’t forget that the most recent coupon book is valid from October 15 [...]

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So, this is an interesting coupon cycle because it is starting in the middle of the week, instead of on Monday as it usually does.  Perhaps they are changing things up a bit for their new fiscal year though.  There’s also a page full of instant savings in the back of the coupon book that [...]

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We’re really into decorating for Halloween at our house.  We’re the people on the block that go all out and have the things like a ghost that is animated and makes noises, we project black and white horror movies onto our garage, have tons of lights, a fog machine or two and a few other [...]

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