[Today's Guest Post is about a topic that will probably get the attention of anyone that has stood in a long, long, long line at Costco and thought there should be a quicker way to check out.  I miss the self scanning lanes that we had at our US Costco in Austin, but for some [...]

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[As you may have heard already, Costco announced yesterday that they will be raising individual and business memberships by 10%.  They've had good earnings, surprisingly good in comparison to other retailers, but despite that memberships are on the way up.  So, today's guest post is one members take on what the reasons are for the [...]

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I’m sure we have all done this:  seen something at Costco that we liked but didn’t immediately buy, and then by the time you decide to buy it, it is gone.  It is one of the sad realities of shopping at Costco though.  It’s even more frustrating when you can see a picture of the [...]

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[This week's guest post comes from Jamie.  He works with a food brokerage firm that represents a long list of food vendors, from Butterball to Cheesecake Factory, that can be found at Costco locations nationwide. His guest post is filled with lots of information about the delicious cheesecakes from The Cheesecake Factory, including what flavors you [...]

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One of my readers that is a member of Costco Japan has asked that I post some information about how we can all donate to the Japanese earthquake relief efforts, as well as encourage Costco to do the same.  As I’m sure you’re all aware the scope of destruction is mammoth and so many people [...]

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