You would think that executive pay would’t be all that different between Costco and McDonald’s, would you?  You might even think that Costco might pay a little better.  But you’d be so wrong.  It turns out that McDonald’s doesn’t think Costco pays executives enough anymore.  That’s right, you read that correctly, McDonald’s is basically calling [...]

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Recently, Costco was added to the list of Instacart delivery stores.  Instacart is a grocery delivery business in the Bay Area, that allows to order your goods via your iPhone, iPad, or their website.  Once you place your order, it is handed off to an Instacart Personal Shopper and they fullfil the order in as [...]

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For those of you that are avid Costco shoppers, it probably won’t come as a big surprise to you that Costco has one of the best reputations across corporations in the US.  Costco always fairs quite well in the  reputation and customer satisfaction surveys, and this latest one by Harris Interactive is no different. In [...]

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Perhaps TSA isn’t your favourite government agency, and for most people that fly very often, probably somewhat further down that list.  However, you have to love that they will work with you if you have lost or misplaced your government issued photo ID that is required to board a plane now.  To be honest, I’m [...]

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Or not.  So, if you were going to steal some motor oil, how much do you think you could hide on your person at one time?  Two containers?  Maybe four?  How about ten?  Would that be too many, do you think?  I’m thinking anything more than a couple and you are going to be looking [...]

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