Dave and I were in Kansas the last couple of weeks, visiting family and, of course, shopping at Costco.   It’s always interesting to go to a different location, but seemed even more so after shopping in the UK for several months now.  The really wonderful thing was that there were lots and lots of [...]

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I hope everyone had a nice Halloween and remembered to pick up their candy at Costco since it is such a good value there.   In the UK, Halloween isn’t quite the holiday that it is in the US, so no trick or treaters for us this year.  Don’t forget that this Sunday is the [...]

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Don’t forget that this is the last weekend for the current coupon book – both in the US and UK.  The next US coupon book should be in your mailbox soon too; it runs from October 14 – November 7th.  Also, don’t forget there’s still the $25.00 Costco Cash Card reward for the person that [...]

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Some US Costco locations sell veal, mostly along the East Coast, and that veal is supplied by Atlantic Veal and Lamb of New York, which buys meat from multiple farms, including Buckeye Farms from Apple Creek, Ohio.  Unfortunately, it doesn’t look like Buckeye Farms is living up to anyone’s ideals of how veal calves should be [...]

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A couple of reminders: Monday is Labor Day in the US and Costco will be closed.  So, don’t plan on doing your shopping Monday.  Also, coupons for the US and PR only have about a week left since they expire on September 12.  If you’re in Canada, you know that your coupons expired on August [...]

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