Costco- what to buy and what NOT to buy (rice)
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Anonymous
| OP, If you have the time and need the money, return the rice. If you'd rather it get used by someone I would offer it on Freeycycle. People offer all kinds of things (including food they can't use in time) and I much prefer to know that it will be used as opposed to thrown away. |
Anonymous
Huh? Who doesn't wash rice before cooking? |
Anonymous
I've literally never washed my rice before cooking. Oops. Guess I'll start. |
Anonymous
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We buy brown rice at Costco and it's good.
DON'T buy Costco flea treatment for cats (Kirkland). It's expensive (though cheaper than the brand names) but completely and utterly useless. We found this out the hard way. Really annoying. |
Anonymous
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Organic milk for the baby, that's about it.
Gas price is the same as the Sunoco next door. |
Anonymous
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Tires, electronics, ink refills, photos.
Salmon, milk, and coffee. Other products and things vary. Depends on what Aldi has on sale, my coupons, other local deals at the grocery store. Most of the time Costco isn't the best deal on all things. |
Anonymous
Is the membership fee worth it if all you are buying is organic milk for a baby? |
Anonymous
Do you wash pasta before cooking? |
Anonymous
| We like buying caviar at Costco around Christmas. Good times. |
Anonymous
My ILs paid for the membership. *shrug* |
Anonymous
Don't worry I don't wash rice either. We pretty much eat rice every day. I am not dead yet. |
Anonymous
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My Lao nanny told me the Thai Jasmine rice from Costco was excellent. Cheaper than the same bag at an Asian store, so I've bought it a few times, never had any issues. Kids gobble it up.
What else... Glasses LCD TVs Blue Ray DVR Tires Snack bars (Nutri grain, granola bars, etc.) Toothpaste Toothbrushes Shaving blades Naproxen/Ibuprofen/etc. Shampoo/Conditioner (not Kirkland anymore, got too expensive) Dishwasher packets Laundry packets Starch Dog food Cat Food Juice Coffee Cheese sticks Cheese Greek Yogurt WIne Beer Diet coke Milk Eggs Bread Fruits and veggies (careful of some fruits, but great deals usually on berries) Desk Chair batteries Xmas lights Xmas wrapping paper Potstickers Bacon Lots of beef Fish Frozen shrimp Frozen berries Ice cream sandwiches waffles sausage patties Dress shirts Towels undershirts And the list goes on. Get 3% back between exec club and Amex. With milk alone I save $3 a week vis-a-vis grocery store. Add in bread, egg, veggies, meat....big savings for the big family that eats it all. |
Anonymous
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I but the Japanesem short grain rice (Kohuko Rose) from Costco. It is the same rice I buy from the Asian market, and I have never had any issues.
And yes - wash your rice. |
Anonymous
This is wrong. The studies that have reported the problem of arsenic in rice include the information that rinsing significantly reduces the amount of arsenic ingested. I think it's worth it. |
Anonymous
| The Green Machine juice alone pays the cost of membership. It is 5.99 at Costco vs 8.99 at Harris Teeter. I buy one every 10 days, so it adds up. |