When we were in Costco the other month there was no toilet paper - but the word was there would be a delivery at one o' clock. We gathered like so many vultures with shopping trollies. Eventually the stacked pallet was wheeled out - I've never seen 8 ft of merchandise disappear so quickly.
I'd love to be able to justify Costco membership again (there's one in Edinburgh), but without my own transport (and with a freezer the size of a shoebox) it wouldn't be feasible.
We used to enjoy a mosey round Costco when we lived in Canada, and there were certain things (including loo-roll) that we always bought there, but I can't really see myself using them now I'm on my own. Apart from anything else, I don't think I have enough space to store bulk-bought things the way I used to.
TICTH the library patron who came in with an attitude, was hostile and rude to both me and a co-worker for absolutely no reason, and threatened to report us to our supervisor tomorrow (she isn't in the building today) for what we do not exactly know. I have done a security incident report on it, and informed my boss about it, and all seems well so far, but who knows what will happen tomorrow.
I'd love to be able to justify Costco membership again (there's one in Edinburgh), but without my own transport (and with a freezer the size of a shoebox) it wouldn't be feasible.
We used to enjoy a mosey round Costco when we lived in Canada, and there were certain things (including loo-roll) that we always bought there, but I can't really see myself using them now I'm on my own. Apart from anything else, I don't think I have enough space to store bulk-bought things the way I used to.
I always thought there should be "Costco Clubs" of people who get together and split a giant package of loo rolls, cases of tinned beans, etc. You would only need one membershp card, and nobody would end up trying to find room for 48 rolls of asswipe.
I always thought there should be "Costco Clubs" of people who get together and split a giant package of loo rolls, cases of tinned beans, etc. You would only need one membershp card, and nobody would end up trying to find room for 48 rolls of asswipe.
That's not a bad idea - I might suggest it to my nearest and dearest! We had a vague idea in Canada of splitting perishables like Parmesan cheese (which came in quantities far too big for us) with another couple, but never actually got round to doing it.
Long ago, I heard of people forming an informal co-op, so they could buy at wholesale grocers and such, then split up the food. This was long before Costco, "wholesale to the public" stores, etc. I don't remember if they had to jump through any legal hoops or not. But it sounded like a great idea.
There's a hole in a filling that feels like the Grand Canyon and I don't know which is worse - the thought of the dentist and the pain, or the pain in my wallet due to the bill coinciding with new hearing aids. I may have to take up bank robbing.
I always thought there should be "Costco Clubs" of people who get together and split a giant package of loo rolls, cases of tinned beans, etc. You would only need one membershp card, and nobody would end up trying to find room for 48 rolls of asswipe.
That's not a bad idea - I might suggest it to my nearest and dearest! We had a vague idea in Canada of splitting perishables like Parmesan cheese (which came in quantities far too big for us) with another couple, but never actually got round to doing it.
Costco now also do online shopping & delivery, -I think I remember my sister saying they had a delivery.... so if you did get a costco club with your family, delivery might also be an option. And if, in the new job, you are an NHS employee, I think that also means there are costco discounts for your individual membership....
Remember Samuel Pepys? He very commendably stayed in London during both the Great Plague and the Great Fire; but, when fire threatened his house, he dug a hole in the back garden and buried his wine and his Parmesan cheese (which I'm sure was very vauable).
I don't know if he ever dug it up again, or what state it was in if he did.
I am not sure that I can comprehend the concept of too much cheese.
Especially parmesan which lasts for ever.
Not necessarily - my sister had a block of Parm that went quite spectacularly off in the fridge - blue mould!!! <eek!>
How unusual. We buy the big Costco wodge and it does for months. We have a shelf in the fridge which is exclusively cheese. Tonight I am going to try a new recipe which looks simple - essentially roast squash and pasta doused in Gorgonzola.
TICTH the library patron who came in with an attitude, was hostile and rude to both me and a co-worker for absolutely no reason, and threatened to report us to our supervisor tomorrow (she isn't in the building today) for what we do not exactly know. I have done a security incident report on it, and informed my boss about it, and all seems well so far, but who knows what will happen tomorrow.
I’m hoping this was sorted to your satisfaction Nicole. Having been in that situation several times I realise some customers come in only to get into an argument and upset the staff.
Last week I went to Costco (warehouse-type store) and had toilet paper on my list. As soon as I walked in I saw that the end of every aisle had a HUGE stack of 36-roll packages. I also noticed that almost every grocery cart I passed had a package, as did mine.
However, there was a line in one section for bottled water and paper towels, with a limit on what one could buy. (I wanted neither item, so I don't know what the limit was.)
Yesterday I stopped by a "regular" grocery store. I noticed that the toilet paper shelves were just about empty.
Stopped by Costco a little while ago. There was a sign at the door indicating they were out of toilet paper, paper towels, and bottled water.
Another library incident today, not a patron incident, but a carbon monoxide incident. Our alarm went off and we had to evacuate the building. The fire department came and investigated and found our heating unit was leaking, so they turned it off. We are now back in the building, but with no heat.
It all turned out all right, the man from the boiler company came and fixed it. It turns out that the burners had been installed sideways. Very disturbing.
It all turned out all right, the man from the boiler company came and fixed it. It turns out that the burners had been installed sideways. Very disturbing.
We have experience of this kind of ineptitude... About two years ago, we got a gas fitter company to service the boiler of the house in foie gras land. Within about 24 hours, it went into security mode, and continued to do so all the bloody time no matter how many times we called them back. Finally this summer we called a different technician, who discovered in the space of about 10 minutes that they'd removed a joint from the flue, which meant that it was constantly blowing carbon monoxide back into the system and therefore turning itself off to avoid poisoning, explosion etc.
There are two possibilities: either they took it out to clean it, didn't put it back and on the umpteen subsequent visits never noticed it was missing, or they removed it on purpose so that we would have to call them back over and over.
We are busy getting them a very bad reputation in the neighbourhood.
Yeah, well, we had an alleged friend and alleged highly-qualified person (NOT, but we didn't realize that, and I'm not sure his employer realizes it even now) work on a wooden enclosure-with-doors to go around our water heater, which is adjacent to the furnace system. That was twenty years ago. Five years ago a professional HVAC guy came out and said, holding up a six-inch lid-type thingy, "Why did I find this set aside on the floor? Don't you realize it belongs in [indicates spot] and without it you have carbon monoxide going straight into your house?"
Said "friend" spearheaded the effort to get us thrown out of our parish and excommunicated a couple of years later. I can't help wondering--especially when he was found to have installed unprotected electrical wiring by the damp ground in the home of another person in the church whom he ALSO tried to get rid of...
Don't know whether he's just a shitty worker or whether he's actively homicidal.
Yeah, well, we had an alleged friend and alleged highly-qualified person (NOT, but we didn't realize that, and I'm not sure his employer realizes it even now) work on a wooden enclosure-with-doors to go around our water heater, which is adjacent to the furnace system. That was twenty years ago. Five years ago a professional HVAC guy came out and said, holding up a six-inch lid-type thingy, "Why did I find this set aside on the floor? Don't you realize it belongs in [indicates spot] and without it you have carbon monoxide going straight into your house?"
Said "friend" spearheaded the effort to get us thrown out of our parish and excommunicated a couple of years later. I can't help wondering--especially when he was found to have installed unprotected electrical wiring by the damp ground in the home of another person in the church whom he ALSO tried to get rid of...
Don't know whether he's just a shitty worker or whether he's actively homicidal.
TICTH Amazon's packaging. I ordered a vacuum cleaner* from them which arrived in the manufacturer's box, which was inside a cardboard box of almost identical proportions, which was in turn inside a much bigger box (almost twice the size), and the extraneous space filled with industrial quantities of brown paper.
Why on earth did they need the bigger box? And more to the point, how the hell am I supposed to dispose of it when I don't have transport to get to a recycling centre?
I hear you Piglet, they seem to overbox, for no reason. Can you break down the boxes into small pieces and put them in your recycle bin? What a pain that is.
I don't actually have a proper recycling bin - the only one with my flat number on it is a general rubbish bin. There's a recycling centre a bus journey plus a walk away, but the box is a bit bulky for that. If our current lockdown rules change I'll see if I can get my brother to come over with the car.
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We used to enjoy a mosey round Costco when we lived in Canada, and there were certain things (including loo-roll) that we always bought there, but I can't really see myself using them now I'm on my own. Apart from anything else, I don't think I have enough space to store bulk-bought things the way I used to.
O there's no need to read it...just use it to collect more sh*t...
I am nused to bathtubs that have an overflow hole very high up.
I always thought there should be "Costco Clubs" of people who get together and split a giant package of loo rolls, cases of tinned beans, etc. You would only need one membershp card, and nobody would end up trying to find room for 48 rolls of asswipe.
I already have the mask.
Remember to leave time to queue to get in.
Costco now also do online shopping & delivery, -I think I remember my sister saying they had a delivery.... so if you did get a costco club with your family, delivery might also be an option. And if, in the new job, you are an NHS employee, I think that also means there are costco discounts for your individual membership....
And don't forget to leave your contact details for Track and Trace.
Especially parmesan which lasts for ever.
I don't know if he ever dug it up again, or what state it was in if he did.
Not necessarily - my sister had a block of Parm that went quite spectacularly off in the fridge - blue mould!!! <eek!>
Keep a six foot distance from the tellers...
How unusual. We buy the big Costco wodge and it does for months. We have a shelf in the fridge which is exclusively cheese. Tonight I am going to try a new recipe which looks simple - essentially roast squash and pasta doused in Gorgonzola.
I’m hoping this was sorted to your satisfaction Nicole. Having been in that situation several times I realise some customers come in only to get into an argument and upset the staff.
Stopped by Costco a little while ago. There was a sign at the door indicating they were out of toilet paper, paper towels, and bottled water.
Hmmm...maybe it got cozy with some blue cheese?
Funny nobody expert noticed.
There are two possibilities: either they took it out to clean it, didn't put it back and on the umpteen subsequent visits never noticed it was missing, or they removed it on purpose so that we would have to call them back over and over.
We are busy getting them a very bad reputation in the neighbourhood.
To be careless is one thing, but to perhaps sabotage the boiler so as to get extra business is quite another - possibly criminal.
Mind you, getting them to admit it in court would be difficult...
Said "friend" spearheaded the effort to get us thrown out of our parish and excommunicated a couple of years later. I can't help wondering--especially when he was found to have installed unprotected electrical wiring by the damp ground in the home of another person in the church whom he ALSO tried to get rid of...
Don't know whether he's just a shitty worker or whether he's actively homicidal.
Bloody Hell! 😬😡
Ridiculous.
Why on earth did they need the bigger box? And more to the point, how the hell am I supposed to dispose of it when I don't have transport to get to a recycling centre?
* not a Dyson - I do have some principles.