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sojusucks
Joined: 31 May 2008
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 Posted: Fri Mar 25, 2011 9:41 pm Post subject: Costco today- well worth it |
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Yes, I went to Costco this morning. I was able to get the 32-pack case of Orville Redenbacher microwave popcorn for 9,700 won, but they were almost sold out. I got a Red Velvet cake for 11,000 won, and I did get some Twinings Earl Grey tea bags, (Thank you, Captain Picard), and Royal-T Organic Rooibos tea bags, which I highly recommend, and some Kirkland Brand macaroni and cheese. There was also a large crowd around the seaweed but it seems to be a common thing in Korea. Meat, seaweed, and milk are all becoming highly valued in Korea.
Like many of you, I have to carry everything back on the subway, so I bought a large Costco bag for less than 3,000 won, and I can use it all of the time. I have also given away Costco bags to my Korean teachers, and they LOVE having shopping bags that are larger than regular Korean shopping bags. It may seem like a small thing, but you'd be surprised how much your Korean friends and co-teachers value simple things like Costco bags. It can help them with their every day shopping.
I did want to eat breakfast at Costco, but, stupid me, I got there an hour after opening, and the food court was mobbed. There were no seats available, and the onions with mustard-filled plates all throughout the food court. What could I do? I ordered a couple of chicken Caesar salads and a pineapple smoothie (  ) and moved on to my shopping.
BTW, did anyone else try the free samples for the Salt and Pepper Cashews? I didn't buy them, but, wow, they were great. Did anyone else try them? |
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Xuanzang
Joined: 10 Apr 2007
Location: Sadang
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| Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2011 4:24 am Post subject: |
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| Are you having a party with the red velvet cake or cutting it into sections and freezing them for another time? Costco pastries and cakes are so good but too big! |
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sojusucks
Joined: 31 May 2008
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| Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2011 6:14 am Post subject: |
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| Xuanzang wrote: |
| Are you having a party with the red velvet cake or cutting it into sections and freezing them for another time? Costco pastries and cakes are so good but too big! |
I have a plan-lol. I need to find a Korean teacher/friend who will drive to Costco so I can get some heavy stuff all at once. But, first, I have to pique their interest in Costco by letting them sample some of Costco's best stuff, like the cakes and cookies. |
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Xuanzang
Joined: 10 Apr 2007
Location: Sadang
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| Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2011 7:13 pm Post subject: |
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Heavy stuff such as? Martinelli's 24 pack sparkling apple juice? Baking soda on sale in a few weeks time?  Costco trips are the only reason I see myself getting a car in the future. |
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DorkothyParker
Joined: 11 Apr 2009
Location: Jeju
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| Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2011 7:26 pm Post subject: |
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I want you to know I LOVE your Costco posts. Keep it up! 
(I don't shop there, but I still find it exciting.) |
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sojusucks
Joined: 31 May 2008
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| Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2011 10:20 pm Post subject: |
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| Xuanzang wrote: |
| Heavy stuff such as? Martinelli's 24 pack sparkling apple juice? Baking soda on sale in a few weeks time? Costco trips are the only reason I see myself getting a car in the future. |
If you take others and charge for gas you could really make out on the deal. Many would probably pay extra for a chance to make a big shopping run. It's easy to carry the bagels, (blueberry, of course), but cases of Cherry Coke and Sprite are tough to carry on the subway. I've seen it done but by better men than me. |
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Bloopity Bloop
Joined: 26 Apr 2009
Location: Seoul yo
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| Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2011 10:44 pm Post subject: |
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| That red velvet cake is obscenely delicious. |
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decolyon
Joined: 24 Jul 2010
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| Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2011 11:06 pm Post subject: |
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- Popcorn
- Red velvet cake
- Mac and cheese
- Chicken Caeser salad
- Smoothies
- Salt and Pepper Cashews
Did you only buy junk? This is why I've lived in Korea for 4 years and have been to Costco once, and that was with a friend and I just picked up some socks.
Give me my little corner fish and veggie stand and fruit filled bongo trucks any day. |
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sojusucks
Joined: 31 May 2008
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| Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2011 11:49 pm Post subject: |
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| decolyon wrote: |
- Popcorn
- Red velvet cake
- Mac and cheese
- Chicken Caeser salad
- Smoothies
- Salt and Pepper Cashews
Did you only buy junk? This is why I've lived in Korea for 4 years and have been to Costco once, and that was with a friend and I just picked up some socks.
Give me my little corner fish and veggie stand and fruit filled bongo trucks any day. |
I buy plenty of chicken, beef, cheese, and salad, too, along with Prego, peanut butter, and maple syrup. Costco has good prices on those things, too. |
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decolyon
Joined: 24 Jul 2010
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| Posted: Sun Mar 27, 2011 1:13 am Post subject: |
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| sojusucks wrote: |
| decolyon wrote: |
- Popcorn
- Red velvet cake
- Mac and cheese
- Chicken Caeser salad
- Smoothies
- Salt and Pepper Cashews
Did you only buy junk? This is why I've lived in Korea for 4 years and have been to Costco once, and that was with a friend and I just picked up some socks.
Give me my little corner fish and veggie stand and fruit filled bongo trucks any day. |
I buy plenty of chicken, beef, cheese, and salad, too, along with Prego, peanut butter, and maple syrup. Costco has good prices on those things, too. |
-If it's fried chicken, it doesn't count.
-"Plenty of beef" means too much beef.
-Cheese is mostly garbage.
-Caeser salad is one of the great myths spread by the food industry, right up their with "diet coke" and "low fat blah blah." Their are loads of terrible calories in caeser salads.
-Mass produced peanut butter is basically sugar paste. Yes peanut butter can be healthy, but not the brands you can pick up at any old store. It has to be raw or organic or enriched with flax seed to be the "good" kind of peanut butter.
-Same for maple syrup. Again, whoever was the ad genius that made people believe these things were healthy certainly deserved his pay check.
-Prego? Over processed, loaded with preservatives, and hydrogenated oil.
Try this: In a food processor (or blender) throw in 3 diced tomatoes, half a diced onion, glove of garlic, pinch of salt, pinch of pepper, 1 tablespoon of extra virgin olive oil, a healthy dusting of oregano, and a pinch of thyme and cilantro to taste. There, almost no calories or processed junk and it'll keep in your fridge for about a week. |
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NYC_Gal 2.0
Joined: 10 Dec 2010
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| Posted: Sun Mar 27, 2011 1:39 am Post subject: |
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Tomatoes are much healthier if you cook them. You get far more lycopene that way. Your spice blend is also horrible. Where's the basil? The pan-roasted garlic?
Also, what's wrong with pure maple syrup in moderation? It's a great, natural sweetener for baking, when I'm not using bananas.
Costco has raw chicken. Sojusucks has talked about it before. Go troll elsewhere. |
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decolyon
Joined: 24 Jul 2010
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| Posted: Sun Mar 27, 2011 1:51 am Post subject: |
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| NYC_Gal 2.0 wrote: |
Tomatoes are much healthier if you cook them. You get far more lycopene that way. Your spice blend is also horrible. Where's the basil? The pan-roasted garlic?
Also, what's wrong with pure maple syrup in moderation? It's a great, natural sweetener for baking, when I'm not using bananas.
Costco has raw chicken. Sojusucks has talked about it before. Go troll elsewhere. |
That's debatable. Fruits and veg are never as healthy we when they're fresh from the garden. Anything done to them beyond that point degrades their nutritional value, including cooking, steaming, baking, etc.
Of course you can get a bit more eccentric with your spice blend if you want. There's no single recipe that tastes good. I just threw one together that was extremely easy and a far healthier option than tomato paste from a jar.
Pure maple syrup is fine. Great actually. But whatever you're buying in a bottle from a store isn't pure. There are major lawsuits happening right now over companies labeling their food with phrases like "low fat, pure, 100%" and so on. If it has a bar code on it, it's not pure and it certainly has loads of sugar added to it. |
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NYC_Gal 2.0
Joined: 10 Dec 2010
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| Posted: Sun Mar 27, 2011 2:11 am Post subject: |
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100% maple syrup is just that. He didn't say pancake syrup, which is an entirely different thing.
Tomatoes are one of the few berries that are healthier when cooked. Most produce is healthier raw, but one gets far more lycopene after cooking tomatoes.
Sojusucks, have you seen any real brie or camembert at Costco? Not that President stuff. I found some at a local wine shop, but it's pretty pricey for a wedge. |
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sojusucks
Joined: 31 May 2008
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| Posted: Sun Mar 27, 2011 2:41 am Post subject: |
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| NYC_Gal 2.0 wrote: |
100% maple syrup is just that. He didn't say pancake syrup, which is an entirely different thing.
Tomatoes are one of the few berries that are healthier when cooked. Most produce is healthier raw, but one gets far more lycopene after cooking tomatoes.
Sojusucks, have you seen any real brie or camembert at Costco? Not that President stuff. I found some at a local wine shop, but it's pretty pricey for a wedge. |
I'll check the next time I'm there.
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-Cheese is mostly garbage.
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Someone actually flamed cheese. So funny. I've had so much salmon, salads, and fresh asparagus, (all from Costco), lately it was only a matter of time before I broke down and bought a cake or two. |
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daisydew
Joined: 07 Sep 2009
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| Posted: Sun Mar 27, 2011 2:59 am Post subject: maple syrup |
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I saw that maple syrup there. there were two sizes, one was 36,000 won! is it worth it?
i agree though. i think the occassional costco trip every few months, although somewhat painful, is usually worth it in the end. |
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