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[sojusucks]

I was there at 10:30-11:00 am and it was MOBBED. Milwaukeedave, and others, can you verify this claim- Costo is much more crowded than ever.
I've been in Korea for a few years and it seems like Costco is becoming more crowded as we speak. Koreans must be discovering the prices and selection. I know that some of my students are aware of Costco, though, it won't surprise any of you, it's because of the food court.

The biggest sale, according to a scientific survery that involved me checking other carts, was the 2,000 off for a plastic bottle of Mini- Mentos. That cut the price from about 10,000 to 8,000. That's 20% off. Wow. I also grabbed a box of Oreos (10 packs of 10+ Oreos) for about 11,000 won. That's much cheaper than the price in other store. For the free samples, they were giving away samples of potato chips, cookies, and cheese. The chips were the only thing I seriously considered buying. Those were great. Did anyone else try them?
I did ask the female Costco employees at the entrance for another green book, (the Costco quarterly coupon book), and they were happy to give me one. Anyone can ask for one of these books. Those books are good for helping you plan your shopping at Costco. For example, these are the coupons for 4/25-5/1:
3,500 off Fruit by the Foot
50,000 off a Whalen Cardiff bookcase
9,000 off a Joseph Joseph cutting board set
4,000 off Red Ginseng drink
4,000 off Aveeno Body Wash
4,00 off L'oreal Hydrafresh Aqua essence gel cream
2,500 off box Crispi Roll 12 Grain
2,500 off Souffle Cheese Cake in the bakery section.
You can get those prices even if you don't have the green book. They take it off automatically at the checkout.

Finally, yes, it was crowded at the food court. It was 11 am and all of the cashiers had lines of at leat 10 people. The Korean women in front of me ordered 50 pizzas. Good luck with that one. Luckily I was there for a few chicken Caesar salads. Yes, I like them. BTW, always get the packets of relish. They are free and you can use them at home on hot dogs and with tuna salad.
One of the stranger things that has happened to me at Costco happened today. I was in the frozen section, grabbing some hash browns, and a Korean woman offered some advice. That doesn't happen too often in Korea. She said that the Kirkland Brand chicken nuggets were a good deal. They are the frozen nuggets with Mickey Mouse on the package. Yeah, I got a bag of the chicken nuggets. Why not? After all, don't we all love chicken nuggets?And isn't the dipping sauce just as important as the nuggets? I have some Miso dressing from Costco and it's a great dipping sauce.

So, expect big crowds and expect to have to deal with long lines at Costco this weekend. But get those Mentos and your chicken Ceasar salads.

[plato's republic]

Almost every second thread you post on here concerns Costco. It's starting to sound like you're obsessed with the place. Anything else you do in your free time besides grocery shopping?

[Burndog]

I assume that this is your application for this?

http://forums.eslcafe.com/korea/viewtopic.php?t=203878&start=0

[tiger fancini]

I'm a HomePlus guy myself.

[sojusucks]

[sojusucks]

[sojusucks]

[RMNC]

Carbs, carbs, carbs.

[tiger fancini]

[plato's republic]

OP,

I don't know what "juice" you're sipping, but you seriously misread what I wrote, or don't have much in the way of a sense of humor. And my point still stands. You post about grocery shopping all the time on here. Yeah, some people may appreciate a heads up regarding special offers on certain products at Emart/Homeplus/Costco (myself included), but I don't really see what the point of this post was. Any Costco members can find out about deals themselves.

Secondly, what did I say that wasn't above board? Do enlighten me

[decolyon]

Did you load up on junk food like you did last week?

sojusucks wrote:

[Burndog]

[DorkothyParker]

Please describe to me what you do with these oreos.

In detail.

[matthews_world]

Yep, we need to start a Sojusuck's Costco Excursion Pool thread on here.

[timolein23]

I enjoy reading about your costco escapades. Keep it up!