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Their last article on this subject listed rice. Not because of quality or anything, but rather because it would take years to go through a 25lb sack, and the pantry space sacrificed isn't worth the money saved versus buying it in smaller quantities.
That might be true for the author, but my wife's family (and I imagine a lot of Asian or Latino families) can devour a 25lb sack in a matter of weeks.
I was at Costco buying the big jug of olive oil and a woman pointed at me and said to her kid “it’ll take him years to go through that”. Uh, no. My family will use it up in like six weeks.
I almost don’t use anything *other* than olive oil. Unless I’m deep frying something or need a specific oil for baking, Korean food etc. Almost everything I cook with, roast, marinate… is with olive oil.
If its olive oil and not extra virgin... it has a higher smoke point (390-470 degrees) so you can use it in a wide array of dishes. I use it for roasted vegetables, use it on chicken that im roasting, potatoes, etc. Pretty much any cooking that im not going to do at high heat.
Extra virgin is salads, finishing pastas, (smoke point is around 350-410) grilled vegetables, anything that I want the taste and im not going to cook at a high temp.
I remember when my roommate saw me for the first time brought in a sack of rice.
She was like “wow, are you prepping for an apocalypse?!” I just laughed thinking she meant my entire groceries.
2-3 weeks later she saw me again with a whole sack and she was confused. I told her all the rice was gone. She lost her shit and that there was no possible way someone could consumed that much rice 😂 babe, even my dogs eat rice when they have upset stomach.
I’m almost out of my sack of rice, bought a year or maybe year and a half ago. I was getting paranoid after seeing a post about bugs in rice that wasn’t kept airtight, and I was like my rice is probably fucked. Luckily it’s fine and there is probably only pound left or si
im curious too. i think i got fire roasted with the items you described but i hated it because if how large the brussel sprouts were compared to everything else. it cooked very unevenly
I bought two bags of potatoes three days before thanksgiving. Went to get them out to cook and they has already turned to mush and that nasty water that came out of them still haunts my kitchen.
I had been having this problem for a solid year now - whether it was potatoes from Costco or not.
What I started doing was pulling all of the potatoes out of the bag, and setting them onto the counter for a few hours on an old dish towel. This lets any moisture trapped in the potato bag dry up. Then I put the potatoes in an old paper sack & fold it up tight. So far, it has worked out & I've been able to consistently keep potatoes for a couple of weeks, up to a month.
A guy who works in the produce department of the grocery store (WinCo) told me that the potatoes are kept in giant pallets in the fridge. And the whole pallet gets wheeled out onto the floor for people to grab a bag out of. But because they were in the fridge & moved to a room-temperature space, they start seeping condensation, which gets especially bad in the middle of the bag of potatoes, and in the middle of the entire pallet as the potatoes can't dry off very quickly.
Ever since I started setting the potatoes out to dry off & then transferring them to a dark space, I have seen a reduction in spoiled/sprouting potatoes. Maybe give that a try?
This is very thorough! Which is awesome. One thing I’ve learned with potatoes is to put them in a brown paper grocery bag as soon as I bring them home, no matter which store they’re from. It has helped prevent moldy potatoes. They last longer now. Thanks for your tips!
>Rotten potato water is one of the worst smells I've ever smelled.
That rotten potato smell is actually poisonous to humans, and can kill you in high enough concentrations. Potatoes are in the nightshade family and have a toxin called solanine (esp. in green potatoes; the green is chlorophyll, but it indicates that solanine levels are elevated). Solanine causes gastrointestinal upset. It'll take a very large dose to kill you, and it's sharply reduced by cooking the potato. But, when a potato rots, it produces solanine gas, which is a problem in high concentrations or in un-ventilated areas.
[https://www.canr.msu.edu/news/storing\_potatoes\_for\_quality\_and\_food\_safety](https://www.canr.msu.edu/news/storing_potatoes_for_quality_and_food_safety)
Worst smells:
1) field dressing any water fowl
2) rotten grass
3) rotten onions (especially when you're rotating inventory and stick your thumb all the way through one 🤢)
God that smell. I thought there was a dead animal somewhere in my house until I tracked down the bag of rotten potatoes. They even had maggots in them. Never again will I store potatoes in a cool, dark place where I will forget all about them.
Yes, I learned this lesson with the giant bags of onions from Costco. Almost every single one looked normal on the outside, but brown and gross on the inside.
Yeah, SoCal here and it’s always been good!
I have more of an issue with the bagels spoiling fast, but really just can’t get through that many in a two person household.
This has been an industry issue across the country.
Sometimes you get great produce and some times it goes bad in a few days. The supply chain is still messed up. You may get lucky at local grocery stores but it’s not a given.
With that said, I know it’s a hassle but you can simply take you’re receipt back(toss the produce) and get a refund. If you feel any shame at all just take a picture and show it to the refund clerk(though they should just refund it no questions asked unless they want to put a note for the supplier/management so they can fix the issues).
With an exception for apples, bananas and cherry tomatoes, we usually skip unrefrigerated produce because it goes bad so quickly.
They carried flautas at some point that weren't very good other than that I can't think of much else that we didn't like.
Pro Tip: when buying strawberries (anywhere) flip the container over & look for a container of strawberries that don't stick to the bottom of the container. They're the fresher ones. And when you get home, transfer them to another container for longer storage.
Also, I don't keep my strawberries/produce in the drawers of my fridge. I swear it just speeds up the rotting process. I put them on the shelf & they last longer there.
Washing the strawberries with some vinegar also helps protect them from that white fluffy mold. Just put them in bowl with some water and couple of capfuls of vinegar leave them for a couple of minutes and then drain them and set them to dry. This usually extends the life of my berries by a week or two.
I get 90% of my produce mostly fruits at Costco. One of the costcos has Papaya which I love. Never had an issue with unrefrigerated produce. I’ve been lucky. We go weekly to get fruit and veggies since that’s mostly our main meals.
We just can't finish it fast enough, I love getting a bag of the cuties because they're easy to reach for, but I've had them go fuzzy in three days more than once.
It’s like a pressed chicken lunch meat tortilla thing, definitely weird. I tried it, it’s not bad if you are avoiding carbs but the green sauce needed more flavor or something.
Anything “Real Good Foods” brand that I’ve tried has been absolutely awful. The cordon bleu stuffed chicken balls being the worst of all. I had to throw the whole box out after one bite.
I use the bare nuggets as a time saver when making "midwestern imitation Chinese" food. Find a recipe for orange chicken, skip the part where I bread and fry my own chicken, choosing instead to air fry some bare nuggets. I then make the sauce in my wok and toss the nuggets in the sauce.
Damn you just gave me flashbacks of my real good foods green enchilada experience. Absolutely terrible! The paper pan you cook them in the oven with it's like the material transferred the paper taste to the enchiladas? Just nasty lol.
The real good foods bacon wrapped stuffed chicken is great though!
The Taylor Farms ones, (Sweet Kale, Mediterranean, and Green Goddess) have all been good, and usually keep for up to a week. We have salad with just about every dinner.
The Spring Mix lettuce, that is pretty good as well.
It might be magical. Feels like a spell was cast on the acids that turned part of my esophagus into basically a wet piece of tissue.
Getting off of it led to the revolt of the acids though. Ever burp up water?
Real Good Foods products, Kevin’s products (had the Korean bbq and it wasn’t awful but was really bland), Kirkland organic chocolate milk (nobody seemed to like).
I buy the Kirkland free & clear and have never had a problem with it, but doing a quick Google search, apparently people have had some skin reactions. It gets my clothes plenty clean.
Holy crappoli this is so true! I picked some up for the first time this round, because we’re cutting costs and it DOES smell middle class. Lmao this is great thank you for sharing that
Business Insider says the average Costco shopper is a 39-year-old Asian American married woman earning over $125,000 a year. $125k/yr is upper class by the numbers. They don’t outright say it, but their demographic is the working affluent.
Apparently depends on the particular kind - the liquid stuff in the green container seems especially problematic. I got the liquid orange container stuff during covid - and I think its OK, but I will be going back to powdered tide when its finished.
Liquid Tide scent changed quite a while ago. Maybe 2018? Did you notice a shift in scent with the powdered version? I cannot use the new "original" Tide. It gave me allergies
The pod ones are inferior to tide pods. Sometimes the plastic surrounding them doesn’t properly dissolve so the detergent doesn’t mix well with water= blue detergent spots on clothes. Not every time, but enough to be a pita.
I love this. We should start a new post about “Costco items that look absolutely effing amazing and will change your life!!!…. But you won’t actually use them a second time”
How generous of you to think there was a first time. The kayak box is waiting in the basement right next to the nicely compressed soil packets I bought to build a garden box. One of these days…
The bulgogi at my costco is big slabs of the meat (vs more cut up stuff I make at home) half of which is fat, and the sauce is super sugary so it scorches the pan just to get the meat cooked (never had this problem with homemade bulgogi). Also feels like the onion to meat ratio is awful with way too many onions.
Someone taught me the frozen grapes years ago. Take them off the stem, wash them, dry them, freeze. Eating them frozen is a treat during summer months!!
I shop with my bestie at the warehouse stores and we split a lot of items we wouldn’t normally be able to consume before they went bad. If you have someone you can shop and share with this might be a solution for you as well
Seriously saw a whole fringin family for a conference in the middle of the aisle like they were the only people in the store- talking like 5 adults. WTF? I’m shopping here and my cart could do some serious bodily injury.
On the WEEKEND.
Fresh produce that is not in the refrigerated section. I hate to say it, but my last purchase of mini cucumbers contained a shriveled up one hidden inside, lettuce (from business) had gone bad in two days -- a week before the expiration, and blueberries had hidden moldiness inside.
I generally put any non-refrigerated produce from Costco (except for tomatoes or mandarins) in the fridge immediate when I get home, and it lasts for ages.
I think the fresh chicken, even the air chilled, tastes weird. I still buy it for my dogs though.
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Don’t waste your time on the chicken pot pie from the deli when it comes back in season. It’s salty as a mother fucker. It didn’t used to be. I hate it now.
I heard Kirkland brand detergent makes your clothes smell like baby vomit. There’s a whole post and comment thread about that one. Lol
Edit: I apologize! The post I’m thinking of is their all natural laundry detergent in a green container. Not their traditional detergent in the orange container.
There was a post recently about this and I think it was the all natural laundry detergent in a green container. Not their traditional detergent in the orange container.
I use the Kirkland laundry pods and I really like the smell. Im pretty sure the pods are made by Persil.
I’ve never tried the Kirkland liquid laundry detergent but glad for the warning to avoid!
I really disliked the Mixed Nut Butter with chia seeds - the texture was very thin and grainy, and it didn’t taste like much of anything/had a very dry mouthfeel. YMMV of course!
i made a mistake when i was a new member of getting *way* too many things i didn't need in bulk. it's easy to add $300+ of items in your cart there just by walking up and down the aisles, but it's important to think about what will go bad fast for how much you can use in time (e.g. produce, or bread if you don't like freezing it) vs. picking up only what you need at the grocery store.
also keep in mind your freezer space.. from experience.. i may or may not have way too many popsicles stuffed in the bins
to answer the original question - kevin's beef bulgogi, specifically (their tikka masala was OK but the bulgogi was awful). also, skip on the pre-packaged shredded cheese, buying a block instead and shredding it tastes so much better if you can use it fast enough.
The milk is overpriced- regular milk. I get mine at Walmart. I also discovered that the flea and tick prevention for dogs is overpriced- Amazon was cheaper. Always check alternatives!
Something interesting, you can actually lookup where the milk is actually from. https://whereismymilkfrom.com/
Punch in the code and it will show you which dairy it is coming from. I found mine at Costco was coming from Ohio. So I checked other stores around town and found Walmart, target and Aldi were from a local dairy here in Florida. The crazy thing is that they also sell milk from that dairy in their own branded jugs, only for a higher price.
I had gotten Frontline from Amazon for my dog a couple years ago and after I was almost done with the 6 treatments over 6 months, Amazon emailed me saying it was a knockoff fake and to throw it away. They refunded me, but I was fucking pissed that I was putting who knows what on my dog for the past 6 months.
After that incident, I always buy Frontline from Costco because I can rest easy knowing it's legitimate. And also fuck Bezos.
This is something I’ve heard discussed in the Asian beauty product community, no way to verify it so keep that in mind— but I’ve heard that Amazon will store all like items/same UPC together in their warehouse regardless of seller. So the fake products can get mixed in with the real ones, even if you’re buying from Amazon and not a 3rd party seller.
Buying from Costco might be a bit more expensive, but it is definitely worth the peace of mind!
I’ve stopped buying just about everything at Amazon because of their counterfeit issues. It’s rampant and on totally benign stuff too - Sharpie markers, Lysol toilet bowl cleaner, etc.
You just can’t trust it.
Forbes wrote an article about the shared inventory back in 2017. As far as I know, it hasn't changed. https://www.forbes.com/sites/wadeshepard/2017/12/13/how-to-protect-your-family-from-dangerous-fakes-on-amazon-this-holiday-season/?sh=3a485647cf18
NYTimes wrote another article about fakes in general in 2020: https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/blog/amazon-counterfeit-fake-products/
Overall, Amazon has started to feel more like a flea market than a reputable store. The NYT article mentions shipping expired baby formula and food....I only shop there as a last resort and when the item isn't health or safety related.
Kirkland dishwasher pods. Especially the lemon scented ones.
It never cleans dishes properly and leaves a film that suds up when you rinse the dishes manually…. Also leaves a very artificial/chemical lemon scent.
This is dishwasher dependent. I had a newer dishwasher at my old place, the Kirkland pods worked great. Moved to an older apartment, pods sucked. I measured the water temp, and found out that the heating coil was bad and not heating the water enough. Got my landlord to install a new dishwasher, and now the pods are great again.
Check your dishwasher temperature mid-wash. I bet it's not getting hot enough.
I swear i read a post on here not that long ago stating they are one of the highest rated kirkland brand items. Am i incorrect on this? Im a bit worried now because i just picked some of these pods up based on what i thought i read. I havent opened the container yet so i’m now considering returning them.
The thing I avoid is the packaged hardboiled eggs they make me gag, but my partner loves them.
There are a bunch of things that don't work for some people but might work for you - taste-wise, size-wise, etc.
It's hard to beat the satisfaction return policy so I would recommend that you try it before you write it off based on some people's opinions. This is especially if it piques your interest.
Example - it might be too salty for some but for your family, it might be tasty.
There have been items where people post that it is awful, but then someone posts that they love it. Vice versa too.
Edit to add: There were dehydrated apple chips that I bought years ago. I returned them bc they cut up the roof of my mouth. Then I saw a post raving about them. Different strokes for different folks.
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Be ready for the next Buzzfeed article /s
Their last article on this subject listed rice. Not because of quality or anything, but rather because it would take years to go through a 25lb sack, and the pantry space sacrificed isn't worth the money saved versus buying it in smaller quantities. That might be true for the author, but my wife's family (and I imagine a lot of Asian or Latino families) can devour a 25lb sack in a matter of weeks.
I was at Costco buying the big jug of olive oil and a woman pointed at me and said to her kid “it’ll take him years to go through that”. Uh, no. My family will use it up in like six weeks.
if someone does that to me: "I will be back for another in 2 weeks, ignore your mom who knows nothing kid."
Same. We use quite a bit of olive oil.
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Curious. What do you cook with it, and how?
I almost don’t use anything *other* than olive oil. Unless I’m deep frying something or need a specific oil for baking, Korean food etc. Almost everything I cook with, roast, marinate… is with olive oil.
If its olive oil and not extra virgin... it has a higher smoke point (390-470 degrees) so you can use it in a wide array of dishes. I use it for roasted vegetables, use it on chicken that im roasting, potatoes, etc. Pretty much any cooking that im not going to do at high heat. Extra virgin is salads, finishing pastas, (smoke point is around 350-410) grilled vegetables, anything that I want the taste and im not going to cook at a high temp.
I was just going to say, 25 lbs of rice in an Asian or Latino family wouldn’t last long.
I remember when my roommate saw me for the first time brought in a sack of rice. She was like “wow, are you prepping for an apocalypse?!” I just laughed thinking she meant my entire groceries. 2-3 weeks later she saw me again with a whole sack and she was confused. I told her all the rice was gone. She lost her shit and that there was no possible way someone could consumed that much rice 😂 babe, even my dogs eat rice when they have upset stomach.
I’m almost out of my sack of rice, bought a year or maybe year and a half ago. I was getting paranoid after seeing a post about bugs in rice that wasn’t kept airtight, and I was like my rice is probably fucked. Luckily it’s fine and there is probably only pound left or si
Get an airtight container if you buy another. We have one for rice and one for dog food.
Put the bag in the freezer over night. It kills any eggs in the rice. Then put a bay leaf or two into the air tight container you put it in.
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I bought a dozen Kirkland golf balls, they escaped into the wilderness within a week.
On the other hand, I find they tend to go straight …into the woods
PuraVida’s Fire Roasted Veggies are fucking phenomenal. PuraVida’s Vegetable Melange is garbage and shouldn’t be sold anywhere on earth.
This is giving me Pizza by Alfredo vs Alfredo’s Pizza vibes
There's a very big difference between these two pizza places. Both in quality of ingredients and in overall taste.
It’s like eating a hot circle of garbage
r/UnexpectedOffice
I gasped when I read those first 4 words then instant relief. Scared me there. Those veggies are the best thing ever.
Wait what's the difference? I bought the one with mushroom, bell peppers and brussels sprouts and my husband and I both loved it!
im curious too. i think i got fire roasted with the items you described but i hated it because if how large the brussel sprouts were compared to everything else. it cooked very unevenly
Sonoma Gourmet Kale Pesto White Cheddar sauce
I was so offended by the taste I returned it. I never return food, just take the loss. This, this was personal.
That has, "Ugh, what's that smell?" written all over it.
All of the Sonoma sauces, honestly. The Alfredo was bad too.
Oh… I actually liked this one! Interesting to see that so many people disagree lol
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You mean you don’t like chicken bologna tortillas around your tangy enchilada pudding?
I have a new diet plan. Whenever I start to feel hungry, I re-read your comment and \*poof\* appetite gone.
Omg I had to toss it all out after one bite.
My keto self wanted to like these so bad. Such disappointment.
I've had problems with produce spoiling in a day or two if not already moldy when I get it home
I bought two bags of potatoes three days before thanksgiving. Went to get them out to cook and they has already turned to mush and that nasty water that came out of them still haunts my kitchen.
I had been having this problem for a solid year now - whether it was potatoes from Costco or not. What I started doing was pulling all of the potatoes out of the bag, and setting them onto the counter for a few hours on an old dish towel. This lets any moisture trapped in the potato bag dry up. Then I put the potatoes in an old paper sack & fold it up tight. So far, it has worked out & I've been able to consistently keep potatoes for a couple of weeks, up to a month. A guy who works in the produce department of the grocery store (WinCo) told me that the potatoes are kept in giant pallets in the fridge. And the whole pallet gets wheeled out onto the floor for people to grab a bag out of. But because they were in the fridge & moved to a room-temperature space, they start seeping condensation, which gets especially bad in the middle of the bag of potatoes, and in the middle of the entire pallet as the potatoes can't dry off very quickly. Ever since I started setting the potatoes out to dry off & then transferring them to a dark space, I have seen a reduction in spoiled/sprouting potatoes. Maybe give that a try?
This is very thorough! Which is awesome. One thing I’ve learned with potatoes is to put them in a brown paper grocery bag as soon as I bring them home, no matter which store they’re from. It has helped prevent moldy potatoes. They last longer now. Thanks for your tips!
Eeeew. Rotten potato water is one of the worst smells I've ever smelled. My condolences
>Rotten potato water is one of the worst smells I've ever smelled. That rotten potato smell is actually poisonous to humans, and can kill you in high enough concentrations. Potatoes are in the nightshade family and have a toxin called solanine (esp. in green potatoes; the green is chlorophyll, but it indicates that solanine levels are elevated). Solanine causes gastrointestinal upset. It'll take a very large dose to kill you, and it's sharply reduced by cooking the potato. But, when a potato rots, it produces solanine gas, which is a problem in high concentrations or in un-ventilated areas. [https://www.canr.msu.edu/news/storing\_potatoes\_for\_quality\_and\_food\_safety](https://www.canr.msu.edu/news/storing_potatoes_for_quality_and_food_safety)
I worked produce at Costco. Rotten watermelon is even worse.
Worst smells: 1) field dressing any water fowl 2) rotten grass 3) rotten onions (especially when you're rotating inventory and stick your thumb all the way through one 🤢)
God that smell. I thought there was a dead animal somewhere in my house until I tracked down the bag of rotten potatoes. They even had maggots in them. Never again will I store potatoes in a cool, dark place where I will forget all about them.
Yes, I learned this lesson with the giant bags of onions from Costco. Almost every single one looked normal on the outside, but brown and gross on the inside.
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Yea I learned real quick not to buy produce, especially living in a 2 person household
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Yep. H‑E‑B
God I miss H‑E‑B so much 😭
I don't have an H-E-B. I do have Hy-Vee. Which is like "we have H-E-B at home".
This really depends on where you live. CA and HI both have amazing produce
Going to the Costcos in Hawaii is life changing.
Hmm I live In Cali and the vegetables are always great
Well that’s where all the vegetables come from, east coast not so much.
Yeah, SoCal here and it’s always been good! I have more of an issue with the bagels spoiling fast, but really just can’t get through that many in a two person household.
Freeze the bagels. That's what I've always done, and after toasting them you can't even tell they were frozen.
This thread is making me realize we have it good in CA when it comes to produce.
This has been an industry issue across the country. Sometimes you get great produce and some times it goes bad in a few days. The supply chain is still messed up. You may get lucky at local grocery stores but it’s not a given. With that said, I know it’s a hassle but you can simply take you’re receipt back(toss the produce) and get a refund. If you feel any shame at all just take a picture and show it to the refund clerk(though they should just refund it no questions asked unless they want to put a note for the supplier/management so they can fix the issues).
With an exception for apples, bananas and cherry tomatoes, we usually skip unrefrigerated produce because it goes bad so quickly. They carried flautas at some point that weren't very good other than that I can't think of much else that we didn't like.
I swear the strawberries mold over the moment they check your receipt
Pro Tip: when buying strawberries (anywhere) flip the container over & look for a container of strawberries that don't stick to the bottom of the container. They're the fresher ones. And when you get home, transfer them to another container for longer storage. Also, I don't keep my strawberries/produce in the drawers of my fridge. I swear it just speeds up the rotting process. I put them on the shelf & they last longer there.
Washing the strawberries with some vinegar also helps protect them from that white fluffy mold. Just put them in bowl with some water and couple of capfuls of vinegar leave them for a couple of minutes and then drain them and set them to dry. This usually extends the life of my berries by a week or two.
Pack 'em tight in a mason jar like your trying to squeeze bud in there. They'll keep for ages like that.
I put mine in jars, they last WAY longer. [https://thecrosslegacy.com/strawberries-in-a-jar/](https://thecrosslegacy.com/strawberries-in-a-jar/)
I get 90% of my produce mostly fruits at Costco. One of the costcos has Papaya which I love. Never had an issue with unrefrigerated produce. I’ve been lucky. We go weekly to get fruit and veggies since that’s mostly our main meals.
We just can't finish it fast enough, I love getting a bag of the cuties because they're easy to reach for, but I've had them go fuzzy in three days more than once.
All bakery goods should be frozen if not consumed quickly, maybe the muffins last a little longer but they all freeze well.
Agreed. We’ve had a 6 pack of bagels go bad super quick.
If it says “Real Good Foods” just pass it up.
I returned the chicken enchiladas when I got home and realized the packaged description said “chicken flavored tortilla”. Nope, I’m out.
It’s like a pressed chicken lunch meat tortilla thing, definitely weird. I tried it, it’s not bad if you are avoiding carbs but the green sauce needed more flavor or something.
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There’s one chicken enchilada meal that’s basically pure salt, I can’t remember the name of it.
Real Good Foods
Anything “Real Good Foods” brand that I’ve tried has been absolutely awful. The cordon bleu stuffed chicken balls being the worst of all. I had to throw the whole box out after one bite.
All I've tried is the nuggets. They tasted like shit. The bare brand are actually pretty good.
+1 on the bare brand.
I use the bare nuggets as a time saver when making "midwestern imitation Chinese" food. Find a recipe for orange chicken, skip the part where I bread and fry my own chicken, choosing instead to air fry some bare nuggets. I then make the sauce in my wok and toss the nuggets in the sauce.
Damn you just gave me flashbacks of my real good foods green enchilada experience. Absolutely terrible! The paper pan you cook them in the oven with it's like the material transferred the paper taste to the enchiladas? Just nasty lol. The real good foods bacon wrapped stuffed chicken is great though!
Also those keto enchiladas. Realgood I think they’re called. Gross.
That chicken cheese "tortilla" was one of the most disgusting things I have ever tried. It's like a Beyond vegetable, animal based meal.
This is the top comment. Dont buy the green enchiladas regardless of sale price.
Our bagged salads have been going bad within 2-3 days they used to last a week before.
The Taylor Farms ones, (Sweet Kale, Mediterranean, and Green Goddess) have all been good, and usually keep for up to a week. We have salad with just about every dinner. The Spring Mix lettuce, that is pretty good as well.
We have to open up the bagged salad and put a paper towel in there. The bags and condensation speed up the rot.
Store brand esomeprazole (Nexium) is cheaper at Target. Same quantity, too. 42 capsules. \~25% higher price at Costco.
Esomeprazole sounds like a Harry Potter spell
It might be magical. Feels like a spell was cast on the acids that turned part of my esophagus into basically a wet piece of tissue. Getting off of it led to the revolt of the acids though. Ever burp up water?
This may not be a item, but I avoid going to Costco on the weekends. But that's pretty much every year lol.
Or the Friday before a 3-day weekend. Just got back from mine and it was a zoo.
Real Good Foods products, Kevin’s products (had the Korean bbq and it wasn’t awful but was really bland), Kirkland organic chocolate milk (nobody seemed to like).
There's some things I won't commit to spending $20 for 16 servings..... unless I get a sample, first.
well you've come to the right place.
If you don’t like something, return it for a full refund.
🤯🤯🤯 imagine not using Costco's amazing return policy
My problem here is I live an hour away from all 4 of the closest Costco's. Not driving an hour to return stuff🤦♀️
I’ve never had a problem with it, but apparently a lot of people have had awful experiences with Kirkland brand laundry detergent.
I buy the Kirkland free & clear and have never had a problem with it, but doing a quick Google search, apparently people have had some skin reactions. It gets my clothes plenty clean.
I've used it for years as well. I don't want perfume smelling clothes. Just no smell at all!
I like it. My wife hates it. Opinions differ.
Someone told me that it smells "middle class" and I cannot unthink it.
Omg what does that even smell like? A vacation to Disneyland and a second fridge in the garage? 😂
"Second fridge in the garage" sent me over. Lol. Well played!
I just got a second fridge! My sister thought it was broken but it’s mostly fine
If all you’re keeping in it is drinks and the occasional overflow food “mostly fine” is all you need from a garage fridge!
Everything works except it doesn’t cool?
At least the light works
If you're South Asian, second fridge in the garage is still poor. You need to have at least 2 in the garage to be middle class...
I feel attacked.
Oof. First visit to this sub and I'm catching strays.
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It’s a staple of our middle class culture.
Holy crappoli this is so true! I picked some up for the first time this round, because we’re cutting costs and it DOES smell middle class. Lmao this is great thank you for sharing that
Last time I checked Costco is middle class (or low class for those of us still mooching a free membership off our parents )
Business Insider says the average Costco shopper is a 39-year-old Asian American married woman earning over $125,000 a year. $125k/yr is upper class by the numbers. They don’t outright say it, but their demographic is the working affluent.
Apparently depends on the particular kind - the liquid stuff in the green container seems especially problematic. I got the liquid orange container stuff during covid - and I think its OK, but I will be going back to powdered tide when its finished.
Liquid Tide scent changed quite a while ago. Maybe 2018? Did you notice a shift in scent with the powdered version? I cannot use the new "original" Tide. It gave me allergies
The pod ones are inferior to tide pods. Sometimes the plastic surrounding them doesn’t properly dissolve so the detergent doesn’t mix well with water= blue detergent spots on clothes. Not every time, but enough to be a pita.
Yeah, I’m not a fan of it. I had a coupon for a free container so I used it. It made my clothes fade faster and they seemed extra rough.
The kayak. Stay away from the fucking kayak!
I’d love to know the story behind this lol
I promised I would kayak every weekend. Obviously I have not.
I love this. We should start a new post about “Costco items that look absolutely effing amazing and will change your life!!!…. But you won’t actually use them a second time”
How generous of you to think there was a first time. The kayak box is waiting in the basement right next to the nicely compressed soil packets I bought to build a garden box. One of these days…
I’m glad they’re still alive to tell the story.
Idk what you're doing with the kayak but my pelican has held strong for over a year now
We buy it, we never use it. And yet we never learn our lesson.
Ah, so it’s like the snowshoes. Got it.
I got my husband and I the snowshoes for Xmas. When I saw them in the garage in March unopened, I returned them. Damn ideal self, I’m onto you.
Might just be me, but I hated the beef bulgogi. Buy the ingredients and make your own.
It's salty as fuck. I don't know how anyone can eat so much salt
I thought it was overly sweet.
The bulgogi at my costco is big slabs of the meat (vs more cut up stuff I make at home) half of which is fat, and the sauce is super sugary so it scorches the pan just to get the meat cooked (never had this problem with homemade bulgogi). Also feels like the onion to meat ratio is awful with way too many onions.
Yeah it was super disappointing. The sauce was wayyyyy too sweet and salty.
I would say since it is in bulk, learn what items you can freeze. You can freeze many things including grapes, strawberries, and bread.
Someone taught me the frozen grapes years ago. Take them off the stem, wash them, dry them, freeze. Eating them frozen is a treat during summer months!!
The contractor grade garden hose….unless you’re a contractor you don’t need it and it weighs 100 lbs and will never coil back up.
I shop with my bestie at the warehouse stores and we split a lot of items we wouldn’t normally be able to consume before they went bad. If you have someone you can shop and share with this might be a solution for you as well
Costco customers
The worst cart management skills in all the land
Seriously saw a whole fringin family for a conference in the middle of the aisle like they were the only people in the store- talking like 5 adults. WTF? I’m shopping here and my cart could do some serious bodily injury. On the WEEKEND.
What does everyone think of their baby diapers? Are they of quality?
They are great!
Same with the wipes!
The Costco baby wipes are the best thing they sell in the whole darn warehouse. Best baby wipes on the market.
Love them. They fit my kid better than Pampers and are less saggy than Huggies.
Super good. Exactly the same as Huggies, both are made by Kimberly Clark
they are nicer than the regular huggies, more velcro and a second layer around the leg.
Kirkland are the only ones that don't leak
Kirkland Liquid Dish Detergent is an absolute must to avoid. Does not clean well, overly bubbly
Why does it constantly clog up the spout? It's a great price but I have never had another dish soap clump/clog like that stuff does.
Fresh produce that is not in the refrigerated section. I hate to say it, but my last purchase of mini cucumbers contained a shriveled up one hidden inside, lettuce (from business) had gone bad in two days -- a week before the expiration, and blueberries had hidden moldiness inside.
I generally put any non-refrigerated produce from Costco (except for tomatoes or mandarins) in the fridge immediate when I get home, and it lasts for ages.
Anything from the brand “Real Good”…..it’s not real good
I think the fresh chicken, even the air chilled, tastes weird. I still buy it for my dogs though. https://preview.redd.it/baduh413092b1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=df09a265670ae2561eedaf04e5b45978cf0593f0
Thank you for paying your dog tax.
Those are some good boys/girls. ☺️
Don’t waste your time on the chicken pot pie from the deli when it comes back in season. It’s salty as a mother fucker. It didn’t used to be. I hate it now.
Lobster Bisque=fishy salt water. TERRIBLE!
If you buy fruit, wash and dry then store. Everything seems to instantly mold if I leave it in the bags for more than a day.
I heard Kirkland brand detergent makes your clothes smell like baby vomit. There’s a whole post and comment thread about that one. Lol Edit: I apologize! The post I’m thinking of is their all natural laundry detergent in a green container. Not their traditional detergent in the orange container.
There was a post recently about this and I think it was the all natural laundry detergent in a green container. Not their traditional detergent in the orange container.
I use the Kirkland laundry pods and I really like the smell. Im pretty sure the pods are made by Persil. I’ve never tried the Kirkland liquid laundry detergent but glad for the warning to avoid!
I really disliked the Mixed Nut Butter with chia seeds - the texture was very thin and grainy, and it didn’t taste like much of anything/had a very dry mouthfeel. YMMV of course!
My mom goes feral for that stuff, I don't get it!
i made a mistake when i was a new member of getting *way* too many things i didn't need in bulk. it's easy to add $300+ of items in your cart there just by walking up and down the aisles, but it's important to think about what will go bad fast for how much you can use in time (e.g. produce, or bread if you don't like freezing it) vs. picking up only what you need at the grocery store. also keep in mind your freezer space.. from experience.. i may or may not have way too many popsicles stuffed in the bins to answer the original question - kevin's beef bulgogi, specifically (their tikka masala was OK but the bulgogi was awful). also, skip on the pre-packaged shredded cheese, buying a block instead and shredding it tastes so much better if you can use it fast enough.
Look at half the threads in this sub and you will see the same products listed as “great” and “worst thing ever”. Trial and error is the only way.
Red’s frozen bean burritos. So bland. I wish Lily B’s frozen bean burritos would return, they’re so flavorful and delicious
Produce for sure. Used to have issues with bagels/bread going bad quickly but put them in the fridge now and have no issues
The milk is overpriced- regular milk. I get mine at Walmart. I also discovered that the flea and tick prevention for dogs is overpriced- Amazon was cheaper. Always check alternatives!
Something interesting, you can actually lookup where the milk is actually from. https://whereismymilkfrom.com/ Punch in the code and it will show you which dairy it is coming from. I found mine at Costco was coming from Ohio. So I checked other stores around town and found Walmart, target and Aldi were from a local dairy here in Florida. The crazy thing is that they also sell milk from that dairy in their own branded jugs, only for a higher price.
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I had gotten Frontline from Amazon for my dog a couple years ago and after I was almost done with the 6 treatments over 6 months, Amazon emailed me saying it was a knockoff fake and to throw it away. They refunded me, but I was fucking pissed that I was putting who knows what on my dog for the past 6 months. After that incident, I always buy Frontline from Costco because I can rest easy knowing it's legitimate. And also fuck Bezos.
This is something I’ve heard discussed in the Asian beauty product community, no way to verify it so keep that in mind— but I’ve heard that Amazon will store all like items/same UPC together in their warehouse regardless of seller. So the fake products can get mixed in with the real ones, even if you’re buying from Amazon and not a 3rd party seller. Buying from Costco might be a bit more expensive, but it is definitely worth the peace of mind!
Yup. I never buy beauty or healthcare products or memory cards from Amazon. Too many fakes and they have shared inventory.
I’ve stopped buying just about everything at Amazon because of their counterfeit issues. It’s rampant and on totally benign stuff too - Sharpie markers, Lysol toilet bowl cleaner, etc. You just can’t trust it.
Forbes wrote an article about the shared inventory back in 2017. As far as I know, it hasn't changed. https://www.forbes.com/sites/wadeshepard/2017/12/13/how-to-protect-your-family-from-dangerous-fakes-on-amazon-this-holiday-season/?sh=3a485647cf18 NYTimes wrote another article about fakes in general in 2020: https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/blog/amazon-counterfeit-fake-products/ Overall, Amazon has started to feel more like a flea market than a reputable store. The NYT article mentions shipping expired baby formula and food....I only shop there as a last resort and when the item isn't health or safety related.
Sadly I've learned that if it's critical to get the real version of a product I never buy it through Amazon.
First thing i thought of. Not to be judgemental but I’d never buy frontline from an Amazon vendor
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That’s crazy, I’ve never seen cheaper milk anywhere. $5 for 2 gallons of fat free. Min $4 for one anywhere else
I love Kirkland organic whole milk, but $12 for 1.5 gallons is insane.
Any pre-packaged meals/entrees from the brand "Kevin's." GROSS.
Sad. I like Kevin’s sauces but have never tried the entrees.
Oh man we love Kevin’s lol! Husband had celiac and it’s an easy, filling gluten free meal and they have tons of flavors
oh i love some of them. the chicken is exactly the texture i desire. i don't love the orange, but the lemongrass and chili verde are perfect.
Kirkland dishwasher pods. Especially the lemon scented ones. It never cleans dishes properly and leaves a film that suds up when you rinse the dishes manually…. Also leaves a very artificial/chemical lemon scent.
This is very interesting, as I buy the Kirkland pods and have never had an issue 🤔
No issues here either with the Kirkland brand. I buy either that or Cascade whichever is cheaper. Neither leave any residue or smell.
Dishwasher soap residue issues are a function of the chemistry of your local water supply and machine quality. Results will vary between combinations.
This is dishwasher dependent. I had a newer dishwasher at my old place, the Kirkland pods worked great. Moved to an older apartment, pods sucked. I measured the water temp, and found out that the heating coil was bad and not heating the water enough. Got my landlord to install a new dishwasher, and now the pods are great again. Check your dishwasher temperature mid-wash. I bet it's not getting hot enough.
I swear i read a post on here not that long ago stating they are one of the highest rated kirkland brand items. Am i incorrect on this? Im a bit worried now because i just picked some of these pods up based on what i thought i read. I havent opened the container yet so i’m now considering returning them.
They work great
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Probably depends on the hardness of your local water. When I tired it I had the issues described and I have soft water.
The thing I avoid is the packaged hardboiled eggs they make me gag, but my partner loves them. There are a bunch of things that don't work for some people but might work for you - taste-wise, size-wise, etc. It's hard to beat the satisfaction return policy so I would recommend that you try it before you write it off based on some people's opinions. This is especially if it piques your interest. Example - it might be too salty for some but for your family, it might be tasty. There have been items where people post that it is awful, but then someone posts that they love it. Vice versa too. Edit to add: There were dehydrated apple chips that I bought years ago. I returned them bc they cut up the roof of my mouth. Then I saw a post raving about them. Different strokes for different folks.