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dgtatu01

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DSmith21 said:
I agree with everything you said except the wine part. Costco's lead wine buyer is disliked in the wine trade. She has no real expertise in the product. In fact before she took over the wine area, she bought auto parts for Costco. She likes to say that buying wine is no different than toilet paper. I don't care what TP I wipe my butt with but I do care what wine that I am serving with my prime bone-in ribeyes. Of course, that doesn't mean that some of the wines that Costco stocks aren't good. I just like to buy my wine and get recommendations from places that appreciate the product more than toilet paper.

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I don't really care whether a bunch of snobby wine people care for their buyer or what she did beforehand. She has a taste for wine. Every red wine they sell that I have had is very good. Also since I know it's all good I just go in and grab something and drink it. When I go somewhere else I know they have some good wine mixed in with a bunch of crap wine and I don't really trust some $10/hr clerk at Liquor Barn to lead me in the right direction. No guessing at Costco, I grab and I enjoy.
 
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ccsledge

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backbeatcat said:
Two words: Liquor
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Just a tidbit of knowledge for those who live in Kentucky - you don't have to have a membership to purchase wine or spirits from Costco, it's against ABC law to require membership to do so...

They definitely have the sharpest prices on these items in the market, as they buy in large quantities and work on lean margins.
 
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dgtatu01 said:
Butchering your meat a bit saves money too. At Kroger or Meijer pork chops are usually $4-$5/lb. But you can buy a pork loin for $2/lb almost all the time. Take it home and cut your own chops. You save money and get the cut you want. You can do the same with ribeyes, strips, beef tenderloin (filets), etc.
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Rack.

I worked in a meat department in high school and college and it used to baffle me at how many idiots would pay $6 for four 1/4 inch chops, when they could've cut 10 or more 3/4 inch chops for a $10 pork loin.

The savings on whole ribeyes are insane even if you're paying for a couple pounds of fat near the "tail" of the cut.
 
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catsfanbgky

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Buy the whole loin, they will even slice it for you, for free. I go to Sam's, buy a whole pork loin, then have them slice it 1.5 inches thick per chop. Another pro tip, look at the dates, when it gets within 2 days of sale before date, tell the butcher, he will knock 20% off. If you are planning a fairly big cookout, the meat gets used up before the sale date. I usually cook the day I am buying it, so no big deal.
 
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vhcat70

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CatsBy90 said:
Yeah, because $55/year is such a massive investment.
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We're members. But $55 is a barrier to a lot of people. Hell, they never even have that much. The way more numerous W-M's are a savior for those folks.

After searching online for a month, we bought a new fridge two weeks before we joined last year. Didn't realize they sold them. Ours was a $100 cheaper there.
 
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catsfanbgky

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How do you think we got that way ?? We do not throw our money away, spend it wisely, you have more.
 
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