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Costco balls (Original Post) DoBW Dec 2 OP
I will definitely buy my Christmas balls tavernier Dec 2 #1
balls galore DoBW Dec 2 #16
Shweaty Ballls. I had shingles at Christmas five years ago, in the crotch. Shingle Balls. Ho, ho, ho. twodogsbarking Dec 2 #22
Hooray! GreenWave Dec 2 #2
You don't screw with the worlds cheapest high quality Coldwater Dec 2 #3
seriously DoBW Dec 2 #17
I bet Aviation Pro Dec 2 #4
They know what each member bought, so it should be pretty doable. SunSeeker Dec 3 #52
I don't belong to Costco Mossfern Dec 2 #5
In my experience, the quietest time at Costco is the hour or two before it closes. chia Dec 2 #10
Pay extra money and get the EXEC membership. Then use the card when you buy gas, anywhere. 3Hotdogs Dec 2 #11
Also, with the Exec membership, bamagal62 Dec 2 #12
That was my point but I didn't 'splain it clearly. 3Hotdogs Dec 2 #15
👍🏻 bamagal62 Dec 2 #42
Yeah, I typically get hundreds of dollars back, Ilsa Dec 3 #49
You can get delivery..... FarPoint Dec 2 #18
Yep. The savings on gas alone are worth the membership. Wednesdays Dec 2 #35
It's a bit of a drive for me to get to the closest COSTCO Attilatheblond Dec 2 #23
I have similar issues and that's why I never go to the movies. But last time I did go Maraya1969 Dec 2 #30
Shop online and have it delivered! That's what I do in rural Montana :-) Maru Kitteh Dec 2 #39
Maybe shop there online and have it delivered? summer_in_TX Dec 3 #48
Awesome! LymphocyteLover Dec 2 #6
Go Costco! Intractable Dec 2 #7
It's always crowded, but that's a good thing, isn't it? RVN VET71 Dec 2 #8
As Yogi Berra once famously said, gab13by13 Dec 2 #13
YOGI will be remembered long after baseball has been forgotten RVN VET71 Dec 2 #46
We have two Walmarts, Sam's Club and no Costco. Someone got some money for no Costco, possibly. twodogsbarking Dec 2 #9
Same here. Three Costco stores are all 55 minute's away biophile Dec 2 #20
Exact same situation for me, biophile. Diamond_Dog Dec 2 #27
We have two Costcos within ten minutes of each other, a Walmart and no Sam's Club ificandream Dec 2 #37
I thought Krasnov was going to give everyone gab13by13 Dec 2 #14
With my tongue firmly in cheek: Trump may be slow with getting those checks out because he's siging by hand. Attilatheblond Dec 2 #24
Well, under the old free trade agreements Farmer-Rick Dec 2 #19
I totally hate the metaphor. SidneyR Dec 2 #21
"Costco has BIGGER balls than my alma mater" Goonch Dec 2 #29
so what if the balls are bigger? Skittles Dec 2 #34
I don't like that trope, either. ShazzieB Dec 3 #51
46 responses and 234 recs BannonsLiver Dec 3 #47
enlightenment markie Dec 3 #53
Other companies will join Costco n/t aggiesal Dec 2 #25
Liking COSTCO more and more uponit7771 Dec 2 #26
;-{) Goonch Dec 2 #28
Costco rocks gademocrat7 Dec 2 #31
There are a lot of small restaurants that buy popsdenver Dec 2 #32
balls are THE most delicate body part Skittles Dec 2 #33
That's Because Deep State Witch Dec 2 #36
You scared me. Susan Calvin Dec 2 #38
I was planning a trip to Costco anyway get the red out Dec 2 #40
Just renewed my fucking membership Blue Owl Dec 2 #41
I quit shopping at Costco. I got sick and tired of people running Raine Dec 2 #43
Just have to shop late in day Tree Lady Dec 2 #45
And the maggots have been going nuts over it, threatening not to shop there--- Jack Valentino Dec 2 #44
We should throw a ball! Ilsa Dec 3 #50

twodogsbarking

(17,274 posts)
22. Shweaty Ballls. I had shingles at Christmas five years ago, in the crotch. Shingle Balls. Ho, ho, ho.
Tue Dec 2, 2025, 09:33 AM
Dec 2

SunSeeker

(57,394 posts)
52. They know what each member bought, so it should be pretty doable.
Wed Dec 3, 2025, 02:41 AM
Dec 3

I have returned stuff without a receipt, they just needed my member card, and looked up the purchase.

Mossfern

(4,576 posts)
5. I don't belong to Costco
Tue Dec 2, 2025, 07:24 AM
Dec 2

I find the huge store overwhelming, and when I'm in the area, the parking lot is overflowing and chaotic.
I have issues with large brightly lit crowded places to the point where I get dizzy and need to sit down before I have a full fledged panic attack.

But

Because of this, I will put on my big girl pants and join.
I'll find the least crowded time to go.

Go Costco!

chia

(2,742 posts)
10. In my experience, the quietest time at Costco is the hour or two before it closes.
Tue Dec 2, 2025, 08:06 AM
Dec 2

My Costco's hours:

Mon-Fri: 9:00 AM - 8:30 PM
Sat: 9:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Sun: 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM

So it's not open very late, although I don't know if you like to be out after dark, which even early hours will put you in wintertime.

Getting there right when they open is second best, because a lot of shoppers have the same idea.

Going anytime in the middle of the day is the worst, it can be a zoo for sure, inside and outside.

But going at 6:00 when they close at 8:30 is a much calmer experience.

Good luck!

3Hotdogs

(14,892 posts)
11. Pay extra money and get the EXEC membership. Then use the card when you buy gas, anywhere.
Tue Dec 2, 2025, 08:09 AM
Dec 2

The membership is free. At least in my case, it is. But I put many miles on the car for my job.

IF you pay the entire bill every month, you will come out ahead.

Also, exec. membership gets you in the door at 9:00. Regular membership, door opens at 10:00.

bamagal62

(4,311 posts)
12. Also, with the Exec membership,
Tue Dec 2, 2025, 08:18 AM
Dec 2

You get a refund check each year that basically pays to renew your membership.

3Hotdogs

(14,892 posts)
15. That was my point but I didn't 'splain it clearly.
Tue Dec 2, 2025, 08:24 AM
Dec 2

Thanks for the update. My annual check cranks to about $200.

Ilsa

(63,716 posts)
49. Yeah, I typically get hundreds of dollars back,
Wed Dec 3, 2025, 12:44 AM
Dec 3

and my household is small. The 5% back on gas is a BFD.

FarPoint

(14,420 posts)
18. You can get delivery.....
Tue Dec 2, 2025, 08:44 AM
Dec 2

Also, The gas quality and savings is worth the membership to me ....

Wednesdays

(21,503 posts)
35. Yep. The savings on gas alone are worth the membership.
Tue Dec 2, 2025, 12:49 PM
Dec 2

I fill up everytime I go there, which is every Friday evening.

Attilatheblond

(8,046 posts)
23. It's a bit of a drive for me to get to the closest COSTCO
Tue Dec 2, 2025, 09:45 AM
Dec 2

But I do get some pantry items, vitamins, sometimes bigger items, and such via their website. Their shipping is generally pretty fast. If you live close to one, they offer some items for next day to 2 day shipping.

Maraya1969

(23,383 posts)
30. I have similar issues and that's why I never go to the movies. But last time I did go
Tue Dec 2, 2025, 11:23 AM
Dec 2

(because it was, 'The Jersey Boys" ) I put on sunglasses and used ear plugs and sat in the very last row.

Maru Kitteh

(31,118 posts)
39. Shop online and have it delivered! That's what I do in rural Montana :-)
Tue Dec 2, 2025, 04:12 PM
Dec 2

I’m just barely within the delivery area since they expanded it, so I can get fresh things now too!

I’m sorry it’s difficult for you to do things other people take for granted Mossfern. It must make things next to impossible sometimes.

summer_in_TX

(3,979 posts)
48. Maybe shop there online and have it delivered?
Wed Dec 3, 2025, 12:40 AM
Dec 3

Members do get really good discounts, plus we get our glasses made there more affordably, others get hearing aids, tires, etc. Some of those would need to be done in-store, but you could go directly to the department you need and then get out.

Intractable

(1,474 posts)
7. Go Costco!
Tue Dec 2, 2025, 07:43 AM
Dec 2

The company everybody likes vs. the government everyone hates.




I'm a proud card-carrying member.

RVN VET71

(3,108 posts)
8. It's always crowded, but that's a good thing, isn't it?
Tue Dec 2, 2025, 07:47 AM
Dec 2

Went there on a Sunday thinking they opened at 9:00. They opened at 10, but I got a great parking spot and waited until 10:00. (Reading to bide the time)(Murakami's IQ84, since you asked, a massive but absorbing and delightful book)

,Anyway, where was I? Oh, yeah, at 10:00 I got out of my car and found myself at the end of an already long line of customers, walking towards the building in a kind of shuffle-foot zombie herd march. I was amazed at how quickly the line filled and extended. Because people love COSTCO. Because people depend on COSTCO. Because COSTCO is one of the few corporations in this shambles of a Country that gives a damn about quality, about its customers, and about its employees.

gab13by13

(30,934 posts)
13. As Yogi Berra once famously said,
Tue Dec 2, 2025, 08:21 AM
Dec 2

"No one goes to that restaurant because it's always too crowded."

twodogsbarking

(17,274 posts)
9. We have two Walmarts, Sam's Club and no Costco. Someone got some money for no Costco, possibly.
Tue Dec 2, 2025, 08:02 AM
Dec 2

biophile

(1,101 posts)
20. Same here. Three Costco stores are all 55 minute's away
Tue Dec 2, 2025, 09:00 AM
Dec 2

They have triangulated the store placements so it’s doubtful if we will get one anytime soon, if ever

Diamond_Dog

(39,524 posts)
27. Exact same situation for me, biophile.
Tue Dec 2, 2025, 10:00 AM
Dec 2

The Sam’s Club near me is in a high traffic area and is crowded no matter what day or time you’re there. I avoid it at Christmas time like the plague. My husband likes their frozen salmon fillets so we keep our membership but I wouldn’t care at all if he cancelled it.

ificandream

(11,608 posts)
37. We have two Costcos within ten minutes of each other, a Walmart and no Sam's Club
Tue Dec 2, 2025, 02:08 PM
Dec 2

The second Costco opened a year ago and I suspect that somehow Costco pushed Sam's Club out of the way. I don't mind that so much since I hate Walmart and only go there for things I really need. Otherwise, I'll go anywhere else expect Walmart.

gab13by13

(30,934 posts)
14. I thought Krasnov was going to give everyone
Tue Dec 2, 2025, 08:23 AM
Dec 2

2,000 dollars from that tariff money? Maybe Krasnov better think twice, that is, if he still has the tariff money, maybe he converted it to Bitcoin?

Attilatheblond

(8,046 posts)
24. With my tongue firmly in cheek: Trump may be slow with getting those checks out because he's siging by hand.
Tue Dec 2, 2025, 09:50 AM
Dec 2

Can't very well use autopen to sign those checks to each of us after making such a fuss about autopen being not legal or something like that.

Farmer-Rick

(12,351 posts)
19. Well, under the old free trade agreements
Tue Dec 2, 2025, 08:54 AM
Dec 2

This would go through a resolution process that would usually resolve the issues. But of course pedo Trump trashed all the agreements and goes where ever his dementia leads him.

SidneyR

(202 posts)
21. I totally hate the metaphor.
Tue Dec 2, 2025, 09:31 AM
Dec 2

Balls are weak, not strong. The metaphor is sexist, and for no good reason.

Skittles

(168,987 posts)
34. so what if the balls are bigger?
Tue Dec 2, 2025, 12:39 PM
Dec 2

Last edited Wed Dec 3, 2025, 05:31 AM - Edit history (1)

one tap and host collapses

balls are WEAK

ShazzieB

(22,077 posts)
51. I don't like that trope, either.
Wed Dec 3, 2025, 01:53 AM
Dec 3

It's annoyingly sexist, whether it's meant that way or not. Why? Because it implies that only cis men (and trans women who haven't had bottom surgery) are capable of having qualities such as courage, and that's just plain wrong.

I usually try to ignore it, but seeing that I'm not the only one who objects to it makes me feel more comfortsble chiming in.

Believe it or not, some of us really don't care how big anybody's balls are!




popsdenver

(1,322 posts)
32. There are a lot of small restaurants that buy
Tue Dec 2, 2025, 12:34 PM
Dec 2

their food at Costco and Wallmart, as well as Sams, which is owned by Walmart.
With people increasingly having less money, fewer will be going out to dinner, lunch, breakfast and indirectly I wonder if that will take a chunk of revenue away from those outlets.

BTW, the Walmart Clan doesn't seem to be suffering for their massive profiteering. They now own, almost every Major Sports team in Denver.......Broncos, Avalanche, Nuggets, etc etc. The only one they don't own is the Colorado Rockies Baseball Team, and no intelligent person would buy the rockies due to being at a high altitude.......

get the red out

(13,912 posts)
40. I was planning a trip to Costco anyway
Tue Dec 2, 2025, 04:38 PM
Dec 2

I will spend some money with the good guys this weekend (right after payday).

Raine

(31,058 posts)
43. I quit shopping at Costco. I got sick and tired of people running
Tue Dec 2, 2025, 09:05 PM
Dec 2

their carts up the back of my legs. 😮‍💨

Jack Valentino

(4,183 posts)
44. And the maggots have been going nuts over it, threatening not to shop there---
Tue Dec 2, 2025, 09:24 PM
Dec 2

which will be a definite improvement of the atmosphere
for all the other reasonable and rational shoppers....

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