[hsmomx3]

And while we're at it, blame it on Costco. I love that store and yes, they are way cheaper than the grocery store chains. The meats and bakery items are FAR SUPERIOR in Costco than at any other gorcery store I have ever shopped at.

[riri]

The bakery at Costco is wonderful. I buy the big pack of giant muffins (20 for about $5.00) and pop them in the freezer and throw them in a bag for my husband in the morning.

As far as bakeries go out here, Costco is very good. No where near my NY standards but still pretty good.

[CobaltBlue]

Consumer Reports recently rated Home Depot's house brand of latex paint #1, and Lowe's #2.

I am an old-time Benjamin Moore fan so brought one sample of the paint I need to match to Home Depot. They matched it in seconds and sold me a gallon of in minutes.

I took the same sample to the closest Benjamin Moore store and they told me they'd call me back. That was more than weeks ago. In fairness, they said the "paint matcher" - a man who calls himself "an artist" was sick. After calling a few times, I tried the second closest Benjamin Moore store last weekend.

I'm still waiting for them to match the paint.

Heck with them, I'll stick with Home Depot. And let them cry in their beer because they're being driven out of business. Losers.

[IYAS9YAS]

Actually, you have to be careful in Costco. My wife tracks prices (by the ounce/can/whatever) and she says that Costco is no deal in many ways. For example, the diapers we buy are about 19.1 cents/diaper (80 ct) at Fred Meyer and 18.1 cents/diaper at Costco (160 ct). So it makes no cents (hahahaha) to drive twenty miles to Costco to stock up on diapers when I can drive two miles and stock up and save the difference in gas.

Unless you're buying the Kirkland name or soda, many things at Costco really aren't a bargain.

[mom3boys]

I loved Costco too, but when I found out their chairman and CEO contributed $95,000 each to oust Bush, I can't see myself going there anymore (I've been a member for 10 years). :(

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