New Food Court Item!

Costco Aurora Village

Store Opening: 06/30/1994

New sandwich displayed on the unmistakeable Costco food court signage

Received some information about a new food court option from a loyal Costco Connection follower. Whether this sandwich is only available at the Aurora Village Costco (Seattle, WA) is still unknown. The tipster's only remark after this rare encounter…”surprisingly the bun didn’t get soggy.”

Still doesn't seem right that the Costco food court changed to Pepsi products

Close-up of beef brisket, BBQ sauce, and cole slaw

 

Insert Carl's Jr. slogan

Nutella Novelty

Costco Orem

Store Opening: 11/23/1999

5 Kilo tub of nutella

Aggressive price point

One of the best-selling novelty items I have ever seen at Costco. Most likely attributable to the surrounding demographic of Provo/Orem, Utah (college town).

Costco Business Center

Costco San Diego
Store Opening: 9/15/2010

Entrance

Friday Afternoon

The Costco Business Center offered a unique experience. A very different selection of items and by far the emptiest Costco location I have ever been to. 

Vast Cooking Section

 

Extensive Meat Selection

Again, very uncharacteristic for a Friday afternoon.

 

Onnnneee Miiiilllllliiiiiion Dolllllaaaarrrrsss.

Costco Online
Store Opening: n/a

Excellent Price Point

Costco Soars

Costco All Locations
Store Opening: n/a

"Costco Wholesale's first-quarter net income rose 17 percent — even faster than revenue — to $312 million, or 71 cents per share, with help from higher gas prices and rising sales of high-profit items. Revenues rose 11 percent to $19.24 billion." (Union Tribune 2010)

Daily Closing Prices For This Year

Joy of Costco Cooking

Costco All Locations
Store Opening: n/a

The holidays are near, which means only one thing to devout Costco homemakers...the release of the Costco cookbook. If you are currently reading this and do not already have Smart Cooking The Costco Way in your possession, chances are slim you'll still be able to obtain one.

Smart Cooking The Costco Way (2010)

The commitment Costco makes to the annual release of their cookbook is inspiring, all pages are high gloss and any given book is approximately a half-inch in thickness.

Typical high gloss two page spread

Costco Cookbooks next to an 800-page Harry Potter novel

 Currently, I have Creative Cooking The Costco Way (2005), Cooking in Style The Costco Way (2006), Home Cooking The Costco Way (2009) and of course Smart Cooking The Costco Way (2010), all in mint condition. The 2007 and 2008 cookbooks were, to say the least, elusive.

Creative Cooking The Costco Way (2005)

Cooking in Style The Costco Way (2006)

Home Cooking The Costco Way (2009)

Celebrities Love Costco

Costco Inglewood
Store Opening: 10/30/2003

Jessica Alba cruisin' Costco leaving on the unmistakable orange crate cart with a Vizio 42" and a Sony Blu-Ray Player...possibly a surround sound system too?

Costco Los Feliz

Store Opening: 11/15/1996

Zac likes Costco. Looks to be around closing time (8:30), trademark Costco gas price stand can be seen behind him. Maybe a Field & Stream Flannel as well.