June 8th, 2013 
Insider 
Now being mailed is the June 2013 Costco coupon book. Clicking the link will allow you to view or download the coupons, which run from June 13th to July 7th. The May 2013 coupon book just ended last Sunday and this one begins 11 days later. There are only three pages of coupons requiring barcodes, [...]
March 19th, 2012 Insider 
The new Costco food court item you’ve all been waiting for is here! The hot turkey sandwich has arrived in all its glory. It’s served on a ciabatta roll and comes with deli turkey, provolone, red onion, tomato, and pesto. It is baked in the oven and serverd hot. I believe it is replacing the [...]
Posted in Featured, food court 
Tags: carne asada bake, food court, hot turkey sandwich, new, provolone 
42 Comments » December 23rd, 2011 Insider 
Every Christmas Holiday season Costco carries a bunch of prime rib roasts in store at great prices. Be like us and skip the Christmas turkey or ham to have something really tasty. These prime cuts of beef come pre-seasoned and oiled, with whole garlic cloves throughout. As for the “Prime” designation, this is only given [...]
October 20th, 2011 Insider 
If you haven’t heard yet, your Costco membership fee is rising 10%. Beginning November 1st, 2011 for new members and January 1st, 2012 for renewals, the new prices will be $55 for Goldstar and Business members and $110 for Executive members. This increase will impact U.S. and Canadian memberships. This was revealed at the same [...]
Posted in Corporate News, Featured Tags: business, executive, fees, goldstar, Jelinek, membership, Senegal 7 Comments » March 8th, 2011 Insider 
Did you know that you can now subscribe to Costco Connection online and stop receiving a printed copy every month? That is now the case, via the Costco Connection Online Subscription page. You can choose between receiving an email alert only, email alert and printed edition, or neither. I can only imagine how much money [...]
Posted in Featured, Insider Info Tags: costco connection, email, green, magazine, new, paperless, subscription No Comments » March 5th, 2011 Signa Ture 
After a long wait, I finally received my free sample of the new Kirkland Signature Moisture Shampoo and Conditioner. So often I get free samples only to use them while traveling. This one, however, I opened right away. Reviews had said that it was as good if not better than expensive salon products. Plus, while it’s [...]
February 15th, 2011 Insider 
A brand new program is being introduced by Costco where they will now email you your coupon books, yearly renewal forms, and executive membership refund, among other things. It is part of their go green initiative, saving a lot of paper in the process. They will not entirely discontinue coupon books; the electronic version will [...]
Posted in Featured, Insider Info Tags: coupon book, email, green, new, paperless, refund, renewal 45 Comments » February 2nd, 2011 Insider 
I was at Costco last week when I saw something very surprising. One of the Costco workers was pouring the recycling and compost bins into the garbage bin. I thought I was capturing the next breaking news scandal. Instead, it led me to learn about a fascinating new product being introduced by Costco. It turns out the workers are [...]
Posted in Featured, Insider Info, new items Tags: compost, dirt, new, recycling, trash bins 4 Comments » September 24th, 2010 Insider 
In my recent trips to Costco I’ve noticed that they’re currently highlighting the organic foods they sell. The New Items sign out front even had the word “organic” highlighted in green on all the item tags. And then in the front of the store where they usually showcase items on coupon there were instead all [...]
September 10th, 2010 Kirk 
Coca Cola made with pure cane sugar is now available at some Costco locations! This Coca Cola comes to us from Mexico where “the real thing” is made with real sugar, not that high fructose corn syrup our Coke is made with. It’s sold in a 24 pack of 12 ounce bottles. In a blind [...]
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