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আপনার টিপস এবং ট্রিকস, যাতে প্রিয় গোদাম ক্লাব membership থেকে সর্বোচ্চ লাভ নিন। আমি প kürে Costco সাংস্কৃতিক প্রহরিতার সম্পর্কে লেখা গেলে, আমি নিজেকে একটি অভিজ্ঞ গোদাম জাদুকর হিসেবে বিবেচনা করতাম। আমি একইভাবে retailer থেকে ভালোবাসি হলাম, যেমন Hemingway এক ক্যারেক্টারের দারালি হওয়ার বর্ণনা করল: "Gradually, then suddenly." (Gradually, then suddenly)। এখন, আমার頭到-toe কার্কল্যান্ড পোশাক আছে এবং বন্ধুদের সাথে heroic গল্প শেয়ার করি deals scored এবং খাদ্য নমুনা consumd। কিন্তু একেultiple সও পাঠক প্রতিক্রিয়া পেলে, আমি গভীরভাবে humble হইলাম। প্রায়ই আমateur লাগে Costco-এর devoted fansের মতো, যেমন Jason Methner of San Diego, who extolled a 64-ounce jug of mayonnaise (“more than a human needs”), and Anna Broadway of Anchorage, who regaled me of an 11-pound bag of turmeric that she nabbed on sale. Costco $65 বার্ষিক membership থেকে সবচেয়ে বেশি উপহার পাওয়ার জন্য পাঠকদের দ্বারা শেয়ার করা hack, quirks এবং unexpected gems এখানে দেওয়া হলো। Costco ল enorme luxury itemsে steep discount negotiated করে shoppersকে lure করে, থেকে holiday packages থেকে jewelry। একজন shopper যapos ocasional extensions.extend to discounted gadgets এবং hot dogs, Costco-faithful আমাকে bigger ভাবতে বলেছে। খুব বড়। মানে কিনো golden bars (approx. $4400) golden raisins বদলে, এবং fine wine ($399 for six different Bordeaux vintages from Château Giscours) बजाय 3-pound clamshellsে green grapes। বা purchasing diamond jewelry, যা several readers extolled। Victoria Summers from El Dorado Hills, Calif., told me that her husband, Rob, surprised her with a three-carat diamond band for their 30th anniversary. Along with some cat food, Greg Werhane of Colorado Springs, Colo., bought a wedding ring (ranging from $274 to $10,999).

When Gordon Russell from Vero Beach, Fla., had a diamond from Costco appraised, he said that the jeweler thought the stone had come from Tiffany & Co. In addition to luxury wares, shoppers can often find special prices on pianos, saunas and even cars with prearranged discounts for members. Mary Coles from Raynham, Mass., bought her 2016 Subaru Outback through Costco after calling other dealerships to comparison shop. “They could not match the price!” she said. Sal Fragapane from Charlotte, N.

C., spruced up his landscaping with a couple of live fig trees (about $69 for a pair). “One of my pride and joy purchases,” he said. Scoring big-ticket items reflects the treasure-hunt aspect of shopping at Costco, where specialty merchandise at reduced prices is known to shuffle in and out of stock. That’s why shoppers say to always go with an open mind—and budget.

Brian Thompson from Prescott, Ariz., recalled the time that he “went to Costco to buy toilet paper and left with a trampoline I didn’t know I needed.” Another reader wrote to me about how they once walked into a store to get a rotisserie chicken and walked out with a shed. There is more than 650 Costco warehouses in the U.S. alone. According to company practice, as much as 40% of any given store’s inventory can be specific to that location.

That means no two stores are the same and that all cater to local communities and calendars. This goes way beyond selling Buffalo wings ahead of the Super Bowl. Émilie Rasmussen of Austin, Texas, praised the shrimp chips that she has often picked up around the time of the Lunar New Year as well as the “top-tier” poutine sold at Costcos in Quebec. Whenever Lori Ott from Saltsburg, Penn., visits family in Hawaii, she always tries to stock up on Japanese rice crackers and macadamia nuts.

Hawaii’s Costcos were praised by a staggering number of readers, most of whom were out-of-staters who found the prices more reasonable than those at other retailers in the state. There is a particular fondness for the Costco on Oahu, regularly cited by readers as the busiest location in the world. A.

Hazelwood Mc Murry from Sacramento, Calif., described it as “akin to the retail version of a pilgrimag...