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Is Costco Worth It?

Is Costco Worth It?

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Welcome to SALT PIG! There comes a time every year when we wonder: is paying for a membership at Costco worth it? Especially given the spectacle of the almost-fistfights in the parking lot, the morality of buying the world’s most giant chicken breasts, the longest lines, the tallest soft serves, the lifetime supply of Zyrtec that might expire before you can take it all, the physical grappling to fit it all in your freezer when you get home…it is truly savage. But then, after the food is all ziplock-portioned and decanted and the millions of boxes are tied up and dragged to recycling, there is a deep contentment, knowing that you might never, ever, EVER need to go shopping again. Is this just the price one pays to wild-out at one of the few clubs middle-aged people still go to?

Discussed in this episode:

  • Ellie’s Old-Fashioned Rice Gratin
  • Can the Golden Age of Costco Last? from The New Yorker
  • The olive oil we both buy: Terra Delyssa organic extra virgin olive oil
  • Lukas’ favorite Costco treat: Whisps

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