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Saving $2,000 a Year by Eating Samples at Costco and Grocery Stores
Posted on 6/27/17 at 1:39 pm
Posted on 6/27/17 at 1:39 pm
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Saving $2,000 a Year by Eating Samples at Costco and Grocery Stores
Excerpt of link:
"My boyfriend and I eat a meal of Costco samples approximately three times a week. We work within walking distance and do purposely use this as a money saving technique. I don't see anything wrong with it. We pay for an executive membership and part of that membership is sample offerings. We are always respectful of other shoppers and only double dip if a new sample lady arrives. It is not the most healthful meal but our financial situation is not very healthy either. You do what you got to do. I monitor our budget closely and I estimate we save $100 to $140 a month using this method at Costco. On the weekends we use the same technique at regular grocery stores, for example Whole Foods, Central Market and HEB, saving an additional $40 to $80 dollars a month. We do not live near a Publix but I hear they have excellent sample offerings."
Anyone else do this or would consider doing this?
Saving $2,000 a Year by Eating Samples at Costco and Grocery Stores
Excerpt of link:
"My boyfriend and I eat a meal of Costco samples approximately three times a week. We work within walking distance and do purposely use this as a money saving technique. I don't see anything wrong with it. We pay for an executive membership and part of that membership is sample offerings. We are always respectful of other shoppers and only double dip if a new sample lady arrives. It is not the most healthful meal but our financial situation is not very healthy either. You do what you got to do. I monitor our budget closely and I estimate we save $100 to $140 a month using this method at Costco. On the weekends we use the same technique at regular grocery stores, for example Whole Foods, Central Market and HEB, saving an additional $40 to $80 dollars a month. We do not live near a Publix but I hear they have excellent sample offerings."
Anyone else do this or would consider doing this?
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Posted on 6/27/17 at 1:40 pm to Paul Allen
This is one level above trashy
Posted on 6/27/17 at 1:44 pm to Paul Allen
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Anyone else do this or would consider doing this?
Growing up, my mom would take us to Sam's to do this before a movie at Tenseltown. That way, we wouldn't be hungry for snacks at the theater, she could feed us a free lunch, and then after the movie we would go back and buy the frozen foods we really liked to take home.
Posted on 6/27/17 at 1:44 pm to fareplay
I think it's great
Posted on 6/27/17 at 1:45 pm to Paul Allen
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would consider doing this?
No way I could spend that much time in Costco. Id lose it. My sanity is worth way more than $2k
Posted on 6/27/17 at 1:49 pm to kingbob
Nothing wrong with that
Posted on 6/27/17 at 1:53 pm to Paul Allen
I think any membership allows you to eat samples. They are there so if you want them have at them. I assume if Costco had issue they would stop that practice.
I do not eat the samples when I go to Costco.
Posted on 6/27/17 at 2:13 pm to t00f
Samples are to keep my kids calm
Posted on 6/27/17 at 2:15 pm to Paul Allen
Apparently these fricks can't cough up a $1.50 for the All Beef Hot Dog and a Drink deal. Losers.
This post was edited on 6/27/17 at 2:17 pm
Posted on 6/27/17 at 2:20 pm to fareplay
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This is one level above trashy
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fareplay
Like you have problems taking handouts.
Posted on 6/27/17 at 2:21 pm to LNCHBOX
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Like you have problems taking handouts.
Posted on 6/27/17 at 2:26 pm to Paul Allen
Like you have 2k..
Posted on 6/27/17 at 2:28 pm to fareplay
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This is one level above trashy
Says the A&M fan.
Posted on 6/27/17 at 2:28 pm to Paul Allen
I caught a buzz one time trying all the liquor samples at the Spec's on Smith St. in Houston before an Astros game. Every aisle has someone sampling out different spirits. It was glorious.
Posted on 6/27/17 at 2:34 pm to TigerBait2008
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like you have 2k
My outfit today alone is worth more than 2 G's.
This post was edited on 6/27/17 at 2:35 pm
Posted on 6/27/17 at 2:47 pm to Paul Allen
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On the weekends we use the same technique at regular grocery stores, for example Whole Foods
I've never gotten any samples at Whole Foods, and Costco is very hit and miss. Not a reliable food source, IMO.
Posted on 6/27/17 at 2:49 pm to fareplay
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This is one level above trashy
Why? They pay a membership fee and when they enter the store, there is free food. They eat it. It's enough to not have to eat a meal afterwards.
And there are no rules against going back every day.
I estimated a Saturday afternoon walkthrough at Costco to be about 750 calories, which is a large meal. Also, the workers at eat station are prohibited from refusing you multiple samples. So if you wanted, you could probably eat an entire day's worth of calories at Costco.
Posted on 6/27/17 at 3:10 pm to LSUBoo
Same at the new Rouses on Airline. Went in they had someone doing free samples of Tin Roof, wine, and various whiskey's
Posted on 6/27/17 at 3:20 pm to tduecen
anyone watch that 'extreme cheapskates' episode on discovery where the successful asian woman living in NYC would come home and put on homeless clothes and go dumpster diving behind restaurants all night?
she would feed guests who came over the half-eaten meals and throwaway food she had collected all week but made it look like she had prepared it
it was absolutely disgusting.
she would feed guests who came over the half-eaten meals and throwaway food she had collected all week but made it look like she had prepared it
it was absolutely disgusting.
This post was edited on 6/27/17 at 3:21 pm
Posted on 6/27/17 at 3:31 pm to Paul Allen
Seems like more trouble than it's worth. Beans and rice are extremely cheap as is mac and cheese.
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