A Sunday Costco run with my friend, who LOVES shopping here! I expected it to be busy, and parking…read morecan definitely be a challenge if you're hoping to find a spot close to the entrance. Once inside, there's a little bit of everything: groceries, household essentials, clothing, electronics, and plenty of things you didn't know you needed until they ended up in your cart, lol!
I was mostly there for my usual purchases: salmon and tuna. The generous cuts always catch my eye, and the tuna steaks have that gorgeous, rich ruby-red color. They are ginormous! The salmon tastes fresh and is absolutely delicious when prepared just right, and not do I have a family who love to eat salmon! These are two items I always look forward to bringing home!
As we walked around, we came across quite a few sample stations throughout the store. My favorite today was the Dubliner cheese: aged, flavorful, and slightly sweet. The woman handing out samples was in a wonderful mood and fun to chat with, which made the stop even better. Around the corner, we tried an orange chicken sample with a little kick. The flavor was tasty, but the texture was too soggy for me, so that was an easy pass.
Self-checkout was a little awkward. There wasn't a handheld scanner available, so scanning the pumpkin pie (huge for only $5.99) I picked up for my client meant tipping it at an angle that felt almost upside down! Everything also had to go onto the scale beside the scanner after being scanned. Another shopper started putting her bananas on my side, so apparently I wasn't the only one a little confused by the setup.
After checking out, we stopped at the food court. There were several options I hadn't tried before, and quite a few caught my attention. The sundaes looked badass, the chicken bake looked yummers, and the turkey melt looked like it could hit the spot. Of course, you can't go wrong with a hot dog. Who doesn't love a big, juicy one? LOL!
I ordered a chicken bake and a turkey melt, while my friend got the hot dog. No, I didn't eat both by myself! I just wanted some variety!
The chicken bake was pretty awesome, with chunks of white-meat chicken and a creamy white sauce baked inside of bread. I shared both items with my friend, who had never tried either one. She gave the chicken bake a 10/10! I'm a dipper, so I would've loved something to dip it into, but it still earned a solid 9/10 from me. The turkey melt was thick, filling, and pretty tasty, too.
And for my drink, can you guess what I chose? Agua!!!!
Even after this visit, I'm still more partial to Sam's Club. It's probably because I'm more used to how they operate, but they seem to make shopping more convenient for the customer. For example, I can purchase a drink cup right at the register there. Here, I can buy the cup at the register, but then I have to stand in another line to actually get the cup. it's inconvenient when there are quite a few people in line waiting for their items. Plus, Sams Club self checkout has scanner guns and an awesome scanner as your walk out of the store making checking out with an associate fast!
On our way out, Mark checked our receipt. I really enjoyed his sense of humor--it was a fun way to wrap up our Costco trip!