The world’s first urban Costco gets some unusual items sometimes, huh?
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But it only holds 48 guns? Is that enough?
I’ll hold out for the 64-gun model, you know, to keep my “adventure” safe.
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Big Lawsuit Against Costco: Explaining to Tiffany and Co. Why It’s OK for People to Use the Term “Tiffany Setting”
Friday, March 22nd, 2013What’s this? Tiffany and Company is suing Costco for selling diamonds using the term “Tiffany setting” or something?
“We now know that there are at least hundreds, if not thousands, of Costco members who think they bought a Tiffany engagement ring at Costco, which they didn’t. Costco knew what it was doing when it used the Tiffany trademark to sell rings that had nothing to do with Tiffany. This is not the kind of behavior people expect from a company like Costco and this case will shed a much-needed light on this outrageous behavior,” says Jeffrey Mitchell, a lawyer with Dickstein Shapiro who is representing Tiffany in the case. “The Tiffany brand has been damaged, Costco members have been damaged and Costco has profited from the sale of engagement rings by misrepresenting what they were. We will get to the bottom of what Costco was up to and why, and right a terrible wrong.”
I cry foul.
You see, Tiffany, the phrase Tiffany mount and similar, well, that’s a genericized term these days, you know, like champagne.
Oh, and Tiffany, Costco marks up the price of its worthless rocks a lot less than you do, right? That’s why Costco will take back any diamonds people bought if they were stupid enough to be confused over this issue.
It’s not like they were selling the rings in little blue boxes, right?
OK, Tiffany, keep on keeping on.
Now I’ve got a little shopping to do:
How the Falun Gong Defeated Google – The Shen Yun 2013 “Extravaganza” Plays San Francisco’s Orpheum Theatre
Thursday, March 21st, 2013All right, let’s say you’ve heard about the big Shen Yun 2013 show at our Orpheum Theatre and you want to find out a little about it, m’kay?
So you type into Google and this what you get:
What you won’t get is something like this:
Or Yelp reviews neither, like these:
And you certainly won’t find the official Chinese Communist Party (“Socialism, with Chinese Characteristics!”) website on Shen Yun all that easily, oh no:
Cult Studies [Uh, FYI, CCP, your agitprop website looks a little crude, like it's from your little buddy North Korea, just saying.]
So I guess the lesson to be learned is that if a small group of people want to game Google so that you’ll buy tickets to this show without knowing, in a general way, what it’s about first, then they can.
Things I now know:
SOYLENT GREEN IS PEOPLE;
THE BOLD ITALIC IS GANNETT COMPANY, INCORPORATED; and
SHEN YUN 2013 IS FALUN GONG
That’s something to consider when you’re getting the hard sell at San Francisco Costco #144, as seen last week on 10th Street:
Just saying,…
Costco Cheese Wall: RODOPA BULGARIAN FETA! RODOPA BULGARIAN FETA! RODOPA BULGARIAN FETA!
Friday, February 22nd, 2013See?
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Costco, you so cray cray.
What will you come up with next?
Cost-/
Co/
Is full of surprises/
It advertises/
Nothing/
Nothing/
For Shame: Costco Has to Mark Down These Lovely UC Berkeley Paper Plate / Napkin Sets to Just $2.97
Friday, December 7th, 2012Costco #144 (America’s First Urban Costco) in SoMA chose to sell some Cal-branded stuff but that turned out to be a mistake.
These lovely paper plate / paper napkin sets originally sold for over $10, at first. But not many people wanted them so managers were forced to mark these things down to just $2.97, just to get them out of there.
For shame, Cal Alum, for shame. Have you no Spirit?
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I’ll bet the bright red Stanfurd sets stocked at more southerly Costcos sold out at full price.
A: “Hey babe, you used to be a Lecturer at Cal, right? Don’t you want one of these sets, you know, for a party or something?”
B: “Meh”
Nebuchadnezzar! A $1500 Bottle of Taittinger Champagne from Costco – Now That’s a Good Price for Four Gallons of Bubbly
Friday, November 23rd, 2012Look past those crates of three-litre Jeroboams and gaze upon this giant fifteen-litre bottle of Taittinger Brut Champagne at Costco #144 in SoMA:
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Or you can buy local,* so to speak, from D&M Liquors, that famous booze shop on Fillmore.
Viva La France!
Viva La Costco!
*But buying local in this case would cost you hundreds more, as buying local oftentimes does…
“This large format of Taittinger Brut La Française Champagne is “Elegant, distinctive and impeccably crisp, with a spicy bouquet that suggests clove and mint. Stylish, concentrated and tightly focused, this is a classy fizz that extends gracefully through an immaculately clean finish.” EDITORS’ CHOICE. Score: 92, The Wine Enthusiast. A Nebuchadnezzar is equal to 20 regular bottles.”
Attention News-Gatherers: Now You Can Buy a News-Gathering Drone for $290 at Costco #144 – Control with Cell Phone
Wednesday, November 14th, 2012It’s kind of new, it’s totally for you. It’s the Parrot Quadricopter AR Drone 2.0.
I told you all about this contraption before, but at the time it was only available online. These days, you can head on down to the SoMA Costco (America’s First Urban Costco) and get one for less than $300.
Then, you train your new pet to listen to simple commands from your cell phone (yes, there’s an app for that) and then you’re on your way to a Pulitzer:
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Unsponsored Link: Le Creuset Blowout at Costco #144 – What a Bargain – Cast Iron Cookware From France
Wednesday, October 24th, 2012A 4.5 quart Round French Oven with a 2 quart as well at a steep discount - oohlala. Like $240 or so. Which is cheap for this French stuff.
I think they have them in blue also. Or green, I don’t know
They got a bunch of these sets sitting there at the big Costco of SoMA right now. But when they’re gone, they’re gone:
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Choose or lose.
(The perfect push present in exchange for non-identical twins…)
All hail Costco.
$40 Worth of Pasta – Your Choice: One Serving from Farina or 270 Servings from Costco – 20 Year Shelf Life?
Monday, October 15th, 2012
And oh, they’re having a sale these days. So just $39.99 gets you all this:
“With Chef’s Banquet™ Macaroni Pasta you’ll have the staple for any main entrée. Try mixing pasta with Chef’s Banquet™ Cheddar and Alfredo Sauce Mix for superior taste. Even mix pasta in with casseroles, pasta salads, or just use salt and butter. With easy to use 30 serving pouches, Chef’s Banquet™ Macaroni Pasta is perfect for any meal! All you have to do is boil water and in less than 15 minuets you will have delicious, ready to eat pasta.
Chef’s Banquet™ 270 Pasta Bucket Benefits:
- Easy to open zip-seal Metalite™ pouches
- Six gallon weather proof bucket
- Easily transportable
- Shelf life – up to 20 years – if stored
- in a dry, cool environment
- Great for everyday meals and storage
Chef’s Banquet™ 270 Pasta Bucket Contains:
- Nine 30 serving individual packages
- Brand: Chef’s Banquet
- Case Count: 1
- Number of Servings: 270 Serving
- Package Form: Pouch
- Package Quantity (Weight): 25 lb.
- Shelf Life: 20 Years
World’s Largest Spam Pyramid Now on Display at Area Costco – It’s Huge! – An Obelisk of Spiced Ham
Monday, September 24th, 2012And it’s smack dab in the middle of store #144, San Francisco, USA:
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Oh, and it’s on special these days…
