The Cult of Costco

[@PapaMeat]

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[@Mario3-we2lp]

Can you give me money pls

[@GrievousReborn]

Okay Colonel Sanders

[@hazioyt5628]

Yes sir

[@kevinmunn666]

​@@hazioyt5628 No sir

[@kevinmunn666]

​@@GrievousReborn F**k KFC

[@Remle907]

When i was 18, I moved to a new town and had my first apartment. My sister and i went to Costco and i bought a gallon of mustard (cause thr price). Let me tell you, that thing ended up at so many of my friend's houses like it was a split custody child. Took us over a year to use all of it. That mustard was a dirty slut.

[@KITN._.8]

Never have I ever thought I would hear someone refer to a gallon of mustard as a dirty slut. But I’m not complaining.

[@deadinside8781]

Shit, this made me laugh🤣

[@Wanted__Man]

"That mustard was a dirty slut" is not a sentence I thought I would ever read. Pure gold.

[@r.k.ssshhh5508]

This!! 🤣🤣🤣 🏆🍪

[@Thollis1987]

Dang!!😂😂😂 Trophy for you, homie.🏆

[@miker9930]

You forgot one really wild current event: Costo is building like a 450,000 square foot store location in California. The wild part? In order to cut the red tape of commercial building leases, they are opting to provide housing above the store. This allows Costco to avoid denial from local government officials because they are providing affordable housing (something desperately needed in California). 80% of the studio apartments will be classified as section 8. So you can opt to live in essentially a Kirkland Brand studio apartment above costco.

[@bigjim9956]

Honestly doesnt sound too bad, my only gripe with it is that its in California.

[@hubertfarnsworth8506]

Yes to all of this

[@adamsfusion]

That's so awesome. Props to Costco

[@DoktrDub]

@@bigjim9956yes.. the non American city

[@wokhardtboy]

That's actually insane

[@delodemcbunsly2024]

This video is reverse psychology, I have never wanted to shop at Costco more.

[@TreyDoe]

Yeah he convinced me to get a membership.. praise lord Costco

[@tacticalmattfoley]

Imma return a hotdog.......

[@nothingsurprisesmeanymore]

It looks like the prices are about the same as supermarkets here in the UK. The hot dog with the soda would be more like $2.80 here though. Your food in the US is about 75% more expensive than here for some reason.

[@MADIO78]

@@tacticalmattfoleyHILARIOUS! You need to post this in the main thread. I will relike it

[@iiyyxxnn]

​@@nothingsurprisesmeanymoreyour out to lunch man come back

[@bluelagoon5235]

My grandmother is literally buried in a casket from Costco. My uncle and I selected the casket through the Costco website and it got delivered to the mortuary 3 days later. They put Grandma in and got her to the cemetery just in time for the funeral. My grandmother was a huge member of the Costco cult, and she would have been ecstatic knowing she was getting buried in one of their caskets

[@bimobop]

That's pretty based

[@RowanLong]

My mom bought a new car from Costco

[@alan0004]

Lived for Costco died with Costco.

[@bluelagoon5235]

@@alan0004 She grew up during the Great Depression and Costco represented all the things she couldn't get when she was young. She didn't just live for Costco, she thrived with Costco

[@h0rriphic]

I’m typing this response while sitting front of an oscillating fan from Costco.

[@snowahns]

My dad had a 7 year old gas grill, stopped working, and when trying to buy a new one they offered to take it back with a full refund. Costco is crazy

[@Stuka_Ace]

They didn't offer. He's just a garbage human.

[@Lil_Winner171]

it may be a cult, but its got a lot of benefits

[@Stuka_Ace]

They didn't offer, hes just a trash person.

[@michaeldavidson1442]

people return christmas trees and shit. its part of the policy to accept like any returns

[@fognoggin8445]

There was a costco that took back a 20 year old tv because the member bought it before the 90 day electronic return policy

[@GibbsonTV]

90% percent of my cells were generated from costco food

[@kevinmunn666]

Nope

[@kevinmunn666]

I f**king hate cosgos because I never shop there it's like f**king Sam's Club.

[@nicholasbrown668]

​@@kevinmunn666bro why are you commenting this everywhere

[@hed1fsu]

Oh you poor "old" 90's baby 🤣

[@hed1fsu]

​@@nicholasbrown668why your mom keep hollering? Same dif 😘

[@inateinate]

Pro tip: most costcos let you access their food court even if you don't have a membership if you go in through the exit. When I was living in my car, that's how I ate.

[@Shmoge]

Unfortunately that's changing. Cash line at my Costco's food court scans cards, and the kiosks have scanners too.

[@ifihadalifeiduseitwisely7589]

​@@Shmoge damn, that's weak.

[@rinzler666]

Costco almost exclusively makes money off their membership. That's why the cheap prices.

[@DFDubsports]

They recently started not allowing non - card members into the food court into the 2 local ones i have. Times are changing unfortunately

[@stereothrilla8374]

My father sent me to Costco with his membership card and his ID to buy a few things. I had my ID as well and we have the same name. They refused to let me make a purchase. Pretty crazy.

[@TheNerdVoice]

I worked at Costco (membership/refunds department) for 7-8 years. I used to tell people "we got you from the womb to the tomb" when selling memberships. LOL. Favorite returns: Member who returned a microwave with a baked potato still inside, the flood of TVs returned after the Super Bowl, the flood of trees returned after Christmas (some still adorned with tinsel), someone who returned their glider that was struck by lightning on their front porch after they owned it for 11 years (WE TOOK IT BACK), member who returned their TV and told us that it was haunted, member who returned a pressure cooker with corn still inside because they couldn't open the pressure cooker after the corn was finished cooking. These are just the tip of the iceberg.

[@djkong2309]

Oh please, do go on. You've got my interest

[@iammariomurray]

Oh my god😮

[@boofstinkerton9904]

Best return I ever got working at Costco was a 15 year old mattress. They got a full refund and bought a new one, all because they kept their receipt.

[@heythatsprettygood6492]

you gotta love the above-ground pools members return when they come back in store

[@ericae.6547]

You should start a substack with these stories lol

[@aldo1814]

So anyone else call the number? Turns out it's a real business called the Missouri Tavern, and the lady that answered was really nice, but said their phone has been blowing up since this vid, and she asked me to let y'all know it's been unbearable LOL.

[@nertervern]

Damn that's messed up..... Do it again

[@codyconnor858]

i just called and left her in silence for about a second before screaming at the top of my lungs and hanging up

[@michaelcorcoran9670]

She said that didn't happen.

[@coleblove2133]

I got an ear full - all I remember is "You gotta stop calling here dude!"

[@michaelcorcoran9670]

That didn't happen either.

[@salemmdean]

“who the fuck goes to target, fuck target” as a target employee i say this to myself every morning

[@SinTeller]

Don’t we all 🥲

[@shoobeedoowah5452]

As a former Target employee this made me laugh hard 🤣

[@Iwasakid89]

Why all target employees hate target? 😭

[@SinTeller]

@@Iwasakid89 Why does corporate hate target employees?***

[@salemmdean]

@@Iwasakid89 man my store had a power outage today i had to throw away $50k of groceries in 95° heat…. for $15/hr. and THAT is why we hate target lmao

[@Bizzpax]

The Founder threatening the ceo is almost enough to get me to join the cult

[@chdh6556]

Rns lmfaoo

[@3_14thon7]

CFO ffs

[@LordBingus1]

ONE OF US! ONE OF US!!!

[@EricBova]

We welcome you with open arms brother

[@stephenwalters4121]

Yeah i have a tshirt with the quote on it but they asked me to stop wearing it to work. Now we have to wear polos and I wanna kill myself

[@LunkOP]

The Chicken bake is Chicken bacon in a Special sauce, in puff pastry, dipped in ceaser dressing and coated in parmesan cheese then baked at 450 for 14 minutes.

[@williamjacob2060]

sounds good to me havent tried it tho

[@greninjaguy5264]

that sounds absolutely delicious, I want to have one now, god

[@gabanzocoolness]

I love chicken bake

[@misslolaaa5344]

I thought it was disgusting and bland

[@williamjacob2060]

@@misslolaaa5344 I wonder if you just had a bad one or if they are all like that cuz I know I've been to certain restaurants where I've had good experience in the next one was just god-awful

[@AKAhoy]

Alaskan here, will for sure remain a costco cult member. I rescue and take in retired sleddogs, the food I feed them (nutra-nuggets professional) costs $80+ a 40lb bag at every store in town. At costco it costs me $34 for the same bag. Just bought 4 bags last time I was there and it will last me maybe 3.5 weeks. $136 instead of $320+??? Hell yes. I'll stay in this cult.

[@ventedthesenuts]

A rich youtuber could not understand saving money. He has that.If ur homeless just buy a house mindset, XD

[@Meitti]

Makes sense in american rural regions where you have to drive long distances to a supermarket, so why not just go to a wholesale while you're at it. Same amount of gas but the products are cheaper.

[@jimba6486]

Damn. San Diego CA, all the dog is $55 for 40lbs. A year and half ago it was $34.

[@AKAhoy]

@@Meitti Absolutely! For me it's 120 miles one way to get into town. The cost of gas alone has a lot of us learning to cost costs at every corner. Costco helps do that, thankfully.

[@AKAhoy]

@@jimba6486 That sounds absolutely absurd since it's not traveling nearly as far to get to shelves down there vs. up here in the northern interior.

[@aceofspadesguy4913]

My aunt is *obsessed* with Costco to the point it’s a family joke that she never shuts up about it, it’s impossible to make it through a visit without her mentioning “they have x at Costco” several times.

[@NotAdultingToday]

That is my mother in law 100%

[@benrops7534]

My uncle is the same way

[@hed1fsu]

Same with my mom... But in '95.. 🤣

[@jonathondurst5980]

I just got a Costco membership. I used to shop at Walmart and other grocery stores. I wouldn't say it's cheaper but it's way better quality stuff for sure.

[@mrspacecat6049]

they have aunts at costco

[@tonydelgado6301]

Papa, why don`t you start a cult? You have such an unique aura, like you are someone that can control fire

[@RandomActsofAnimation]

That's what I'm saying! 😅 our catchphrase should be something like, Zoltam!

[@kevinmunn666]

I f**king hate cosgos because I never shop there it's like f**king Sam's Club.

[@joecornish8612]

The cult of meat

[@Jammakesjunk]

We pray to the papa, our god burns eternal.

[@sabagecabage7828]

If he does. I'm calling him daddy not papa

[@MayoForBrains]

0:45 missed opportunity to call it the Coscult 😂

[@AvoidedOrc36584]

"We're Costco guys. Of course we sacrifice the flesh of the innocent for our $1.50 hot dog combos."

[@kevinmunn666]

I f**king hate cosgos because I never shop there it's like f**king Sam's Club.

[@skylardesmire9585]

​@@kevinmunn666Are you okay lol

[@ShadowElectricity]

​@kevinmunn666 who or what hurt you?

[@Anthem76]

​@@kevinmunn666 you got some problems bro, maybe continue to shop at walmart with the rest of the side show

[@mirrorhymn]

worth it, I'd sacrifice anyone for a $1.50 hot dog combos

[@aggrael8285]

We now need a video of Papa drinking all of the Kirkland brand hard liquor drinks and deciding which one is the best!

[@kelseyhinrichs7357]

YESS

[@robertmurphy3014]

Kirkland 17 year old single malt

[@roxas1069]

It was so funny at first, then he bought all of them

[@HeiligerGrimmnir]

The 18 year Speyside single malt scotch.

[@OldpeopleArguing]

Lol moist critical just did a blind tasting of Kirkland vs the alcohol it’s trying to copy.

[@Wanted__Man]

That Costco kid creeps me out. Every video he's in, he looks like he's staring at somebody five feet behind me.

[@stellviahohenheim]

That's not a kid, he's 35

[@stephenwalters4121]

Yeah I never even saw him before today but he has that 1000 yard stare.

[@InsanityPlusOne]

So he's mildly autistic, a number of us hate eye contact but learn to cope.

[@theblacklagoon]

You know the guy with the infamous facelift? That's who they remind me of.

[@Wanted__Man]

@@stephenwalters4121 -- Exactly. That kid, he's seen things.

[@Hayatehiroyuki25]

People flipped out when Dollar Tree upped their prices from $1 to $1.25. so people for sure would riot if Costco hotdogs were more than $1.50

[@jamesbell8253]

Went into a Sam's Club years ago to buy condoms. Couple roommates wanted to ride so they came with. My mom called while we were in the store and asked for a 5 gallon tub of Nacho cheese. On the way out, we noticed this giant chocolate caramel sheet cake that we roommates got for the house. Those are were the only 3 items these 3 grown men had and the look on the cashier's face was of utter disgust and confusion.

[@AJSTYLEZ24]

Crazy story, bro

[@booferboof408]

Weird flex. Condoms…🙄 You’re a virgin

[@Blu3ee251]

I want proof

[@HowNeatImImpressed]

Wow u guys are so quirky

[@areyousal]

Realistic reaction from the cashier tbh I'd be absolutely flummoxed

[@whattwowhat]

I was in Puerto Rico while we got wrecked by Hurricane Maria. Even when we didn't have power, internet, text, cellphones, the local costco in Caguas had a powerful electric generator, plenty of food/water/supplies and used satellite so we could actually pay with a credit/debit card. Their logistics were/are insane. I'm never getting rid of my membership.

[@meredithgrubb4497]

That's honestly pretty impressive. They really have their shit together.

[@Az50Zoom]

Imagine being hit with a hurricane and your job is like, yeah we better see you on Monday for your shift 😂

[@whattwowhat]

@@Az50Zoom lol, I was envious of them. They had air conditioning, able to charge their stuff and communications. At the time, it was like an oasis. Lots of supermarkets lost food when their generators failed, but Costco held strong for a long long time.

[@thaliacrafts407]

That's amazing. It makes me think of how they use the "waffle house index" to determine how badly hit an area is. We should have a Costco index

[@nato_patato2309]

I work at Costco as a return clerk and I literally returned a stick that used to be a bush from over a year ago.

[@meredithgrubb4497]

Lol poor bush

[@asdfoifhvjbkaos]

so is the policy to just take back literally everything

[@scotlyn7103]

Having a costco membership is really useful for people with a lot of prescriptions, the discount pays for itself really fast.

[@Starsim99]

When I say I got that dawg in me, it’s the $1.50 Costco hot dog

[@levitope7700]

Shit might be easy but it's good 😂

[@i_eat_sand_like_all_the_time]

i need this on a shirt

[@toonietanuki7861]

I went to Costco one time and there was a line around the store waiting for the rotisserie chicken. The person at the front of the line was slamming their hands on the metal display yelling for chicken.

[@jinx6573]

Majority of them are entitled asf

[@Robsidians]

dude i would kill for that chicken though

[@gideonmele1556]

It’s the light mix of spices (dr*gs) in the bird, like how Krispy Kreme does

[@jinx6573]

@@gideonmele1556 they definately spiked some cocaine in that rotisserie chicken xDDD

[@charlesfuzak]

Hey, they're good chickens man. And for almost half the price of the ones at normal grocery stores. I'm always jazzed if they have them when I stop in.

[@Shadowfox0]

Costco gasoline is like 50 cents cheaper per gallon. Which is WAYYYY TOO VALUABLE

[@trilobiteterror8015]

Yeah, just the cost savings on gasoline is worth the membership.

[@0Regie]

One of the reasons I bought a membership

[@svenrawandreloaded]

yeah and you probably burn about half a tank waiting in line there too lol

[@theonlybilge]

​@@svenrawandreloaded Don't most relatively modern cars have a feature where they turn off the engine when you're still for a little while?

[@inateinate]

​@@theonlybilge and if they dont you can just turn it off yourself. Plus, if you pay attention, you can figure out when in your free time the place is least packed and go then. I don't think I've ever waited more than like 5 minutes which is reasonable when I'm saving like 6 bucks every time I fill my tank.

[@hasty_rychu]

If you spend less than 200 dollars, you're required to say "wow! Never got out of here so cheap!"

[@Anthem76]

Costco is one of the last bastions of civil consumerism we have left. The employees are helpful, no street rats are ransacking the place, and the hotdog.

[@yacket]

Chicken bake fkn amazing

[@0Regie]

I don't know why, majority of the employees who work there are really attractive.. or is it just me?

[@andrewjagodnik1480]

They also treat there employees good

[@JuicedOnKids]

@@0Regie what a living wage does to a mofo

[@NihilObstatMihi]

Oh no!!! The cultists have found Papa Meat!!!!

[@One.AutumnLeaf]

What keeps Costco from being a cult is how easy it is to leave it.

[@jadenpotts4389]

this is honestly a very good point lmao

[@tictacterminator]

It aint that easy , my membership expired13 days ago and I'm itching for a chicken bake rn

[@multicatkid]

@@tictacterminatorfind a Costco with the outdoor food court

[@exocolt15]

@@tictacterminatorskill issue

[@johnnynunez6771]

​@@multicatkid some of their outdoor food courts won't let you buy their food without the membership

[@BigCheeli]

Last time I went to Costco. My dad and I were walking against the flow of foot traffic on the aisle. Another dad type said to my dad, "now you know how it feels to be the salmon swimming up stream" and walked on

[@diegoxavier9107]

That's the most dad interaction ever

[@atxbee]

That’s oddly beautiful.

[@Matthew-McCallister]

Ok but unironically that Kirkland minoxidil saved my hairline. I started balding at 19 and that shit was a lifesaver bc I still have my hair.

[@ghostofrandom]

Bro, Costco has 1.50 hotdogs and soda with unlimited free refills in 2024.

[@smileygladhands]

What's in those dogs though? Could be slow drip feeding everyone the "Kostco Kool Aid".

[@DankasorusRex]

@@smileygladhands100% beef dogs. 1/4lb of beef at that

[@EC-dz4bq]

@@smileygladhands well... same hotdogs as it was in 1984. Same recipe, so prob real meat.

[@viscountrainbows2857]

The nearest CostCo to me needs a car to get to. I ain't feeling the magic.

[@666slateran666]

​@@DankasorusRex you sweet summer child, don't look up how hotdogs are made

[@SharKimo619]

This is ironically the best CostCo ad

[@joshuacrowe2455]

I worked there for an extremely short time and watched a grown man successfully return a half-eaten pumpkin pie after Thanksgiving. Its insane!

[@tomlxyz]

All comments so far I've read here about someone being able to give something back they shouldn't be about to it sounds like an exceptional case and not something regular so it would actually make financial sense for them to do that

[@Jesei1211]

Cosco could actually make profit if of the returned items by recycling or whatever. Half eaten pumpkins can be used to grow more pumpkins if the seed is still viable

[@noodlelova3]

​@@Jesei1211 Brainlette

[@squilliamtentacles581]

I am cackling I had no idea this was a thing

[@thefancydoge8668]

"It's now half off, see!"

[@NordicTheWolf]

Walking out of a Costco with a cart packed with liquor and office supplies after eating cheap, fake food with a vacant smile while wearing a shirt that says MISERY is the most American thing I've ever seen in my life.

[@alexsmith6322]

You’re right, you’re sooooo much better than other people who live differently than you do

[@NordicTheWolf]

@@alexsmith6322 thanks for noticing

[@mckenzie.latham91]

@@alexsmith6322 spoken like a typical consumer drone

[@alexsmith6322]

@@mckenzie.latham91 spoken like an insecure person who needs to feel better than other people

[@mckenzie.latham91]

@@alexsmith6322 Sweetheart, i’m not a mindless consumer who prays on the alter and generosity of corporate overlords i’m already better than these people by literal default. And it doesn't make me feel better, it makes me feel pity and sadness which gives me ulcers.

[@JamesBuckel]

You can get a poutine at Canadian Costco food courts in a size I can only really describe as a 'trough' and yes, that is the reason I got my membership.

[@GetFitNick]

As a former Costco member, I can confirm that if you leave you are shunned like an ex scientologist

[@botbadger]

How so?

[@nickmoser7785]

Do send spies like Scientology

[@WakaFlakaFlame777]

You don't want to know ​@@botbadger

[@TheBeldings-j5c]

​@@botbadgerandroid green text on iPhone type of judging

[@chevyatkins558]

And your probably also stalked buy costco employees taking photos of you at wallmart

[@Goth_Person.]

i remember my friend went to a costco themed WEDDING. They had it at costco, had their honeymoon at costco, and they even met at costco…

[@jbb8261]

#Kirklandapproved Lol

[@georgieporgie317]

That's so fucking weird.

[@baeber]

what in tarnation this cant be real life

[@gideonmele1556]

@@baeberwelcome to Costco I love you

[@you-nh8xo]

Lmao white people 😂

[@soniclover4444]

It’s actually pretty cost effective to buy things you’ll use every day or so in bulk. My fiancée and I get trash bags, laundry pods, toothpaste, deodorant and other everyday items and it takes us months to go through everything.

[@MediocreMiddie]

$1.50 Glizzys + Unlimited Soda refills. No other place beats that

[@Sugar_n_Salt]

True to that

[@jabbawookeez01]

100% you cant beat that.

[@crowcreep]

IKEA has that

[@shazzboz]

The hell is a glizzy?

[@bodhisativaa]

IKEA

[@cnb4151]

As a non-American I’ve never had much desire to go to America, but after this video… I have changed my mind. I need to experience costco

[@brittnay279]

It is a truly American experience

[@mrschrute2902]

Costco is also in Canada, Mexico, China, South Korea, Japan, Ice land, Spain, England, France, Australia and a few more countries I can't remember

[@TheAngryD0g]

^ what that guy said

[@bonbonnybon]

​@@mrschrute2902 In the UK as well!!

[@stevenichols8887]

‘Merica

[@EyelessAugust]

19:04 HE DID THE THING. HE CONTROLLED FIRE

[@MrChaplain]

In comparison to our regular supermarkets not including Target here in Aus (cause yeah Targets shit) the single Costco we have near me really is amazing, nice video man.

[@DoorsToHideBehind156]

I lived with my grandparents growing up. They used to have 6 kids. When I lived with them, it was just me my uncle and my grandparents and they were still in the mindset of feeding a household of 8, so they continued to shop at Costco all throughout when I was growing up. We had so much food at home. An entire room in the basement for dried and canned foods, two freezers downstairs in addition to our refrigerator was packed with frozen food. We could have lasted multiple years with the food storage we had. My memories of shopping at Costco were it took forever to park and was stressful, going inside was noisy, tons of people, and stressful, checking out was at least 20 minutes standing in line, stressful loading everything into the cart, then walking out and getting every item looked over on our receipt before we were allowed to walk out, then packing our car with everything and trying to manouver the maze of getting out of the parking lot, going home, then having to unpack everything before we were done.

[@1101-f6z]

i remember the warehouse manager saying they made like 40+/hr or something like that. they're never leaving. All the employees actually do their job too.

[@Nefville]

I work at Costco and the managers start at over $90k a year plus bonuses. I'm never leaving.

[@damionzehcnas]

Also work at Costco and yeah the best I’ve ever been treated by a company

[@skilldeadly8888]

And they still make over 200 billion a year. Shows with a good company, they can afford to treat their employees well.

[@Nefville]

@@skilldeadly8888 Exactly. I really hope more companies follow suit. The executives and shareholders can still get filthy rich without mistreating the people who are making them all the money. Also I know quite a few people I work with who have been there for 15 something years with _well_ over a million dollars in their 401ks. Just average hourly employees. I wish I had started there back when I was getting out of school, I'd be rich right now.

[@stephenwalters4121]

Yeah supervisors earn like 30 and hour so do opticians. Managers earn like 40 an hour. Us lowly front end people and pretty much everyone else start at like 18.50 and build up every couple months by 50 cents. Still not bad at all for college students.

[@CrownedYeti]

My mom made so many returns to costco that she got banned from making returns at a certain location, so she just started going to a different location.

[@daisyjoy242]

I have questions and I don’t want answers

[@borgwardd24]

​@@daisyjoy242I want answers. What the heck is she returning? Clothes? TVs?

[@Blackatchaproduction]

So she's just scamming

[@five12man]

Need a card to return things, purchases linked to your card, doubt it's scammy

[@destynova4512]

​@@five12man mean you can kinda play the system to a point it's kinda scammy. Could legit say eat 2/3 of say a pie and still return it like you didn't like it. Can basically game it you eating for free.

[@_Rhyst_]

the VHS commercial voice and sponsor pbs debt is my favorite, its so well done, fels like a good nostalgia trip to the past, thank you papa meat!

[@mostHumblePersonAlive]

Costco got me hooked with their cost of glasses and how they just throw in blue light blocking and scratch resistance. The glasses alone pay for the membership.

[@liviwall662]

Karen from a couple comments above seems to have copied your comment worst part is they got more likes 🧓 had to break the news to you 😢

[@JB22636]

I was just telling one of my employees about the rotisserie chicken at Costco - Its 5 bucks. That chicken was hatched, fed/raised, butchered, transported, basted and cooked. After all that its 5 dollars- its a logistical marvel. Costco has deals to bring costomers in but still, colored me impressed.

[@H56Nooc]

It's a marvel or extremely suspicious

[@Nefville]

This might impress you more, I work for Costco and I can confirm that we do not use loss-leaders, or items sold at a loss to lure people in. There is also a maximum markup that is _just barely_ two digits. And that is the maximum, typically its far lower. The profit we make is all on volume. That's how its all feasible and when it comes to the chicken we sell *hundreds* a day.

[@JB22636]

@@Nefville That's awesome. This video made me a proud Costco shopper. As far as the pizza goes, sure it's not anticos but it's better than most of if not all of the fast food pizza chains.

[@pillowmint4622]

@@Nefville Costco is the last shred of affordability we have left in this world at the moment. keep doing the world proud 👍

[@BigCheddar248]

You misspelled customer, but I'm just mad you didn't spell it Costcomer.

[@squeaky_moths]

My girlfriend got us a costco executive membership because the store rep lied and said your first year had to be the executive one. We went 4 times last year. We bought a lawnmower, weed whacker, and miscellaneous groceries. Honestly the only reason i want to continue my membership is the fact that they have full briskets and large containers of coarse ground black pepper.

[@brianeno608]

Yeah ahaha, same with my folks, we try to go as much as possible, but it's like nearly 2 hours away and Costco seems to refuse making multiple locations in my city (Adelaide Australia)

[@biganimetiddies1287]

Honestly, their foreign food selection is pretty good for a super big box store. I wasn't surprised to see gigantic cases of mayonnaise and salad dressing, was surprised to find 1lb. Jars of wild clover honey and giant boxes of Dolmas in the freezer section.

[@ravenfunderburg4782]

"That's too much Peppa!"

[@JB22636]

@@brianeno608 So your family bought a membership to a grocery store 2hrs away?

[@grazzmaster]

@@JB22636 join us

[@BenStoneking]

Not sure if this was intentional, but the Kirkland Signature church gag at 3:49 is the first Mormon temple in Kirtland Ohio known as the Kirtland Temple. Genius

[@murderedcarrot9684]

As a member of the Costco I’m always excited when they announce the virgin sacrifice before announcing the sales.

[@vvoid8416]

Costo food is legitimately good for something you get in a warehouse with a concrete floor. Pizza isn't better than a non-chain place, but it kicks domino's ass.

[@NotAnAlternate1337]

Fr

[@KITN._.8]

The cookies too, I feel like a fat 6 year to a Twix when I smell them.

[@DankasorusRex]

And $2 for a massive slice… I’ve never gotten so much cheese on a slice

[@CasualInTheTrees]

I worked for costco for two years, the pizza tastes like legit cardboard. It's straight ass.

[@thesinfulyogini2073]

Justice for domino’s

[@NotAGingerGuy]

I'm a student at UCSB and the Costco is a 5 min drive from me if not less. I can go get a chicken bake and a 800 calorie cookie for $6.50. It's hard to be sad when you're eating this good

[@edwardschneider6396]

Wall Street considers Costco to be a virtuos company. You save $1.14 per purchase. Costco employees are paid and treated very well. I dropped my Sam's club membership and only shop at Costco in Puerto Vallarta,Mexico.

[@Snazzydaps]

as a former debt collector, I urge you to just call the company you owe instead of hitting up a consolidation firm, I've seen so many mess people up more than they needed

[@cptnbustanut]

Not PDS debt though, they'll fix all your problems. Yeeeeee haw!

[@EdgarAllanPogo]

Isn't it just roundabout loansharking?

[@neronia_]

Yeah, always contact what you owe money too first to see if they can set up payment plans, I see tons of these "if you have 10k or more in debt" and they sound like it's easy and perfect but it's not, they have to make money too, the fees don't just dissapear because you've signed a contract that you have to follow now.

[@Jayzigz]

By former debt collector, do you mean piece of shit? Lol

[@Jayzigz]

​@neronia_ those fees are still leagues cheaper than the interest debt collectors like to pile on.

[@SlayerWasp]

Costco Returns DDC employee here. We'll even take coffins back not to mention forcing members to leave a statement for reason for return which the employees then get to read. From giant Christmas trees saying "Husband died, couldn't fit in new place" to 95" TVs saying "Not user friendly, only one remote." We've even had a returned urn with the ashes still inside that we were forced to hang onto for over a year until the ashes were eventually vacuumed up and the urn cleaned and resold.

[@jinx6573]

That's fuckin horrible

[@scarlet_phonavis6734]

I'm, not sure you should have mentioned the urn thing, I'm pretty sure there's strict standards regarding the standards of human remains disposal in the US even if it's just ashes

[@joshuahartigan7937]

Urn was resold..........what

[@jinx6573]

@@scarlet_phonavis6734 no no, i believe it..

[@sirgideonofnir6840]

Mix it with cigarette ashes, and no one could tell ​@scarlet_phonavis6734

[@Mapleaple]

My wife went with her mother to Cosco. We don't have a membership and she came home with 3 GIANT ribeyes. They were amazing and I think I might join the cult. The meat is so good

[@zigguratzigguratziggurat6922]

Even though I have a membership I rarely go. I only really go to get meat because it's so much better to buy in bulk and I can just freeze it so it doesn't immediately go bad.

[@stephenwalters4121]

Apparently ive heard you get the best price for our salmon. Its gone over multiple times in our introduction to the work place. They mention removing most the parts you dont actually eat like the spine so you get more for the weight. also the rotisserie chicken is goated but the new bags we are selling em in suck.

[@LunarLocust]

I get meat for the s.oker and whole rib sections to cut steaks

[@Gooch_cruiser]

The meat is worth the price alone. It’s high quality and you get all you need for months in bulk. Chicken breasts, tri tip, and pork chops are regulars for me. Asparagus spears and packaged microwaveable rice too. You’re good literally for 2 months on food with those alone.

[@AliceBowie]

Yeah, you can buy the whole strip loin or ribeye and wet age it in the vacuum sealed plastic covering, or dry age it if you have the stuff to do it.

[@johnmcwick1]

The largest Costco in America is in saltlake. My grandma (who lives in Utah) took us there as a fun trip, and because she needed to restock her doomsday bunker. It was so large, you could see the set and sun rise on opposite sides of the building. Joking aside, it was almost double the size of the average Costco. Defiantly fun walking by and realizing that wall was not the end, but the beginning of another freezer section hahaha.

[@victorchavis-b1j]

You get me through my day man. I straight up binge your videos while I’m at my soulless military warehouse job. God bless your twisted humor

[@RAAM855]

Unironically sounds like something a cult member would say to their leader.

[@Birdboybro]

Get back to work

[@jinx6573]

@@Birdboybro get a job

[@mrnacl4527]

You too huh

[@cartwheelsmcgee428]

Dude. I've been in a dark place. These past few years. And I use to draw 24-7 and as an adult you've inspired me to re-center myself in my art. You re-inspired me to get back into my art. Inspired me to voice act again. I really appreciate you brother🤙

[@meredithgrubb4497]

I really hope u keep doing what u love and that things get better for u soon. Sending good thoughts ur way.

[@cartwheelsmcgee428]

@@meredithgrubb4497 i appreciate you🙏😌

[@bryprouty7004]

Subscribed.

[@nonenone2173]

Do what you love brother, I draw too (nothing fancy but they look good to me), and I hope you're happy with what you do. Again, do what you love

[@cartwheelsmcgee428]

@@nonenone2173 I appreciate you🙂

[@fakesoda3306]

this is an insanely convincing costco ad

[@stephenwalters4121]

Unless you buy in bulk ide only get the 60 dollar membership if you see yourself spending more than 250$ a month in groceries move up to executive membership and you start earning money back. Im not a salesman for costco even though i work there im just giving you good advice. Also our tire deals are fuckin insane. you get 5 year warranty on them for free.

[@idontknowwhatimdoing6294]

You don't NEED a card to get in, you can walk in and check stuff out. There are some disadvantages to not have a card which I cant remember right now.

[@Tremmor500]

I used to do stand-up comedy and I did a joke about how Costco is just a complicated bank. You buy a bunch of crap when you have a lot of money and then if you get low you just dip into your Costco storage and go return it. It’s basically an interest-free savings for $60 a year. “Ma maw and I were a little tight this month so we’re gonna go and return 15 barrels of pretzels and we’ll get you your birthday present”

[@itb4255]

Yea you can either save money at costco or lose money. If you're a person who buys shit because its on sale you'll lose money, if you only buy things you need you will save money

[@vinlago]

Makes sense because basically you loan a bank your money so they can make money on it just like you loan costco your money so they can make money on it. At a bank you withdraw money and at costco you make a return to get your money back.

[@folksnem1855]

I can see why you stopped doing stand-up comedy

[@Tremmor500]

@@folksnem1855 yeah the constant laughing was affecting my inner ears and I kept falling off the stage.

[@suzibean]

Just say you have a prescription at the pharmacy and the guards will fold. Happens every time

[@Zachmxyzptlk]

I tell them it’s for my grandma. 💊

[@stephenwalters4121]

As one of the guards thats good advice, also just speedwalk past us and we likely wont do anything. Or go through the exit door, just dont be a dick and try to size us up for asking for your membership, its not some ego thing, especially at self checkout people get PISSED at that shit and while I don't blame you, don't take it out on us

[@greninjaguy5264]

I am going to abuse the hell out of this at some point, but man, that executive membership does sound pretty good ngl, but I'm glad I learned of more options now. I heard that people also go through the exit and guards won't stop you, so I wonder if I could potentially do both and never have issues going in without a membership.

[@Bluemilk92]

No joke, I was raised on the Polish sausage. 32yo, Much of my muscle mass, my body, from puberty, is built from The Costco food mart. They provide 70% of my clothing. It's a wonderful store.

[@andytennant4094]

I bought a Costco membership this summer after picking up Instacart orders from there and being impressed with the prices. I got sick of paying what they charge for stuff at my local grocery stores. I would buy a bag of chicken tenders there and it would be $12 for 20oz. At Costco you pay like $15 and get 3-5 lbs. you can also get 3 lb bags of chips for the same price as a regular bag at grocery stores, I get those and keep them in big plastic sealed containers. I also just started buying some stuff in bulk so I don’t have to worry about buying it all the time like coffee, creamer, deodorant, detergent pods etc. I also got a new air fryer for $50 there that I love. I wouldn’t say anything in their food court is the best but it is all pretty good, I would hit that up when I was doing the Instacart deliveries because it’s a cheap lunch or snack. I don’t see myself wearing any Kirkland gear or being too much of a cheerleader for it anytime soon.

[@WillPhil290]

I gotta say, things have been REALLY difficult lately... Your videos bring a lot of joy to my life. I look forward to everything you guys do. Thank you so much for everything.

[@crumpetface]

Hope things are going better bro

[@automotiverhapsody]

Some people shop at Costco because they have families, I shop at Costco because I eat a lot.

[@Martin-jm8wi]

Some people have a food baby. You have a food family!

[@OArchivesX]

I like how he's skeptical because Costco is actually a good company that pays good wages and actually gives better prices than other places, and lets you return stuff at any point, which is basically non existent these days. The day the current Costco owner leaves, it will go downhill quick. The day their hotdog prices go up it's over lol

[@vinlago]

​@@OArchivesXyeah. But by that time, all stores may be costco. Lol

[@overtherenowaitthere]

@@vinlago no they wont, why would you limit your consumer base to membership wholesalers when the market that will never go to a costco will always be at a walmart or a target. being a wholesale means your passing off better deals to your customers which nets you less profit, you make up for it with the memberships and your proprietary in store brands. But its not like costco is the only store with their own brand of merchandise next to the name brand ones on a shelf costco makes a lot of money, walmart and target make way more. otherwise walmart would've changed every location into a sam's club.

[@vinlago]

@@overtherenowaitthere woah... it was a reference to the movie, "Idiocracy". Lol Perhaps you haven't seen it.

[@greenus1737]

When my family went to Costco for groceries, we would always stop at the food court for a berry smoothie if my brothers and I were behaved. We would always hit up the free sample tables too.

[@salamiman223]

28:09 the binky music, slow zoom in, and the woman dropping her phone... masterpiece

[@LockeDemosthenes2]

Ex-Mormon here, the picture at 3:48 is actually pretty hilarious and clever. That's the Mormon Temple in Kirtland, Ohio (which was the first Temple the church ever built) with the "Kirkland" branding (the generic Costco manufacturer) on the side of it.

[@Jaesdaes]

Also funny reading this comment as a utah resident. The Mormons love Costco, I see them all the time whenever I shop, probably bc it's cheaper with their bigass families 😂

[@internettrash5120]

I've seen facebook posts of Mexican Costco shoppers wanting to gatekeep the store from lower class people by requesting higher prices

[@daisyjoy242]

Holy sh-t. to gatekeeper Costco the from lower income people, by asking for higher prices is fked up

[@warbossgegguz679]

Basically Target in America.

[@CA-hr8eo]

My friend works at a Costco, and they took back a 15 year old swing set that was full of wood Rot.

[@InfiniteTony]

Had to watch this video because I didn't understand the latest MeatCanyon animation lmao but now I know about the *"WE'RE COSTCO GUYS!!"* 😅

[@Dubsteppah]

papa Meat, you forgot to mention the FREE SAMPLES!! How did you forget the free samples?!?! literally the best reason to got CostCo ever!!!

[@BBISMEME.]

My grandpa is currently buried in a Costco coffin 😭

[@Lewd-Tenant_Isan]

Nooo way 😂 I didn't think people actually bought those!

[@redking5788]

It would be amazing to try the return policy on that

[@mugdude6486]

@@Lewd-Tenant_Isanfun fact, you have to provide them a death certificate to be able to buy one.

[@TheBrickWhisperer]

@@redking5788 bye bye grandpa!

[@lizchesley6028]

Currently? Like the casket can be replaced? Lmfao. 😂

[@belladreams8896]

I can't wait for the Kirkland Signature alcohol ranking video Papa🙏

[@jackorossi]

Dude I discovered you today and I've watched like 5 videos of yours already. All are very funny.

[@bdieter4235]

As a Costco employee for now 12 years i can firmly agree that it seems cultist like but it's not. Your description of the business is still pretty much spot on. But I went to Costco simply for the benefits and the benefit of getting a free membership for being employed plus 3 extra cards for my family members was a bonus. The KS brand is simply extra because they are the biggest share holder( i think) for Costco and are pretty cheap for all around products including the gas is KS represented. All in all the place is alright and the job is decent but trust me management does not give a SHIT about employees as much as the members. Membership is where Costco gets its main profit from it that's why the push to upgrade is so high. Marketing is key to every business and we move shit around like a 3 year old in a play room shit is nuts. Besides all that it helps feed my family and takes care of my bills like any job should. Love ya poppa meat and your channel been sub for years and please dont stop doing being you. Your awesome and this wont get pinned but God bless you and your friend/family. I feel like i typed too much but like Costco I tend to be excessive.

[@4xdblack]

They got another one 😢

[@fish7201]

Could you tell us why they move stuff around all the time, I notice it but I never understood

[@g0blin_sh4rk]

@@fish7201 not a costco employee but ive heard shops do this so that you spend more time inside looking around and pay attention to the other products/entice you to buy more

[@SeanFaceXD]

@@fish7201 Another almost 13 year employee. Corporate literally calls it a "Treasure Hunt". The same reason why isles aren't labeled. they periodically change locations to make you walk past things you wouldn't usually buy while looking for the things that moved. Everything is calculated, hence why the major electronics are at the start of the "U" in a Warehouse since you haven't spent any money yet, so why not buy an 80" TV?

[@erlgunslinger7344]

Saying it’s not a cult is the first sign it’s a cult

[@ThePyroWaffles]

I like how Missouri Tavern pulled their phone off the hook. They must be receiving plenty of missing persons reports.

[@keelithomas9242]

That poor tavern lol

[@abrianiko8971]

Bro why did he put a random number in the video 😂 it still works

[@LucasLittleOfficial]

Dude just gave every reason why Costco rules.

[@0Regie]

Forgot the mention the free samples 😁

[@stellviahohenheim]

Consooom

[@kdmarcincuk]

Isn't it basically the same as Sam's or am I the only person that's thinking that

[@stephenwalters4121]

@@kdmarcincuk We are better in a lot of ways, bigger warehouses, better worker benefits, honestly better overall attitude. I have complaints about costco but i can still acknowledge its better than samsclub. Mostly because they said they hired me then gave me two weeks of radio silence then emailed me saying i didn't get the job. But still fuck samsclub all my homies hate samsclub

[@BURPLEpriest]

@@stellviahohenheimur so cool

[@thisissparta48]

I lived in Mexico city up until recently. That video was taken during the heat wave this year and if I was there I would have thrown hands for a fan too. People don't normally have AC there bc it has surprisingly mild temperatures. The heat wave this year was FUCKED 87 degrees inside the house every single day for 2 weeks. Fans were sold out everywhere.

[@kuzcosmkswed117]

I Still don’t forgive Costco for replacing the churros with the damn cookie, I’m not Mexican and that still hurts me

[@Nova_music19]

Yeah the cookie isn’t as good as the churros

[@nicknorthcutt7680]

Churros are love, churros are life. Don't ever forgive them for what they took from us.

[@skilldeadly8888]

Gonns have to sic the founder on the CEO again.

[@music79075]

My Costco still has the Churro

[@princessmonkey3399]

THEY WHAT???

[@leordz.9723]

In Mexico the Costco cult is rather different, its only cake and cookie resellers, so the bakery its almost always empty, specially on holidays

[@OmiWatanube]

Chicken bakes are chicken, bacon, cheese, and Caesar selling dressing all wrapped in pizza dough, which also has cheese sprinkled on it

[@Zayl1016]

This feels like a psy-op to get me into costco, cause all that is fantastic.

[@ethandoanemusic6420]

I worked at Wegmans Food Markets for 7 years. On two occasions I had to ring out this repeat customer who refused to let any cashier scan her food items. If the label was non-removeable, she requested you type in the barcode number manually, or she wouldn't buy the item. Absolutely wild, and very inconvenient for the cashier. I had never googled it before. Apparently this isn't an exclusive incident. There are people in this world that really believe grocery store scanners will give you cancer through your food. What the ****?

[@izzybe3484]

I love wegmans

[@danem2215]

Lmfao. Smartest Wegmans customer

[@bushdid91195]

Welcome to the wonderful world of conspiracy theories, because scientists don't know as much as you, your computer, and random people with undiagnosed schizophrenia on KZbin.

[@noisetankzz]

yep, got a lady like that when i worked at Sprouts Farmers Market a few years ago. though that place usually attracts the crazies, so i wasnt too surprised

[@oldskewel]

Had a similar situation at the Big Lots I worked at. This lady firmly believed I was trying to give her dog "laser poisoning". Why? Just because it was the only item I had to use the remote scanner on. She'd have me lift up the dog food and scan it like the rest. Crazy part? Same scanner for both, just a cradle it sat in normally. People are wild.

[@benjrobe]

Bro he missed out on the churro, that thing was legendary. Also something funny I noticed is that a ton of people at my school wore the same outfits that I had because they were from Costco.

[@MaggieDaArtist]

That churro was the only good, cheap churro (imo) 😞

[@benjrobe]

@@MaggieDaArtist also the only churros I have ever eaten

[@EmpressGoldilocked]

Rip costco churro. You will be missed 😢

[@thenerdlored]

Oh yeah that churro was my favorite, gone, but never forgotten, and missed dearly

[@jm9264]

28:10 lady drops her phone, you can even hear it lmao.

[@Kreptic]

Holyshit 😂 rip that screen

[@lackedpuppet9022]

I don't think it's healthy how funny that was.

[@chibi6368]

Return it back to the Costco. 😂

[@freeuploads4290]

​​@@lackedpuppet9022Says the guy who died from crushed moon rocks

[@lackedpuppet9022]

@@freeuploads4290 I'm doing better than that phone is.

[@nickdirienzo2849]

I use mustard in a lot of recipes, but I buy the fancy stone ground Sierra Nevada Brewery kind. It's stronger so you can use less...

[@eroguro4785]

my mom is a costco member, but she only goes like once a year to buy bulk things like toilet paper, paper towels, cleaning things like pinesol, that huge fucking box of popcorn that doesnt taste like anything so that she doesnt have to buy popcorn until i finish it (takes years), big packs of water bottles, and that container of penut butter pretzels because theyre good. also everytime we go i get a hot dog w a drink.. also this one time in middle school my teacher got costco pizza for a pizza party and holy shit it was so good

[@sheoingoonmyboingo]

Almost got crushed by a crate of water bottles at Costco when I was like 4. That was something

[@adambarnes4952]

you were a sacrifice

[@absolutelyfookinnobody2843]

​Not a very good one if he still able to comment, it was his mom's fault for loving him enough ​@@adambarnes4952

[@stephenwalters4121]

@@adambarnes4952 We no longer do sacrifices... Those were dark days

[@stephenwalters4121]

A nearby costco, not the one i work at but down south a forklift driver dropped a pallet of bear spray. Not pepper spray. Fucking bear spray. It made its way into the air filtration and the whole place needed to be evacuated. people were passing out and shit

[@cedricbower6306]

The phone number at the end is for a tavern in Missouri, and it looks like a place you'd absolutely go missing. 10/10

[@replayvibez]

call them

[@benjaminkinney5053]

I did call and it was a busy signal

[@astrowolvez]

Sam’s club has card checkers and I never got that because it’s not like you can buy anything without a card.

[@BRIDGECO1]

"take away the koolaid from jonestown massacre and what do you have? probably a lot more people alive" 💀

[@guavanectarforever]

I've always found it funny how Kirkland is manufactured in the same factories as similarly branded products. An ex bf (Costco cultist, of course) always used to gush over how Kirkland Vodka was made in the same place as Grey Goose (also was an alco).

[@nashlewis8030]

This isn't new. Every company does this. Great value poptarts? You bet they come from the same factory that makes real pop tarts.

[@bish_puddin]

Every store has their own brand which is basically the same as name brand, but they save on advertising costs hence the cheap prices

[@warbossgegguz679]

@@nashlewis8030 Also the entirety of Aldi's and Lidl's inventory.

[@daveholland8520]

The sponsor commercial analog video was brilliant. Well done.