Thread: Costco cashier/foodie

On Sat, 22 May 2010 10:03:03 -0400, "Nancy Young"
<[email protected]> wrote:

>The other day I was waiting in line and I noticed that the
>guy manning the register was pointing out things to the guy who
>was "bagging" and I wondered what he was saying.
>
>I was close enough to hear him point out that these are great
>if you sauté them with garlic! I think they were clamshell
>containers of haricot verde, but I wasn't close enough to be
>sure. You could see the other guy was thinking Who cares?
>(laugh)
>
>Then he was checking my groceries and he tells the guy This
>(raisin bread) makes Great french toast! At this point bagger
>guy says will you stop making suggestions about the food??
>Cracked me up.
>
>And that raisin bread makes nice french toast, he was right.
>I have a thing for that Kirkland raisin bread anyway.
>
>nancy

It does make wonderful french toast. We picked up two loaves last
night, right after we bought the flat screen

On Sat, 22 May 2010 09:20:51 -0500, Stu <[email protected]> wrote:

>On Sat, 22 May 2010 10:03:03 -0400, "Nancy Young"
><[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>The other day I was waiting in line and I noticed that the
>>guy manning the register was pointing out things to the guy who
>>was "bagging" and I wondered what he was saying.
>>
>>I was close enough to hear him point out that these are great
>>if you sauté them with garlic! I think they were clamshell
>>containers of haricot verde, but I wasn't close enough to be
>>sure. You could see the other guy was thinking Who cares?
>>(laugh)
>>
>>Then he was checking my groceries and he tells the guy This
>>(raisin bread) makes Great french toast! At this point bagger
>>guy says will you stop making suggestions about the food??
>>Cracked me up.
>>
>>And that raisin bread makes nice french toast, he was right.
>>I have a thing for that Kirkland raisin bread anyway.
>>
>>nancy
>
>It does make wonderful french toast. We picked up two loaves last
>night, right after we bought the flat screen


btw...we as well have a checker that does something the same, he likes
the seafood and passes on tidbits about cooking, and what goes well
with it. Most times he's right on.

Stu wrote:
> On Sat, 22 May 2010 09:20:51 -0500, Stu <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> On Sat, 22 May 2010 10:03:03 -0400, "Nancy Young"
>> <[email protected]> wrote:

>>> Then he was checking my groceries and he tells the guy This
>>> (raisin bread) makes Great french toast! At this point bagger
>>> guy says will you stop making suggestions about the food??
>>> Cracked me up.
>>>
>>> And that raisin bread makes nice french toast, he was right.
>>> I have a thing for that Kirkland raisin bread anyway.

>> It does make wonderful french toast. We picked up two loaves last
>> night, right after we bought the flat screen

Heh, Costco does make for some odd purchase combinations.

> btw...we as well have a checker that does something the same, he likes
> the seafood and passes on tidbits about cooking, and what goes well
> with it. Most times he's right on.

I love that. They should put those guys on the floor, maybe they'd
sell more stuff.

nancy

Stu <[email protected]> writes:

> On Sat, 22 May 2010 10:03:03 -0400, "Nancy Young"
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>The other day I was waiting in line and I noticed that the
>>guy manning the register was pointing out things to the guy who
>>was "bagging" and I wondered what he was saying.
>>
>>I was close enough to hear him point out that these are great
>>if you sauté them with garlic! I think they were clamshell
>>containers of haricot verde, but I wasn't close enough to be
>>sure. You could see the other guy was thinking Who cares?
>>(laugh)
>>
>>Then he was checking my groceries and he tells the guy This
>>(raisin bread) makes Great french toast! At this point bagger
>>guy says will you stop making suggestions about the food??
>>Cracked me up.
>>
>>And that raisin bread makes nice french toast, he was right.
>>I have a thing for that Kirkland raisin bread anyway.
>>
>>nancy
>
> It does make wonderful french toast. We picked up two loaves last
> night, right after we bought the flat screen

Shouldn't you call it Surrender Toast?

Nancy wrote on Sat, 22 May 2010 10:54:19 -0400:

> Stu wrote:
>> On Sat, 22 May 2010 09:20:51 -0500, Stu <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> On Sat, 22 May 2010 10:03:03 -0400, "Nancy Young"
>>> <[email protected]> wrote:

>>>> Then he was checking my groceries and he tells the guy This
>>>> (raisin bread) makes Great french toast! At this point
>>>> bagger guy says will you stop making suggestions about the food??
>>>> Cracked me up.
>>>>
>>>> And that raisin bread makes nice french toast, he was
>>>> right. I have a thing for that Kirkland raisin bread
>>>> anyway.

>>> It does make wonderful french toast. We picked up two loaves
>>> last night, right after we bought the flat screen

> Heh, Costco does make for some odd purchase combinations.

>> btw...we as well have a checker that does something the same,
>> he likes the seafood and passes on tidbits about cooking, and
>> what goes well with it. Most times he's right on.

> I love that. They should put those guys on the floor, maybe
> they'd sell more stuff.

Chatty cashiers are fine, especially if they pass on useful hints but
raisin bread for French Toast is a case of "to each their own". I like
regular bread, soaked in unsweetened egg and I eat the toast with
ketchup!

--

James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

Email, with obvious alterations: not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not

On Sat, 22 May 2010 10:03:03 -0400, Nancy Young wrote:

> The other day I was waiting in line and I noticed that the
> guy manning the register was pointing out things to the guy who
> was "bagging" and I wondered what he was saying.
>
> I was close enough to hear him point out that these are great
> if you sauté them with garlic! I think they were clamshell
> containers of haricot verde

Haricot verts. It used to be one of my handles. CostCo's come in
bags, though. Just like the mini cucumbers. At least they do in
our area.

Does anybody know if they have differet suppliers for different
areas? I was told CostCo's CA Meat comes from Vaccaville, while
South Central's comes from Texas.

-sw

On Sat, 22 May 2010 10:54:19 -0400, Nancy Young wrote:

> I love that. They should put those guys on the floor, maybe they'd
> sell more stuff.

They're called "demo dollies". I've never seen them mix any
ingredients though. They just heat and serve. They could be put to
better use, but I get the impression they are "rented out" to the
manufacturers.

-sw

On Sat, 22 May 2010 11:00:33 -0400, James Silverton wrote:

> Chatty cashiers are fine, especially if they pass on useful hints but
> raisin bread for French Toast is a case of "to each their own". I like
> regular bread, soaked in unsweetened egg and I eat the toast with
> ketchup!

That seems like an awful lot of trouble to go to for an egg
sandwich.

And most of stopped putting ketchup on them around age 15.

-sw

On 5/22/2010 11:08 AM, Sqwertz wrote:
> On Sat, 22 May 2010 10:54:19 -0400, Nancy Young wrote:
>
>> I love that. They should put those guys on the floor, maybe they'd
>> sell more stuff.
>
> They're called "demo dollies". I've never seen them mix any
> ingredients though. They just heat and serve. They could be put to
> better use, but I get the impression they are "rented out" to the
> manufacturers.
>
> -sw

Typically they have no relationship with the store and are usually temps
on the tab of the vendors whose products they are promoting.

Steve wrote:

> Haricot verts. It used to be one of my handles. CostCo's come in
> bags, though. Just like the mini cucumbers. At least they do in
> our area.

Yes, they are in bags here. Product of Guatemala.

> Does anybody know if they have differet suppliers for different
> areas? I was told CostCo's CA Meat comes from Vaccaville, while
> South Central's comes from Texas.

I got curious, so I went looking. I don't want to spend a lot of time on
this, but I found an article from 2007 that says:

"Costco obtains its beef from four major suppliers—Wichita, Kan.-based
Cargill Meat Solutions Inc., Greeley, Colo.-based JBS Swift & Co.,
Kansas City, Mo.-based National Beef Packing Co. LLC and Dakota Dunes,
S.D.-based Tyson Fresh Meats Inc.

Pittsburg, Texas-based Pilgrim’s Pride Corp. supplies chicken to Costco
warehouses in the eastern and middle sections of the country, while
Livingston, Calif.-based Foster Farms supplies outlets in the western
sector. Swift is the primary pork supplier.

Other meat brands include Costco’s private-label Kirkland Signature,
Coleman, Maple Leaf Farms, Willowbrook, Johnsonville, Carolina Turkey,
Jennie-O, Tyson, Curley’s and Aidell’s."

Article in its entirety:

http://www.meatanddeliretailer.com/A...00000000262946

--Lin

On Sat, 22 May 2010 11:00:33 -0400, James Silverton wrote:

> Nancy wrote on Sat, 22 May 2010 10:54:19 -0400:
>
>> Stu wrote:
>>> On Sat, 22 May 2010 09:20:51 -0500, Stu <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Sat, 22 May 2010 10:03:03 -0400, "Nancy Young"
>>>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>>>> Then he was checking my groceries and he tells the guy This
>>>>> (raisin bread) makes Great french toast! At this point
>>>>> bagger guy says will you stop making suggestions about the food??
>>>>> Cracked me up.
>>>>>
>>>>> And that raisin bread makes nice french toast, he was
>>>>> right. I have a thing for that Kirkland raisin bread
>>>>> anyway.
>
>>>> It does make wonderful french toast. We picked up two loaves
>>>> last night, right after we bought the flat screen
>
> Chatty cashiers are fine, especially if they pass on useful hints but
> raisin bread for French Toast is a case of "to each their own". I like
> regular bread, soaked in unsweetened egg and I eat the toast with
> ketchup!

ketchup on french toast is not in accordance with god's great plan.

your pal,
blake

blake wrote on Sat, 22 May 2010 11:37:00 -0400:

>> Nancy wrote on Sat, 22 May 2010 10:54:19 -0400:
>>
>>> Stu wrote:
>>>> On Sat, 22 May 2010 09:20:51 -0500, Stu <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On Sat, 22 May 2010 10:03:03 -0400, "Nancy Young"
>>>>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>>>>> Then he was checking my groceries and he tells the guy
>>>>>> This (raisin bread) makes Great french toast! At this
>>>>>> point bagger guy says will you stop making suggestions
>>>>>> about the food?? Cracked me up.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> And that raisin bread makes nice french toast, he was
>>>>>> right. I have a thing for that Kirkland raisin bread
>>>>>> anyway.
>>
>>>>> It does make wonderful french toast. We picked up two
>>>>> loaves last night, right after we bought the flat screen
>>>>>
>>
>> Chatty cashiers are fine, especially if they pass on useful
>> hints but raisin bread for French Toast is a case of "to each
>> their own". I like regular bread, soaked in unsweetened egg
>> and I eat the toast with ketchup!

> ketchup on french toast is not in accordance with god's great
> plan.

Ever tried it? It's good and I quite often have it for lunch. Ketchup is
almost as sweet as preserves anyway!


--

James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

Email, with obvious alterations: not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not

On Sat, 22 May 2010 11:37:00 -0400, blake murphy
<[email protected]> wrote:

>On Sat, 22 May 2010 11:00:33 -0400, James Silverton wrote:
>
>> Nancy wrote on Sat, 22 May 2010 10:54:19 -0400:
>>
>>> Stu wrote:
>>>> On Sat, 22 May 2010 09:20:51 -0500, Stu <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On Sat, 22 May 2010 10:03:03 -0400, "Nancy Young"
>>>>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>>>>> Then he was checking my groceries and he tells the guy This
>>>>>> (raisin bread) makes Great french toast! At this point
>>>>>> bagger guy says will you stop making suggestions about the food??
>>>>>> Cracked me up.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> And that raisin bread makes nice french toast, he was
>>>>>> right. I have a thing for that Kirkland raisin bread
>>>>>> anyway.
>>
>>>>> It does make wonderful french toast. We picked up two loaves
>>>>> last night, right after we bought the flat screen
>>
>> Chatty cashiers are fine, especially if they pass on useful hints but
>> raisin bread for French Toast is a case of "to each their own". I like
>> regular bread, soaked in unsweetened egg and I eat the toast with
>> ketchup!
>
>ketchup on french toast is not in accordance with god's great plan.
>
>your pal,
>blake

Maybe for your tastes, but your tastes are not everyones, ketchup on
french toast is nice... I have a small bottle of hunts I use just for
the french toast, I find it to have more flavor. Heinz for everything
else.

On Sat, 22 May 2010 10:18:53 -0500, Sqwertz <[email protected]>
wrote:

>On Sat, 22 May 2010 11:00:33 -0400, James Silverton wrote:
>
>> Chatty cashiers are fine, especially if they pass on useful hints but
>> raisin bread for French Toast is a case of "to each their own". I like
>> regular bread, soaked in unsweetened egg and I eat the toast with
>> ketchup!
>
>That seems like an awful lot of trouble to go to for an egg
>sandwich.
>
>And most of stopped putting ketchup on them around age 15.
>

last year?

On Sat, 22 May 2010 10:54:19 -0400, "Nancy Young"
<[email protected]> wrote:

>Stu wrote:
>> On Sat, 22 May 2010 09:20:51 -0500, Stu <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> On Sat, 22 May 2010 10:03:03 -0400, "Nancy Young"
>>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>>> Then he was checking my groceries and he tells the guy This
>>>> (raisin bread) makes Great french toast! At this point bagger
>>>> guy says will you stop making suggestions about the food??
>>>> Cracked me up.
>>>>
>>>> And that raisin bread makes nice french toast, he was right.
>>>> I have a thing for that Kirkland raisin bread anyway.
>
>>> It does make wonderful french toast. We picked up two loaves last
>>> night, right after we bought the flat screen
>
>Heh, Costco does make for some odd purchase combinations.
>
>> btw...we as well have a checker that does something the same, he likes
>> the seafood and passes on tidbits about cooking, and what goes well
>> with it. Most times he's right on.
>
>I love that. They should put those guys on the floor, maybe they'd
>sell more stuff.
>
>nancy

We've been members for twenty years, and have gotten to know a few of
them personally, they pass on a great number of foodie tips.

Sqwertz wrote:
> On Sat, 22 May 2010 10:54:19 -0400, Nancy Young wrote:
>
>> I love that. They should put those guys on the floor, maybe they'd
>> sell more stuff.
>
> They're called "demo dollies".

Right, except I meant more like a roaming person who would
make suggestions for all kinds of products.

I'm not saying it's a good idea, I was just kidding. That's all I
need, look at some product and be accosted by some guy
telling me how to cook it.

nancy

On Sat, 22 May 2010 11:07:26 -0500, Stu wrote:

> On Sat, 22 May 2010 10:18:53 -0500, Sqwertz <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>>On Sat, 22 May 2010 11:00:33 -0400, James Silverton wrote:
>>
>>> Chatty cashiers are fine, especially if they pass on useful hints but
>>> raisin bread for French Toast is a case of "to each their own". I like
>>> regular bread, soaked in unsweetened egg and I eat the toast with
>>> ketchup!
>>
>>That seems like an awful lot of trouble to go to for an egg
>>sandwich.
>>
>>And most of stopped putting ketchup on them around age 15.
>>
>
> last year?

Before you post the juvenile, sandbox-era comebacks, ask yourself -
Is this really worth posting? Would any other readers see any humor
in this?

Then make to decision to press "Send" or "X".

-sw

On Sat, 22 May 2010 11:05:46 -0500, Stu wrote:

> Maybe for your tastes, but your tastes are not everyones, ketchup on
> french toast is nice... I have a small bottle of hunts I use just for
> the french toast, I find it to have more flavor. Heinz for everything
> else.

It figures stewie would side with him and his tastes.

-sw

On Sat, 22 May 2010 11:21:44 -0400, George wrote:

> On 5/22/2010 11:08 AM, Sqwertz wrote:
>> On Sat, 22 May 2010 10:54:19 -0400, Nancy Young wrote:
>>
>>> I love that. They should put those guys on the floor, maybe they'd
>>> sell more stuff.
>>
>> They're called "demo dollies". I've never seen them mix any
>> ingredients though. They just heat and serve. They could be put to
>> better use, but I get the impression they are "rented out" to the
>> manufacturers.
>>
>> -sw
>
> Typically they have no relationship with the store and are usually temps
> on the tab of the vendors whose products they are promoting.

At my store they're the same people (and a couple tranvestities) all
the time, though.

-sw