Re: costco sneeky

[Michele]

On 9/29/2015 7:52 PM, barbie gee wrote:
>
>
> I made a stupid Costco mistake last week, because I was tired, in a
> hurry, not paying attention.
>
> I generally avoid the whole refrigerated pre-cooked and packaged section
> of the store, but was hungry and looking for something that might go
> with the package of corn tortillas I had at home.
>
> I stumbled on a package of Chicken Fajitas with the Rick Bayless brand
> on them, and saw the sign, "$7.99". I had some other expensive stuff in
> my cart, so I just ran through checkout, and imagine my surprise when I
> discovered that the Fajitas were actually $7.99 a pound, and I had about
> 2.5 pounds of them! Thankfully, I've made a lot of meals out of them,
> but the package said it would serve 4-6, so I thought I was getting a
> great bargain, before I figured out the "per pound" thing... Almost $19
> for that package...
>
> grrrrr.
>
>

I did that with a pre-cooked meat (some low-grade cut that's "improved"
through spices and marinating) they sell in the freezer. The beef is
good, but there's way too much of it to eat before it goes bad.

[Max]

The sekrit is to stop eating veggies.

[Michele]

Except I never ate them in the first place, much to the consternation of
Kenji.

[Geoff Gass]

barbie gee <boo...@nosespam.com> wrote:
>
>
> I made a stupid Costco mistake last week, because I was tired, in a hurry,
> not paying attention.
>
> I generally avoid the whole refrigerated pre-cooked and packaged section
> of the store, but was hungry and looking for something that might go with
> the package of corn tortillas I had at home.
>
> I stumbled on a package of Chicken Fajitas with the Rick Bayless brand on
> them, and saw the sign, "$7.99". I had some other expensive stuff in my
> cart, so I just ran through checkout, and imagine my surprise when I
> discovered that the Fajitas were actually $7.99 a pound, and I had about
> 2.5 pounds of them! Thankfully, I've made a lot of meals out of them, but
> the package said it would serve 4-6, so I thought I was getting a great
> bargain, before I figured out the "per pound" thing... Almost $19 for
> that package...
>
> grrrrr.

always gotta make sure the package doesn't have one of those deli labels in the
back section.

[mug...@gmail.com]

I made the same mistake yesterday.
Was buying a number of high priced items at Costco.
Several Mission frozen foods priced about $ 10.00

Shocked when the receipt for the fajitas said $ 18.

[karla....@gmail.com]

I made the same mistake - thought it was $7.99, but it was per pound. So, I spent $18.15 for this prepared food. The real kicker was that the stuff was terrible. I have been trying to do a review on Costco, but evidently it is not in their grocery options. It should have been called Mexican chicken stew with a few overcooked peppers and onions. It did not bear any resemblance to chicken fajitas!!

[sticks]

Hi Karla! Are you related to John Nelson by any chance?

[Michele]

Holy thread necro, Batman.

[Ken Dye]

In article <f4851995-daf9-4ee4...@googlegroups.com>,
<heidi...@gmail.com> wrote:
>The frontera slow cooked beef barbacoa was hands down one of the most
>disgusting things I have ever eaten. From the moment I plopped it down
>into the pan I was trying not to gag. We tried to serve with a fork but
>soon realized that the soupy meat couldn't be picked up with a fork and
>so we were forced to use a spoon instead. As my children and I sat
>around the table, we grimaced as the meat soup slowly seeped from
>outside the tortilla. Avoid at all costs. I am writing this while on the
>toilet, and what's coming out the back end actually reminds me of the
>consistency of what I put in my mouth. Thanks for nothing Rick Bayless.

Holy thread necro, Batman.

--Ken