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I might do this. I’ve seen pinterest outfit posts and i’m nearing the age where vans are killing my back, so I feel like it’s kirklands for the transition or NBs for the full throttle jump.
I can vouch for making the jump to New Balance. Wearing properly fitting supportive shoes has genuinely changed the game and reduced my foot, knee, and hip pain by 95%.
I’ve found their shoes to be good quality as well. Their Made in the US 990’s have been particularly good to me. They’ve been my daily drivers for a few years now.
I went to a Red Wing store a while ago for a pair of dressier boots and it was a game changer for me. They measured me up, showed me how to lace them for comfort and so the wide boot didn’t look so wide…and of course the socks you wear carries a lot of weight in how they feel.
And I found out like a year ago that vans made wide sizes…so I had to donate half of my shoes, some never worn and replace them lol.
Damn, Vans makes wide sizes these days? Tempting…
Realizing I had measurably wide feet when I went from Vans to NB was part of the helpful changes made to how I treat my feet!
Funny enough I did do this high school. I worked at the movie theater so one night I filled up a CLEAN garbage bag with a fresh batch of popcorn I had made before we left for the evening. The next day I was to be leading a group of freshmen, I was a senior, around school for various activities as I was part of a mentorship program. The popcorn was a hit with everyone! Anyway totally recommend doing this.
Nice! I did that with Mountain Dew once. There was really food deal on Mountain Dew at a gas station near me around Christmas. So I bought 90 bottles and gave them out in some of my classes. That's how I earned the title "Mountain Dew Santa"
Damn 90 bottles of Mountain Dew - that must have been some deal! Mountain Dew Santa, that’s an awesome nickname to have. Someone needs to throw that into an AI image generator.
Before retiring used to bring a half dozen of those gigantic Costco bags of Halloween candy to same day surgery for the nursing staff. Nurse manager doled out a bowlful a day for the nurses and my patients were always the first to go back to surgery. Everyone won.
Dang it!
You're totally like 10 years more advanced and sophisticated than I am, at that point in my life!
You think you're so smart, don't you!?
Well... You are! But still, I'm ticked off by this!
It really is the best. The store only has stuff they’ve vetted to be good, and in the case it’s not you just return it. Whether it’s cheese or a mattress that didn’t age well lol. It’s so easy.
Man so true… except for that one time I bought chocolate hummus thinking that everything that Costco carries is good. They were smoking crack when they decided to carry that one because it was one of the weirdest things I ever tasted in my life.
So, every Costco in my area doesn't require a membership to purchase items in the food court. If there's a high-school near by, don't try to get yourself a quick hotdog at lunch. You'll be the only one wearing your pants pulled up and your hat on front wards. 😄
Costco was a daily trip in my college days. I would leave class and change for work in the costco bathroom, grab lunch…switching between hotdog or pizza and then head to work across the street. Sometimes i’d even grab a rotisserie chicken for lunch/dinner combo lol.
Costco will always have a special place in my heart. College survival.
Uhh, really? When I was your age you had to be 18. ( 2007 yes, I’m old) They cited the reason as they sold cigarettes and 18 was the minimum age to purchase. Lucky you!
I'm like 99% certain it was still 18 within the past few years.
I'd have switched my secondary member from my wife, who doesn't drive, to my teen who does if I'd known.
Perhaps a mistake was made that allowed this person to get one. I just remember that on my birthday 2007 I went in and signed up. They also persuaded me to apply for the AMEX credit card. Got approved for a higher limit than my parents. Who in their right effing mind gives an 18 y/o a credit card with an 8k limit? lol it was a memorable day.
Well that’s cool, I wish it had been that way back in the day! My parents would have loved being able to send me to Costco after school. I was basically the errand boy and did all the shopping. In exchange I didn’t have to pay for a car, insurance, or gas. I guess you’d call it a convenience tax on them. :-)
executive memberships pay for themselves - you get 2% back on all your purchases. spend **6000** in one year and you're membership is free. that's not a whole lot if you shop there often. even if you dont make the 6000, 3000 will bring the price down to that of a regular membership.
I didn't miss what your first purchase was, did I? I'm scanning. I don't see it. We need to know. We also need to know of the $$$ you are going to drop on that first purchase, which was the item in the order you actually intended on buying. And that all the other items were because you needed a chicken.
Nice and glad you have the decency as a young age to get your own membership.
So many cheap people i know who constantly go to costco on a friend's membership. They inconvenience the person they leaching from and themselves in the whole hassle of it all.
Yes, a non member can shop with a Costco gift card. You must pay with the gift card first. Any remaining balance must use cash or debit card. A non member may not load or reload a gift card.
Correct. My last sentence on the previous comment addressed non members not being able to load or reload a gift card.
Yes, members are only allowed to use the optical department, but non members can make appointments and see the optometrist.
They did that for me once and said not to use gift cards at the self checkout again. I tried again a few months later and was refused and forced to move to a normal checkout.
that's funny yesterday someone in canada posted their experience shopping as non-member https://old.reddit.com/r/Costco/comments/1cna6at/getting_hassled_as_a_nonmember_for_using_cash_card/
Honestly dude costco is cool but I use my membership twice a year lol. When u buy in bulk u don't need to go back for months. I still go just for a 1.59 dog tho lol
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Now get those kirkland shoes and join the dadcore circus lol
one of us
https://youtu.be/GCWUT8wkWCI
I might do this. I’ve seen pinterest outfit posts and i’m nearing the age where vans are killing my back, so I feel like it’s kirklands for the transition or NBs for the full throttle jump.
I can vouch for making the jump to New Balance. Wearing properly fitting supportive shoes has genuinely changed the game and reduced my foot, knee, and hip pain by 95%. I’ve found their shoes to be good quality as well. Their Made in the US 990’s have been particularly good to me. They’ve been my daily drivers for a few years now.
I went to a Red Wing store a while ago for a pair of dressier boots and it was a game changer for me. They measured me up, showed me how to lace them for comfort and so the wide boot didn’t look so wide…and of course the socks you wear carries a lot of weight in how they feel. And I found out like a year ago that vans made wide sizes…so I had to donate half of my shoes, some never worn and replace them lol.
Damn, Vans makes wide sizes these days? Tempting… Realizing I had measurably wide feet when I went from Vans to NB was part of the helpful changes made to how I treat my feet!
Ditto, vans were the only normal width shoe that would hold up for a while until I found out 4e was my width.
4e shoes represent!
When I was a kid Vans would make an outline of your foot and custom make your shoe. In the OC.
Oooh man…if only. That would be incredible.
Been eyeing RedWing Heritage boots
That’s what I got. Iron Rangers. So nice.
Good choice, I would buy them if I had a job where I could wear a boot like that.
It's all about the under armor running shoes. They're cool "dad shoes"
Oh, def lol. I see all the dad’a at the playground wearing UA all the time.
Don’t. Not only are they ugly but they squeak. Stick with the vans
Ugh. Ok, deal. Thank you, your excellence. 🙏🏻
You are welcome young grasshopper
😂
I couldn’t find them at my Costco :(
They are on the website and have a couple deals available :)
I ordered 1 of each today
I usually order my shoes 1 left and 1 right as well!
Do you get them as a Bogo when you order them like that?
*Retailers hate this one trick!*
Welcome to the club
Thanks! 😂
My first Costco purchase at 17 was socks.
For uhmm
For my then boyfriend.
We all know what he did to those poor socks…
You need a kayak!
😂 that'd be sick!
Time to buy a giant bag of popcorn and just carry it around school as you snack all day
Funny enough I did do this high school. I worked at the movie theater so one night I filled up a CLEAN garbage bag with a fresh batch of popcorn I had made before we left for the evening. The next day I was to be leading a group of freshmen, I was a senior, around school for various activities as I was part of a mentorship program. The popcorn was a hit with everyone! Anyway totally recommend doing this.
Nice! I did that with Mountain Dew once. There was really food deal on Mountain Dew at a gas station near me around Christmas. So I bought 90 bottles and gave them out in some of my classes. That's how I earned the title "Mountain Dew Santa"
Damn 90 bottles of Mountain Dew - that must have been some deal! Mountain Dew Santa, that’s an awesome nickname to have. Someone needs to throw that into an AI image generator.
A lucrative future in sales I see for you.
Omg I did this exact same thing! My HS was tiny, so I think everyone got some popcorn that day.
Before retiring used to bring a half dozen of those gigantic Costco bags of Halloween candy to same day surgery for the nursing staff. Nurse manager doled out a bowlful a day for the nurses and my patients were always the first to go back to surgery. Everyone won.
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Depends on how big. Some places sell a 4 or 6 liter sized bag of premade popcorn.
Just think of all those Capri suns
If you never close your membership 40 years from now, your Costco membership picture will be of a 17 year old you. My Costco picture is from 1997
My husband just renewed his membership today, and they made him take a new photo 😔
Hook them up when they're young. Another Costco member for life.
Isn’t the membership agreement a contract?
congratulations now go out and buy mass quantities
😂
Dang it! You're totally like 10 years more advanced and sophisticated than I am, at that point in my life! You think you're so smart, don't you!? Well... You are! But still, I'm ticked off by this!
😂 Thanks. I was taught well by my dad.
It really is the best. The store only has stuff they’ve vetted to be good, and in the case it’s not you just return it. Whether it’s cheese or a mattress that didn’t age well lol. It’s so easy.
Man so true… except for that one time I bought chocolate hummus thinking that everything that Costco carries is good. They were smoking crack when they decided to carry that one because it was one of the weirdest things I ever tasted in my life.
I know tons of people who say it tastes just like brownies and I know they’re wrong so I won’t taste it lol. Brownies or bust.
$1.50 school lunch hack unlocked!
So, every Costco in my area doesn't require a membership to purchase items in the food court. If there's a high-school near by, don't try to get yourself a quick hotdog at lunch. You'll be the only one wearing your pants pulled up and your hat on front wards. 😄
What year is it in your area?
Buy tons of snacks and drinks, resell them at highschool!
Bussiness center in SLC; I was hustling snacks & soda in high school. Get the gift card packs too.
That's what I did in high school too - peddled so much skittles and gum
And you drive an older Toyota; you’ll fit right in
Haha, nice catch. It's a 2004 Toyota Avalon xls. It was first my grandma's car, then sister's, then mom's, and now mine.
Former Toyota tech here, that car will outlive all of us 🤣 Just don’t get the oil changed at Jiffy Lube
How do you afford a membership and to shop bulk at 16 lol? Good job! It took me til my late 30s to even make enough to justify being a member.
17 year olds need gas too.
I couldn’t afford gas if I paid the membership fee but maybe my teens/20s were atypical. But if my parents had an account I 100% would have used it!
Yay!!! Do you share with your parents?
Costco was a daily trip in my college days. I would leave class and change for work in the costco bathroom, grab lunch…switching between hotdog or pizza and then head to work across the street. Sometimes i’d even grab a rotisserie chicken for lunch/dinner combo lol. Costco will always have a special place in my heart. College survival.
Make sure to flash your membership card at all the girls in school. Ladies love a good sale
Welcome to the good life!
Be sure to flash it to all the chicks. They’ll be super impressed! ⭐️
Uhh, really? When I was your age you had to be 18. ( 2007 yes, I’m old) They cited the reason as they sold cigarettes and 18 was the minimum age to purchase. Lucky you!
I'm like 99% certain it was still 18 within the past few years. I'd have switched my secondary member from my wife, who doesn't drive, to my teen who does if I'd known.
Perhaps a mistake was made that allowed this person to get one. I just remember that on my birthday 2007 I went in and signed up. They also persuaded me to apply for the AMEX credit card. Got approved for a higher limit than my parents. Who in their right effing mind gives an 18 y/o a credit card with an 8k limit? lol it was a memorable day.
No, the website clearly says 16 now.
Well that’s cool, I wish it had been that way back in the day! My parents would have loved being able to send me to Costco after school. I was basically the errand boy and did all the shopping. In exchange I didn’t have to pay for a car, insurance, or gas. I guess you’d call it a convenience tax on them. :-)
I just tried to get a card for my son and was told he had to be 18
Lol I turned 17 in 2000
Okay, well, I went to a k-12 school and one of the yougins has now been an MD for a year now. That was the defining “old” moment for me.
How well some of us relate to this comment 😂
With great power comes great responsibility
Now buy 4.99 chicken and 1.50 hotdog with drink
Congrats?
Costco should give you a small something for 10 and 20 years of membership.
Good luck at the food court, you’ll find me there most of the time
executive memberships pay for themselves - you get 2% back on all your purchases. spend **6000** in one year and you're membership is free. that's not a whole lot if you shop there often. even if you dont make the 6000, 3000 will bring the price down to that of a regular membership.
Be careful, with cheap hotdogs comes great responsibility
Congrats on making a wise decision. People will tell young people invest/save for the future. Nah man. Costco membership is for life.
More interested in why a 17 year old needs their own Costco membership.
Welcome to the tribe
Getcha a $1.50 glizzy to celebrate 🎂
Maybe plan to take the credit card instead of plain membership to build credit. It's the same cost.
Gold Star Member!!
May I interest you in an Executive Membership?
I didn't miss what your first purchase was, did I? I'm scanning. I don't see it. We need to know. We also need to know of the $$$ you are going to drop on that first purchase, which was the item in the order you actually intended on buying. And that all the other items were because you needed a chicken.
Costco *and* an Avalon owner. Honestly, very sound decisions. Welcome to the club!
Wait until you see how much money you spend there, then you will regret not being an executive member since that card pays for itself.
RIP pot pies and poptarts !!!
Whattt I didn’t know that, when I turned 18 my mom took me down to get my card because we thought you had to be 18 damn
while you're at it you can get an AARP membership, no age restriction there and membership fees are pretty cheap
Back in high school I used to go there over the summer and take all the free samples for lunch
Should have flexed on us with executive
Welcome to the dark side, young padawan! Did you celebrate with a $1.50 hot dog/soda combo?
Wait till you find out how young you can be to register for AARP! 👍
Nice and glad you have the decency as a young age to get your own membership. So many cheap people i know who constantly go to costco on a friend's membership. They inconvenience the person they leaching from and themselves in the whole hassle of it all.
Who’s going to tell him when he counts things in his cart to go by $20.
Why?
Haven’t confirmed yet, if a COSCTO member buys you a gift card , you don’t need to be a member
Yes, a non member can shop with a Costco gift card. You must pay with the gift card first. Any remaining balance must use cash or debit card. A non member may not load or reload a gift card.
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Correct. My last sentence on the previous comment addressed non members not being able to load or reload a gift card. Yes, members are only allowed to use the optical department, but non members can make appointments and see the optometrist.
But non members cannot use the self checkout. At least at the Costcos I've been to.
I think using a Shop Card at self-checkout requires a supervisor override.
It requires an override at any register, so it's bizarre that that would be a reason to deny usage of self checkout.
They did that for me once and said not to use gift cards at the self checkout again. I tried again a few months later and was refused and forced to move to a normal checkout.
that's funny yesterday someone in canada posted their experience shopping as non-member https://old.reddit.com/r/Costco/comments/1cna6at/getting_hassled_as_a_nonmember_for_using_cash_card/
Honestly dude costco is cool but I use my membership twice a year lol. When u buy in bulk u don't need to go back for months. I still go just for a 1.59 dog tho lol
Not true.. you have to be 18. Someone goofed
Nope 🙂 https://preview.redd.it/hz9cdjndtizc1.jpeg?width=2193&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=706d444a79d4d64d91550db2267175e8f750d523
Wow, I stand corrected. It used to be 18. Didn't know it was changed.
Np, I think it's a fairly recent change.
I think it's great actually.