August 23, 2013

I didn’t buy anything exciting. I mainly went to Costco to look at Christmas stuff. This Christmas season will be over before we know

I cannot get enough of these hot wings.

Honey Roasted Nut Mix looked interesting. They were good. I finished the whole can in a week.

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August 30, 2013

Bought 2 doormats (World’s Best Outdoor Mat). They were really good so I bought 2 of them.

I also bought a jar of Costco Mixed Nuts and a gallon of Orange Juice.

After eating a hotdog and putting gas in the car, I went to Wal*mart, ROSS, and Smart and Final. 

It happened on the morning of April 25.

As I put something in my backpack, I felt a sharp pain. My backpack cut my hand. This over 1-inch long cut drew blood. 

I cut my hand as I pull my hand out. 4 months later, on August 25, I have a scar I don’t think will go away.

Inside the Ful backpack, there is a Velcro with a plastic label. I got cut on the corner of that label. I guess it’s a freak incident. I wonder how many other people had a similar experience.

Update 2021 – 8 years later, I still have a scar from that cut.

Harvest Wreath is being recalled.

I bought it last month, and I haven’t opened the package yet. I would like to keep it, but I don’t know anything about mold and how serious it is. So I shall bring it back.

August 16, 2013

Christmas time is here at Costco. I am happy and excited.

My new job is much less stressful, so I will have time to enjoy this holiday season. I will not spend a lot of money this year. There will be no Christmas tree. I am carefully saving money for next Christmas (2014). I plan to buy a car with whatever cash I saved.

Have fun. Don’t complain that it’s too early for Christmas. Don’t be that person who complains, but be the person who enjoys Christmas in August.

I bought one more coffee grinder. (picture below) One on the left is the new one. I need 4 coffee grinders for  4 coffee flavors I enjoy.

1. Coffee for Weekdays
2. Coffee for the weekend
3. Espresso (fine grind, set for percolator)
4. Coffee of the season (flavored, decaf, etc.)

Peet’s Coffee made an appearance at my Costco warehouse. It’s Major Dickason’s Blend. This is one of my favorite coffees and much better than Starbucks Coffee. I like McDonald’s and Wendy’s coffee better than Starbucks Coffee. Starbucks Coffee is too acidic… bitter.

And I bought some snacks and quick dinner items.

* Update: A few days later at work, I visited my co-workers’ office. I had my coffee mug with me. I was sitting about 10 feet away from them (2 guys). We were talking about STD and pregnancy (guy talk). One of them interrupted our conversation and said, “Your coffee smells good.” “It’s Peet’s” I smiled.

Update 2021 – Pete’s coffee is my only coffee now. No more expensive coffee for me. And no more espresso. I drink flavored coffee sometimes.

I went to Costco after work to pick up a chicken for dinner. 

I bought a globe for people I know. They recently started to take trips all over the world.

I bought another blanket as a backup.

It’s official, this answers our question.

(officially) We do not have to clip coupons anymore. You can just show your coupon books without clipping them. Additionally, you don’t have to have a coupon book with you. If you have a smartphone, you can show coupons from your mobile app. Your cashier will honor the coupon you show on your mobile app.

* I will not be surprised if a lot of Costco warehouses apply coupon discounts to every shopper automatically, without asking for coupons.

Until this point, officially, we were supposed to clip coupons.