August 30, 202644 road milesAll four of us70s clearOrder 453Food court $18.2319 photographs
Two orders of chicken strips, a hot dog and Coke, and a hot dog and water, $16.98 plus $1.25 Connecticut tax. Three warehouses in one afternoon means you can’t order the same thing three times.
Nothing in the cart. First of three warehouses that afternoon, and the food court was the errand.
The board at Milford. A quarter-pound-plus all-beef hot dog and a twenty-ounce soda, $1.50, the same as it was in 1985.The food court receipt. Tap it to read every line.
What we found
Chicken strips, $6.99. Great, and shareable, which matters when there are two more warehouses to go.Order 453 on the screen: two chicken strips, a hot dog and Coke, a hot dog and water. $18.23.Lunch. First of three warehouses in an afternoon. Next time, we need to pace ourselves.
A hot dog on a tray Rich printed at home, in a cart at Costco.The tray, the night before, coming off the printer.It clips to the cart. That was the whole idea.
Chicken strips, sauces, a phone, and nowhere else to put any of it.Lunch in front of the Christmas wreaths. August 30. The trees were up too, an aisle away.Costco on August 30.
A lit star, a reindeer and a candy cane, four months early.A twelve-foot skeleton, $259.99, marked to $199.99. This one went on sale.1975346, Rowenta Pro Steam, $59.99. Note the asterisk in the corner: it means no more are coming.Free hat if you sign up for the card. There is a hot dog on it. We already have the card.
The camera we keep looking at. $769.99, which is a lot of hot dogs.The boys, reviewing a sofa.Some people come to Costco for the A5 wagyu at $59.99 a pound. We come for a hot dog and a soda, a buck fifty.Starbucks launched the pumpkin spice latte last week and Dunkin’ dropped its pumpkin menu, so of course Costco could not be left behind. $5.99. Now if only the food court did a pumpkin freeze.
Two orders, ordered by Jes and Mathew and shared with Carter and Rich. Hearty, and the sauce is tangy with a little spice. — Jes and Mathew
Hot dog and soda, $1.50 Would order again
The classic, unchanged, and the one he goes to. Milford was out of ketchup, so this one went out with mustard only. Not a preference at the time, just what was left. — Carter
Hot dog and water, $1.50 Would order again
The water version, in a small attempt at being slightly health conscious. Same hot dog, same $1.50, no refill. Mustard only, for the same reason as Carter’s: the ketchup was out. — Rich
Not affiliated with, endorsed by, sponsored by, or connected to Costco Wholesale Corporation. We just really like the hot dog.
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