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- Costco is one of America’s favorite places to shop.
- It’s known and loved for selling products in bulk at affordable prices.
- I went to a Costco store in New York in search of items that embody the retailer’s bulk value philosophy — to the extreme.
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"Notorious for its oversized portions and dollarfifty hot dog combo, Costco is the apex of consumerism," reads a 2016 college essay that won a high-school senior admission into five Ivy-league colleges.
Now, three years later, those words still accurately express what Costco means to many American consumers.
Its philosophy of selling bulk for value allows it to offer large quantities of quality merchandise for prices that keep customers coming back. Yes, size does matter at Costco — but so does value.
I snooped around a New York Costco in search of supersized products that embody the soul of America’s favorite warehouse store. Here’s what I found:
3,000 FEET OF PLASTIC WRAP: You could cover your entire house with this much plastic food wrap. But, you should probably consider the environment and use plastic sparingly. My mom bought one of these back in 2006, and it’s still going strong.
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FIVE POUNDS OF LEMONADE MIX: Summer is nearly here, which means that the streets will soon be filled with young entrepreneurs hawking lemonade from folding tables. This can of Country Time Lemonade mix will probably last the entire summer — and the next.
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FIVE POUNDS OF COCONUT OIL: Coconut oil is delicious on toast and great for your skin. With this much of it, you could cover a whole bakery for days or enjoy silky-smooth skin for the rest of your life.
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