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sylens
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dennis
guess what,
our carpenter was actually right. we went back to home depot and (very grudgingly) they gave us back our money. they tried to sell it to us at their
competitor's price, but we had already purchased it at comercial maderera transpeninsular, so there was no point.
and the ones from home depot were the finger jointed ones for 79 pesos each (before iva). at cmt the boards without finger joints were 39.36 each
with iva.
i know. i found it very hard to believe. a few months ago we were looking for drawer handles and found a style in brushed nickel we liked. home
depot: 45 pesos apiece; local carpenter store, 15 pesos apiece. go figure!
i will make all future hardware/building purchases only after consulting my friend, the carpenter.
lili
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DENNIS
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I'll be darned. Guess I'll be checking out CMT. Thanks.
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Mexray
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I wonder if...
...Costco, MX sells Rice and Beans...? Seems like that's the kind of stuff Costco might be able to sell to Mexicans, the majority of their 'customer
base'...
We have always enjoyed shopping at Costco, above and below the border. In Mexico, we like to find some of the stuff we'll only see in stores south of
the border.
We always stash a couple of kilos of Costco's Shrimp c-cktail in our cooler to snack on as we head south! It sure helps get us back into 'Mexico
Mode' as we head down Baja Hwy 1....
According to my clock...anytime is \'BAJA TIME\' & as Jimmy Buffett says,
\"It doesn\'t use numbers or moving hands It always just says now...\"
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DENNIS
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Costco Ensenada sells small bags of rice. Not the larger bags you see in the states.
I looked for pinto beans in the large bags but didn't find them. I don't even remember finding them in small bags but they were probably there
somewhere.
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bajajudy
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Yes they sell the large bags of spinach...Popeye brand. We also have bags of avocados(5 or 6) for around $4. And wonderful tomatoes(hydroponic)
And large bags of colored bell peppers(6)
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Hook
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Wow, this is looking up. The spinach is a big plus.
Has anyone seen Smart Balance spread in Baja anywhere? We use butter only for cooking or dipping something in garlic-butter.
Are your Costcos baking any artesan type breads like the La Brea Bakery breads they carry up here? Pan rustique, rosemary olive, etc.?
[Edited on 5-16-2007 by Hook]
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bajabound2005
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Yes on the spinach but when the US had the spinach issues last year Mexico banned US spinach. Don't know that they've lifted yet as the last time I
looked at the spinach there (a few weeks ago) it was still Mexican spinach. No problem with that! Yes, Costco Ensenada as the organic milk. Yes,
their rib eyes are expensive but very good. You will find everything on the list at this Costco (except the peanut butter) at one time or another;
the problem is they are VERY inconsistent.
Remember the unsalted butter, Dennis? I went and bought some when you said they had it; a few weeks later I went to buy more - and it was all gone.
Was there on Monday and they had it again...
Yes, they are doing some artisan breads but none of them are labeled!
Stay away from Costco in Mexico on Sundays! You can't even park!!! Before noon is great, even in the afternoon most weekdays (except Fridays).
[Edited on 5-16-2007 by bajabound2005]
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DENNIS
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They have Skippy p-nut butter. That's better. Mid-size container only.
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Hook
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| Quote: | Originally posted by DENNIS
They have Skippy p-nut butter. That's better. Mid-size container only. |
LOL! That ain't peanut butter! That's peanuts ground up and mixed with partially hydrogenated oil, sugar or corn syrup and a dash of preservative.
My body is a temple.....................OOMMMMMMMM!!!!!!
Getting to be a rather large temple, though............
Thanks for the update, Dennis. I didnt think they would have the LS PB. Actually, the days of it may be numbered up here. I noticed that a couple
costcos up here are starting to carry a quasi-healthy Kirkland version. It's mixed with palm oil so that the oil stays hardened at room temps or in
the fridge. Not the same thing, though.
[Edited on 5-16-2007 by Hook]
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Paula
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I just don't get it!
I've shopped at Costco for years-- I admit it was useful when our 4 kids were home and growing. I've probably saved a little money, but so many
things there cost as much or more than they do in a regular super market. But now that it is generally just the two of us, those huge amounts of
tasty things go stored and forgotten, or they become less interesting-- just how delicious is anything after the 74th serving-- ahhhh... more brie and
dried mango on a crisp and healthy Cabaret cracker! Hmmm... maybe I just don't entertain enough. And I've never liked paying to shop at a store that
checks up on me after I've checked out, and doesn't even put my stuff in bags. Just how dumb do they think I am? I'm really looking forward to
letting our membership lapse this February-- maybe I'll even gleefully notify them that I'm not renewing.
I confess to bringing a few things back to Loreto from a trip north, among them olive oil, cooking oil, and a several boxes of crackers. I get
these things at Trader Joes, where it is more pleasant to shop. And they have the BEST stir-it-yourself peanut butter! I bring some cheddar cheese,
chocolate chips and some impulse things, but generally, I'm happy to support the local stores, and the tianguis on Saturday has good produce at
amazing low prices. So far I haven't willingly gone into an American corporate store in Baja, and I'll stop just short of saying I never will. And I
generally don't pine for American food. Well except maybe those costco pine nuts, but I had forgotten about those...
I'd move on to trashing Home Depot, and don't even get me STARTED on Walmart.... but it's dinner time
 
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Hook
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Paula, it's just the two of us at home, too. What makes Costco worth it (and their prices really cant be beat if you break it down to price per unit)
is being able to vacuum seal many of these perishable items. I have a vacuum sealer for fishing anyway and have found many more uses for it.
Price pine nuts somewhere else sometime. It can be 1/3 the price. We eat pesto pretty regularly; hence the needfor EVOO, the pine nuts and
the romano cheese. Major savings right there. Figure I can grow my own basil and garlic is readily available.
This would be a yuk food, Bob and Susan.............
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DENNIS
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I guess Costco, Chula Vista can't keep up with the need for boxes. A couple of weeks ago, they put my stuff in plastic bags.
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Paula
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Hook, The pesto sounds good to me! The pine nuts were a favorite thing of mine, but the cereal cost more than at Albertson's.
It is a useful store, but Trader Joe's is prettier
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Hook
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Paula
Hook, The pesto sounds good to me! The pine nuts were a favorite thing of mine, but the cereal cost more than at Albertson's.
It is a useful store, but Trader Joe's is prettier |
Agreed, They're great stores. That's generally where we do buy the frozen foods we like. Also like their pre-made pizza dough, their meatballs and
their pizza sauce.
But we have bad luck with their dairy products. Stuff goes bad real fast. I have a friend who is a mgr. at one and he acknowledges this and says it's
because TJs has no real cold storage and no cold storage trucks, either. Can that be?
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bajajudy
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FYI
Costco here has a killer pesto, already made!
They also have some interesting cheeses and lunch meats from Mexico and Spain.
They also have freezers that you can store all those large quantities of stuff in.
I, for one, was glad to see toilet paper that wasnt like sandpaper and tissue paper thin...not a good combo IMHO.. And paper towels that do not fall
apart when you use them...and dinner napkins that it doesnt take 5 of to eat a meal.
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comitan
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Smart-Balance here in La Paz CCC Extra Virgin Olive Oil Approx $17. Gal. Many other items mostly for Gringo's.
Strive For The Ideal, But Deal With What\'s Real.
Every day is a new day, better than the day before.(from some song)
Lord, Keep your arm around my shoulder and your hand over my mouth.
“The sincere pursuit of truth requires you to entertain the possibility that everything you believe to be true may in fact be false”
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Paula
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Judy, you make a good point about paper products!
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oladulce
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I agree Paula- there's something irritating about paying them for the privledge of shopping at Costco.
I've never really gotten in to the place either- well, I have bought a bunch of those beefy Gorilla racks for the Baja garage. (which the local Capo
Beach store doesn't carry anymore dang it). And I just discovered those frozen, individually sealed bacon-wrapped filets are perfect camper-food.
But it's the Kirkland coffee in the green bags that I anticipate filling a Rubbermaid container with when we move to BCS in a couple of years, and
every time we go up NOB. Most of my other "can barely live without" items come from Trader Joes, except for the coffee. Better price and not bitter.
Oh yeah, and printer ink.
My Trader's stash will include Hot & Sweet mustard, Soy sauce, Ginger Cat's cookies, Honey-wheat pretzles and pineapple salsa.
We'll probably only make the trek to the big city, Constitución, once a month or so, and everything else will be puro Mexicano But I will need to keep a couple of cases of Spike Seasoning on hand.
It'll be interesting to look back on my list after we've lived in Baja a while to see how the priorities change.
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oladulce
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Very true about the paper towels too. Gotta have good ones for cleaning in our windy, dirt-filled environment because water must be delivered and is
like gold. Can't be hosing, rinsing , and running the washing machine (well someday we'll have a washer) like we're used to.
I may be finiky about coffee (according to mi esposo) but having good paper towels is a conservation issue.
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Hook
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Hey Ola, we must be neighbors. I live less than a mile from the Capo Costco. My next-door neighbor was the manager of that store for several years but
they have moved him to the one off Forbes recently. I always complained to him about the Capo store and it's stock, compared to others. It's just a
small store. Try going to the one over by the Ziggurat for a real treat.
Another Spike fan................yeah! They do sell the large boxes of it at Farm to Market.
Comitan, thanks for the heads up on Smart Balance. Someone is importing it into Mexico; I'll just have to keep my eyes open.
So, no Berry Blast anywhere.
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