Man. I have got to start buying the more expensive gas from the ridiculously overpriced gas station down the street. Today we filled up the tank at Costco. Gas was $2.34 per gallon. We haven’t seen it that low in a LONG time. If you have read this blog for awhile, you know I am a huge Costco fan. I love their prices, and I love the way they take care of their employees by giving them a decent wage and decent benefits. I think that their employee strategy is paying off because I always find that their employees are helpful and happy. And, even in a huge store like that, the faces become familiar because they don’t have such high turnover. Okay, back to my story. So, there we were. Gas tank was full and we were getting ready to continue our drive home when I said, “Do you want to go in to Costco and look around? [This is where I make the mistake]. We go in.
Did I mention I love Costco? I find myself mesmerized by some of the GREAT stuff they have there. Well, while I was in my trance, I came across a new faucet for our kitchen sink. When we moved in to this house about 3 years ago, the kitchen faucet had to be replaced. It was the one thing in the house that really needed some work. So, I went to Home Depot and bought a cheap faucet. [This is yet another mistake that I made 3 years ago] I think that faucets are one of those items that you just don’t want to skimp on. Yeah, I know, I’m all over the map with this post, but, needless to say, we needed a new faucet. So, we bought this really nice one at Costco for about $70. Add to that a few other items, and we ended up spending a hundred bucks. All because we stopped for gas.
Caitlin says
This is exactly why they keep their gas so low…literally. I saw in some article during the “gas rush” that they were making a decent profit off folks who came for gas, but went inside to shop. They’re just geniuses ;)