Costco Coupons 01/02-01/27

Quote from SAN_MARINO : You're welcome! FYI, regular membership is $55/year and executive membership is $110/year. I think executive members can shop 1 hour earlier than regular members and get 2% back (not exact sure).

Unfortunately, Costco ended the extra hour for executive members awhile back. However, you're correct on the 2% back - and if you shop a lot at Costco, the 2% back can more than make up for the extra fee!

Quote from sdmy123 : I bought the Samsung Soundbar yesterday. Disappointing with the sound..has fluttering sound when we increase volume.....On my way to return this. Thinking of buying Yamaha 1010 in Costco...Any thoughts? I will be happy with just the soundbar itself now...something on Vizio probably

Returned the yamaha yesterday. Perfect for the bedroom. Not real bassy, but nice substitute for the tinny tv speakers. But you can certainly tell it doesn't have a separate sub. Like I said, real nice for the bedroom.

Picked up the Samsung last night for $229 after instant $20 discount. Watched Dark Knight Rises and early on detected that fluttering at about volume 28 and backed off. Watching Two Towers now and the dub is rattling like hell. Particularly when the ringwraithe is flapping it's wings in the big scene. Volume at 25 with sub set at +3 and the rattling (the woofer over extending) was clearly audible. Turned down to 20 and the sub set at 0, rattle still audible.

Gonna return it and get another to see if same things are happening.

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After spending a few hours with it today, I think I'll be returning it. Total volume is nice, gets really loud. However, moderately bassy scenes like explosions, bass drums in the music, even horse footfalls have the sub rattling like hell (think, holding a piece of paper and blowing at really hard, that sound it makes, that's this sub when turned up to the high 20s and the sub set at 0.

Additionally, hate the connections on it. One optical in with hdmi in and hdmi out. Really means that absent a hdmi switch you have to constantly move the hdmi connection from the blu-ray to the sat/cable box back and forth. You connect the blu-ray out to the sound bar in, then sound bar out to the tv in. But if you want to watch something on the sat/cable box you have re-route. Disconnect the blu-ray, the connect the sat/cable box to the soundbar, then soundbar to the sat/cable hdmi in on the tv. PITA. This also means that you have to turn on the tv to pass video to the tv which means even if you don't want to use the soundbar for audio, you have to turn it on to display a picture because the video source goes to the soundbar first.

If you're going to get this unit be sure that you a) have a tv with a optical output in which case you connect the blu-ray and the sat/cable box hdmi directly to the tv and then send audio via optical to the bar; or you have a hdmi switch so you connect multiple sources to the soundbar.

I have a Dynex lcd in the bedroom that only came with a digital coax for audio, not optical. My Sony in the living room which has optical would make this soundbar more user-friendly.

But, as always, know what your tv can do. Some tv's like the Panny's will downsource your audio to pass out over the optical and there is some loss. If so, and you're sensitive about this, well, you may want to look at other options.

Does anyone if costco and its gas station will open tomorrow? If so, what hours?

Quote from jennifng : Does anyone if costco and its gas station will open tomorrow? If so, what hours?

Costco is closed tomorrow and the pumps are locked. Sorry.

Quote from lochnessie : Unfortunately, Costco ended the extra hour for executive members awhile back. However, you're correct on the 2% back - and if you shop a lot at Costco, the 2% back can more than make up for the extra fee!

Thanks for the correction. Agreed with shop a lot. It's worth for big family.

Any thoughts on the Westinghouse generator?

Where is anyone finding the Drano?

Quote from jennifng : Where is anyone finding the Drano?

Drano Ultra has $2.50 off and it should be on page 4 (include front cover). The coupon shared with Windex Advanced.

Quote from johnnycsk : Any thoughts on the Westinghouse generator?

Buy a Honda generator instead.

Just wanted to mention that the Chobani is a *really* good deal with this month's coupon. At my store, it's $13.89 for the 15 pack. The coupon takes off $4.20 making it $9.69 for 15 units or .65 per yogurt. There are very rarely coupons or good sales like this for Chobani. I just wish the cases at my Costco had longer expiration dates.

Quote from lochnessie : Unfortunately, Costco ended the extra hour for executive members awhile back. However, you're correct on the 2% back - and if you shop a lot at Costco, the 2% back can more than make up for the extra fee!

When I was in costco last time waiting to check out, they were offering cash cards for signing up for memberships.

One thing they mentioned was that if you do not earn at least 55 (difference between regular and exec. membership) with your 2% CB they would reimburse you the difference at the end of the year.

Quote from Straycat76 : Dang, I just bought one of those kitchen scales yesterday. What is their policy regarding price matching? Can I just show up with a receipt and try getting the $4 difference in credit, or will I have to do a return/rebuy?

90 days , bring your receipt to CS desk. I did many times

Quote from SAN_MARINO : Drano Ultra has $2.50 off and it should be on page 4 (include front cover). The coupon shared with Windex Advanced..

I know the coupon in the coupon book. I am asking the physical location of Drano in the store. I walked all over and cannot find it.

Quote from jennifng : I know the coupon in the coupon book. I am asking the physical location of Drano in the store. I walked all over and cannot find it.

You should ask the supervisor to look it up on the computer and he/she will ask his boy/girl to hunt it down for you.

Quote from Pilm9020 : Ahh, just in time, $2 off charmin poop paper!!

Double bonus, my Costco has the packages right now with 6 extra rolls, 36 rather than 30, making this a fantastic deal (great for us folk that be full of ...)