Costco

Today, Becki, Emily and I went to Costco.

It was the first time I have ever been to Costco. And it seems that this makes me somewhat of a freak. Apparently Americans love this place but i have to say, I didn't see any Marmite or Cadbury's chocolate so I'm not convinced it's so great.

When I got home i described the place to Mike. "Imagine Pac'nSave on a Sunday afternoon. Then add Taipei people numbers. Then add American style food portions and double it. That's Costco."

Costco is a bulk food warehouse. Becki has been shopping there a few times for us and we have appreciated the bagels in particular. Today we spent a lot of money but should be set for food for quite a while.

Purchases that made me happy:

• avocados
• camembert
• fresh mozzarella
• bagels
• rotisserie chicken
  

Other stuff that made me happy:

• smelling the passion fruit
• looking at the gorgeous pre-made salads
• remembering shopping with my mummy when we got to the checkout
• pushing a shopping trolley up an escalator

Stuff that scared me:

• shelving 10 m high
• store clerks checking to see if we had a membership card before we entered the building
• store clerks checking to see if we had a membership card after we left the building
• store clerks checking our docket when we left the store
• the feeling that we were consumer cows at milking time
• being able to read every label in the store