18th Costco shopping in 2018 – $26.76 (today) / $905.05 (this year)

17th Costco shopping in 2018 – $13.37 (today) / $878.29 (this year)

Costco often offers instant savings on Doritos.  That’s when I buy them.

I bought a bag of Doritos for my coworker. If you remember my Christmas video, I walked up to someone’s cubicle and took a scoop of salsa with a cracker (see below at 0:44). I left this bag of Doritos at that table. It was a hit. A few people made remarks about it. People love me at my work.

Christmas 2017

16th Costco shopping in 2018 – $20.46 (today) / $864.92 (this year)

I made a quick stop at Costco after work for some greens. Wild herring in wine sauce is a treat. I get a craving once in a while, and I must have some.

15th Costco shopping in 2018 – $186.30 (today) / $844.46 (this year)

I spent many hours researching. I can tell you with confidence that Costco provides the best deal on prescription lenses (for eyeglasses).

There are cheaper deals out there. I used to wear a pair of eyeglasses from China that was $18 for both frame and lenses. So, if you are poor, you can take a chance, sacrifice your vision, and save money. I was young and financially challenged several years ago. At that time, buying from China was my only option. Now that I am financially stable, I will avod sending my prescription to China.

Today I ordered a pair of lenses at Costco. This was my first bi-focal.

Since Costco has a limited supply of eyeglass frames, I bought a frame of my own from Amazon. Costco charges $25 (?) for bringing your own frame. They charged me $18 this time, because of the system glitch.

After ordering prescription lenses, I bought a 16 pack of Gillette razor blades, Fusion5 Proglide, with $10 savings. Gillette razor that takes a battery is the best shaving option. Let me know if there are better razors out there.

$34.99 for 16 packs is THE best price anywhere. Without $10 savings, you can find a better price on eBay.

There are ways to make your razor blades to last longer. I should study how to properly maintain them. I don’t do anything special to my razor blades. But each of my razor blades lasts well over a month. I understand most men go through 1 razor blade a week.

14th Costco shopping in 2018 – $122.33 (today) / $658.16 (this year)

I am still not sure if Focus Factor works for me. I have a decent job where I work with people 15-20 younger than I am. I desperately need to perform at my peak level. They are a little over $15 a bottle. I have no problem paying for them.

I bought 2 pairs of Kirkland Signature Brushed Twill Pants for $16.99 each. These pants are very good and I don’t have to iron them. These are better than Calvin Klein or Buffalo David Bitton jeans. Brand-name clothes you find at Costco are made just for Costco. They don’t have the same high quality and integrity of expensive Calvin Klein clothes you will find at official retail stores.

As much as I still “like” Calvin Klein pants from Costco, they are not super nice. I feel that their quality had gone down noticeably. Sometimes I feel insulted because of lacking quality on CK items at Costco.

These Kirkland Signature Brushed Twill pants are cheap ($16.99) but high quality. With these pants, you are separating yourself from the “Jean People”. Compared to jeans, these pants will make you look more matured and professional. They are the ultimate office pants for men. I highly recommend Kirkland Signature Brushed Twill Pants.

These pants are thin. They are not for cold weather. It was cold yesterday, so I wore a pair of thermal pants under them to work. It worked out fine.

13th Costco shopping in 2018 – $13.45 (today) / $535.83 (this year)

I dropped by quick, after work, for a rotisserie chicken. On my way to the chickens, I saw beef jerky on sale.