By VICTOR E. SASSON
EDITOR
A Costco Wholesale member shouldn't have to go to the store three times to return a package of organic spring mix that started rotting several days before the expiration date.
But that's what happened to me after encountering return lines that extended out the door of the Hackensack warehouse store on Monday and Tuesday, with waits of 30 minutes or longer.
I couldn't try again on Wednesday, but this afternoon, I finally got my $4.89 refund on spoiled Earthbound Farm Organic Spring Mix.
A new item at my Hackesnack Costco is organic extra-virgin olive oil from Crete, the biggest Greek island. A 1-liter bottle was $12.59.
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Instead, I purchased a 2-liter bottle of Kirkland Signature Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil, a blend from Italy, Spain and Portugal, for $14.99.
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Great ingredients, great meals
Fresh wild fish fillets, 100% egg whites and peeled California garlic are just three of the items I've come to rely on for great home-cooked meals.
And Costco continues to add to its list of organic and non-GMO foods.
After-Thanksgiving sweet potatoes from ShopRite in Paramus (5 pounds for $2.99) went nicely with a wedge of egg-white frittata topped with Costco's smoked wild salmon from Alaska.
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Not just food
Don't you love a store where you can get great prices on aged Parmigiano Reggiano Cheese from Italy ($10.59 a pound), LED light bulbs and beautiful clothing, such as the 100% wool gabardine slacks I picked up today for $39.99 (after a $10 instant coupon)?
The selection of light bulbs is limited, but I found two LED floodlights for my son's bedroom ($14.99 each).
The slacks, with pleats and cuffs, are perfect for chilly weather.
Honeycrisp Apples from Washington State were $10.99 (5.5 pounds), more than the same apples from New York State I purchased at Costco a few weeks ago.
I also bought another 42-ounce bottle of Kirkland Signature Organic Strawberry Spread, made with fresh strawberries ($6.99).
The price was $7.49 in June 2013.
I also found salted Pacific codfish for $8.99 a pound.
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