June 28--It slices, it dices....

[zyzyly]

Today was Costco day. I go to Costco when we are out of toilet paper and toothpaste. Those are the key indicators of when it is time to go. Lesser indicators include bar soap, Kleenex, and discount Korea BBQ gift cards (a $200 value for only $149!). My Costco goal is to get only what is on the list and spend less than $200, not counting the Korea BBQ cards. I never do it.

Malida expressed an interest in going with me today. She is going to Thailand in October, and has a list of things she wants to take with her. Vitamins for her mom, chocolate for friends, etc. So she came along.

I don't really care for giant stores, but I don't mind Costco too much, as long as I get there early before all the free sample people set up. Once they start passing out samples it is absolute chaos. People block the aisles with their giant carts to taste some cheddar goldfish or something. I never try anything there. I get what I need and get out.

We got there early and managed to stick to the list for about the first 4 aisles. We were walking down the kitchen stuff aisle and Malida mentioned that we needed some new kitchen knives. Her friend Apinya showed her a really sharp knife that cut right through a pineapple, and that's what she wanted. The words were barely out of her mouth when we turned the corner and ran right into a woman displaying knives--the same kind her friend had showed her.

We got off lucky with a chef's knife and a boning knife. And a pineapple, so she could test the chef's knife out. It cut right through the pineapple, and she is happy.

Our other unexpected purchase was an area rug to put in our living room. They were on sale, and we found one that met our needs. It wasn't completely unexpected, since we had planned to get one after we put in the tile floors, but I wasn't expecting to buy it today. The price was right, though, and came with a $50 instant rebate.

So yeah, way more than $200. After we shopped we went to the Korea BBQ and had lunch. It's all good.



Some flowers on the trail at Point Reyes. Not sure what they are, but they remind me of orchids a bit.

Comments

[rejectomorph]

Those flowers look like they might be relatives of the snapdragon.

[melegyrn.livejournal.com]

The flowers remind me of wild sweet peas. Don't know how large they are, or what the leaves look like. My grandfather loved them and planted some for my Mom.

[howeird]

I'm with you on Costco free samples. I will never understand some people's inability to resist a free sample. Unfortunately I do understand their inability to be considerate of others.

As for the pineapple knife, I use one of those tube tools which cores the pineapple. After that any chef's knife will work. I think I got my corer at Safeway or Lucky's.

Those flowers do look like orchids. But I'll put my money on sweet peas.
Sweet Peas

[wantedonvoyage.livejournal.com]

Yea, that's Costco, innit? I went in for coffee (our Key Costco Indicator) and came out with a new faucet setup for the kitchen sink. Like your rug scenario, it's hard to resist when it's something you've been meaning to get and the price is great (I never heard of the brand, Hansgrohe, but it sounds deceptively like Groehe, a very high-end line) and it got very good reviews, including ease of install. And then it jumped right in the cart, I swear!

Hey, we need some kitchen knives. Ours are shit.

[manintheboat.livejournal.com]

Sweet peas.

I have a chinese vegetable cleaver that I use for everything, $10. Pineapple is no problem.

[amaebi.livejournal.com]

Probably sweet peas, conceivably a vetch.

[thoughtsbykat.livejournal.com]

That's the way it is with Costco and Sam's; you go in with the intention of just getting the items on your list. Then you come out another $100 poorer. you can get some good deals though.
It's sweet pea, it can be invasive. We have been battling it here since we moved in 8 years ago.

[angelamermaid.livejournal.com]

Those are sweet peas. They're thriving in my backyard.

[neptunia67.livejournal.com]

Yep, I agree with those who said the flowers are sweet peas.

[zyzyly.livejournal.com]

I think the consensus is sweet peas. But they do look a little like stunted snapdragons.

[zyzyly.livejournal.com]

Pretty much everyone concurs with you that they are sweet peas.

[zyzyly.livejournal.com]

i think you are right about them being sweet peas.

[zyzyly.livejournal.com]

Go to Costco--they're on sale, and you need them!! lol

[zyzyly.livejournal.com]

We have a cleaver that would do the trick as well, but I will let you explain that to Malida.

[zyzyly.livejournal.com]

Sweet peas it is.

[zyzyly.livejournal.com]

Almost everyone who replied agrees with your assessment that they are sweet peas.

[zyzyly.livejournal.com]

haha yes--now I know!

[zyzyly.livejournal.com]

yup!

[amaebi.livejournal.com]

It's really nice to think of them as orchid-like now. Thank you.