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Mars Ramos is a museum educator and freelance writer. She loves long walks in nature, doing yoga, and baking brownies.

Mars Ramos

Costco Shopper(l) Costco Wholesale Store Front(c) Pistachio Cream(r)

Costco Rare Item

‘Literally the rarest item’: Shopper finds ‘rare’ pistachio cream at Costco. Why is it so popular?

Stacy Fernández is a freelance writer, project manager and communications specialist. She’s worked at The Texas Tribune, The Dallas Morning News and run social for The Education Trust New York. Her favorite hobby is finding hidden gems at the thrift store, she loves a good audio book and is a chocolate enthusiast.

Stacy Fernandez

A woman is bordered by pizza slices with the text, "Costco Crack down = No pizza????" Overlaid on it.

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‘I’ve always gotten food here’: Woman goes to buy pizza slice at Costco food court. Then a worker intervenes

Nina Hernandez is a writer, journalist, music critic, and culture commentator based in Austin, Texas.

Nina Hernandez

3 panel image, on the left and right side we see a man explaining, text overlaid says, "they're now offering free delivery uh" and "this seems like a huge loss for them". In the center panel is the photo of a hot dog with mustard and ketchup on it.

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‘When is it out?’: Costco is doing free soda and hot dog delivery through DoorDash. So, what’s the catch?

Alexandra Samuels is a national political reporter and contributor to the Daily Dot, where she started as an intern covering politics in the summer of 2016. She enjoys all things Marvel, keeping up with the latest TikTok trends, long walks with her pup, and reading murder-mystery novels.

Alexandra Samuels

Costco Shopper buying meats; Costco Store Front

Costco Meats

‘It’s actually cheaper’: Man says he got 17 meals for only $47 with this Costco meal prep hack

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

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‘So embarrassing!’: Viewers torn after Costco shopper catches customer returning charred grill

Melody Heald is a culture writer. Her work can be found in Glitter Magazine, BUST Magazine, and more.

Melody Heald

Frito Lay sign(l), Woman talking(c), Box of chip bags(r)

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‘We like getting the variety boxes of chips at Sam’s and Costco’: Shopper shares hack to make your own variety box of Frito-Lay chips

Costco Sign(l) Costco Store Front(c) Costco Muffins lined up on display(r)

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‘You can’t get attached to anything at Costco’: Shopper demands answers after discovering giant mix-and-match muffins will be discontinued

Costco Worker(l) Costco Store Front(c) Costco Muffins(r)

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‘I recommend stocking up’: Costco worker issues warning about new change to the muffins coming soon

Mustafa Gatollari has been an internet culture writer for over a decade. He has a passion for connecting what’s trending on social media to solid research—helping to separate clout-chasing claims from facts.

Mustafa Gatollari

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‘Costco is worse than Walmart’: Shopper waits for fresh Costco rotisserie chicken. He’s shocked at what the employee does next

Woman talking(l), Costco store(c), Costco customers waiting on line(r)

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‘I’m glad someone said this’: Costco worker reveals the truth about customers stocking up over strike concerns

Vladimir Supica is a Serbia-based freelance writer. He enjoys traveling through Europe, reading non-fiction books, and playing with his dog Max.

Vladimir Supica

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costco salmon

‘It’s not worth it’: Shopper eats Costco salmon raw. Is it safe?

Tiffanie Drayton is a geek culture and lifestyle reporter whose work covers everything from gender and race to anime and Xbox. Her work has appeared in Complex, Salon, Marie Claire, and elsewhere.

Tiffanie Drayton

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‘First the churros now the muffins!’: Viewers divided after Costco shopper notices something unusual about their muffins

Brooke Sjoberg is a freelance writer who graduated with her Bachelors in Journalism from the University of Texas at Austin in 2020.

Brooke Sjoberg

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‘I always thought the redder the better’: Expert shows how you’re probably choosing your Costco steaks wrong

Katherine Huggins is a New York-based journalist and freelance contributor to the Daily Dot&#8217;s tech and politics section.

Katherine Huggins

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Costco’s new membership verification policy fuels calls for strict voter ID laws

Costco Chicken Section(l) Costco wholesale store front(c) Man holding up costco chicken bags(r)

Costco