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“Costco Nashville: The Church of Bulk Where I Found God (and 144 Waffles)”

As a British visitor, walking into Costco Nashville for the first time was like stepping into a different dimension — one where every item is available in biblical proportions and everyone owns at least two pressure washers and a 200-count pack of AA batteries. I came in for a “quick look.” With my brother in law who wanted to give me an authentic American experience. I left with a six-man inflatable raft, 32 cornbread muffins, and an existential crisis.

SIZE MATTERS (APPARENTLY)

In the UK, we buy butter in neat little 250g blocks. At Costco? I found butter the size of a small car battery. Want ketchup? Here’s a gallon drum. I didn’t know whether to pour it on chips or use it as an emergency flotation device. I asked a staff member where the cereal was. He pointed to a forklift and said, “Aisle 12, bring a mate.” Found a box of Cheerios so large I think it’s visible from space.

FREE SAMPLES: THE TRUE LAND OF THE FREE

Forget Disney. The real American magic is in Costco’s sample stations. One woman handed me a smoked brisket slider on a toothpick. I proposed. She declined, but offered me another slider. Close enough. I did at least four laps pretending to be a different person each time. “Hi, I’m Gary from Memphis.” “Oh, hello again, I mean — first time, I’m Nigel from Leeds.” I now know shame has a flavour, and it’s jalapeño mac & cheese.

CLOTHING AISLE: FASHIONABLY CONFUSED

Picked up 3 pairs of cargo shorts, 2 thermal tops, and a rainproof jacket for the price of a Pret sandwich. Is this what freedom feels like?

Looked so American by the end, someone asked me for directions to Bass Pro. I said “Turn left at the pallet of BBQ sauce and head straight ‘til the air fryer display.”

CHECKOUT: WHERE DREAMS MEET RECEIPTS

Costco doesn’t do “shopping.” It does logistics. My trolley was so full it had a turning radius of the Titanic. The man behind me was buying a safe the size of a dishwasher and a cake shaped like a bald eagle. Naturally.

At checkout, the total flashed up and I blacked out. Woke up holding a receipt longer than a Tolstoy novel and muttering, “But I just came in for bin liners…”

EXIT STRATEGY: DIY BAGGING CHAOS

No bags. Just vibes. You’re expected to build your own post-apocalyptic carriage using cardboard, dreams, and upper body strength. Left the premises looking like a Victorian chimney sweep transporting bricks.

OVERALL: 100% WOULD JOIN THE CULT AGAIN

Costco is less a store, more a religious experience. It is loud, enormous, slightly ridiculous, and yet… moving. I have seen the light. The LED light, 24-pack, dimmable, aisle 7.

To my fellow Brits: Go. Prepare. Bring a Sherpa and a spreadsheet. You will return changed. Heavier, yes — but spiritually full.

And if anyone wants 88 croissants, call me. I’ve got… a few left.

Final Verdict:

Would sell my Nectar points for another lap around...

They wouldn’t let us in to get hotdogs and ice cream😈😈😈I had a Costco card and everything 🤡🤡🤡🤡… you just lost two valuable long time customers!!!!! I hope you happy now I hope you're happy I hope you're happy now I hope you're happy how you've hurt your cause forever I hope you think you're clever I hope you're happy I hope you're happy too I hope you're proud how you would grovel in submission To feed your own ambition So though I can't imagine how I hope you're happy right now Elphie, listen to me, just say you're sorry You can still be with the wizard What you've worked and waited for You can have all you ever wanted (I know) But I don't want it No, I can't want it anymore Something has changed within me Something is not the same I'm through with playing by the rules of someone else's game Too late for second-guessing Too late to go back to sleep It's time to trust my instincts, close my eyes and leap It's time to try defying gravity I think I'll try defying gravity And you can't pull me down Can't I make you understand You're having delusions of grandeur? I'm through accepting limits 'Cause someone says they're so Some things I cannot change, but 'til I try, I'll never know Too long I've been afraid of Losing love, I guess I've lost Well, if that's love, it comes at much too high a cost I'd sooner buy defying gravity Kiss me goodbye, I'm defying gravity And you can't pull me down Glinda, come with me Think of what we could do, together Unlimited Together, we're unlimited Together, we'll be the greatest team there's ever been Glinda, dreams the way we planned 'em If we work in tandem There's no fight we cannot win Just you and I, defying gravity With you and I defying gravity They'll never bring us down Well, are you coming? I hope you're happy Now that you're choosing this (you too) I hope it brings you bliss I really hope you get it And you don't live to regret it I hope you're happy in the end I hope you're happy, my friend So if you care to find me Look to the western sky As someone told me lately, "Everyone deserves the chance to fly" And if I'm flying solo At least I'm flying free To those who ground me, take a message back from me Tell them how I am defying gravity I'm flying high, defying gravity And soon, I'll match them in renown And nobody in all of Oz No wizard that there is or was Is ever gonna bring me down I hope you're happy (look at her, she's wicked, get her) Bring me down! (No one mourns the wicked, so we've got...

Cafeteria stuff was incredibly rude and the cafeteria manager was totally unhelpful. I've made an order on Cafeteria kiosk 05/15/2022 at around 2:30 - 3 pm. 2 chicken bakes that is the easiest thing to fullfill. No ice cream, smoothies etc. I was under the strong time pressure so I didn't want anything complicated. I was waiting for my number to be called and the order to be placed on the counter. Order numbers got past my number. Then I got distracted for under a minute. I assumed, if I'd paid already then my order would be waiting for me on the counter for a minute, right? There weren't anything of mine on the counter, so I guessed it hadn't been completed yet. When the served orders went 15 numbers past mine I asked the cafeteria girl "sorry, I think my order haven't been called". "Your order had been called 15 minutes ago"- was the only thing she told me and walked away to help another customer. Then she reloaded utensils into the dispenser. Then she shuffled through kiosk receipts. "What about my order" I asked. "I'm working. We are very busy here" - was her answer. OK, if I went to McDonald's drive through by that time I would already have my order. Apparently, I'm not busy anough by Costco standards to deserve my already paid order. So, I threw my receit at the counter and stormed away. After some more humiliation I finally received my order. But there are still questions in my head: 1. Long covid affected my hearing, so if I haven't heard my order called why I don't deserve to get my order. 2. If my order were called why my Already Paid order wasn't there for me on the counter after I was back in less then a minute? Overall this was a very traumatic and humiliating experience paid with my own money. I don't think I would want to go through anything like this one more time, so I'll downgrade my membership level to the basic, and from now on I'll buy at Costco strictly the things I cannot get at other stores avoiding this location as much as possible. Conveniently, there is Sam's club nearby with the far less crowded gas station, more convenient self checkout lines with hand scanners, and app checkout to skip the lines whatsoever. More over, Sam's club cash returns are so much better. There are also Aldi and Gordon Food Service Store right...