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New Markdowns for 10/19/2023

Discover Amazing Costco Clearance Deals & More

In each edition, we show you a few of the newest trending unadvertised Costco clearance deals posted to our Costco97 web site, plus these extra goodies:

  • Fun Costco facts

  • Product recall announcements

  • Costco97 contests & giveaways

  • Costco news & tips

  • And more!

Oh, and don’t forget we always have a fun new poll at the bottom. 👇

🚨 Clearance Deal #1

Kohinoor Basmati Rice
Item #: 1768777
Price: $9.99

20 lbs bag

Est. regular price: $18.99

COSTCO FUN FACT 🤓

Costco sold an estimated FOUR BILLION eggs in 2016. 🐔🥚That’s about 333 million dozen! At an average price of $4 per dozen (recently) that’s over $1.3 billion in egg sales. In 2015, Brad Pitt & Ryan Gosling … Read more »

- From by “The Joy Of Costco” an awesome new book by David & Susan Schwartz - it’s a great Holiday gift!

✂ Curated Clippings

BREAKING NEWS: CEO Craig Jelinek to step down Jan. 1

His successor, COO Ron Vachris, had already been announced a while ago, but now it’s official that he will take over very soon. We think Costco should be in good hands going forward as Ron has been with the company for over 40 years - and even started as a forklift driver. Now that’s an example of promoting from within! Some employees seem to be looking forward to a change in leadership.

Our only concern: he better not get rid of the $1.50 hot dog combo! 😱

What are your thoughts?! Please take our poll below 👇👇👇

Costco Holiday Hours

Mark your calendars, folks! Costco is gearing up for your holiday shopping spree(s). Their holiday hours are in effect Saturday 11/4 through Friday 12/23: 

  • Monday - Friday: 10AM - 8:30 PM

  • Saturday: 9:30 AM - 7:00 PM

  • Sunday: 10 AM - 6:00 PM

  • Thanksgiving: Closed

  • Black Friday: 9:00 AM - 8:30 PM

  • Christmas Eve: 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM

  • Christmas Day: Closed

  • New Years Eve: 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM

  • New Years Day: Closed

*Note: SF Bay Area stores may have slightly different hours.

Costco Announces 4th Quarter Earnings

Looks like Costco is having a great year so far and stronger than ever - thanks to all your purchases! 💰 Here are a few highlights from their latest earnings call:

  • Q4 Net Sales: $77.4 billion - that’s a 9.4% increase over last year!

  • Revenue from membership fees increased by 11.5% to $1.24 billion in Q4

  • Costco ended the fiscal year with 112.9 million individual members - that’s almost HALF of all Americans over 18 yrs old!

  • Opened 26 new warehouses & are planning to open 20-25 more in 2024

  • Costco.com sales grew by 21% in Q4

🚨 Clearance Deal #2

SF Bay Cold Brew Coffee
Item #: 1748754
Price: $4.00

Technically not a “.97” but still on clearance and a fantastic deal.

Regular price: $19.99

🎁 Contests & Giveaways

Ends in 3 days! Gourmia Air Fryer Giveaway

We just got our hands on Gourmia's 7-QT Digital Air Fryer available for sale at Costco right now (thru 10/22) in the October coupon book and took it for a test drive.

Check out our mini-review and giveaway details.

(Pssst… it was announced first on Instagram, so be sure to follow us there.)

📢 Recent Costco Recalls

Thankfully no new recalls added since the last newsletter. Here are the most recent in case you missed them…

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New Costco CEO Priorities

If the new CEO could only accomplish one thing during his first year at the helm of the 3rd largest retailer in the world, what should it be?

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