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Pandemic Brand Reviews: I Miss Costco

Title (Dublin Core)

Pandemic Brand Reviews: I Miss Costco

Description (Dublin Core)

Costco is my absolute favorite place. It genuinely makes me so happy. Even going during the pandemic makes me happy. However, Costco is definitely not the same as pre-pandemic. Obviously, there are no free samples anymore. This is because it would be a health concern. Although I will miss munch and shopping, I understand that this cannot be expected during a pandemic. As of now, they have the free sample stations up but with just a display of the food. I know that the free sample employees are contracted by Costco. I haven't seen some of the familiar faces recently. This makes me worried, I hope they are still doing okay during the pandemic. I know that Costco cares about their employees, so I hope they found away for the free sample people to still keep their jobs.

Another change I've noticed in my local Costco is the food court. The food court is Costco's loss leader, the delicious and extremely affordable food lures customers in and in turn makes them shop. Due to COVID, Costco's food court menu has been severely shorted. Fan favorites, such as the $1.50 hotdog with a free drink, chicken bake, and pizzas are still available. However, they are not the same products anymore. The hot dog, although still delicious, has a smaller bun. The chicken bake is completely different now. It looks more machine-made, and according to my father, does not taste the same. This really disappoints me, as the chicken bake is my absolute favorite item on the menu. The pizzas are only offered in cheese and pepperoni; the combo flavor has been kicked off. This also disappointed me because I only like the combo pizza. In addition, there are self checkout kiosks where you order and pay, then go up to the window to pick up your food.

Other than the food, Costco is still the same. I think life will only be normal again for me when I can go to Costco on the weekend, shop and nibble on the free samples, and still leave room for a chicken bake and combo pizza to go.

Date (Dublin Core)

February 5, 2020

Creator (Dublin Core)

Tina Chang

Contributor (Dublin Core)

Tina Chang

Event Identifier (Dublin Core)

HSE

Partner (Dublin Core)

Arizona State University

Type (Dublin Core)

text

Controlled Vocabulary (Dublin Core)

English Food & Drink
English Emotion

Curator's Tags (Omeka Classic)

chicken
pizza
grocery
Costco
shopping
happy

Contributor's Tags (a true folksonomy) (Friend of a Friend)

Costco
shopping
food
business

Linked Data (Dublin Core)

Does the COVID-19 Pandemic Trend Influence the Virality of Trends?

Date Submitted (Dublin Core)

02/05/2021

Date Modified (Dublin Core)

02/13/2021
03/03/2021

Item sets

Covid 19
Arizona State University

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