My local Costco often fails to have in stock an item I regularly need/buy. I did not have this problem at the Costco in Michigan when we lived there.
My Michigan friends tell me what a wonderful selection of gluten free items their Costco has. Ours has a couple of those items, but not as many as my Michigan friends have. I don't understand.
Last week, as I prepared to take a child for surgery, I spent a lot of time on the phone with medical staff in preparation. The day before surgery, I was told that my child would have to consume clear broth and crackers before she was allowed to leave the hospital. I knew I would have to bring with me to the hospital all of the food for a child with a long list of allergies. I had to wait until someone could sit with my injured child before I could head out to shop. The night before surgery, I headed to Costco for boxes of organic chicken broth - all allergen free and safe for my child. COSTCO. WAS. OUT. OF. CHICKEN. BROTH. AND. DID. NOT. KNOW. WHEN. THEY. WOULD. HAVE. MORE.
I have lost count of the number of times something similar has happened. Costco is like a glorified dollar store - you can't count on any item being in stock, and for reasons I do not understand, Michigan stores carry a better variety of all-natural, organic, and allergen free food items than the stores in the middle of the country.
Frustrating.
2 comments:
Experienced the same thing. Costco in WA state in most cities were great. In Houston, not so much. They did not carry much of anything that could be eaten by a family with allergies.
They just opened another location much closer to me and I have been dragging my feet to go- I just don't want to be disappointed again.
hope surgery went well.
First- I hope the surgery went well. Next - it is unfortunate, but stores like Costco tend to stock what sells and if items don't sell in your area they aren't going to have them. Are you familiar with Trader Joe's? I don't know if they are a local chain just here in the midwest or not, but they have a wide variety of all natural foods. I hope this helps..
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