Another Great Experience with Costco Same-Day Delivery

After a great experience with Costco Same-Day Delivery, I had no hesitation to try it out again, and this time around, I had an even better experience!

I submitted an order at 8am, and at 9am my order was delivered.

What was great about this experience was that my shopper advised that toilet paper and paper towels were in stock, even though they weren't online. 

Our shopper also took pictures of possible replacements for out-of-stock items and texted throughout the shopping experiencing to let me know when he was done shopping, at checkout, and on his way.

He left everything at our door, as requested, and I noticed he even used a cooler bag for the chilled items (and he was wearing gloves and a mask!).

I'm super pleased with our experiences so far!

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Same Day Costco Delivery

I've been hearing about Costco's Instacart Same Day Delivery service for a while now, but heard mixed reviews, particularly regarding the delivery schedule, and having to wait days for delivery.

But, I decided to give it a try just to see how it worked.

I put in my order for 20+ items on a Friday afternoon, for things like Cheerios, Kirkland shredded cheddar cheese, bananas, avocados, toilet paper, and frozen pizza.  

After going through the checkout process, selecting Fast & Flexible (which gave a date range between 4/17 and 4/20), and approving to leave the delivery at the front door (since someone would be home), I expected to get my delivery on Sunday at the earliest.

To my surprise, less than 2 hours later, the delivery person was at the door dropping off the groceries.  I wasn't even paying attention to any of the texts, which started about 1.5 hours after I submitted my order.  I was given a delivery time estimate, the name of the person shopping, any items that were out of stock (the toilet paper), any items that were substituted (the frozen pizza), and when the delivery would be on its way.  

Upon inspection of the delivery, everything was there, packed nicely, and I was satisfied with the substitution our shopper made with the pizza (you can specify substitutions upon ordering, if applicable and desired).

Prices are higher than in the warehouse for this service (e.g. $1.50 more each for Cheerios and mayo, $.50 more for bananas), but to me, it was worth it to not have to wait in the long lines, search the warehouse for products that may not even be there, and just not be in the midst of all the craziness.  

After delivery, you can rate your delivery person and adjust the tip if necessary.  

I would definitely use it again the next time I'm running really low on my favorite Costco buys, and hopefully I will once again get great service.

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The Cookie Kahuna's Original Chocolate Chip Cookies

In celebration of National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day, I was planning to do some hands-on research and share with you my top 5 favorite chocolate chip cookies in Hawaii.  Well, as you know, life happens, and I wasn't able to complete my project as planned.  The plan was to taste 7 different cookie company's chocolate chip cookies.  I didn't get past the first cookie I tried.  Why? Because it was so good that I ate the whole bag and maxed out my appetite for chocolate chip cookies.  So now you must be wondering, which chocolate chip cookie stole my heart (and my appetite)?

It's my pleasure to introduce to you - The Cookie Kahuna a.k.a. Wally Amos's original chocolate chip cookies.

Two years ago I shared with you Wally Amos' Chocolate Chip Macadamia Nut Cookie Recipe.  Back then, Wallace "Wally Amos" went by the name "The Cookie Man".

Today, he goes by "The Cookie Kahuna" and he sells his cookies made with his original recipes and techniques on his website or at Costco.

He sells three different flavors on his website: original chocolate chip, chocolate chip pecan, and butterscotch macadamia, in 8 ounce bags for $7.99 per bag (plus shipping).  But, for just about $1 more, you can get a 16 ounce bag of his original chocolate chip cookies at Costco.

His original chocolate chip cookies are bite-sized and filled with a generous amount of mini chocolate chips. I was planning to eat just a handful and give away the rest of the bag to my husband's office, but I ended up eating them all, as they were that good (esp. when paired with a glass of milk!).

So the next time you're in the mood for chocolate chip cookies, head down to Costco and pick up a bag of The Cookie Kahuna Chocolate Chip Cookies and a gallon of milk!

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