Costco and Sushi

No, not sushi from Costco. Two separate topics. Sushi and Costco are two of the most amazing concepts available to commercial America. Let me extol to you the virtues of these two wonderful things.

1)Costco--Where in the world can you find prices on food that never go up? The ice cream there, at the food court, has been $1.55 as long as I can remember. That is AMAZING. Also, who knows how they can give you such great prices on memory foam, iPods, and hummus all under the same roof. Not to mention, the fantastic capabilities of the Photo Center (upload online for pickup in 1 hour), bakery, and pizza (what is it 8.95 for a large pizza?). Once I popped a tire and I had the greatest service ever at the Tire Center, and they are incredible because no matter how busy they are your car is always ready in 45 minutes. That doesn't even happen at the Jiffy Lube sometimes. I am currently sitting next to an extremely quiet tower floor fan which was purchased at the one and only Costco. My favorite pillow came from Costco. I can get 6 toothbrushes for 12 dollars (I love brushing my teeth). Where else can you get samples of beef jerky and protein shakes from 80 year old ladies wearing hairnets (don't worry because my grandma used to be one)? And, to boot, it was started right here. I shop at the ORIGINAL Costco warehouse, a little info for you history buffs out there lest anyone was thinking this post has no substance.

2)Sushi---I will never understand how sushi can fill you up but never make you feel like you overate. It is like it has a magical capability to satiate your hunger perfectly. Every time. How does it do that? There are an infinite amount of different sushi rolls, a great thing for someone who loves it as much as I do. I never get bored with sushi because each restaurant is like a whole new experience. Let me also say that NEVER in my life have I sat in a velvet booth with curtains around it and adjustable lighting until I started eating sushi. Said booth is at Harney Sushi, love it. I mean who can hate the idea of raw fish and salmon eggs wrapped up in a piece of seaweed? DELICIOUS. No, truth be told, when you put it that way it is a weird food. But so incredibly delicious. And nutritious. Sometimes, but beware the tempura. That will get your arteries every time. Sorry for the graphic description for those of you who think the idea of sushi to be absolutely nauseating. I think I was supposed to be born a mermaid because I've never found a food that comes out of the sea that I don't like...

That being said, the most incredible commercial concept in all the world is El Corte Ingles. That's in Spain. I have a song that Emily and I wrote all about it in Spanish. I will not bore you with the details. Also, I will not write any more here about foreign concepts because this is meant to be a patriotic post, touting only the commercialism of the USA. Yay for 4th of July and FIREWORKS!!!

Maybe you can all comment and post your top two American commercial concepts? That would be fun.