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That is not for a gallon, it is for 3 liters (0.79 gal.).
Costco price for Olive oil went UP !
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Olive oil has actually doubled in price here in Norway in a very short time. But it is still around half the price of your Costco oil, so I'm not complaining too much. I also buy one with refined and extra virgin mixed together. It costs about $2.44 per liter. And it used to be half the price of that a year ago or so. Olive oil is the next cheapest oil I can buy. Only rapeseed is cheaper. And that is seriously very cheap. But I have not used it for soaping.
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https://www.costco.com/Kirkland-Signature-Pure-Olive-Oil-3-Liter,-2-count.product.100361412.html
In case anyone was looking.
It is $31.99 in the store here
In case anyone was looking.
It is $31.99 in the store here
That’s the price I posted In the beginning. It’s gone up. I was paying 28.99. It’s okay as I’m switching anyway.
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It went up again ? wow. Wonder if it is going to get crazy high like a few years ago. I hope not
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When I clicked on your link it comes up at $37.99.
Relle is right it’s 37.99 in the link. I hadn’t looked at it. Wow, more than here even.
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Sorry, should have explained a bit for those that don't have Costco cards.
Online is usually a bit more $ due to shipping (most things ship free) but in the store it is cheaper.
So online it says $37.99 but in store it is $31.99.
Sorry about that.
Some things you can't get in the store, like my Wire Shelving. The smaller ones, 4' W x 18" D x 72" T were 89.99 on line, but they DID have them at the store for $79. When I went back they no longer will have them at the store.
The 4' W x 24" D x 72" T were $169 online (not in stores) but were on sale for $129 with Free shipping. Great price and they have wheels were most local stores only have feet bottoms. I bought 2
thinking one for me and one for my DS Lizard cages. I forgot that they are 4' long and the 4' long ones I got are actually 38" long But the 6' long one was only $169 so I bought it too and kept the other Opps one for me
Online is usually a bit more $ due to shipping (most things ship free) but in the store it is cheaper.
So online it says $37.99 but in store it is $31.99.
Sorry about that.
Some things you can't get in the store, like my Wire Shelving. The smaller ones, 4' W x 18" D x 72" T were 89.99 on line, but they DID have them at the store for $79. When I went back they no longer will have them at the store.
The 4' W x 24" D x 72" T were $169 online (not in stores) but were on sale for $129 with Free shipping. Great price and they have wheels were most local stores only have feet bottoms. I bought 2
thinking one for me and one for my DS Lizard cages. I forgot that they are 4' long and the 4' long ones I got are actually 38" long But the 6' long one was only $169 so I bought it too and kept the other Opps one for me Heyyyy not true sweetie! It kinda works out evenly. I know cause i love America and always wanted to live there lol. We have higher taxes and priced items but they have lower alcohol prices (wooo hooo), most clothing (great), their mortgages are tax deductable, and so on and so on. Our healthcare may seem cheaper but when you look at our tax base annnd the fact that we buy Blue Cross etc it gets pricey here too. I just wish our money was at par sighhhDo not move to Canada ladies, you must be a millionaire to afford living here
Lin19687
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FYI, that same Costco link now has it at $39.99
Wow! That is $17.50 (!) MORE than I have to pay for the same amount at a grocery store in the high-cost country I'm in, where everything is more and often way more expensive than in America. Can't you get cheaper olive oil elsewhere than at Costco? Immigrant shops, international markets or places like that? Restaurant supply stores? Dollar store? Ebay?
I guess the olive oil have to travel the long distance from Southern Europe to get to America, which can explain the high cost you have. I have to pay way more for soybean than olive, actually. Luckily, soybean is not a good soapmaking oil anyway. But our olive oil have rapidly tripled in price here the last years. It used to be really dirt cheap for the refined version. It is still one of the cheaper oils I can buy, only beaten by rapeseed and some sunflower oils.
I guess the olive oil have to travel the long distance from Southern Europe to get to America, which can explain the high cost you have. I have to pay way more for soybean than olive, actually. Luckily, soybean is not a good soapmaking oil anyway. But our olive oil have rapidly tripled in price here the last years. It used to be really dirt cheap for the refined version. It is still one of the cheaper oils I can buy, only beaten by rapeseed and some sunflower oils.
I just purchased it at Costco yesterday for 27.99 the 2-3 liter bottles.
I just browsed the sites of two online shops we have here, and they do had some oils, but not what I was looking for. I'm sure you have something similar in the US. I don't know what to call such shops, but it is shops that sell food, candy and often other things, electronics, clothes etc, goods that are short dated, from bancrupt stores, surplus goods and that sort of things. They sell at a reduced price, and they advertise that you as a consumer can contribute to lower food waistage, for example. They often have very good prices, often half price or around there.
I was looking for 1 particular kitchen timer, found it and ordered it from one of those stores. It was so cheap (well under half price) I had to by three (two for multitasking with different things cooked or baked at the same time, and one as spare). At that price, it was most probably timers bought in from bancrupt stores. The groceries they have are not always short dated. It depends on where and from whom it is coming from. And they often sell goods in bulk.
If you find stores in that category, you might do some real bargain buys on soapmaking oils!
I was looking for 1 particular kitchen timer, found it and ordered it from one of those stores. It was so cheap (well under half price) I had to by three (two for multitasking with different things cooked or baked at the same time, and one as spare). At that price, it was most probably timers bought in from bancrupt stores. The groceries they have are not always short dated. It depends on where and from whom it is coming from. And they often sell goods in bulk.
If you find stores in that category, you might do some real bargain buys on soapmaking oils!
It is also $27.99 at my Costco
Those of you still getting the Kirkland OO for $27.99 are very fortunate. I suspect when they run out of their current stock the price will go up as it has for the rest of us. It's $39.99 here in the Quad Cities area at our Costco.
Yeah, RBO is looking real good right now.
Yeah, RBO is looking real good right now.
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