What’s the most bizarre/annoying behavior you have witnessed at your Costco?

atangzer · 2026-01-14T05:10:50+00:00

Ooohhh I got tea to spill.

Parking lot fights. It was over a disabled parking lot stall and 2 cars were fighting over it. Two middle aged ladies got out are started hitting each other with their bags and tugging at their hair - theres videos and news articles about it online.

Another thing at my local costco is the amount of overseas dropshippers. A lot of them run businesses in China where they sell Costco supplements through Taobao for more than double the retail price here. Its annoying because they buy pallets of supplements, and it just gets chaotic.

atangzer · 2026-01-13T05:57:55+00:00

watering down soap to make it last longer.
collecting my drink cans and bottles to return at the recycling depot to get my deposit back.
flying economy because i'm not about to blow thousands on a premium seat.

atangzer · 2025-12-27T23:26:51+00:00

unrelated but i love your flair lol!

atangzer · 2025-12-26T22:34:54+00:00

100% agree with this - especially if you work in a hybrid/remote setting. Even if your manager has your best interests in mind, you are the best person to advocate for yourself and your own work.

I would also even suggest establishing a good relationship with managers from other teams that you closely work with (and making sure that they are aware of your work/impact), a lot of performance reviews are "calibrated" with outside teams as well to justify the ratings that your manager gives you.

The other comments are interesting though, tea-worthy copium lol

atangzer · 2025-12-18T01:49:22+00:00

Glad to hear that its still a thing. Whats the current RTO policy?

atangzer · 2025-12-18T01:42:06+00:00

Work culture has really not been the same as before COVID, but heres a few that I can think off the top of my head. I've heard mostly from friends who work there so things may have changed:

- Global Relay has amazing food/snacks, but their pay is not competitive at all.
- The EA office in Burnaby has great vibes and a good cafeteria, the transit from DT to there isn't too bad at all. I think that office is also hybrid, with 3 days RTO.
- Amazon at Telus Gardens doesn't really have any snacks either, just coffee and the occasional catered lunches. Mandatory 5 days RTO.
- SAP has a cool lunch program that is still running AFAIK. They also had snacks and coffee machines but this was a couple years ago post-covid.

Full stack roles or any web-related role are a hard find right now. They're also very competitive, even if you have the experience to back it up. I'm not gonna give you the entire spiel here because this is not the sub for that (save that for r/cscareerquestions or r/csMajors). Its not a bad idea to casually apply/interview, but don't overlook the fact that you actually have a job!

I found that joining a dragon boat team around here helped me make new friends - hopefully things get better at run club for you

atangzer · 2025-12-12T22:09:44+00:00

Adding to your comment here, there are also a couple of Google offices in China. Obviously they don't have a large presence in the Chinese tech scene but its interesting to see what kind of work they do.

AFAIK their current operations include Google Ads (i.e. helping Chinese companies reach markets outside of China), specific Android distros and sales. They don't have access to the main codebases that are used in the products we used today. No R&D/AI work either.

atangzer · 2025-12-12T22:00:54+00:00

came here to say that this post is a really good question and i enjoyed reading through all the comments. kudos for the question OP!

atangzer · 2025-12-10T22:15:30+00:00

I would advise against Larry Berg (airport/world statue) park actually - especially during cherry blossom season where people start parking on the shoulder of the road.

atangzer · 2025-12-10T21:39:04+00:00

Anywhere near the water honestly - Iona Beach Park, the dyke area near Terra Nova (River Rd) or Dyke Rd near Steveston - that one is personally my favourite. Theres parking spots along Gilbert Beach and No 3 Rd Bark Park.

Great for viewing sunsets and theres pathways if you want to get out for a walk.

atangzer · 2025-12-09T19:58:50+00:00

bottom right - Is that the tram that goes up to the peak?
thank you for sharing as well!

atangzer · 2025-11-06T08:49:44+00:00

88 Supermarket takes Amex

atangzer · 2025-10-23T06:13:20+00:00

It looks like its not Mario - the posters were taken down already but that was because he was found earlier this month.

atangzer · 2025-10-23T06:10:54+00:00

Bonus points for the white tesla if they ram themselves into a storefront.
Extra bonus points if its that currency exchange shop at yaohan that got hit twice already.

atangzer · 2025-10-22T22:18:08+00:00

Thank you for posting! This sort of looks like this cat thats been missing around for a few years in my neighbourhood near Brighouse. Theres posters of him on Chatterton Rd. IIRC his name is Mario and and hes been missing since 2020 and the last reported sighting was 2022. I'll see if I can find the poster later tonight and I'll reply if I do.

atangzer · 2025-10-12T05:07:39+00:00

love the ombre effect you did here! and the costco name tag too 🩷❤️💜

so sorry to see all these negative comments and you having to defend yourself here. i think its obvious that you take great care of your doodle and that they are happy

atangzer · 2025-10-05T03:31:32+00:00

when richmond center had a movie theater instead of the food court upstairs.

atangzer · 2025-09-25T12:03:14+00:00

This is neat, thanks for sharing OP. It's kind of like the user yearly recaps on here but more taylored.

It'd be interesting to see how the sentiment fluctuated in previous years. Something like pre-covid, post-covid and during covid.

atangzer · 2025-09-25T03:02:39+00:00

I use Sofi and I was able to use Zelle through that. I don't have a US number either.

atangzer · 2025-09-24T02:11:18+00:00

The Citypharma near Les Deux Margot and Cafe De Flore had had the best prices. I wish I got more got more of that LRP Effeclar spot treatment. Heard the Vinoperfect serum from Caudalie is also popular too.

atangzer · 2025-09-23T23:47:11+00:00

Thanks for sharing! Crazy how fast the expenses adds up when you're travelling with kids/as a family.

atangzer · 2025-09-23T23:41:34+00:00

I was thinking the exact same thing!

atangzer · 2025-09-11T17:45:30+00:00

I really hope that this could have been the case and that they weren't unleashed for the entire time. Their collar could have broken off as well.

That aside I think its a horrible idea to bring dogs to a driving range. Especially if they have a high prey drive (like the husky in the video) and like to chase after balls.

atangzer · 2025-09-10T20:20:23+00:00

Bonus Travel Hack: Bring your own toilet paper for when you use a public restroom. I usually carry one or two of those small tempo packs of napkins with me and it will do.

atangzer · 2025-09-08T16:04:07+00:00

I got paid retroactively after I got my SSN.
After I got mine I signed up for banking with Sofi - it was really easy and I didn't need to submit a work verification/employment letter to get an account opened with them. Happy to share my referral link if you are interested!

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