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I Want to Live Like Costco People | TASTE

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Some of us are crying in H Mart; some of us are mourning in Costco.

go May 5, 2026 I Want to Live Like Costco People By: Jordan Michelman Illustrations: Ellie Skrzat Some of us are crying in H Mart; some of us are mourning in Costco. I resisted the siren song of Costco for much of my adult life. This has increasingly made me feel like an anomaly: it is the third-largest retailer in the world, with an estimated 30% of Americans over the age of 18 holding membership cards. And this cultural penetration is amplified in certain regions. The Pacific Northwest is Costco country. The city of Kirkland, Washington, of Kirkland Signature brand fame, is around half an ho

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