Costco Connection - July 2006

SPECIAL SECTION:
FOR YOUR HOME

After Costco, the rest is easy 22

Costco is not only the best place to shop for your primary residence, but savvy members have discovered creative ways to furnish, decorate, accessorize and otherwise outfit every room (and outdoors, too!) of their homes away from home. Also: 32 “Sensible” decorating 35 Buyer’s Pick: Gathering table

19 Automated hiring INSIDE COSTCO

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BY MEL KLEIMAN

^Insurance ^assurance^BY ^PAT ^VOLCHOK39 ^Book ^Buyer’s ^pick⁴⁶Costco’s auto and home insurance Also:

^Capturing ^the ^essence ^of ^the ^{vanishing program} ^provides ^{value, peace} ^{of West, author} ^Ivan ^Doig ^is ^perhaps ^best⁵⁹^News ^from ^the ^{warehouse mind, and} ^getting ^quotes ^is ^a ^snap.known for the classic This House of Sky. ⁶⁰^What’s ^New ^at ^Costco_BY _WILL _FIFIELD₆₂_Member _Services _Update

BY DIANA JORDAN

47 _Costco _Cash _card63 Specialty Services/Special Events

ONLINE EDITION BONUS MATERIAL

Easy to reload, the no-fee Costco

BY STEPHANIE E. PONDER

Bonus Dialogue pages More letters from readers. Ethics in business Steering a company by a moral compass (from the archives). Book Look New Listening Library titles; a load of awards; book signings; and a book giveaway. Member profile David Spindel gives special treatment to sports memorabilia and celebrities. Buying Smart supplement PBS chef Steven Raichlen shares 12 pages of recipes and tips from his popular cookbooks, How To Grill and The Barbecue! Bible.