Costco Connection - October 2011

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Cruising with Costco Travel

My wife and I have cruised for many years, but this was the first time we had compared prices with Costco Travel. For the same ship, same suite and same sailing date, we saved $713 over Holland America’s price, plus received a $50 shipboard credit. The savings included Costco Travel insurance.

We saved enough to pay for my Executive membership for the next seven years.

Jerry Harwell
Chester, Virginia

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Emergency preparedness

Your article on unique Costco members [“The company you keep,” July 2011] was great. One area you missed is the people who like to be prepared for emergencies.

Costco.com and our local Costco warehouse provide us with everything we need: water purification and desalinization kits, duct tape, tarps, tools, vehicle roadside emergency kits, medical supplies, canned food, dog food and the all-important toilet paper. Eighty percent of my preparedness supplies come from Costco, and at about one-third of the price I would pay elsewhere.

Ryan Shannon
Roseville, California
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