Costco cartoon
contest leaves ‘em
laughing
Costco members are a funny bunch, something that really got
driven home during our first Costco cartoon contest. More
than 800 wisecracking members submitted panels and strips,
giving our judges a tough but rollicking time in choosing the
winners. The top three prizewinners garnered $850 in prize
money provided by contest sponsors Crayola and Sanford
Brands, maker of Sharpie pens. And The Connection came
away with a treasure trove of additional winners you’ll be
seeing in our pages throughout 2009. —David W. Fuller
The obedient shopper
Don Lewis, a graphic designer and illustrator since
graduating from Brigham Young University in 1978,
discovered a love of drawing at an early age. Lewis,
his wife and their four children now live near Dallas.
“I have always found it funny how wives often don’t
trust their husbands to do the shopping, so I thought
a cartoon about a guy let loose at Costco would be
fun,” says Lewis. For his first-place award, Lewis
received a $500 Costco Cash card.—T. Foster Jones
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Upper-crust Costco
“One of the things we’ve noticed is how Costco continues
to expand its product offerings, often into unexpected
areas,” says Stephan Rustad, who owns a small marketing
firm with his wife in Petaluma, California. “Another reason we chose this concept was it communicated the idea
that smart shoppers, regardless of their economic situation, shop Costco.” For his second-place award, Rustad
received a $250 Costco Cash card.—TFJ
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Drawing on experience
“I’m one of those guys that does a bit of everything,” says
Bill Edge, a recent transplant from Manchester, England. A
writer, book illustrator, face painter and poet, the 64-year-
old, who moved to Airway Heights, Washington, to marry,
says he “loves everything about Costco, and just wanted
to capture that sense that you can trust and depend on
Costco.” For his third-place award, Edge received a $100
Costco Cash card.—TFJ
