CONTENTS
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 3
SPECIAL SECTION
Home electronics
3 Sully trailer
17 Gaming PCs
30 Special-needs employees, part 1
31 Special-needs employees, part 2
53 The Daily Show
55 Florence Foster Jenkins
57 Jason Bourne: creating a SWAT car;
creating motorcycle stunts
97 QuickBooks customer story
112 Himalayan Stove Project
113 Jump!
INSIDE COSTCO
97 Costco Services:
Payroll and Quickbooks Online
Intuit’s products have been helping
Costco members save money for
the past 15 years.
By Steve Fisher
99 Services Update
Car-purchasing tips, avoiding
chargebacks and the GM Holiday
Sales Event.
101 Pharmacy Update
Diabetes treatments, and budgeting
for health care.
104 Buying Smart:
Costco Tickets program
Costco introduces
Costcotickets.com,
a new way for members to save on
concerts, games and other events.
By Laura Bode
108 What’s New
A sampling of what’s in the
warehouses now.
111 Special Events
Special, exciting products offered for
a short time.
111 Focus on Kirkland Signature™:
Kirkland Signature contact lenses
Costco’s private-label contact lenses
will have you seeing clear savings.
By Steve Fisher
Look for recipes and serving ideas for
the season’s fresh bounty in our advertising
section (following page 70).
OUR DIGITAL EDITIONS
Check out the videos below in The
Costco Connection digital editions.
(See page 11 for details.)
40 Archiving memories
Preserve those boxes of priceless
photographs, ;lm and mementos
before they disappear forever.
By Tim Talevich
45 Supplier pro;le: Grace Digital
Co-founders Jim Palmer and Greg
Fadul make electronics to withstand the rigors of outdoor use.
By Steve Fisher
49 Buyers’ Picks
Bose Solo Soundbar and HP’s
Envy x360 2-in- 1 computer.
49 Warranty coverage
The combination of Costco’s
extended warranty, SquareTrade warranties, and coverage through using the Costco
Anywhere Visa® Card by Citi can
provide years of protection for
your electronics.
By T. Foster Jones Archiving memories
40
PHO TOS: MIKE SMITH
DEPARTMENTS
7 Front End
By Sandy Torrey and Tim Talevich
8 Member Comments
Letters from our readers
13 Fresh Views
Small-business tips from experts
15 Consumer Connection
By Amanda and David Horowitz
17 Tech Connection
By Marc Saltzman
21 Travel Connection
By Peter Greenberg
26 Informed Debate
Should ;nancial institutions use
biometrics to safeguard accounts?
112 Member Connection
Costco members changing the world
Member
Connection
112
