THIS MONTH
17 For October Pumpkin
carving, prepping your
car for winter, holiday
cards, Hot Wheels
celebrates 50 years on
the “road” and more.
DEPARTMENTS
9 Editor’s Note
13 Member Comments
21 For Your Business:
Social responsibility.
by Rhonda Abrams
24 For Your Business:
Negotiating advice.
by Jessica Notini
27 Consumer Connection
by Amanda Horowitz
31 Tech Connection
by Marc Saltzman
34 Travel Connection
by Peter Greenberg
37 Member Poll
What is your all-time
favorite book?
122 Member Connection
The Gentle Barn rescues
animals of all kinds.
INSIDE COSTCO
105 Costco Services:
Intermedia
New features provide
more mobility and
flexibility in phone
communication.
108 Buying Smart: Kirkland
Signature™ Cashews
Bringing high-quality
cashews to Costco is a
meticulous, multistep
process.
by Laura Bode
112 Treasure Hunt
A sampling of what’s in
the warehouse and on
Costco.com now.
117 Special Events
Exciting products o;ered
for a short time.
Farm to Table
The Costco Way
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FOR YOUR TABLE
70 Skinnytaste
Gina Homolka’s quest to
lighten her family meals
led to a new calling.
by Jennifer Babisak
74 Sa;ron
Getting to know this
revered spice.
by Jennifer Babisak
77 Supplier profile: Tassos
Family-owned growers
of amazing olives.
by Barbara Randolph
FOR YOUR HEALTH
81 It’s a mister
Humidifiers can help
assuage the indoor dryness
of winter.
by Debbie Miller
85 Migraine relief
Preventing and treating
migraines.
by Ilene Raymond Rush
89 Medicare
Open enrollment is
upon us. Plus, eHealth
Medicare at Costco.
by Linda R. Bernstein
FOR YOUR
ENTERTAINMENT
92 Pennie’s Pick: Bridge of Clay
Markus Zusak explores
a physical and metaphorical
bridge between family
members.
by Stephanie E. Ponder
93 Buyer’s Picks
Reese Witherspoon and
Frederick Douglass.
95 Book Club: Map of Days
The fourth title in the Miss
Peregrine’s Peculiar Children
young adult series.
by Judy Gelman and
Vicki Levy Krupp
99 Toy Buyers’ Picks
