First time I’d seen these at CostCo:
CostCo, I would think, doesn’t order things that it does’t see or anticipate a demand for. If that argument is valid, then when CostCo has things like Mountain House freeze drieds, water filters, solar panels, etc, it anticipates a need for them. So…whats the need? Is CostCo suddenly offering canning jars because they’re suddenly aware that people are growing food and might want to preserve it? I suppose, but why would CostCo suddenly come to that conclusion now? Or is CostCo anticipating an economic shift that will increase the demand for canning supplies as people try to squirrel away food against the upcoming Uncertain Future? Or did they just get a smoking deal from Ball? Beats me. Perhaps its a test market thing.
I haven’t checked prices on canning supplies this year because I’m pretty well set for jars and lids, but if this is a decent deal and you needs some jars…might wanna see if your local CostCo is carrying ’em.
Your Costco seems to be quite a bit better than ours.
Matt
The product offerings CZ has shown over the years tells me there’s a different inventory “out west” vs those of us “back east”. There seems to be a lot more self provident folks to cater to.
Dude, go walk through a supermarket, Sams Club, or CostCo in Utah and you’d be blown away by the stuff they sell.
Following. It could be a stuffing the channels with inventory from the manufacturer, they may have upped the volumes stocked there at these bigger stores, because they are not selling elsewhere. Costco etc grudgingly takes it in quantities not because demand, but they can warehouse and sell it at a leisurely or seasonal pace with no upfront costs from the manufacturer. A theory anyways. Also the Cannabis crowd uses them for product storage. Maybe out of staters shopping there for no sales tax reasons? And of course the 4 chan autists are calling for world War three by current macro political trends so there is that too in play in people’s sub conscious lizard brain thinking. Buy a few more anyway, just because if you are a canning Chad out there.
Im going to politely disagree with your premise in the beginning of your comment. Warehouse space has a cost, AND it has an opportunity cost as well if the product moses so slowly that you have to pass up buying better-selling stuff becaue your current storage space is taken up by that discounted slow-moving stuff.
Every tree in my back yard is a fruit tree and I preserve fruits and make jams every year. I normally add to my supplies at Walmart. The only thing I really need is pectin and they did not have much last week when I went to get some in preparation for this year’s crop (if the deer and squirrels don’t rob me blind like last year). Walmart had an ample supply of jars, maybe stocking up for the season.
Hi Matt:
You could kill two birds with one stone if you start canning Squirrel and Venison –
You don’t need pectin for them!
Ceejay
Pectin can be made from those apples that can be canned.. There is a lot of info on the www. Be forewarned, there is a learning curve.
If you think you will need them this fall, better buy them now.