We’ve had cooler weather over the past few days. The daytime highs reach the lower 70s while the overnight low is in the mid 50s. The cool nighttime temperatures prompted Donna to add a comforter to our bed. We sleep with the windows open – the cool night air feels good. In the morning, it’s usually about 60 degrees in our coach, but it quickly warms up as the sun streams through the windows.
On Saturday, my daughter, Shauna, and her roommate, Kat, came over to enjoy the nice weather on the bay. They wanted to take our Sea Eagle SE370 inflatable kayak out. One of the removable seats had been losing air. I suspected a leak around the fill valve. I unscrewed the plastic valve and sealed the threads with Teflon tape before they arrived. This seemed to do the trick, it’s holding air fine now.
Shauna and Kat paddling in
I went to Costco to pick up a couple of things the other day. In some states, Costco sells liquor – California is one of them. While I was walking down the liquor aisle, I saw a few cabinets with bottles locked up inside. Out of curiosity, I walked over to see what was there.
What I saw boggled my mind. When I think about shopping at Costco, I usually expect to find common goods sold in quantity at discount prices. These liquor bottles were anything but common. The quantity was the usual 750ml. I don’t know if these prices reflect a deep discount or not – they’re way out of my league.
How about a bottle of Chivas Regal 62 Gun Salute Scotch for $2,999.99? Well, they kept it under three thousand, right?
Chivas Regal 62 Gun Salute
Then I saw a bottle of Remy Martin Louis XIII cognac on offer for $2,999.00!
Remy Martin Louis XIII
The icing on the cake was a bottle of L’Or de Jean Martell cognac priced at $3,399.00. They didn’t bother with the 99 cents.
L’Or de Jean Martell cognac
I don’t recall seeing these bottles before. I wonder if it’s something special for the holidays? I appreciate fine whiskey and cognac, but I have to ask – do people really buy liquor at this price point? There must be someone willing to pay that price or they wouldn’t have it in the store.
Maybe someday, when I order a million-dollar-plus Newell coach, I’ll celebrate with a bottle of L’Or de Jean Martell.
Just a comment on your Costco shopping. Are you aware of Costco price points:
if price ends in .99 – item is full price
.97 – deal by manager
.49 and .79 manufacturer special
.00 good about to go
* it is discontinued
Thanks for the information Sini – very interesting. I guess I’d better grab the Martell before it’s discontinued!
Costco in Wa. state has the Martell cognac priced at $3499.99 PLUS the state sales tax of $717.50.
Hi Ed – are you sure about the that sales tax? That’s about 20%! See Sini’s comment on the Costco pricing code. I guess they are discontinuing the Martell, at least at the Costco I visited.
Haha……that’s a new one on me….I’ve never seen liquor that expensive a Costco…..you’re right, who buys that? Enjoying reading your blog .
Thanks Clarke, I visit your site daily. I’ve had your blog listed on my resources page since the beginning.
Probably shouldn’t say this, but I told a friend about those prices, and he said you would already have to be drunk to buy it. Haha
Good one Vivian.
Hmnmm. Chivas sells it for 1,999 Euro, which, at current exchange rate is $2,485. It’s probably not available via direct shipping (& if it were, the taxes, etc. would most likely bring it up to Costco’s selling price.) IMHO, the people who would buy this have more money than sense.
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