Costco is insanely crowded in my area on the weekends. That's why my brother and I hit up the business center as soon as it opens every 2nd Saturday of the month. It's a routine and it's never failed us. We're in and out within twenty minutes. No fighting for parking. No long lines. No traffic jams getting out of the parking lot. But there's one huge downside. No free samples.
Oh well. Can't have it all. Luckily today, I came home to four samples sitting on my office desk:
1995 Select Certified Sample #50
1995 Select Certified Sample #89
The first two are mid 90's samples from Pinnacle that were included in Reader X's January care package. Sorry about the five month delay Xavier.
Next up are a pair of early 2000's Donruss Diamond Kings samples:
2002 Donruss Diamond Kings Silver Sample #073
2002 Donruss Diamond Kings Silver Sample #077
As much as people enjoy their Costco samples, I'm not gonna lie... I prefer the cardboard versions 100x more. I was fortunate to have worked at a card shop in the late 90's, so I had access to a bunch of different promo cards. One of these days I'll sit down, organize them by sport, manufacturer, and year... then slide them into 9-pocket pages.
For now, they're going into my promo box... which trumps my Athletics box. But don't worry... Xavier and John sent me plenty for that PC. Unfortunately, I'm a little strapped for time. So for today, you'll just have to settle for these samples.
Thank you Xavier and John!
I know it's been awhile, but here's your question of the day:
Do you get excited for free samples at Costco?
Do you get excited for promo cards?
If you said yes to both, which do you prefer more?
Happy Saturday and sayonara!
Extra Innings
Rough week for baseball fans. First Ted Turner, now Bobby Cox. Thoughts and prayers are with their families, friends, and fans. Both played instrumental roles in my baseball fandom.
1991 Face to Face #668
Turner in the 80's by provided me and millions of others with Braves baseball on TBS.
And Cox for managing one of the most entertaining teams of the 90's... which we enjoyed on TBS.
1 comment:
I’ll usually go to Costco with some coworkers once a month for lunch. We wander through looking for samples first but can’t say I get excited about it.
It’s always fun to find cards in things like magazines, so I did enjoy early 2000s Beckett magazines for the sample cards that reason.
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