COSTCO GROCERY HAUL| FOOD STORAGE PREPPING|Somers In Alaska
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- Опубликовано: 14 июл 2020
- Come along with us as we head to Costco to restock our Long Term Food Storage Pantry!
How do the prices compare to where you live?
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He said "thank you Dad" for his bacon.Precious..🤩
I grew up in the country, so it's my default to always have an 'extra' of almost everything. It has served me well
I think it’s fantastic that you cared about leaving stuff for other people as well. I think a lot of people forget that we’re in this together. And they tend to take all they possibly can for themselves.
I live in Ohio and I made a list of things to stock up on for long term and every time I go to the store I purchase some of those items because things are starting to get bad again
When our new Costco opened in St. John’s, NL Canada last year the store did $5 million in sales the first two days of opening. We are the 2nd smallest province in Canada yet we have the biggest store in the country. From what I’ve heard our old store did $1 million in sales a day and wouldn’t be surprised if the new one does the same if not more. They’ve been here 25 years.
Would love to see an updated "mini store" I'm wanting to do something similar, so it's great seeing other peoples and what they've done 😁
Great idea :)
Good idea 🤟☺️
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My husband is a stocker for a local grocery store chain here in Texas so I never feel like we have to worry about being able to get what we need. We were blessed with his essential job during the lockdowns that happened in April and May. Love your vlogs! It makes me so excited for our trip to visit my in laws in Anchorage area in August!
That’s the emptiest Costco I’ve EVER seen! Did you sneak in after hours? 😂
I'm a stockpiler and in Illinois, so in the last 2 months I've started to restock everything and double up on more shelf stable products. Because it's going to get really bad really fast. Everything is already going up in prices. Be smart and stock up now!!! We are headed for a great depression. I don't care what they say on the news. When has the news ever been right. PLEASE stay safe.
Are you out of chest freezer s in your era
@@mslady571 I couldnt find a chest freezer anywhere...but I lucked out one day at one of those furniture/ appliance stores that rent or sell and they had 1 left..5 cubic. I bought it for $500..almost twice the price of my other one just like it. I was desperate for another freezer ive grown alot extra veggies that had to get froze. Good luck.
@@mslady571 yes.. totally out. I went to home depot and they said they it's 3 months back order.
They dont call it fake news for nothing
There's a difference being prepared and being delusional.
haha you two are incognito shoppers! i work there and never catch you! you must have shopped right when i got off that day. the man at 950 is our general manager Doug. Its thanks to him and orders team that we have lots of stock in! And we just did a community price compare with the other stores to offer the best prices we can! Thanks for being members!. I'll catch y'all one day lol hugs from 6ft!
@Michelle, that is very sweet of you ♥
Michelle has just restored a little of my faith in humanity.
I love going shopping with my husband. It's the main thing I missed in lockdown as we had to go alone. Great idea having a 'store' in your home with small children.
My hubby always shook his head at me. But when it hit, we had what we needed and we were grateful for it. My mom tried to teach us all to do that when possible.
Yes! I would also love to see your “mini store”. I think it would be super helpful for those who are concerned about the fall and product availability. Also...... any plans to do a video on recipes? 🤞🤞You guys are just the cutest.
Hi sommers family, we do the same thing, Costco is a family thing for us ,our daughter enjoys going. That's great idea Costco date, yes exactly we try not to be greedy and keep some items for other people. It's ok to stock up its not a bad thing😊
Faith and Home Devotions we can’t make it a family ‘date’ here in CO. They are limiting the number of people coming in together. A single parent is just out of luck if they have more than one child unless they get a babysitter (which of course isn’t easy to do these days).
I love watching bulk grocery hauls. Especially stocking a storage area for emergency supply. Also just love watching your family. Stay positive! God Bless!
Always make sure your family is better than well off. You dont have to get just enough and leave the rest for others to stock up. Make sure YOU are stocked up FIRST.
I love it when you do big shops, it makes me realise what Im short of and need to stock up on . Great job 👍
We just did our emergency pantry too in our Costco here in Hawaii and we spent 938.19 just for can foods and paper towels and toilet papers
Oh my .
I’m also taking this semester off from school because I don’t want to worry about school while the world is getting even crazier.
Eek. Yeah, I don't miss island prices...
My kids call my stockpile area mum’s shop 😂😂
Nice!! We did major stock ups recently as well. Now we are making sure we rotate out and utilize our menu plans with more basic items that we bulk bought and splurging on stock up “extras” like chocolate chips, Nuts etc to several months of vitamins, masks etc.
I have started freezing milk and cheese just in case we shut down again and stocking on sugar and flour ect
Good for you. I keep telling folks to stock up especially since we live in Alaska.
You all very awesome and i hope you all will pass this situation fast as fast possible
Have a nice day ☺️❤️
I've been learning so much from you both ,I'm so happy to have found your channel love your family
I use a lot of butter and I freeze it
The nicely stacked trunk after the shopping trip was so satisfying to me😉 i know im weird like that 😉😂🙈
Oh me too!!!!!
Not weird at all. It’s a satisfying feeling to have a good stash of basic things in my basement.
All I could think about was carrying it all in 🤣
Like play tetrus!
I love seeing that too. When I do a big shopping trip every spot in the car is full except drivers seat and my granddaughters seat as right now she’s always with me.
this was so fun to watch for me since its like a come along with me to costco
Happy Wednesday, Somers. I hope you are having a good summer. I see that you Somers are once doing the Costco shopping Haul again. Lots of people done shopping haul videos.
Hi! I'm in South Florida and our Costco stores all have shortages: meats, canned goods, Lysol cleaner and sanitizing wipes, NAPKINS, YEAST, APPLE DESKTOP COMPUTERS (those in caps have been out for some time with no idea when they will be restocked)... I know it's hurricane season here, so I can attribute some of the above to normal disaster stocking, but the long term shortages are concerning....can you say FRUSTRATING!
Family is so so important. God made us to need each other. Bless you Somers. May God look down upon you and sile.😃
Look like you did a great job. You need all that when you're getting ready for winter.
I just love all your vlogs. My parents and I have been having a tough time lately do to some health issues. Watching your vlogs makes me forget ok not forget but let's my mind take a breather for awhile. Love your family. Take care. My sister is taking me shopping to Sam's club monday to stock up. Illinois is pretty bad. If only everyone would wear mask. That's for another time. Love you.
I really enjoy your shopping hauls. I also enjoyed jammin to the background music.."Don't Worry, Be Happy" remix. Thats exactly how I found your channel. You were doing a shopping haul at I think maybe.. Walmart. I don't remember. I loved the shopping cart race at the end. Haha!
Lysol cleaning products are very hard to find where I am, I contacted my brand of Toilet paper and now I order a case once a month , until I have 6 months of Beck up , I always only had two weeks of items, but not now I am going for 6 months of everything.
Me too - 6 mo is my goal for all that is possible right now.
Same
May I ask what brand you're ordering from, and how much you pay for shipping? Thank you!
All you need is vinegar and some essential oils and coconut oil
I always love your channel ...especially the shopping hauls ...I'm from Great Britain..its just so educational to me ..to see what happens over the waters ..and your lifestyle is so different ..what I mean is living in the North Pole ..WOW ..we moan at when our temperature goes down to minus 4 ..but yours in minus 40 ..blimey ...but anyways thank you so much ..we are slowly coming out of Lockdown..our shops are opening back up after nearly 4 months ..
Look forward to more videos
I love watching your channel. So much better than any tv show. You guys are such an amazing family. Thanks for making quarantine easier to handle😉
Glad I have two honeycrisp apple trees, grape vines raspberries and horse radish in my yard. And will hundreds of pounds of stuff off of my two trees.
My local grocery stores have quite a lot of bare shelves. I have a Drs. Appt tomorrow in the city-I’ll be making a Costco haul while I’m out.
Gave me some ideals about restocking on the essentials here too!!
I guessed between 6 and 7 hundred so I did well!! I'm in Maine and it's just hubbie and I (and one dog) in the house and we've been stocking up again too! I'm lucky cause my husband is an essential worker so we've stocked pantry and freezers and have been able to find fresh produce at farmers markets and our own garden!! Nice haul though and I pray everyone is well!! GOD bless!!
I love all your vlogs! My only request would be to get more of you! I'm hoping (fingers crossed) you are doing vlogmas this year! 😜
I misspoke- I have 2 requests, the one above and this one: if at all possible, please consider having REALLY large sizes (women's 5X or above) in your merch.
Haven’t seen that large Clorox spray anywhere in NJ since early March
This makes my dreams of visiting Alaska so surreal it's on my bucket list...
I totally enjoy these shopping at Costco again please
I know this is random but please pray for my husband . He is in emergency surgery right now. He will have to have 2-3 more surgerys in the next week. Thank you!
Prayers!!!
Absolutely! Prayers headed your husbands way!!!!
@@SomersInAlaska that means more than you will ever know!!❤
@@grimfix8473 thank you so much!
Hope you don't mind me asking what kind of surgery did he have
Great stock up! But 2 fast on prices and even what some things were!
So big grocery, may be one day not enough. Fantastic!
Commented before watching, because I can 😁😁love you guys, now bck to the vlog💗💗
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I love the ending where you both raced down the parking lot with your carts. 🤣I love seeing parents being kids at heart. These are the things my hubby and I do a lot. Lol!!
Haven't been to a grocery store since March! My niece does all my shopping
You are indeed blessed. ❤🙏❤
I haven’t either and I miss going to Costco but it’s in the city and I’m staying away till the vaccine is distributed. Miss Kirkland brands.I buy all our groceries online followed by curbside pickup.
Yikes, your price for English cucumbers is very high 😳
Almost at 150 k subs! Wow.......💕💕 please stay as the humble kind and genuine family you are!
That was a good haul to restock your cold storage. I like your philosophy on limit of one, so you bought 1 of each brand!
I still noticed sanitizer and Lysol sprays are still hard to find Plymouth, IN. Toilet paper and Towel paper we can find in our Stores. Love your channel❤💙💜
Same here in Illinois.
That’s everywhere
Same here in New Hampshire
Haven't been able to get since March in So. California. You have to be lucky if truck has come, first in the store and able to grab one
I found some spray the other day was excited for that. Wish I Could see wipes on the shelves again though. Toliet paper is doing good here as well.
I wish I could stock up like that but I live in NY in a apartment with limited space. The prices have gone up and even canned sodas are scarce. Trying my best and stocking up on batteries, meds and lots of canned beans and other items and packing my closet. Lots of blessings to you and your family ♥️
I work at Albertsons here in Montana and the soda distributor told me there's an aluminum shortage, so that is why certain sodas are hard to find.
@@brennanbourne, Albertson's in Billings has four 12 packs of Coke products for $12.00 this week.
May I suggest "bed lifters"? They are a set of 4 for each corner of the bed frame. It gives you lots more space going upward, instead of outward. You can do this!
@@brennanbourne
Couldn't find Pepsi at Costco. It would help if the recycling centers were open. No one is taking anything IN. I can't even return my milk bottles! 🙄
@@montanagrizlyfan Yes, we are selling a TON of soda! Finally starting to get certain brands back in too!
Always, always enjoy the grocery hauls.
Thanks
Love seeing everything you show us thank you
I have never seen a Costco so dead 😂, we haven’t been since pre-Covid. Our nearest one is 3 hours away, we usually make a day trip to the city hit up IKEA and the Mall etc., but I haven’t felt the need to browse around stores so the drive isn’t worth it yet, but I miss it!
And pretty sure that groceries are still cheaper in Alaska than in the prairies of Canada.
Yes its time for the haul again, October will come soon and that is when flu season starts, not even including this virus. Start getting everything ready to store, again.
Crazy to hear that u jus didn’t have enough to make sure u guys were good but yet I have seen many vlogs lately where u r helping other people. Bless your hearts and your good souls!!
I don't shop at Costco but I love your grocery hauls. Y'all make them so much fun, and I always get a laugh or two. And the music always seems to go good with your videos.
Ca, same prices I was surprised I thought you guys would be more..
Do you ever shop deals? So if your local grocery store is having a sale, do you go and stock up? It’s just me but I do shop like this to help me save money and stock up on some things like toilet paper, paper towels, can foods.
Watch their videos from the Safeway they are way more expensive.
Went shopping at Costco too, things looked different at our store too!! Things are changing good your preparing 👏🙋🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲💕😁
I learned a long time ago, when you have a prompting to buy extra of something you do it. Even if it doesn't make sense at the time, do it otherwise you might regret it later on....even months later. Another thing is my dad had a pantry to envy! He had everything labeled and always had 2 or more of everything. When something got to 2, he restocked it; and that is what I have always done too (when I could afford it). Now that we are all out of the house, he doesn't keep it AS full, but it's still there a bit.. lol Stay safe and keep following the promptings!
Have been stocking up $5 or $10 at a time...my husband thought I was crazy but we never had to panic buy anything...Texas rolled back a phase and we have mandatory masks now...God bless...
You are very wise Ronda:)
Colorado went to mandatory masks yesterday.
Masks are good protect yourselves and family oh yea and a big Texas 👍to HEB grocers and thier employees
It really blows my mind that masks have not been mandatory for long, as well as people refusing to wear them.
I will stock up again during the next weeks.
Yep, every time I go shopping I get a little extra, or get something that is finally back in stock, or just buy 2 of whatever I get that day.
We dont have a Costco where I live but when I seen the price of those cucumbers I bout fell over. We have a walmart and that would of been like $3 here. In Arkansas
Yes! I live in FL my Sam’s sells the same 3 pack cucumbers for $3.89 when I saw the price I was like what!!!
You all are greatly Blessed !!!!
Your so good at driving the orange cart. I always have a hard time with it lol.
You did a great haul. I'm curious to know how you determine when to start using your storage items instead of going to buy something you need. In other words, when do you start using the long term storage items? The whole process of long term storage just intrigues me so much! I love the feeling of always being prepared. I keep a well stocked pantry and freezer but it's just 2 of us to care for.
I have the same question-
When they run out.
For me long term storage mean having a good supply of things that I use all the time. Usually these things have a fairly long shelf life.There is no "time to start using them" you are always using the oldest and restocking so your supply never dwindles and you are never having things go out of date. So for instance if I have a couple of years worth of a staple on my shelf I go once a month or a couple of times a year and replenish my stock back up to where is was so I always have plenty "just in case" and it is always fairly fresh. Some people just stockpile things for emergency use only but that was never the way I looked at my storage at all. Hope that make sense.
I just love, love your videos!!! Can you guys please pray for the state of California because we're going into lockdown again due to the rises in cases 😞😭 People that have been doing their part by staying home and wearing a mask are having to stay longer in lockdown because of people that refuse to follow guidlines! Costco is limiting stuff for us again too. It's just unfortunate!! Love you guys and stay safe!!
We will be praying for you!🥰
Liliana Nava we will keep you in our prayers too.❤️
Things are also very bad in SA. I am really getting depressed which I never am normally. Are you also. I even battled to get out the bed today and when I do I just cry and cry. So unlike me. I feel helpless scared and overwhelmed. I am so grateful for Jessica and Bert's channel. 🙏🌷
@@tbreg606 So sorry to hear this - I too suffered - take a day at a time. Start with eating right, drink plenty of water, and make sure you get enough sleep. Have you tried meditation and/or mindfulness. Lots of youtube videos. A day at a time and try 1 thing different. Prayers headed your way.
Lock down again in LA/Ca because the governor caved, and opened us up too soon. There have been lines to get in Costco since this Coronavirus started, but now it'll be bad again with our second lock down.
I have a "little" store going too, good job guys!
You two racing at the end was the best!!
I’m from the UK. Our Costco is never empty of people like you’re was. At times I’ve had to queue outside for 45 mins to get in. I can’t believe the cost of some of your fresh fruit and veg, it’s so expensive compared to here. $7+ for 3 cucumbers that’s crazy money, they are the equivalent of 75 cents here about 56pence per cucumber. And the nectarines were crazy money. Love your Channel. Xx
I’m UK too and I even think the toilet roll looked more expensive than ours think Kirkland is about £13. I’d never pay that for cucumbers 🙈😂
It's not like that in the lower 49 states. Alaska costs more because they're remote and it cost more to be shipped up there. I live in Ohio and am shocked by those prices too LOL
I'm in Ireland. We don't have Costco but I'm shocked as well with the price of stuff, 69c here for a cucumber.
It is hard to find money and storage for stocking. I definately think we need to do it.
Here is my best guesstimate as I am in and out of Costco in MD & SC:
Canned/Packaged Goods: 10-15% higher.
Paper Products: 10%
Fresh Fruits & Veggies: 50-100% higher.
Down here there is a complete shortage of toilet bowl cleaner, dishwasher soap & anything like Lysol wipes. If you see them grab a few extra bottles.
Thank you you guys rock .I'm gonna save up so I can make a haul to my local Costco. Great job
Almost 30 dollars for toiletpaper?😳
Here in Germany you would pay like 10 euros for the same amount 😳😳
I can’t find any Lysol spray or cleaning products like that where I am, not even store/off brand.
you are totally correct. nothing of lysol at all
I havent been able to get anything since March but got super lucky that Amazon fresh had lysol wipes recently. I got super lucky!
The other day I seen Walgreens brand of lysol wipes but there was maybe 40 wipes is all that was in it
I go to my local dollar tree
Get vinegar and an essential oil you like mix a use as cleaner 👍🏻vinegar is an antibacterial add lemon juice/oil to add to the antibacterial effects
Also thieves oil is also antibacterial cleaner 👍🏻🥰
I like the different camera angles kept it interesting
Had to laugh at your husband pumping the pickles!
I always notice you buy tons of bottled water. Have you ever thought of investing in a water filter to cut dow on waste?
mfine892 That's what I thought. I have a water filter, but if for some reason if we can't get city water for a period of time, bottled water is sure good to have!
Haha i guess $500. I was a bit off😂 Here in SC that wouldve probably have been 350
I guessed $600! I was so proud of myself until I realized I wasn’t winning anything for it.😆
@@micheleyamamoto545 🤣 i take their grocery store price guesses so seriously
I have always shopped for the month and had a decent pantry. Because of limits we were thankful for our stash. Everytime I shop now I buy a few extra items like hand soap, cleaning supplies, and dry goods. I have noticed the prices going up but unfortunately we dont have any bulk stores near us for price comparison. Hope you all are staying safe! Love the video.
You guys are so fun. I like your videos so much, Stay safe, Tfs.
Almost every week for about a month now I've been picking up a 32 pack of tp even though we don't need it just on an incase note so I'm restocking what we've used but also getting a little extra each time.
We recently move from GA to IN and I’ve noticed there seems to be more product on the shelves here. Back in GA paper products were still hard to come by but here it’s in abundance. Price wise I think your prices and here in IN are comparable, things were a bit cheaper in GA. The whole cost of living thing I guess.
I live in Georgia, I agree with you. All paper products are not existing on the shelves
I think Costco prices from warehouse to warehouse are the same....only items that would differ in price from location to location would be alcohol due to local and state taxes....
Just love you two!! Love your videos. You two and your family are a blessing.
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Thanks for showing us Alaska and Costco in Alaska. Other than Southern California and our Costco’s are always busy. Before the pandemic I always did stock up on a lot of items so we were in good shape when the pandemic broke out. My husband started doing all the grocery shopping so I didn’t have to go to the store. And it looks like you have a lovely home there in Alaska
Don’t get why people aren’t preparing. You can see they want to close everything and quarantine us again.
That's why....so when things do close, people have what they need.
I’ve been wondering the same. It makes me feel like I’m going a little insane.
@Dixie Joe What if you don't have money to prepare and you are living off the 1,200 the govt gave the people. Some people were interviewed after the riots said they saw an opportunity and took it. Some say they did what they had to do to feed their families and get things they want/needed.
I’ve never seen a more empty Costco 😮
I have noticed that here in North Carolina many of the shelves are bare. I love the way that y’all work so well together.
Love your family so much!!!! You two are such dears too💖. Remind me of me and my hubby💞 Your prices were better than I’d expected👏🏻. Great haul! I need to get to BJs and stock up here again too. I do have things here but I’d love to have 6 months stocked up but with 6 kiddos we go through a lot on a normal grocery haul:). God bless your sweet family! Love from PA!!!!
Prepping and all is cool but we need to FIGHT back.
You have to have something to fill your soldiers bellys with.
I wish I had the money to do what you guys are doing
Amber Ewell Agree💯 and the space to store it.
If you buy a little bit each time you shop ( canned foods even from dollar tree) you’ll be surprised how much you can accumulate!
If you have a Dollar General set up a digital coupon account and on Saturdays take advantage of the 5.00 off 25.00 coupon. This will help you stock up on groceries each week.
CJ DUNROVIN Thank you for good tips. 👍🙂
CJ DUNROVIN That’s exactly where I live and learning to be creative with space is certainly challenging, but the bed solution sounds great.
I like how you roll...good choices...nice!!!
Just found your channel. I am doing similarly here in Oklahoma. So thankful the Good Lord gave me the forethought to prep years ago, but like you, I am restocking on supplies that we went through during the pandemic or things that were not in stock for a good amount of time.
Another great video guys :) Love that remix of Don't Worry Be Happy its mint!
Great vlog love the Costco trips ❤️
thank you for sharing. Got a lot inspiration 💃🏼
Thank you very much for your video. It encourages me to make the 70-mile trip to the Costco in Albuquerque, NM, USA. It also reminds of things that I need. I had gone to Target in February and stocked up on paper products but I am now running low, so I have a long list of essentials that I need. The horror of the rows and rows of empty shelves in the local Trader Joes and supermarkets in late March haunt me to this day. Thank you also for wearing your masks without creating a fuss.