Costco's "Lifetime replacement plan" is over. :(

After much abuse from many Costco members and trying to turn a higher profit margin. Costco has decided to dump the liberal return policy of before and have instead implemented a 90 day return policy on all electronics. Everything else in the store is still eligible for the lifetime return policy (i.e. flowers, food, etc.).

I am still going to take advantage of this system with my DSLR since I believe that old purchases made before the 25 of Feb. 2007 are still eligible for this "service".

I believe this will be a very, very bad idea for Costco. The only reason a majority of people would purchase electronics at Costco is for this policy and without it they cannot compete against online vendors or even brick and mortar retail stores.

Got My D80!

Just picked up my Nikon D80 yesterday from Costco. It came with a 18-55mm and a 55-200 mm lens. I am trying to learn all the functions at the moment and it is taking forever!

I will post my first shots soon.

To be continued...

Hawaii is about 1 week away! Can't wait....

Need alcohol? Not a Costco/Sam's Club member, Not a problem!

Basically, state laws regarding alcohol sales require that warehouse clubs (Sam's, Costco, etc.) permit the purchase of alcohol without requiring a membership, allowing you to save 10-30% without having to pony up the $40-$50 a year. Here's the article:

Article: No Membership needed to purchase alcohol.