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MEMBER QUOTE

“I love Costco’s butter croissants
(who doesn’t?). I would say they
are the best ones, except that my
are the best ones, except that my
husband has a bakery and I have
to be unbiased!”—A. Cohen

HOLIDAY CARDSAY CARDS
HOLID CREATIVE COSTCO MEMBERS
Sending the lovee F
Food Court costumesood Court costumes
Sending the lov
It’ My name is Lien Mac, and my husband is Andy
It’s not too soon to be thinking about those annual holiday s not too soon to be thinking about those annual holiday
My name is Lien Mac, and my husband is Andy
cards. The Costco Photo Center on Costco.com makes it easy .com makes it easy
cards. The Costco Photo Center on Costco
Do. We live in San Jose, California. Every year for
and convenient for members to create custom, personalized Do. We live in San Jose, California. Every year for
and convenient for members to create custom, personalized
cards from hundreds of designs—and with their own photos—
cards from hundreds of designs—and with their own photos— Halloween we have a theme for our costumes.
at a great price. Go to costcophotocenter.com and click . Go to costcophotocenter.com and click
at a great price Our friend’s son bought our dog, Mac, a hot
“Greeting Cards” to get started.Greeting Cards” to get started. dog costume. We debated on what we could be
“
to complement it.
We ended up dressing up as a Costco Food
Court meal. Andy was the Pepsi drink, which he
made out of a trash can and felt. I was the pizza
slice, made of paper, and Mac (that was really his
name when we adopted him—it was meant to be!)
was the hot dog.—Lien Mac

HO
HOT WHEELST WHEELS
Ce
Celebrating 50 years lebrating 50 years
of Hot Wheels
of Hot Wheels
In 1968, a car designer and a rock
In 1968, a car designer and a rocket scientist were challenged et scientist were challenged
by Mattel founder Elliot Handler to redesign the wheels on toy
by Mattel founder Elliot Handler to redesign the wheels on toy
cars so they would roll, and roll fast. Further inspired by one of
cars so they would roll, and roll fast. Further inspired by one of
the designer’s own custom muscle cars, Handler directed the s own custom muscle cars, Handler directed the
the designer’
team to make them all look as hot as they were fast—and Hot
Wheels was born. Since their creation, approximately 6 billion
Hot Wheels cars have been sold.

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