r/mildyinteresting • u/Calm_Preparation2993 • 8d ago

shopping shenanigans 🛍️ Time lapse of the pumpkin pie section of Costco

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u/min-tea-rose 8d ago edited 7d ago

Highly dependent on your individual store but around noon is always a safe bet timewise. Too early and sometimes the pies aren't cool enough yet to wrap, but too late in the day the stock can dwindle. Monday you are guaranteed a pie, Tuesday is normally safe as well but thats when we really start getting hit, and then Wednesday you could be waiting in a line that runs from bakery all the way outside to tire shop lol.

The pie easily lasts for a week. The crust softens as the days go by but thats it. You're not "supposed" to freeze them, but they totally freeze fine but the crust will be soft after. The best buy date on the packaging is NOT an expiration date. When the best by date hits, we remove them from the sale floor and they are donated to local food banks.

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u/QWHO62 6d ago

Buy one when you see one and keep it frozen until you want to serve it

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u/Forward_Picture_2096 7d ago

Buy a week ahead and freeze it.

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u/arphet 7d ago

Do know they suck ass. Theyre not good at all.