If you love buying in bulk, then you probably already know that a special business-focused Costco opened near Montreal last year and about 70% of the items cannot be found at regular Costco Wholesale stores.
Costco's Renée-Dominique Dowd told MTL Blog that the new 132,000-square-foot Business Centre targets enterprise needs — from commercial kitchenware to office supplies — but regular people can shop there too, as long as they're Costco members.
So, what specifically does the Costco Business Centre sell? We took a trip to Saint-Hubert to see for ourselves and there were definitely some items that made us stop and go, "Whoa" followed by questioning whether we'd shrunk and were now forced to navigate a world made for humans who were giant by comparison (à la Honey, I Shrunk the Kids or Downsizing).
Are these products outrageously large? Yes. Will you feel a deep desire to own them immediately upon seeing them? Maybe. But, above all, it's just fun to know this wild stuff has been spotted within a 20-minute drive of downtown Montreal.
A Vat Of Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Ilana Belfer | MTL BlogPrice: $899.00
Details: With 208 litres of olive oil, you can cook with it AND bathe in it.
Watermelons Bigger Than Your Head
Ilana Belfer | MTL BlogPrice: $4.99 per melon
Details: Seedless and absolutely massive.
A Full Wheel Of Parmigiano-Reggiano
Ilana Belfer | MTL BlogPrice: $816.79
Details: This one's for those of you who are perpetually disappointed every night at dinnertime when you find you have nothing delicious to grate on top of your meal. Never again with this baby... if you can find a fridge it'll fit inside.
Serrano Ham
Ilana Belfer | MTL BlogPrice: $149.99
Details: Go ham on ham with 6.5 kilograms of this dry-cured Spanish delicacy.
Pails Of Nutella
Ilana Belfer | MTL BlogPrice: $20.99
Details: This pale of Nutella has a handle so you can bring it everywhere you go.
Barrels Of Maple Syrup
Ilana Belfer | MTL BlogPrice: $199.99
Details: They look like kegs and hold 18.9 litres of Bernard Maple Syrup.
So Much Poutine Sauce
Ilana Belfer | MTL BlogPrice: $59.99
Details: Each 18-kilogram container of Rose Hill Melange Sauce Poutine is a true symbol of Quebecois pride.
An Actual Shawarma Machine
Ilana Belfer | MTL BlogPrice: $2,799.99
Details: Shawarma, donair, kebab, gyros — it all comes from a vertical broiler like this one. And you'd never have to leave the house to have one again if you bought this machine.
A Package Of 1,100 Tea Bags
Ilana Belfer | MTL BlogPrice: $26.99
Details: You could drink a cup of tea every day for three years before running out.
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