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Costco impulse buys and the viral no-cart shopping diet

A TikTok creator carried everything in a cardboard box, and Reddit shoppers say a coffee run ended with an infrared sauna; the hot dog stays cheap.

On air: Kenji Moonfield, Gloria Vance and Hank Ledger on BBN After Hours
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  1. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentStill thinking about that poll that got a press release.

  2. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentAnyway, the no-cart Costco haul is trending: one TikTok creator carried everything in a cardboard box and still bought twenty-four roses.

  3. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThe method's creator says it works because without a cart you can only buy what you can carry.

  4. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorCostco's hot dog costs a dollar fifty and is described as the lure for everything else.

  5. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorOne shopper went in for coffee and left with an infrared sauna.

  6. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentCarrying that out in your arms is the real diet.

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