Costco is known for its bulk offerings, affordable prices, and cult-followedfood court items.
“Some patties in that batch might be embedded with plastic.
Air chilling is more expensive, but a superior product,” user@verash commentedin the Reddit thread.
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So many complaints came in about this slime that Costco sent a letter to members addressing the issue.
I’m glad they’re finally addressing it."
“I didn’t get the flyer, but just purchased this last week and pitched it.
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The slime was disgusting,” saiduser @ewc1701.
Another user communicated similar frustrations.
“Noticed the same thing the other week.
Even after they switched to frozen, they still stayed a decent size.
Now they’re way thinner and a bit shorter, and more expensive.
I’ll stick to the hot dog,” user@ThatTharwrote.
The user wrote, “The calorie and fat increase out of the blue??”
with a photo of two different Perdue packages depicting conflicting calorie counts.
“Most likely ‘production price increase’ so they switched to cheaper ingredients,“one usercommented.
“Protein went down and fat went up.
Guess which one costs more?
Gagged when I cut the package open.”
“I just got some bad lamb shoulders in NC too.
