You’ll find classics like chocolate chip cookies, bagels, and butter croissants, of course.

Read on for seven fascinating facts about Costco’s bakery section!

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Apparently, this can turn into quite a demanding job at a popular retailer like Costco.

“It’s easy, just super fast-paced.

Graduation season, for example, is reportedly one of the most chaotic times of year for cake decorators.

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Heck, even last Saturday, a random Saturday in August, we had 100 orders.

On Reddit, Costco workers haveclaimedthat some of Costco’s bakery items (i.e.

the bagels, croissants, baguettes, apple pies, and Danishes) are delivered pre-made and frozen.

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At the warehouses, workers will finish the pre-made items in the bakery ovens.

“Enjoy the smells all day,” a Redditorwrote.

“It’s not hard work starting out, it’s just fast-paced and repetitive.

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Laying out racks of cookies and croissants, hundreds of cookies per rack,” a workerwroteon Reddit.

Baking for Costco reportedly becomes all the more intense during the annual end-of-year festivities.

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