Collector calls

August is like the Sunday of summer. We are enjoying the last warm days before fall comes to greet us again. We are both nostalgic and sad as the season winds down.

Maybe you have picked up a few mementos this summer to add to a prized collection. This issue’s cover story, “Amazing amassing,” features many of the items our members have told us they love to collect. And the number and variety of Costco collectors and collections are pretty awesome. Because we couldn’t feature them all here, here’s a partial list of what we discovered Costco members collect: advertising, bicycles, buttons, cameras, cans, frogs, keys, matchbooks, Nativity scenes, Pez dispensers, seashells, toys, watches—whew!

My two children are both graduating university this year. How quickly their school days are coming to an end. Many of you will be sending your own children back to school. If you have kids in any age of schooling, I recommend our Back-to-School Special Section article on school-life balance.

Our great cereal and toast topper recipes will help start the school day off right. And this month’s articles on successful carpools and mini workouts might be just what you need to get back to your fall routine.

Finally, from our team here at the Connection to all our members who participated in this issue’s cover story, a collective “Thank you!” We enjoyed hearing about what you love to collect.

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Sue Pudrycki is Assistant Vice President of Marketing.

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