"If it’s liquid, it’s gone."
Shoppers at the Brandon Costco found an unwelcome surprise at 6:20 p.m. Tuesday: the wholesale store was minutes away from running out of water.
The store announced as much with a makeshift sign, typed in all-caps along two pieces of printer paper: “Out of water. Delivery tomorrow.”
Customers muttered the sign’s words under their breath, grousing to spouses they had phoned in during their shopping spree.
“There’s a delivery of water tomorrow,” one woman sighed, propping her head on her hand.
Customers had one reprieve: 18-pack bottles of ionized alkaline water, running for $9.99 a pop. A 40-pack of Costco’s Kirkland Signature water usually costs $3.99.
“I guess that’s fine. Just take it,” another woman instructed a family member.
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