Has anyone used or been to a shower where they used costco for the food? We are thinking about doing this for my shower and I wanted to get some input on it. I am trying to keep the costs down and we are going to have somewhere between 30-40 people around lunch time. TIA
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We have a Sam's here and I've used it for showers before. I got all the fruit and veggies and cut them up myself for trays, got a big bag of cheese cubes, frozen quiches, and I can't really remember what else. I do know that making fruit/veggie trays yourself will really save a lot of money.
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A lot of the food for my brother's co-ed shower for about 60 was from Costco. The main course was provided by a catering hook-up, but most of everything else was from Costco:
Rolls & butter Shrimp Tray & cocktail sauce Veggie Tray Hummus & Pita Chips Crab Dip & Crackers Mango Salsa & Tortilla Chips All the wine/beer/soda/bottled water
There's also the sandwich wraps that are popular and can work for a casual lunch. Not to mention, you can cut up those giant cheese blocks and serve with crackers and grapes for a pretty display. They also have giant tubs of spinach dip which could work well in bread bowl from the bakery.
Costco has cakes at a great price. But I like the idea of doing a dessert buffet with all their goodies: mini brownies, cookies, strawberries etc.
Oh, and I've also been to showers with frozen lasangas and tossed salads courtesy of Costco too.
I love Costco. Their bakery and deli is very good, so I would be more than pleased as a guest to have food from them. Go for it. They have nice trays of fruit, veggies, sandwich wraps, and other party platters.
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Why not, they make everything in bulk anyway and have fruit, cheese, meat, and sandwich platters which would be perfectly fine to serve at a baby shower. People use this all the time for family gatherings, b'day parties, ect. I say go for it!
Re: Using Costco for baby shower
A lot of the food for my brother's co-ed shower for about 60 was from Costco. The main course was provided by a catering hook-up, but most of everything else was from Costco:
Rolls & butter
Shrimp Tray & cocktail sauce
Veggie Tray
Hummus & Pita Chips
Crab Dip & Crackers
Mango Salsa & Tortilla Chips
All the wine/beer/soda/bottled water
There's also the sandwich wraps that are popular and can work for a casual lunch. Not to mention, you can cut up those giant cheese blocks and serve with crackers and grapes for a pretty display. They also have giant tubs of spinach dip which could work well in bread bowl from the bakery.
Costco has cakes at a great price.
But I like the idea of doing a dessert buffet with all their goodies: mini brownies, cookies, strawberries etc.
Oh, and I've also been to showers with frozen lasangas and tossed salads courtesy of Costco too.
HTH!
BFP 4-19-11. Ezri Ana born on due date, Dec 30 2011!
My Ovulation Chart