Credit to a couple of posters over at FW. I know lots of ATers like poker so I thought I'd post it here.
Costco has started carrying poker chips. According to posts at FW, there are two different sets,
One comes in an orange box and comes with a dealer button, 5 dice, and 2 packs of Bee playing cards.
The other comes in a black/green box, has the dice but no dealer button, and 2 packs of Bicycle playing cards. At least one person says the chips in the black box are of a higher quality, but I can't verify that as my Costco did not have the orange set.
Both sets come in lined silver aluminum carrying cases.
Some people are saying their Costco has them for $79.99, but most say it's $59.99. I picked up the black box set at a local Costco (Tigard, OR) for $59.99. They had just gotten them in today for the first time.
The color distribution in the black box set is 150 white, 150 red, 100 blue, 50 green, & 50 black.
These chips are similar to what you would find on eBay, i.e. they are made in China of a plastic composite made to feel somewhat similar to clay, along with a metal insert to give them some weight.
The design on the chips I got is a dashed ring in a groove around the center, with 6 stripes on the outer ring of the chip along with the 4 suit symbols, one at each cardinal direction. Quite similar to this, but with more stripes and fewer suit symbols.
Anyway, it's a decent set and a nice gift for yourself P) or a poker playing friend. These are not casino-quality, but they are great for most people's purposes. With shipping, these are usually $65-90 on eBay plus you don't get Costco's awesome return policy so I think this is a good deal.
Costco has started carrying poker chips. According to posts at FW, there are two different sets,
One comes in an orange box and comes with a dealer button, 5 dice, and 2 packs of Bee playing cards.
The other comes in a black/green box, has the dice but no dealer button, and 2 packs of Bicycle playing cards. At least one person says the chips in the black box are of a higher quality, but I can't verify that as my Costco did not have the orange set.
Both sets come in lined silver aluminum carrying cases.
Some people are saying their Costco has them for $79.99, but most say it's $59.99. I picked up the black box set at a local Costco (Tigard, OR) for $59.99. They had just gotten them in today for the first time.
The color distribution in the black box set is 150 white, 150 red, 100 blue, 50 green, & 50 black.
These chips are similar to what you would find on eBay, i.e. they are made in China of a plastic composite made to feel somewhat similar to clay, along with a metal insert to give them some weight.
The design on the chips I got is a dashed ring in a groove around the center, with 6 stripes on the outer ring of the chip along with the 4 suit symbols, one at each cardinal direction. Quite similar to this, but with more stripes and fewer suit symbols.
Anyway, it's a decent set and a nice gift for yourself P) or a poker playing friend. These are not casino-quality, but they are great for most people's purposes. With shipping, these are usually $65-90 on eBay plus you don't get Costco's awesome return policy so I think this is a good deal.