It's not just Costco, I guess.

I was out at Taco Bell, having lunch, wearing my Sounders FC shirt, because it's hella comfortable. A lady and her two kids walk in. One of them points at me and says:

Look, mom! A soccer ball!

Apparently, since I cut off my "long hairs", now all anyone can see is my big round head.

Legolas

Look Mommy!

You Need To Eat - The Story

One day, I was enjoying a delicious meal in the Costco Food Court on my lunch break, when I hear my phone ring. It's somebody from my work who has an important business related question to ask me. I answer the phone and start to talk to him. I'm sitting at a table, cell phone in one hand, delicious chicken bake in the other when a girl of about nine years seated at the table in front of me turns around and points at me. It is obvious that she has something important to say.

"You need to eat," she screeches at me.

I sit stunned for a second, unsure how to respond. Finally, I say into the phone "Matt, I've gotta go. I'll call you back."

At this point, everyone in the Costco food court was staring at me, including a completely unrelated nine year old girl, who caps off the moment by saying, "Look, mommy, a boy with long hairs."

And that's why I love Costco.