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<ul><li>US President Donald Trump’s wife first entered the country on an <keyword id="6358066" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="h-1b-visa">H-1B visa</keyword> — the same work visa that Trump wants to make ‘merit-based’ and has suspended till the end of 2020. </li><li>Even Google and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai and former CEO of PepsiCo, Indra Nooyi, sustained their stay in the US on H-1B visas. </li><li>Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella gave back his green card for an H-1B visa so that his wife could join him in the US without having to revoke her own visa. </li></ul>US President Donald Trump’s attempts to reform visa regulations and his most recent freeze on issuing new visas, including the coveted H-1B work visa, may come as a surprise when one learns that some of the most notable names in the US made their way to the country on H-1B visas — including his own wise Melania Trump. Many of global leading names from the US from their way to the ‘land of the free’ through H-1B visas — including Google and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, and former CEO of PepsiCo Indra Nooyi. Melania Trump’s H-1B story Melania Trump, sustained her stay in the US on a series of H1-B work visas. She apparently made her way to the US in August 1996 to pursue a career in modelling. Two months later, she obtained an H-1B visa that allowed her to work in the States for a year. After that, she was able to get five H-1B visas over the next five years, according to <a href="https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/06/16/melania-trumps-einstein-visa-and-chain-migration-detailed-in-new-book/">Mary Jordan</a>’s book ‘The Art of Her Deal: The Untold Story of Melania Trump’. It was only in 2001 that she received an ‘<a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-43256318">Einstein Visa</a>’ — also called the EB-1 visa — reserved for immigrants with ‘extraordinary ability’ and ‘sustained national and international acclaim’. This was after she started dating Donald Trump in 1998 and her lawyer has never published the details of her application. But without the initial line of H-1B visas, Melania would have never met Trump in the first place. Best of the best in the US have come in on H-1B visas Pichai is originally from Madurai in Tamil Nadu. He initially moved to the US on an F1 student visa after being accepted into Stanford University. Once he was employed with McKinsey &amp; Co. — just before joining Google — he was on an H-1B visa. He’s now a US citizen after being a green card holder for five years. Nadella too was born in Hyderabad before heading to the US to study electrical engineering at the University of Wisconsin. Even though he was a green card holder in 1993 when he married his wife, he went to H-1B status to that she could come to the States and join him. Around the campus, he was known as “the guy who gave up his green card,” he writes in his book ‘<a href="https://www.firstpost.com/world/all-for-love-when-satya-nadella-surrendered-his-green-card-for-h1-b-visa-4083165.html">Hit Refresh</a>’. Like Pichai, Nooyi was also born in Tamil Nadu but in the capital city of Madras. After working and Johnson and Johnson India, she left for the US to study at Yale. In 1980, she went to work from the <a href="https://www.notablebiographies.com/newsmakers2/2004-Ko-Pr/Nooyi-Indra.html">Boston Consulting Group on an H-1B visa.</a> Another fourteen years down the line, she joined PepsiCo as senior vice president of corporate strategy and development becoming president and CFO by 2001 — and CEO by 2006. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/googles-sundar-pichai-facebook-and-amazon-heres-how-american-companies-reacted-to-donald-trumps-h1-b-visa-freeze/articleshow/76522530.cms">Google’s Sundar Pichai, Facebook and Amazon — here’s how American companies reacted to Donald Trump’s H1-B visa freeze</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/news/donald-trumps-h-1b-visa-ban-incites-a-sharp-reaction-from-indian-tech-company-like-wipro-tcs-infosys-tech-mahindra/articleshow/76524525.cms">Donald Trump's H-1B visa ban incites a sharp reaction from India's tech lobby</a>

Sundar Pichai, Satya Nadella, Indra Nooyi and even Melania Trump entered the US on the same H-1B visa that Donald Trump's suspending

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Melania Trump welcomed new US citizens at a naturalization ceremony at the National Archives.</li><li>She was the first naturalized US citizen to serve as first lady.</li></ul>Former first lady <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/melania-trump-white-house-trump-2024-campaign-appearances-2023-11">Melania Trump</a> made a rare public appearance on Friday, speaking to new US citizens at a naturalization ceremony held at the National Archives in Washington, DC.The first naturalized US citizen to serve as first lady, Trump, who was born in Slovenia, recalled navigating a "labyrinth" of paperwork in the process of obtaining a worker visa in New York City early in her modeling career, and the relief she felt upon finally securing her status."I recall feeling a tremendous sense of pride and belonging after I recited the US oath of allegiance, as the pathway to citizenship is arduous," she said.Trump's attorney told the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-43256318">BBC</a> that she originally moved to the United States in 1996 using a tourist visa. She was later approved for several work-related visas for skilled immigrants before later obtaining an EB-1 visa — commonly known as an "Einstein Visa" — after she began dating not-yet-a-politician Donald Trump.<div type="image" title="Melania Trump with newly sworn-in citizens at the National Archives" height="683" width="1024" msid="106032789" hostid="261" sizebytes="39874"></div>At Friday's ceremony, she also highlighted the responsibilities that come with US citizenship."It means actively participating in the democratic process and guarding our freedom," she said. "It also means leading by example and contributing to our society. It is a life-altering experience that takes time, determination, and sometimes even tremendous strength."Melania Trump has largely remained absent from the 2024 <a target="_blank" rel="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-campaign-2024-election-family-2023-10">campaign trail</a> and out of the public eye since <a target="_blank" href="https://www.insider.com/trump-family-after-white-house-donald-melania-ivanka-2022-2">leaving the White House</a> in 2021. She most recently appeared alongside <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/melania-trump-attends-rosalynn-carter-funeral-former-first-ladies-2023-11">all living first ladies</a> at Rosalynn Carter's funeral on November 28, though her husband was absent.Her presence at the National Archives was noteworthy for another reason: the organization's involvement in one of the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/full-text-all-4-indictments-against-former-president-donald-trump-2023-8">pending criminal cases</a> against her husband, former president Donald Trump.In an indictment brought by a grand jury in <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-indictment-read-charges-mar-a-lago-records-case-2023-6">Florida</a> in June, prosecutors allege the former president broke federal law by withholding documents from the National Archives, some of which contained top-secret national security intelligence. Trump has denied wrongdoing.

Melania Trump recalled navigating a 'labyrinth' of paperwork to become a US citizen in a rare public appearance at the National Archives

<ul class="summary-list"><li>The city of Newark says it was fooled into signing a sister cities agreement with a fake country.</li><li>The so-called nation of Kailasa was fabricated by a Hindu guru who fled rape charges in India.</li></ul>The city of Newark, New Jersey, has admitted that it was duped into signing an official partnership with a supposed Hindu nation. The country, however, doesn't exist.<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0aR2EagjXM" target="_blank" rel="noopener">At a January 12 ceremony,</a> Newark Mayor Ras Baraka and several city officials signed an agreement to become sister cities with the "United States of Kailasa."Two women representing Kailasa, garbed in what appears to be traditional clothing and jewelry, attended the ceremony. One of them gave an eight-minute speech before the city council, thanking Newark for the partnership and speaking of creating an "enlightened Hindu civilization."But Kailasa is the fabrication of Swami Nithyananda, <a href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/bengaluru-non-bailable-warrant-against-controversial-godman-nithyananda/articleshow/93665585.cms" target="_blank" rel="noopener">a Hindu guru who fled India in 2019 when he was charged with rape.</a>Nithyananda, a self-styled holy man who titles himself the "Supreme Pontiff of Hinduism," claims to have created Kailasa as a "revival" of a Hindu nation. The BBC reported that he also says he's purchased an island off the coast of Ecuador, though the <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-64807659" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ecuadorian government told the outlet it has neither helped him nor given him asylum.</a>Newark's city council, realizing six days after the ceremony that the city was fooled, <a href="https://newark.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?view_id=2&amp;clip_id=542&amp;meta_id=441348" target="_blank" rel="noopener">voted on January 18 to rescind its partnership with the faux nation,</a> <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/newark-sister-city-scam-kailasa/">CBS first reported on March 8.</a>The city told CBS in a statement that the signing was a "regrettable incident," but that it "remains committed to partnering with people from diverse cultures in order to enrich each other with connectivity, support, and mutual respect."It added that no money was involved in the signing of the ceremony, per CBS.The Newark City Council did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment.<h2>Kailasa appears at United Nations meetings</h2>Meanwhile, the same woman who spoke at the Newark signing appeared twice at United Nations meetings in Geneva in February, claiming to represent Kailasa. Calling herself Vijayapriya Nithyananda, she spoke at a discussion on how women are represented in decision-making systems on February 22, and at another meeting on sustainable development on February 24, <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-64807659" target="_blank" rel="noopener">per the BBC.</a>A UN spokesperson told the BBC that her contributions made at the meetings weren't relevant or would be scrapped from consideration.A Twitter account for Kailasa has in the meantime posted multiple photos of its representatives meeting with UN diplomatic staff or ambassadors for various countries. These include ambassadors or staff for the <a href="https://twitter.com/SriNithyananda/status/1635668927698051075">United Arab Emirates</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/SriNithyananda/status/1633479953558667266">Gambia,</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/SriNithyananda/status/1633481382805528584" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bangladesh,</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/SriNithyananda/status/1634416327791198208" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Equatorial Guinea</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/SriNithyananda/status/1634416457881726977" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Montenegro</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/SriNithyananda/status/1633481702327582723" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lebanon</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/SriNithyananda/status/1629849548335054851">Lithuania</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/SriNithyananda/status/1629771058759753728" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Egypt</a>, and <a href="https://twitter.com/SriNithyananda/status/1633480227585138691" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Burundi.</a>It's unclear if the staff or ambassadors were aware of Kailasa being a fake country at the time. They have also not clarified whether they met these women in an official capacity or during chance encounters. A spokesperson for Lithuania's mission to the UN confirmed to Insider that one of its employees had met with the Kailasa representatives to "listen to their concerns." "Since this meeting did not take place with the official representative of Lithuania, it does not represent any national position of Lithuania towards Kailasa," they said.The UN missions for the rest of the above nations did not immediately respond to Insider's requests for comment.Kailasa is signing agreements with cities like Newark and trying to be seen with international officials in a bid to legitimize itself through disinformation, Mohan Dutta, the dean's chair of communication at Massey University in New Zealand, told Insider."What they are doing is taking something that is entirely a falsity, that is non-existent, and materializing it through these performances," said Dutta, who's tracked Kailasa since it was founded in 2019. "It's really powerful and shows how disinformation works."Nithyananda, the organization's founder, has claimed that Kailasa is now issuing tourist visas, has a currency, and has established embassies around the world, though it has no internationally recognized territory, Dutta said.The guru also claims to be able to disprove Einstein's theory of relativity and possess paranormal abilities, Dutta said.Groups like Kailasa that center on a holy man who espouses pseudo-scientific claims are typically motivated either by the monetary gain from donations, or exploit followers through sexual and physical violence, Dutta added..And Newark's failure to spot any warning signs before partnering with Kailasa is particularly worrying, he said."It is flabbergasting that you have bureaucrats and politicians at the local government in a democratic state having failed to do their duty of due diligence," Dutta said.In a statement to Insider, a representative for Kailasa denied the rape accusations against Nithyananda. The representative also said the guru never claimed to own an island, and compared Nithyananda to the Dalai Lama.

Newark was tricked into becoming sister cities with a Hindu nation. The catch: the country doesn't exist.

<ul><li>Bengaluru and <keyword id="2094" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="pune" source="Orion">Pune</keyword> remain the popular locations for flex space operators, contributing to more than 50% flex space take-up of 2022. </li><li>In 2022, leasing by banking, financial services and insurance (<keyword id="6356925" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="bfsi" source="Orion">BFSI</keyword>), consulting and engineering sectors doubled from 2021. </li><li>The report further revealed that increased office space absorption in 2022, led to the vacancy levels across top six Indian cities drop to 16.6%. </li></ul>Leasing of flex spaces was reportedly the highest in 2022 as compared to previous years. According to a report by Colliers, flex space operators leased 7 million sq.ft of space, accounting for 14% share in total leasing. “Flex operators are increasingly leasing offices in Grade A spaces since last year, led by higher demand from large enterprises,” said the report. Bengaluru and Pune remain the popular locations for flex space operators contributing to more than 50% flex space take-up of the year. “The south markets – Bengaluru, Chennai, and Hyderabad – witnessed strong leasing during YTD 2022. Bengaluru has been the undisputed leader of office leasing in <keyword id="3658" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="india" source="Orion">India</keyword> for a while now and has maintained the streak in 2022 with 3.4 million in Q4 2022,” said <keyword id="3468525" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="arpit-mehrotra" source="Orion">Arpit Mehrotra</keyword>, managing director, office services, South India and head of flex, India, Colliers. After <keyword id="1333937" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="begaluru" source="Orion">Begaluru</keyword>, flex space leasing in Pune touched a new high during the year at 1.8 million sq ft, grabbing the second spot in pan-India flex leasing. “2022 was a remarkable year for Pune’s commercial real estate with gross absorption witnessing significant recovery. As occupiers make a more systematic return to the office and eye more flexible lease options next year, it will be interesting to see how the flex market in Pune shapes up,” said <keyword id="15956985" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="animesh-tripathi" source="Orion">Animesh Tripathi</keyword>, managing director, Pune, Colliers As per the report, there was also an increase in office spaces being taken by banking, financial services and insurance (BFSI), consulting and engineering sector firms in 2022, and the leasing by these three sectors doubled since 2021, surpassing even pre-pandemic times. “BFSI companies have expanded rapidly this year, with Indian banks as well as global financial institutions leasing large office spaces,” said the report. Leasing by BFSI almost doubled since last year, accounting for a 14% share in total leasing, equivalent to flex space. The financial capital of India, Mumbai witnessed the highest BFSI leasing at 40% share, as financial institutions made their comeback to offices. “Interestingly, BFSI companies have expanded rapidly this year, with Indian banks as well as global financial institutions leasing large office spaces. This resonates with the earnings boom seen in the BFSI sector this year,” said <keyword id="193660" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="ramesh-nair" source="Orion">Ramesh Nair</keyword>, CEO, India and managing director, market development, Asia, Colliers. Office space vacancy dropped in 2022 As per the report, increased office space absorption in 2022 led to the vacancy levels across top six Indian cities (Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi-NCR, Hyderabad, Mumbai and Pune) drop from 18.5% in 2021 to 16.6% in 2022. This indicated a strong recovery and stability in commercial office space markets. “Albeit higher than pre-pandemic levels, vacancy levels have declined every successive quarter of 2022 as leasing momentum remained positive,” the report said. Total leasing of office spaces during the year 2022 was noted as 50.3 million sq.ft — which was the highest in any year. <keyword id="674224" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="delhi-ncr" source="Orion">Delhi NCR</keyword> recorded 72% year-on-year change in grade A gross absorption rate, followed by Bengaluru (67%) and Chennai (64%). Gross absorption does not include lease renewals, pre-commitments and deals where only a Letter of Intent has been signed. “Delhi-NCR recorded a growth of over 72% from the previous year. The pent-up demand of 2020 and 2021 led to a significant rise in the gross absorption for 2022. Although Q4 has seen a slight dip, it can be linked to the slowdown which is gradually creeping especially in the technology sector,” said <keyword id="4255225" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="bhupindra-singh" source="Orion">Bhupindra Singh</keyword>, managing director, North, Colliers. SEE ALSO: <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/careers/news/top-10-job-roles-across-india-in-2023-data-scientist-cloud-architect-blockchain-engineers-surgeon-in-the-list/slidelist/96710031.cms">From blockchain engineers to surgeons: Here are the 10 top-paying jobs in India in 2023</a> <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/corporates/news/ntpc-starts-blending-green-hydrogen-with-piped-natural-gas-in-surat/articleshow/96712471.cms">NTPC starts blending green hydrogen with piped natural gas in Surat</a> <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/an-indian-crossword-puzzle-constructor-gets-the-us-einstein-visa-heres-all-you-need-to-know-about-the-eb-1/articleshow/96707623.cms">An Indian crossword puzzle constructor gets the US’ Einstein visa – Here’s all you need to know about the EB-1</a>

Leasing by flex space operators hits a new high of 7 million sq.ft in 2022: Colliers

Shutterstock<ul class="summary-list"><li>I bought a <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/costco-better-than-amazon-why-2019-3">Costco membership</a> a while back, but I found the store so overwhelming that I barely made use of it.</li><li>After a friend showed me the ropes, though, I started planning my family's meals to get the most out of my savings.</li><li>Now I'm a Costco pro, spending about half of what I used to on some of my family's meals.</li><li>You can use the <a href="https://thepointsguy.com/card-hub/costco-anywhere-visa-card-by-citi/?utm_campaign=bi_01202020_oc_costco-friend&amp;utm_source=referral" rel="nofollow nofollow">Costco Anywhere Visa® Card by Citi</a> to earn 2% back on eligible in-store and online purchases »</li></ul>"Thanks, I got it at Costco!" I'd heard this so many times over the years in response to compliments I'd given that I began to realize a club of people were buying their winter coats at the same place they were buying delicious pizza, and I wanted in. So, I went to <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/costco-sales-prove-amazon-proof-target-macys-struggle-2020-1">Costco and bought a membership</a>. On my first shopping trip, though, I was so overwhelmed by the sheer size of the place that I found myself wandering the endless aisles staring bug-eyed at brands I had never heard of and couldn't be sure I liked. I couldn't tell if the prices were good or bad, and I had no way of knowing because I'd never bought 600 vitamins in a single bottle before. I ended up leaving the store with only a box of chocolate almonds and an oversized pack of lightbulbs. It wasn't much, and it certainly didn't justify the $60 membership fee, but it's all I could find. In the months that followed, I made a handful of mostly futile trips to Costco, and at the end of the year, I sighed with relief when my membership expired. I decided I simply wasn't a <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/bruce-willis-jessica-alba-kris-jenner-celebrities-love-costco-2020-1">Costco person</a>.<h2>Getting some help from my friend</h2>When I told my friend Amanda this, I think she may have gasped audibly. I explained to her that while I felt silly admitting it, I didn't think I knew how to shop at Costco. She promised to take me to Costco and teach me how it's done. Our trip together was mostly centered on groceries. As busy mothers, we don't have time to gawk at flat screens, although we did double back to check out the clothes. We stopped first at the produce section, which is when I remembered why Costco hadn't worked for me. Sure, $3.69 for a pound of blueberries is a steal, but who needs a pound of blueberries? "Freeze them," Amanda told me, "Or better yet, think of all the ways you can use blueberries. Smoothies, by themselves as a snack, on oatmeal ..." She was right. My children love blueberries and would eat a pound in a single sitting if I allowed them to, but typically I'm so busy rationing out the contents of a quarter of a pint from my local grocery store that the final few shrivel up waiting to be distributed. The <a href="https://thepointsguy.com/card-hub/costco-anywhere-visa-card-by-citi/?utm_campaign=bi_01202020_oc_costco-friend&amp;utm_source=referral" rel="nofollow nofollow">Costco Anywhere Visa</a> earns 2% cash back on in-store and online purchases and has no annual fee. <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/costco-anywhere-visa-card-review">See Business Insider's review of the Costco Anywhere Visa card for more</a> »Things were just as overwhelming in the baked goods section: A dozen Einstein Bros. bagels for $6, or a dozen enormous muffins for the same. I've often spent $5 at my local grocery store for four comparable muffins, so the savings were undeniable, but I couldn't imagine needing so many jumbo-sized baked goods. "I always brought them to the office," Amanda told me. As a freelance writer, I have no office, but my husband does, or I might bring them as an easy contribution to my next book club. Or, as Amanda would say over and over throughout the course of our shopping trip, "Freeze them!"As we continued shopping, the deals were so good I found myself taking pictures of the price tags, all while Amanda suggested the ways I could use a jumbo vat of coconut oil or peanut butter. But while buying bulk is a significant component of shopping at Costco, it isn't the only part. <h2>Saving money on family dinners</h2>We make six out of seven of our weekly dinners at home, and while it's a savings over takeout, I can't tell you how many times I've longed for something between sweating over the stove all afternoon and dropping $40 on Grubhub. While many meal-kit delivery services posture themselves as the solution for families like mine, I find myself wincing every time I go over their price plans. Costco offers a real alternative. Its pre-made meal section is massive and packed with variety - plus, it's affordable. It is famous, of course, for its $4.99 rotisserie chickens and $9.95 18-inch pizzas, but it also sells dinner salads that will easily feed a family of four, large tubs of soup, ready-to-bake pasta, and street taco kits, with the average price of dinner coming in at $15. It's affordable and convenient, and maybe enough of a justification for the membership fee on its own. However, if I'm being honest, Costco is such a large store that "Costco runs" aren't a thing, only "Costco trips." So, personally, I would need more reasons to hike through the store beyond a few days of pre-made dinners to make the trek. <h2>Understanding Costco's assortment of brands</h2>Of course, Costco offers no shortage of reasons to stop in, but in the past, I'd struggled with buying brands I didn't recognize. Amanda helped me find the familiar in the unfamiliar. Much of this came down to recognizing what items I already use in bulk quantities without pre-existing brand loyalty. For example, to my uncultured palate, one olive oil is much like another, and our family pours through it quickly. Picking up a two-liter jug for $15.99 from Costco saves me both time and money. That said, Costco has brand options beyond Kirkland and, on some items, the brand really matters. I love baking and I use King Arthur flour exclusively. At my local grocery store, a three-pound bag is usually $5. Costco sells a 12-pound bag of King Arthur for $6. Even Amanda, my Costco guru, was surprised to see some of her favorite brands, at one point shouting, "Shut your face!" as she lunged for a package of Kite Hill yogurt. <h2>Finding my savings</h2>I had to stop myself from a similar exclamation when the cashier announced my total. It felt like a big number for a few items, especially considering I'd recently been geeking out over all the deals. But when I broke the numbers down into meals, snacks, and family members fed, I found my savings. I only had 10 items on my receipt, and my total was $105, but when I calculated how many meals were included in that 10 items and compared it to my typical $150 weekly grocery bill that covers breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks for the week, I realized that while my while my Costco bill was not a direct comparison, meal to meal, it was much more affordable for my family. For instance, the $10 box of individual pho servings would cover nine of my husband's lunches. The large bag of precooked, frozen chicken sausages I purchased for $13 and the box of frozen blueberry vegetable muffins I also got for $13 would provide my family with easy, nutritious breakfasts for less than $2 a day for the next two weeks. Typically, I spend at least $35 a week on our breakfasts. There were other savings as well. My grocery shopping always includes more than just groceries. My daughter's teacher recently asked parents for pencils for the classroom. With the 96-count box I bought at Costco for $9, I was able to provide pencils for the entire classroom.Another store would have sold a 12 pack of the same pencils for $2.39 a piece. Not only would I have spent much more money at another grocery store, I would have never bought 96 pencils at another grocery store at all. As someone used to running to my neighborhood grocery store on an as-needed basis, this mindset shift was the most important part of my Costco lesson. Because in so many ways, Costco is not just a grocery store, it's a way of life. It's a one-stop shop that has just about everything you need, but buying it in bulk also requires a degree of planning and commitment. 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