Episode 1
Is Costco Saving Me Money or Is It a Scam?
RV Mendoza establishes the question and starts accounting for whether the membership and shopping habits save money.
continuingRecurring consumer and comedy series
Breaking Even
RV Mendoza keeps a running calculation to find out whether a Costco membership is saving money or quietly becoming the scam they suspected.
Developed and produced by Obvious Ventures with creator RV Mendoza.
- Creator
- RV Mendoza
- Company
- Obvious Ventures
- Status
- Continuing
The premise
The series premise
Every purchase gets a place in the ledger. Groceries, household spending, membership benefits, and gas all change the answer.
The running question gives consumer products a natural role inside a story about value. Five installments are published in RV Mendoza’s current Costco collection.
Published episodes
Published episodes
These episodes are the current selected examples on RV Mendoza’s creator site.
Episode 2
Is Costco a Scam?
The investigation continues with the costs and useful purchases that shape membership value over time.
Episode 3
The Grocery Restock
A restock becomes another entry in the ledger and turns ordinary groceries into a repeatable consumer story.
Episode 4
Costco Gas
RV Mendoza tests a major membership benefit and adds those savings to the larger calculation.
Episode 5
The Cuisinart Immersion Blender
A $39.99 Cuisinart immersion blender set saves RV Mendoza $19.50 against a comparable system elsewhere, covering 15% of the Costco Executive membership fee in one purchase.
Brand work in this format
Brand partnerships in this series
Each link opens RV Mendoza’s full case study with the brief, creative decisions, and verified results.
Crest
A paid Crest 3DWhitestrips campaign used RV Mendoza’s Costco fluency in a separate limited-time-offer story.
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