Friday was a day of firsts for longtime Costco employee Mathew Rios – he typically has the day off, and he’s certainly never performed life-saving measures while dressed as a Bavarian elf.
It was shortly before 10:30 a.m. and Rios had just started his shift at the Vancouver warehouse. He’s worked for Costco for 22 years, half of them at that store.
The 42-year-old said he doesn’t usually dress up for Christmas, but he decided to get into the spirit by wearing an elf hat, suspenders over a green shirt and a poinsettia-colored tie.