Welcome to Costco! I love you.
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Supposedly.... rotisserie chicken. And a hotdog ($1.50).
Do not buy the produce there it rots really fast for some reason. The meat is excellent.
Gas
And generally higher end stuff is relatively inexpensive. We found a washing machine for about $230 less than Home Despotism
We like the yellow-bag coffee too
If you find you are regularly buying stuff there, get their Citi credit card (and pay the balance monthly) as the points add up fast and you can more than pay for the membership
And generally higher end stuff is relatively inexpensive. We found a washing machine for about $230 less than Home Despotism
We like the yellow-bag coffee too
If you find you are regularly buying stuff there, get their Citi credit card (and pay the balance monthly) as the points add up fast and you can more than pay for the membership
Meat and most groceries. We've found the same about the produce. Seems to go bad faster. Then Motor oil.
Besides the local general store the nearest grocery store is over an hour away. So we buy lots from Costco.
Besides the local general store the nearest grocery store is over an hour away. So we buy lots from Costco.
I hear some where they have a time machine.
Best thing about Costco in our area is they deliver same day for less than the time and gas required for me to go there and shop. I’ll never “go” to Costco again.
Some things we buy a lot of:
All grocery staples
Coffee
Snack foods
Gift cards that offer discounts (airlines and attraction type stuff)
Flowers for the wife
Some things we buy a lot of:
All grocery staples
Coffee
Snack foods
Gift cards that offer discounts (airlines and attraction type stuff)
Flowers for the wife
Best thing about Costco is that they donate a percentage of every dollar you give them to BLM and Trans Rights groups, so you can feel virtuous while shopping for things you don’t need to impress people you don’t like!
They have a bag of 347 dinner rolls or two giant loaves of bread in the bread aisle. If you are feeding 43 kids its perfect.
Haven't had their frozen lasagna in a while but its awesome. Steaks and prime rib are spendy but very high quality. I bought a tenderloin last year and made Beef Wellington it was perfect.
Never know when you'll need a 10 pound box of Rice Crispy treats, but you will know where to buy one.
Not only do they support BLM and hate America as only a Seattle based company can, but they'll send you a magazine every month or so telling you about their latest Tampon Tim rally or pedophile outreach program. Their employees seem to enjoy working there.
Haven't had their frozen lasagna in a while but its awesome. Steaks and prime rib are spendy but very high quality. I bought a tenderloin last year and made Beef Wellington it was perfect.
Never know when you'll need a 10 pound box of Rice Crispy treats, but you will know where to buy one.
Not only do they support BLM and hate America as only a Seattle based company can, but they'll send you a magazine every month or so telling you about their latest Tampon Tim rally or pedophile outreach program. Their employees seem to enjoy working there.
Whole bean coffee. They have a really good variety. Even the house brand stuff from there is good. And lamb. Those lamb steaks are awesome.
Cigars, so much cheaper than anywhere else.
As others have mentioned, brisket, pork butts, etc. We are two hours from our nearest Costco, my wife takes a cooler and stocks up.
As others have mentioned, brisket, pork butts, etc. We are two hours from our nearest Costco, my wife takes a cooler and stocks up.
Smoking pellets
Dog and cat food
Prime brisket as mentioned above
Family of 6 with number 7 on the way. We’ve done our stint boycotting Costco, Amazon, etc. Sometimes you just ignore their bullshit and use their services anyway.
Dog and cat food
Prime brisket as mentioned above
Family of 6 with number 7 on the way. We’ve done our stint boycotting Costco, Amazon, etc. Sometimes you just ignore their bullshit and use their services anyway.
This/These. Absolutely. You can't come close to making them for what Costco charges.
Costco Vitamin water.
Strawberry lemonade.
Costco 2 % milk.
Eggs.
Jabra hearing aids.
Eyeglasses.
Gas.
Pellet Grill pellets.
Jif Extra chunky peanut butter.
Nalley's Chili.
Almost anything and everything.
From supplies like toilet paper and dish soap, to furniture, appliances, TVs, gun safes, sporting equipment, car batteries and tires, alcohol, meat, charcoal, etc.
If I'm in the market for any decent sized purchase, I always check Costco.com first. I'm eyeing a "mobile workbench" on there right now to turn into a reloading table.
From supplies like toilet paper and dish soap, to furniture, appliances, TVs, gun safes, sporting equipment, car batteries and tires, alcohol, meat, charcoal, etc.
If I'm in the market for any decent sized purchase, I always check Costco.com first. I'm eyeing a "mobile workbench" on there right now to turn into a reloading table.
Great for large families. I see the sister-wives once in a while during the week at Costco. Usually 2 or 3 in prairie dresses and kids with a couple of the huge flat carts piled high. Just the right quantities of everything!
Why?
My local Costco must suck, because they have about 3 options for tires and batteries are far more expensive than my local O'Reilly's.
That was awesome until some mismanager made the decision to axe the polish dogs.
Now no polish dogs and no more sauerkraut in the little cups.
At least the hotdogs are good.
Not in my AO, either. Visiting family last year and they needed to stop at Costco. Never been in one, so okay.
Walmart with bulk groceries and cheap hotdogs.
Maybe it’s regional. They’re by far the cheapest in my area.
I like their Interstate battery brand.
More tire options online, ship to store for install. But yes, still limited selection. My last set I bought elsewhere because they don’t sell studded tires.
A plus on appliances- just like you we’ve found deals better then Lowe’s or Home Depot even with my contractor or veterans discount. Even delivers we saved $230-250 on wash machine and like $200-$220 on a fridge/ freezer combo.
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I have a Costco in my AO and I do use it for certain things. Mostly for things like Kitchen supplies (Chinet plates, plastic silverware, etc.) that aren't perishable and I can buy in bulk. I also buy large "gallon jug" six packs of drinking water. I may get some food items (turkey breasts) which I can then cut with my electric slicer. Whenever I can afford it, I'll get a whole beef tenderloin so I can trim it and cut it into medallions and freeze them. On occasion, the large plastic canister of Parmesan Cheese. And, of course, various paper products (Paper towel and toilet paper bails) and cotton discs for after shaving (the ones I can't shove down my toilets, anymore) 
I don't buy electronics there anymore, although I will shop around and compare them. I'll then buy it on Amazon. I've had trouble with their large TVs. I've had to have warranty service on them where the company actually had to replace them. I will buy fuel from the gas station there if I need it for a rental car, etc.
Just a bit of history. "Costco" is more a west coast thing, with HQ of course in the Kirkland Wash, area. On the east coast, there was a competitor to Costco called "Price Club." Originally, you had to have some kind of Union membership or similar thing (Teacher, Fire, EMS, etc.), to get a Price Club membership. Thankfully, my employer at the time was able to secure memberships for us if we had no such affiliation. So, I got in. Price Club worked the same as Costco. Exactly the same. Later on, I think they opened the membership to the "general public" to get more members. FInally, Costco Wholesale bought them out and gobbled up the Price Club brand. The rest is History.
I don't buy electronics there anymore, although I will shop around and compare them. I'll then buy it on Amazon. I've had trouble with their large TVs. I've had to have warranty service on them where the company actually had to replace them. I will buy fuel from the gas station there if I need it for a rental car, etc.Just a bit of history. "Costco" is more a west coast thing, with HQ of course in the Kirkland Wash, area. On the east coast, there was a competitor to Costco called "Price Club." Originally, you had to have some kind of Union membership or similar thing (Teacher, Fire, EMS, etc.), to get a Price Club membership. Thankfully, my employer at the time was able to secure memberships for us if we had no such affiliation. So, I got in. Price Club worked the same as Costco. Exactly the same. Later on, I think they opened the membership to the "general public" to get more members. FInally, Costco Wholesale bought them out and gobbled up the Price Club brand. The rest is History.
