As you might already know, Costco is considered to be the grocery stores’ leader when it comes to low prices. Given the fact that you can buy a lot of affordable things in bulk, it’s no wonder that other grocery store chains become more and more competitive. This makes it a lot more difficult to find good deals, but don’t worry, we have some tips for you.
Even though there are a lot of stores you can choose from, Costco made sure it still has some considerable purchasing power, which gives it the chance to keep the costs low.
If you want to get more things for less, you can go to Costco’s website and choose a membership plan that works for you. Even though you have to pay for it, you will save a lot of money in the long run.
Here are some of the things where a Costco membership comes in very useful.
5 thoughts on “8 Things You Can Get Cheaper at Costco”
Biggest problem at Costco is the XXXL containers. Keep in mind the item may expire or get lumpy or old before you are able to use it all. You may end up trashing half of an item which will make it much more expensive than elsewhere.
Fresh baked goods – all of them – are a great buy and clothes are extremely inexpensive and high quality: many name brands are stocked as well as the Costco brand Kirkland.
Large packages of batteries are a real great price.
I always check prices at Costco before buying at Amazon. Better buys are almost always at Costco, unless you need a smaller quantity.
Another great thing is that Costco will always return items (even food) if you don’t like it. Amazon has a 30 day return policy, most items are free shipping to return. I always make certain I am buying a “free shipping and return” item when buying from Amazon.
I often buy fresh dinner items, divide and freeze in smaller containers. I can then have a great meal by thawing and putting in the microwave.
When Costco first came to the beautiful island of Kauai located in Hawaii I was overjoyed! I was expecting our third child and purchasing diapers at our local Safeway would have costed us in the thousands, no joke!! So my #1 is diapers, yes diapers.
Thirteen years later Costco favorites are, MEATS in bulk, organic snacks, chicken broth for sure. Our family favorite Kirkland brand (Hagen Daz) like ice cream bars!
I probably could go on but I won’t. I now reside in Florida and our local Costco is opening on August third! Praise Jesus in a serious way. Even though prices on groceries is half the price of what Kauai is, and now with inflation it’s even worse for humans who reside in Hawaii. I am looking so forward to being able to buy bread, organic frozen broccoli AND those ice cream bars. The good thing is both for Kauai and Florida if the bottom falls out with inflation rising you can always hunt food, fish and grow food.
While I buy a few items “QUALITY” items I can not get elsewhere ONLY at Costco. I only Buy : Kirkland: Dog Food, and Olive Oil. Also, “PRIME” Steaks in meat counter. THAT IS IT! Sam’s Club is Defiantly allot less expensive ( just about EVERTHING by a $1 or $2) for same items. Like Salmon, Fruits, veggies and frozen foods etc.
I simply do not get the Costco Hype. Except for a few “Kirkland” signature items “Sam’s has same if not better items for less.
True that if you buy a membership you get your⁸ money back in goods
I have been buying the Kirkland Organic Maple Syrup for years. I will use no other. Another item is Captain Morgan Spiced Rum. I don’t recall the price, but it is much cheaper than the local liquor store prices.
I have been well pleased with many Kirkland brand items. They are consistently high quality and reasonably priced.
I do have one gripe with Costco. I was thinking the 12 pound bag of King Arthur plain flour would have been cheaper at Costco. I did a cost comparison at Kroger and they had a 10 pound bag of the same brand at a savings of about $0.10 an ounce, a savings of over $1.00. I can go through bag that size well before I need to worry about it going bad.