Costco Wholesale

Costco is the IKEA of grocery shopping in terms of relative size. It’s not just an errand; it’s an experience! Unlike that big furniture store, however, Costco has quality products and free samples. It’s a members-​only warehouse of bulk foods and home goods where you can find everything from frozen foods to Frozen books, trash cans to canned foods, and a small selection of furniture for almost every room between your front door to the back patio.
I love it all but it DOES get crowded on weekends by the accompanying broods that led to bulk buying. Don’t try to go in without a cart because chances are, you’ll find something you want/​need on the way to grab «just that one item.»
A few of my favorite and regular purchases from Costco: LED stud finder with built-​in leveler (~$ 33!), chicken salad (priced per lb) plus a pack of croissants, frozen salmon, and queen foam mattress (affordable with all the benefits of foam). On top of all that, they have a really generous return policy that’s not to be abused if it is to stay that way.

There’s just so much you can see here, for so little price. I discovered Costco the other day (wow, get with the program, Anh!) after looking for a Sam’s Club, and my friends enlightened me to this warehouse full of STUFF. So much so, that there’s so many cheap wholesale prices for everything you ever need.
I noticed that they had a great selection of foods (snacks, fruit, frozen foods, cooking essentials, and more) as well as electronics (TVs, laptops, other gadgets) and even camping/​recreation things for so inexpensive, I couldn’t believe my eyeballs. I will come back here when I can afford a $ 500 kayak, or a $ 650 stand up paddle board. And a fully decked-​out tent for $ 100? WOW.
They were quite lacking when it came to clothes for women, as this is not a main caveat that Costco features in, which is totally A-​OK. But the cool thing was, I got a pair of very comfortable sandals (Birkenstock ripoffs) for $ 14, and I wear them constantly, which is a really great sign. I think I’m going to return soon and get more, in different colors. So cute, and feels like I’m walking on clouds.
On another note, the variety of Costco items is very sparse, as I was looking for a smaller white board, when they only had the 36×24″ boards, which I ended up getting, for only $ 20. Wowzers cheap. That huge board will take me through undergrad and medical school for sure. I might just get some more of ‘em while I can!
Definitely come by here/​sign up for the Costco card if you can, it’s SO WORTH IT. One trip, and you’re already saving boatloads. It’s amazing. I’m already compiling a list of items I’ll need to get from here in the future once I run out of things I own. :P

Good ol Costco.. This will be short and sweet.
They’re open everyday
They never run out of a product
There’s some really good deals in the TV area
Check out lines are never ridiculous
Great customer service
Bakery rocks
and lastly, the take home pizzas are the

Growing up I only have been to SAMs Club & I’ll say it’s much better than Costco’s. It’s more organized and better spacing. It seemed like every corner I had to wait to get around someone. Besides that the samples were amazing we bought a few of them. Blackbeanburgers are very very good chipotle flavored and low fat. Now, when we were walking out the door my receipt was out and long we spent $ 320 in there, no electronics all food items. The guy at the door «Michael» grabbed the receipt off my cart with out asking, or saying why. No one has the right to touch my person or property, especially with out asking. He says he «had to do an item count.» I asked if «that is the law or policy» he said «obviously that’s why I’m standing here» I asked him
Is he «suspected me of not paying for anything» he said «he didn’t know». We finally was on our way and he opens his smart mouth again and says «yal try and have a nice day» my roommate said we won’t try we will”. He said «I doubt that – it will be hard for yal»
We mixed a few words back and forth I walked back to be sure I read his name tag right it said «Michael 2012″. Now I understand how places work, but unless you see „big ticket items“ I don’t care for the extra hassle and harassment». Especially, «do not reach in my cart with out asking or saying anything and stare at me like you either like I’m doing something wrong, beside walking out of the store. Now after we unload our groceries we will enjoy this beautiful day at shrimp fest. I am unsure if we will be back to Costco’s.

I LOVE COSTCO. From their items in bulk made to be cheaper than buying them separately, to their technology section, to their sample food stands, to their best food court in all of food court history!
They sell everything! …except shower curtains. How do I know this? Because I asked they said, «Tough luck, beach.» Just kidding, she was very kind, but it was still a no. But that’s okay! You can stock up on toilet paper, paper towels, vegetable oil, wine, cake, books, frozen foods, dried mango slices (extremely addicting; might have crack in this, iunno), chicken, crème brûlée, vitamin gummies, plastic containers, socks, plasticware, cups, you name it! I bought a three-​bag laundry holder here to separate my jeans, whites, and colored clothes– the thick fabric bags were included and they hook onto a metal roller bar. Best investment ever. If you need help, ask any of the friendly employees! OH! ALSO. Calling all lover boys and A++ children for Mother’s Day– the bouquets of flowers from Costco are just as good as the ones from a flower boutique. They’re gorgeousssss! Kept refrigerated. And affordable! So beautiful that she’ll think it’s expensive. No need to thank me, just pick up a bouquet for me too ;)
Now onto the food court! I’m so excite. Let me tell youuuu. YES. The Costco pizza is famous. Why are you so cheap?! And why are you so delicious??? An 18″ for only $ 10?! You have got to be kidding me, but ohhh, how I know you are not. I suggest buying the supreme one with everything on it. Ingredients are super fresh. If you walk around to the side, you may be able to see them make the pizzas through the windows and snapchat it because the workers do a fantastic job. I watch them make pizzas all the time like I’m watching goldfish. It’s amazing and beautifully executed. Ask me about my hobbies. «Watching the employees at Costco make my pizza.» Forreal.
The churros are soft breaded twists clutching the sweetest brown sugar for that extra crunch. They’re only $ 1 for a long twisted stick of it the size of your arm! And oh my goodness, I recently discovered their $ 3 chicken bake! Whoever invented this, please marry me. It’s like an extra extra large fluffy breadstick stuffed with chicken, melted American cheese, and bits of ham in it all baked with cheddar cheese shreds on top. You only need one of these to fill you up. If I ever die, put this on my altar so I can eat it in the afterlife.
Now for their dessert and drinks. My top suggestion is the mocha freeze for all you coffee lovers out there. You can even ask them to add chocolate syrup into your cup then add in the mocha frappé. The berry smoothie is berry delicious and a bit sour which is perfect for the summer but I still get it during winter anyways because why not? Very berry sundae is a mega popular dessert– vanilla sundae mixed with strawberry syrup and a handful of fresh strawberries filling your cup. Their regular chocolate vanilla yogurt swirl is amazing as well. Extremely thick and creamy, soft served, cold, yummy perfection.
There are different membership prices for Costco, the lowest being $ 55. My family and I went with the Executive Gold Star membership for $ 110. Don’t lose this card, as they check it at the front door every time before you walk in the store. Good security; I like that. Just flash them the card quickly like you’re the FBI. We left Sam’s Club for years now, and I’d say it is a huuuge upgrade. You won’t be disappointed. Costco is a total bargain!

Love Costco in general and this is my favorite location. Very clean and everyone here is super nice. Stop by the food court for a good cheap meal.

A couple of days ago, I witnessed a scene right out of a bad movie. Outside of the store, a caucasian female customer muttered «Go back to your country», referring to a woman of Asian descent 20 feet away from her. Both of these women had a daughter with them.
It is widely known that this sentiment is prevalent throughout the store, both with the employees and customers, for ages.
If you have children witnessing this scene or being on the receiving end of this treatment, please explain to them that this is not acceptable behavior.

I come to this place almost every other weekend. If I cam every weekend, I would probably go broke. Their merchandise is reasonably priced but I say that somewhat loosely due to the number of items they sell. I have no idea, but they have 1000’s! Something I purchase regularly here is frozen foods (snacks and meals) as well as dog food. Their dog food, Member’s Mark (I think?) is cheaper than brand name similar products and my dogs have shown a clear difference in their fur coat.
They also have the $ 1.50 hot dog + drink combo but beware, they have no Dr. Pepper. If you like Dr. Pepper, this will bother you. If you do not like Dr. Pepper, I hope you like Pepsi. The onion turnstile is fun, if you like onions on your hot dog. I always look at it and think… who has one of these? No one but wholesale clubs, why?
The store is laid out similar to Sam’s if you’ve never been to a Costco before. If you’ve been to a Costco before, this one is laid out just the same. Clothes/​Books/​Promotional/​Snacks in the middle… Frozen way in the back on the right with paper products behind that. One advantage to Costco by comparison to other wholesale clubs is that I feel like there are more promotional/​seasonal items available here to «get ‘em while they last» than others. Most others have the same stuff year ’round. Costco has some items year ’round but also those really cool things that are only available until the pallet sells — such as glassware/​tumblers and LED light bulb deals.

Costco always has a large selection of baked goods, specialty items, and a wide array of Kirkland/​Costco products that compete with the name brand.
I’ve been coming to this location since they first opened in the early 2000’s (when I was a wee bitty child) and they have always had high quality, low cost items.
The lines move relatively quickly and the food court is amazing! Pizza? Polish hot dogs? Ceasar salad? Yes, please! The only request? Bring back the chocolate almond dipped ice cream bars!!!

Took 45 minutes for a freaking chicken bake and I didn’t even get it. Ended up with the pizza. Shitty Ass service

I love that their organic labels are green. They are easy to spot! They also have a great selection! Cheapest place to buy Honest Company brand!

It’s Costco, so it’s a responsible company that takes good care of its employees. But all is not perfect in the bulk-​shopping Mecca. They’ve dropped Coke for Pepsi in the food court, and they don’t carry the warehouse club staple giant box of Ramen noodles. Recently they stopped carrying my wife’s wine and my kids’ juice. Next year, the amazing Costco AmEx card ends and they’ve signed a deal with Citibank. Really, Costco? If there’s anything great about Citibank, it’s not the customer service. If you’re going to go cheap and drop the good customer service, I might as well get a Sam’s Club membership.

So I usually go to the Costco on Overton Ridge, but sometimes I cheat on that location and hit this one up. I think the produce selection is actually better than my usual store. The only draw back for me is if it’s evening, the weekend or basically any time the store is open it’s effin nuts here. The parking lot is a free for all. The line for gas is like 8 cars deep at each lane. There’s people EVERYWHERE, especially in your way. So if you hates crowds, other people, being polite or anything similar to it– stay away!

I love Costco. I know love is a strong word but I do. They have everything I need.
Food, drinks and food. Wait did I say food?
The place stays busy at all hours but mainly during the weekends. If you can come here before 3pm help yourself and do that. Be careful looking for parking because nowadays people don’t look both ways while crossing the street. They have plenty of parking spaces but we just have too many lazy folks not willing to walk. Everyone wants to park by the door.
They have everything you want in bulk and more. I come here for a few items for the house; water, chicken, toilet paper, laundry detergent, paper towels and sometimes some avocados. I do purchase other things but those are my main reasons for coming here. For those that like wine they have a big selection with fair prices.
You do need a membership that’s starts about $ 50 but it’s worth it. Specially because this location has a gas station.
Who doesn’t like cheaper gas?

Hey do you want to waste your money and your time? I’ve got a great idea for you, go try to buy tires from Costco. First you call them as soon as they open and they answer the phone and pretend to ask you if you are interested in being put on hold. Of course, you do because you want to waste your time, but you play along and so you try to say «no thank you,» but, because Costco are experts on wastes of time and money, of course they know the game too, so they put you on hold before you can answer. Of course if you want the special extreme waste of time you wait the 15 minutes on the phone, then hang up and call 5 times while you’re on the way to the store until they eventually leave the phone off the hook never once even asking what they can do for you. This is where it gets really sweet because you get to pretend that they really give a flip about their «members» who actually pay anual fees for this type of «service.» This is the step where you call or walk in where you ask to talk to an administrator who plays a game with you where they pretend to listen to you while blaming you for being upset. If that’s not enough for you, then you can actually go to the tire center where they tell you your tire must be ordered and give you a price that is HIGHER for the same exact size and brand of tire that is IN STOCK at every neighborhood Firestone, which absolutely sucks at wasting your time and money. I mean the Firestone actually answered the phone quoted prices over the phone offered credit and LISTENED. Their base price for the same size and brand of tire was already lower and they added a discount onto that. I mean you’re really going to have to try harder if you’re going to compete with Costco at wasting my time and money, Firestone.

Visited the Optical center today to get contacts. Carla was awesome! She helped us verify insurance and even though she was «out of network» the customer service made it worth it. I will be coming here in the future for my vision needs.

Costco is simply the best. From its cheap food court prices to its abundance of organic foods in bulk, a membership here is well worth it! Even for a picky eater like me.

Don’t judge me, I had never heard of Costco until I moved to Texas. I Love Costco!
Gold Star Membership is $ 55 but be sure to look at deal sites for offers to sweeten the deal.
Costco gets crazy busy during their peak hours so we typically come right when they open or 30 mins before they close. We typically buy the same products and have gotten so efficient that we’re in and out in 10 minutes.
Some of the products that I thoroughly enjoy from Costco are: Greenlee’s Cinnamon Bread, Rotisserie chicken, Stirfry vegetables, Salmon, Costco Pepperoni Pizza,

I really like Costco. The customer service is always friendly, things are easy to find, and the quality of their products is fantastic. Especially the meat, seafood, and produce. The mini food court is just icing on the cake.
We buy our groceries in bulk from Costco to save on monthly expenses. It’s definitely cheaper to buy a larger amount of an item we frequently purchase in one trip than buying it multiple times and making frequent trips to the grocery store. What I really like about this place is that it pretty much covers all our shopping needs from electronics, household items and appliances, clothes, food, and things we would normally purchase at a pharmacy. The membership cost is pretty cheap considering they also have a gas station out front where the prices are always lower than the area average.
If you only plan on going to Costco once every three months or so then the membership probably isn’t worth it, but if you have a family and multiple cars then most definitely check this place out.
Out of all the wholesale stores, Costco is definitely my favorite. Variety is good, employees are trained very well, and the store layout is intuitive.

I have only been a member of this Costco for about 2 months, but let me tell you I’m already loving it! Since I just moved to Arlington last summer this is the closest place to and from my job grocery wise. So it’s perfect when I just need to stop in and out and grab something.
And even their food court you can’t beat it. Who doesn’t love a huge ass NY slice of Pizza on the go for like what $ 1.99? My boyfriend loves the hot dog/​drink and it’s only $ 1.50. We recently just tried the frozen yogurt… TRY IT! ;)
But on another note the store is always organized clean and easy to manuever between all the people an aisles I think so at least.
And I know some of you are probably thinking, you haven’t spent enough time going in there yet to know. but I only require a few main things in a company like this:
1. Great products
2. Good value so I’m not wasting my hard, earned DOLLAS.
3. Great Customer Service.
And so far. it’s been outstanding!
So if I were you I would get a membership, the $ 55 is def. worth it (plus my mom was able to buy me the membership from another state, and it made it easier too) they just needed a photo id from me and the number she was given. and WHA LAH… ;)