I just signed up for Costco and visited the store for the first time. I’m a little disappointed. Everything there is really unhealthy. They have a full bread aisle, but no whole wheat bread. I feel like the store is 1% produce, 69% highly processed food, 30% objects.
Lots of types of groceries are missing. I overheard two other parties saying they would go to Walmart afterwards, to get stuff they couldn’t find at Costco.
Everything there is such a disorganized mess. Most of the aisles are incoherent.
What’s with the baggers? Why would they have bag boys but no bags? Do all Costco stores have no bags? I don’t need an entire worker just to put my stuff back in the cart.
I primarily go there to get a few things. The frozen meats (chicken breast, wings and goat) are well priced, the paper goods are cheaper (paper towel, shit tickets, napkins), tortilla, seaweed snacks (I actually prefer theirs to the Asian grocers ones), flour and sugar, eggs (cheapest around, but usually sell out fast), cherry tomatoes and mixed salad, and a few other things my hungover brain can’t recall.
You gotta do some research to see what’s actually a bargain and know you’re gonna get some stuff elsewhere. I usually avoid the snacks and processed foods and goods. But I get most of my produce from the Chinese or Indian grocers nearby. They’re cheaper and better quality than American supermarkets.
Oh, the gas is a good price. And so are the tires. I think they rotate and rebalance your tires for free for the life of the tire if you buy a full set there.
If you have one that sells booze, those are good for stocking up on “well liquor” for parties. They don’t have my booze of choice, but I’ll buy a cheap vodka for batch cocktails or something or a few bottles of $3 wine for a party or sangria.
But yeah, it’s organized like crap specifically so you spend more time there and impulse grab shit. Idk why their baggers are set up this way, but whatever.
That’s probably also why they’re always moving stuff around too.
Yeah, pretty standard grocery store tactics. Costco puts the meat/produce/dairy/eggs at the far end of the store on the edges just like every other chain.
Costco also has great prices on nuts/dried fruit, protein/workout supplies, canned goods/pasta sauces, OTC drugs and sundries like soap/shampoo/razors.
It’s a great place to get a lot of “fundamentals.” They mostly sell at cost, as the bulk of their profit comes from subscriptions, not markup.
Ahhh thank you! I knew I was forgetting something.
Personally, I get my nuts, dried fruits, dried beans, lentils, etc. from the Indian grocer which is far cheaper, but that is not something everyone would have access to.
That said, if there is one near you, I recommend checking there for those goods and comparing.