[STLRAY]

Having never been to a Costco I went there to see what the alure of this store. The guy at the door wouldn't let me in to see if I even wanted to pay for a membership. I was going to have to wait an hour outside in the cold to buy a membership just to go in to see if there was anything there I wanted to buy. No thank you. There are millions of stores I can just walk in without the hazing ritual. Why would anyone want to go to Costco?

[retiredguy123]

Originally Posted by STLRAY

Having never been to a Costco I went there to see what the alure of this store. The guy at the door wouldn't let me in to see if I even wanted to pay for a membership. I was going to have to wait an hour outside in the cold to buy a membership just to go in to see if there was anything there I wanted to buy. No thank you. There are millions of stores I can just walk in without the hazing ritual. Why would anyone want to go to Costco?

You can tell them you are going to the pharmacy, where there is no membership required.

[asianthree]

Originally Posted by STLRAY

Having never been to a Costco I went there to see what the alure of this store. The guy at the door wouldn't let me in to see if I even wanted to pay for a membership. I was going to have to wait an hour outside in the cold to buy a membership just to go in to see if there was anything there I wanted to buy. No thank you. There are millions of stores I can just walk in without the hazing ritual. Why would anyone want to go to Costco?

Little confused have stopped about once a week, and have never waited to get in. Did you guess you had to wait an hour or was there an end of the line sign that said 60 minutes.

[charlieo1126@gmail.com]

Costco sold a $100million worth of one ounce gold bars in last quarter , they are such a hot seller that Costco limits customer’s to only buy 2 at a time

[justjim]

Originally Posted by LuckyS

Coming from a long time Costco fan I have finally realized that Sam's which is right here fills the bill. Of course its not a Costco but pretty much everything we get from Costco Sam's has so for now I am a Sam's shopper.

We never had a Costco nearby so never compared their prices vs. Sam’s. However, I hear from some pretty reliable people that Sam’s is actually cheaper for the same product and the membership is also cheaper. Could this be a lot about nothing?

[thelegges]

Originally Posted by justjim

We never had a Costco nearby so never compared their prices vs. Sam’s. However, I hear from some pretty reliable people that Sam’s is actually cheaper for the same product and the membership is also cheaper. Could this be a lot about nothing?

Sams and Costco carry different products. Costco has customer service above and beyond anywhere you have ever shopped.

Up north with in 30 minutes of our house we had 4 Costcos and 2 Sam’s 40 minutes away.

Every month we drove to base commissary, then Sam’s Costco and Trader Joe’s

Money spent
1. Base 50%
Costco 25%
Trader Joe’s 20%
Sams (roasted chicken and some side for dinner) 5%

[Topspinmo]

For me I never was fan to have to pay to shop in a store. Was member of Sams club long time ago. Most commodities package was too large,
ended up over spending for my situation.

[MrChip72]

Originally Posted by STLRAY

Having never been to a Costco I went there to see what the alure of this store. The guy at the door wouldn't let me in to see if I even wanted to pay for a membership. I was going to have to wait an hour outside in the cold to buy a membership just to go in to see if there was anything there I wanted to buy. No thank you. There are millions of stores I can just walk in without the hazing ritual. Why would anyone want to go to Costco?

The allure is that they only sell quality products, their maximum markup over their cost on all items is 15%, they have a return policy that is second to none, on most electronics they will double the standard warranty. The $60 membership is a drop in the bucket compared to what you can save in 1-2 trips.

They also sell excellent rotisserie chicken and hot dogs below their cost to their members.

There's a reason that 130 million people pay for the privilege to shop there.

[NoMo50]

Originally Posted by justjim

We never had a Costco nearby so never compared their prices vs. Sam’s. However, I hear from some pretty reliable people that Sam’s is actually cheaper for the same product and the membership is also cheaper. Could this be a lot about nothing?

We have been members at both Costco and Sam's Club for many years. There are a few products we prefer to get at Sam's, plus until recently, Sam's was much closer than Costco. However, when looking at identical products, I have not found Sam's to be any less expensive. With the opening of the new Costco in Clermont, our Sam's Club membership may be in jeopardy.

If you have a Costco Executive membership ($120/year), you get cash back rewards on all of your purchases. In fact, Costco guarantees you will save at least the cost of your membership in a year's time, or they will make up the difference for you. Customer service? Costco wins by a mile. After all, Sam's is just a large Walmart.

A huge benefit not known by all is the availability of Costco Travel. Whether it's cruises, air fare, rental cars, hotels...they can save you a LOT of money, aside from simply having the best rates/fares. We recently completed an Australia/New Zealand/South Pacific/Hawaii cruise that was booked through Costco Travel. Besides having the lowest overall cost we could find anywhere, Costco added another bonus: when we got home, we received a $950 Costco Cash Card. We will never get rid of our Costco membership.

[Michael G.]

Originally Posted by coffeebean

It's a running joke at this point. Lighten up.

Ditto, or lighten up until the doors open somewhere south of 466A.

[asianthree]

Originally Posted by Topspinmo

For me I never was fan to have to pay to shop in a store. Was member of Sams club long time ago. Most commodities package was too large,
ended up over spending for my situation.

Just in prescription glasses we save 4 times more than our membership fee.

[Bilyclub]

Originally Posted by BlueStarAirlines

Let this be the official notice that a new Katie Belle's is coming to Eastport and will be right across from the Chik-fil-A and around the corner from the Costco. All are a done deal!

You can keep Katie Belle's and Chick-fil-A. Portillo's will suffice.

[Indy-Guy]

Costco Stock

52 week low $447.90

52 week high $661.88

YTD +45.35%

Friday 12/15/2023 result +4.45% closed at $658.82

Looks pretty good to me! They must be doing alot right.

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