Maybe they should have consulted you before they invested multi million dollars in this area.

Maybe.. at least I'm not confused. IF one reads through the posts, one can determine the gist of the conversation. This Costco isn't nearly as busy as others. Traffic is low and store isn't full of people this being the reason for my evaluation.

Not true! We were there on a Saturday a couple weeks ago around 2-3 and we could barely get through the crowds to the food counter (we stopped mainly just for lunch since we were in our cart and live an hour by cart south of there), and were lucky to have a table open up so we could sit. We chose not to get a couple of items in the store because it was shoulder to shoulder people everywhere. Even the line to buy a new membership outside the entrance doors was as long as it was on opening day. It was crazy! They definitely knew what they were doing by opening one there.

They used to have containers with lids for the rotisserie chicken, but changed to bags recently. Agree they’re not great. We rarely get one because it’s pumped full of additives and chemicals.

We bought a small upright freezer from Costco online last year for our garage. It was $399 delivered. It’s nothing fancy and isn’t an automatic defrost, but we love that it’s all drawers, not shelves, so easy organization. Our garage has AC so the freezer isn’t dealing with a hot room so it runs efficiently.

And now we have the rest of the story, thank you! I know for Costco to be successful they need that kind of crowd daily. Let's hope the seasonal residence show up and help support it.

There was a lot of young families there from surrounding apartments and single family neighborhoods. I’m guessing a lot of seniors go early when it first opens, or that extra hour before opening that’s just for executive members. We have the executive membership but have never gone for the early hour because we aren’t morning people.

I got an executive membership too but will have to discover why pretty soon.

[QUOTE=Happydaz;2463004]Maybe they should have consulted you before they invested multi million dollars in

////// on second thought….

It sounds like, for some reason, you're hoping that the Costco here fails. Being a member for almost 40 years now, I love the way Costco does business (treasure hunt) with high quality products, at excellent prices as well as how they value their employees by paying a living wage with good benefits.

I mean really, who would begrudge an extremely successful company for that?

The person you were quoting seems to have a history, in my recollect, of being a bit of a nay-sayer, sort of seems to have a pessimistic perspective on life and many things in it.

Maybe I'm wrong and they are all rainbows and parades, but my impression from their postings is they are fairly negative in their outlook, perhaps just unhappy but I hope that isn't the case.

Did you read the last quote of mine, hoping the seasonal crowd helps boost attendance to keep the Costco going?:ohdear:

I'm not the one stating that the roads aren't busy, store isn't that busy or any of the other complaining.

That is funny because I've always had that impression of you. I reacted to those saying it wasn't busy, traffic was practically nothing and yada, yada, yada. We are Costco members and are used to very busy traffic and crowds when shopping at Costco and waiting in line for gas, to check out items and even parking spaces. Are people talking out of both sides of their mouths?:blahblahblah:

Did the paper products sales at Costco this afternoon. I recalled the lines we had during COVID for paper towels and toilet paper. Those were not the days.


I still cannot find the Costco restrooms but had to pick up some other stuff at Walmart. I have been using those for quite some time. So easy come, easy go.

Went to my local Costco store in CT this afternoon and it was not busy either. But there are plenty of days when it is a madhouse, with few parking spaces and long lines. Costco is just like any other retail business - it has slow times and busy times. But the powers at Costco know what they are doing. They have never had to shut down a single store due to lack of business, unlike BJ's and Sam's Club.

Weekends are probably much busier.

The restrooms are in front of the store, just to the left of the pick-up window at the food court.

Just ask any employee where they're at. I'm sure they'd be happy to point you in the right direction.

I was heading towards Walmart anyway after going to Costco. But thanks for the reply.

I can't tell if you are seriously looking for the restrooms after multiple visits and haven't just asked an employee or if that's meant be be some sort of running joke, but they're right by the food court.

My go-to Costco story is that the best experience I've ever had at a costco was during COVID. As a first responder they were giving us priority access, so even though there was a line of people around the building waiting to get in, an employee escorted me right past them. They were limiting the number of people in the store, so I could actually get around the store, get what I needed, and check out smoothly without crowds of people blocking the aisles and kids running around like it's a playground.

I'll agree that the new Villages Costco seems not as busy as most in the one mid-day visit I've made there. The fuel is the largest and most organized Costco station I've seen yet.

I am probably going to be getting gas there often. Hopefully not in more ways than one.


Thanks for your service with respect to being a first responder. My uncle Alvin was the Fire Chief of Itasca, Illinois for a while unfortunately he passed when I was helping take care of another uncle in Itasca. The fire departments from Chicagoland honored him with a procession past his house as well as by the house in which I was helping my other uncle . He received quite a touching Memorial Service from the firefighters and others. The uncle I was helping had received a Silver Star after weeks of fighting German troops with his scout patrol while directing artillery fire on Nazi positions during the Battle of Anzio.

My uncle who had been at the Battle of Anzio watched the procession of fire trucks going past his house from his wheelchair. He had lost an arm, leg and parts of his skull from an enemy tree burst. He had also lost most of the men in his squad in the long fight.
He was their lieutenant.

It was an honor to help these families in Itasca, IL out.


Most of us relatives did not even know about the Silver Star as he did not like to talk about the war and had kept the Silver Star in his attic along with the citation for it signed by an Army commander.


I had been helping the relatives in Itasca up until they could get my uncle into a nursing home that was a few hundred feet from their house. He got in and then I flew to Durham to interview with the North Carolina Central University Law Library but hit some flak put up by some of the people angered by my pointing out the problem I saw with respect to access to practical information for survivors/victims of crimes. Some of the people I interviewed with though there in Durham were very supportive. Some not so much. This interview was in December of 1994. I was talking about my 224 613 Project a lot back then to various people. Some of my letters going out had Itasca return addresses. I recall doing very well with the American Bar Association.



Back to the subject of Costco I do remember us going to a huge store to stock up on stuff but it was probably a Sam's Club. Schaumburg, IL Warehouse | Costco https://share.google/4VwpMktCX37WAFXTF


The Schaumburg Costco did not open until 1998.

I did find the restrooms at Costco today when I picked up some food at their food court. The hot dog was quite good. And at a very reasonable price.


I had joined up at BJs but never got over there. The membership did run out eventually.

We joined Costco via the internet, went to the store, secured our documents, and proceeded to shop. Now we know that people have been lusting after a Costco for years, but for the life of us, we didn't feel the love shopping there.
I came home and cancelled the membership, and am going to stick with B.J.S.

Cool, one less person to have to wait behind in line for gas or a cash register.

I get it, Nucky. We have a membership but our kids aren't interested in one, they are more online shoppers and don't care for the crowd. But be careful posting your sentiments, you may be listed as "pessimistic". :wave:

I was thinking while at Costco while looking at their products -- "I am going to need a much bigger freezer!". And then "I need a much bigger house!" Followed by "I need a generator to go along with the bigger house and freezer!"

We buy it because with the 2% rebate on all purchases it at least pays for the annual membership fee. Or at least it used to when we lived closer to one in SoCal and used up paper goods, etc, faster due to the kids visiting much more often. We’ll see if it pays off here after a year. We likely aren’t getting our money’s worth anymore with our spending greatly reduced now.

Another deal for new members

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I went to the new Costco a couple of nights ago for dinner, right before closing time. Had three hotdogs (can't beat it for $4.50). Only used one cup for the sodas, took the other two home. Wondering if they will let me use them on future visits. Never knew where the bathrooms were, or had a need for them. Started feeling a need for them halfway through my third hotdog. Found the restrooms to be very clean and well-stocked.