What do you like to buy at Costco?

Paul Newman grape juice
Jelly Bellies - despite the Reagan link, I'm hooked
those big plastic bottles of cashews
big-ass apple and cherry pies
the meat is all very good
frozen goodies, too numerous to list

I also buy a lot of catering supplies and food there

Costco's great!

leg shavers, shampoo, conditioner, socks, SOUR KEYS, vitamin-gummies!

we get the vitamin gummies too. Bought them for my son, but my husband seems to really be enjoying them. LOL

they have to forklift into my car. Most cleaning products and a big-ass bag of spring mix lettuce for my kid's guinea pig.

best deal! $17 for two racks!

...of Zephyrhills distilled water...the rest are just impulse items.

I used to stock up on wine at Costco, until I discovered Trader Joe's $1.99 wine - it is soooo good. I can't even believe it's only $1.99. If there's one near you, you should give it a try - the J.W. Morris and Charles Shaw brands are unbelievably good for the price.

They're dreamy, plump and juicy goodness. I make raisin bread and oatmeal raisin cookies with them.

Nuts of all types. They're about 1/3 the price of the grocery store and last a long time in the freezer.

Fish, frozen and fresh. Cheap and high quality.

Coffee. They have the best and cheapest coffee in America.

Cheese. Cheap and good, with a wide variety.

Chicken tenders. A good quick meal, and it's real chicken, not processed.

And of course, toilet paper and paper towels.

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Arizona Green Tea
Bottled water
Stoneyfields Yogurt
Paper towels
TP
Cat Liter

...and you've got an instant breakfast with fibre!

I alway sprinkle cat liter in my yogurt. ;)

Salmon, catfish, cat food, paper towels, razor blades, books, books, and more books.

is union. Its the anti-walmart. good place to support.

Heaven Sweet Simple Heaven

It took me a long time to work up the nerve to buy one of those big buckets, in case it sucked. It didn't. It works better than any other brand and it's cheap as borscht, too. Also, Coke in glass bottles!

I like the Paul Newman grape juice, too! I also like the smoked salmon, tillamook cheese, and yes the pies are good. I usually stay away from the sweets though. I buy the hot chocolate packages, and sometimes they have good veggies/salads. I usually get their giant packages of microwave popcorn, though I don't especially like their popcorn because it is too salty. But it certainly is less expensive, and not too bad at that. What I really like to do is go there and get the free samples of stuff. Also they have good pizza and hot dogs at their little cafe- but I've been sorta staying away from hot dogs and beef. This is off the subject, but at Trader Joe's they are carrying buffalo burgers now. Yeah, they are frozen and organic. Pretty good.

slobber slobber....

also, the frozen wild rice and chicken casserole is awesome (nuke for 10 minutes and dinner's done)

Best prices on books, DVDs and CDs, although the selection is limited.

And it's the best place to graze on Saturdays.

Have you gone AWOL, ZW?

Assholes Haven't Done Their Taxes! :D

You owe me a slice of that peach pie and a hunk of that chicken! :P

Cheer, Clorox, Tequila, Gin, and Cigarettes. Plus, lots more...depending on what I need.

BTW, once I had one of those large trollies-full!...and, someone asked if I owned a store. LOL!

:smoke:

Usually, it's 15-20¢ per gallon cheaper than at other service stations in the area.

So, I fill up.

:-)

I filled up my little G20 at $2.01 per gallon Wednesday in Henderson, Nevada. The average price around here is $2.15 and nothing else nearby was less than the $2.08 for members at Vons. My required once-a-week trip to that area is perfect timing for a fillup.

Nothing will dampen the rampant Costco enthusiasm on DU, but I have a mathematical background, and job, and completely concur with Consumer Reports and other assessments that many people join warehouse clubs who do not benefit from them. Several big ticket electronics purchases per year is the primary way to justify and overcome that annual $45 nut.

Regarding food purchases, one study concluded that anyone who lived in a populated area with several grocery chains could match or better the warehouse prices simply by taking advantage of isolated weekly specials at the chains. You save $45 plus the need to buy bulk.

but I'm obsessed with getting the best deal and a couple of years ago (when I first started shopping at Costco) I created a spreadsheet to compare costs between Costco and the local grocery stores. It helped me figure out what were the really great deals at Costco and stick to those - and avoid the prepared foods and especially those impulse buys. After shopping there for the first few months (before I did the comparison) I found I was spending more on groceries because I was just buying more - buying more than we needed and I wanted to get out of that bulk buying mentality. So now I go to Costco only once every other month or so and I don't buy nearly as much stuff.

for less than $6.00!!!!

You get the whole damn fish for something like 20 bucks- a family of four can eat it for every meal over three days and still have leftovers.

Did I mention toilet paper? :crazy:

I'm fully stocked until the Kerry administration finally moves in and kicks the Texan primate to the curb.

They're not in my area yet. :evilfrown:

then the wines, DVD's, books, towels, super food, tools and the seasonal changes.

They offer good benefits and decent wages to their employee's and in this Bush corporate mentality, completely in the Wal Mart dream world, that is something.

Their price on Concha Y Toro wine from Chile is outstanding. $6.49 for a 1.5 liter bottle. And they have a 28 pack of Molson in bottles for $14.99. Also, Guinness Stout in the tall cans=$15 for a 15 pack. Plus a ton of other supplies.

:(

Roughly 1/2 retail price & Mrs ernesto loves the cans for recycle.

Good GOD, those things are addicting!

We buy

Meat
Toilet paper
Jimmy Dean Breakfast Sandwiches
Cheezits
Tide
Bounce
The litte ice mountain water bottles
Cereal
Beef jerkey
Chambray shirts...

Those are just a few... the list is endless!!! :hi:

bag of lemons, batteries, toothbrushes, canned vegetables, trash bags, and of course, TP, paper towels, and napkins.
And I always fill up with gas before shopping :-)

Also...
DVDs
Books
Ciggies
Gouda
Cheddar
Progresso Clam Chowder
Some of those flannel floppy house pants
Blueberry muffins
Nintendo games
DVD-Rs & CD-Rs
Starbucks coffee
Gas

They're take and bake pizza SUCKS!:puke:

(reprehensor thinks the beans are much fresher than the dried out ones we get everywhere else)

TP
CDs
books
wine
media equipment
Double bonus packs of Scope mouthwash
assorted doodads

Their heavy duty weedblock that I bought there awhile back is awesome! Much better than the cheap stuff I bought at the hardware store.

I've even found cute clothes there from time to time; pretty sweaters and a nice dress.

only $40 at my local Costco.:)

The best sweet corn I've ever tasted.