Is Costco worth it?

[Anonymous]

I get toilet paper, big bag of organic kale, crunchy rice rolls, big bag of individually wrapped chicken and tilapia, big bag of lemons, distilled vinegar, organic celery and carrot bags, individual portions of hummos and guac, organic salsa and sometimes one of their cakes. I think it's worth it -but then again I'm on my Mom's membership

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:definitely worth it. I buy dry goods, spaghetti sauce, meat, beer, cheese, fish, paper products, cleaning products, toothpaste, mouthwash, allergy med/motrin/vitamins, Front Line for the dogs, etc. I shop at farmers markets or the regular grocery store for my produce and I get most of my dairy/bread from the grocery store.

We have a freezer and believe me I fill that up.

Yup. Food-saver vacuum sealed bags. I pack 40 lb of ground beef in one go, from Cost co. 20lb of pork chops, etc. keeps it like new

[Anonymous]

I've found if there are a few regular items you buy that are a good deal at Costco, it makes it easily worth it. for us its:

Fage yogurt- $6 for a bigger container than the biggest one from HT, WF, Wegman's, etc. and less expensive by a couple bucks
San pellegrino sodas - only place i found that sells in a case. at grocery stores you'd have to by a bunch of expensive 6-packs
Nesquik (my guilty pleasure) - $6 for a huge container...to get the equal amount from any grocery store would easily be over $15
Walnuts and almonds - way cheaper than anywhere else I've found
Organic olive oil - same as above
Cascade or Kirkland brand dishwashing tabs - also cheap
when we had infants, formula was a huge savings
Costco baby wipes
Rotisserie chicken at $5 is a steal
2 giant logs of goat cheese for like $6...again would be >$10 for that much in the grocery store

Then they have some really high quality and/or unique products:

The 'superfood' salad with kale, berries, sunflower seeds, etc is awesome and cheap. can be dinner a couple nights a week
Ribeye steaks are the best in town
Spices are really good and a good price
fresh baked french bread
Many Kirkland Signature wines
Many of their 'premium' cheeses


Lastly, if you are on the fence, wait until you have to make a major purchase on electronics or new tires for your car. the membership pays for itself in one felled swoop

[Anonymous]

I live right by the Mt. Vernon Costco and I'm loving it.