Anonymous wrote:We do most of our shopping at Costco. Here are some favorites beyond milk, eggs, meat, wine, paper towels.
Just Bare chicken nuggets - they do taste like chin FIL a
Frank gluten free bread which is actually pretty good
Bibigo frozen steamed dumplings
Bibigo rice that you microwave for 90 sec in the pantry aisle
Premium frozen stir fry vegetables
Rotisserie chicken
Tonkatsu ramen in the pantry aisle
Rice ramen
We really go for the less expensive coffee beans, paper and cleaning, milk, eggs, cheese, meat and wine.
For produce - only if you are planning on cooking and freezing dishes or feeding a large crowd. The only things that we can through in a week fresh are romaine lettuce, avocados, bananas and raspberries. The lemons do last in the fridge awhile.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Does Costco deliver? We live in MoCo and I would join but our Costcos are terrible--too crowded and the parking lots are awful when we have gone. My SIL lives near one outside NYC and it's immaculate with a huge parking lot--I'd belong if we had something like that.
Yes, via Instacart (though I've never used it, b/c I live near one that's easy to deal with in person).

Anonymous wrote:Gave up on Costco years ago. So many better stores around that are much more convenient with great prices.
Anonymous wrote:What percent cash back do you get? I'm currently using my bank visa card which gives me 1.5% cash back on all purchases. I wonder if the Costco card would be a better deal.Anonymous wrote:Family of 3 (4 when DS is home from college) and I'm in Costco weekly. It's really replaced the grocery store for the most part for us.
Can't beat the cost of the rotisserie chicken. Get the instant mashed potatoes, some frozen mixed veggies, and you have an easy dinner. I also get the big pack of already-picked rotisserie chicken and use it to make chicken noodle soup, chicken pot pie, chicken alfredo. I freeze whatever I don't use after a few days.
And $10 for a huge pizza from the food court?
Gas prices are lower than any other gas station in my area.
Their chocolate tuxedo cake is delicious.
Fresh bread is great too. Just need to eat it before too long since there's no preservatives or artificial ingredients to keep it lasting two weeks.
Street tacos are another easy dinner.
My entire work-from-home wardrobe is now Costco. $20 sneakers!
Pay for it all on the Costco visa and you get a nice cash check every year.
And an amazingly easy return policy.
What percent cash back do you get? I'm currently using my bank visa card which gives me 1.5% cash back on all purchases. I wonder if the Costco card would be a better deal.Anonymous wrote:Family of 3 (4 when DS is home from college) and I'm in Costco weekly. It's really replaced the grocery store for the most part for us.
Can't beat the cost of the rotisserie chicken. Get the instant mashed potatoes, some frozen mixed veggies, and you have an easy dinner. I also get the big pack of already-picked rotisserie chicken and use it to make chicken noodle soup, chicken pot pie, chicken alfredo. I freeze whatever I don't use after a few days.
And $10 for a huge pizza from the food court?
Gas prices are lower than any other gas station in my area.
Their chocolate tuxedo cake is delicious.
Fresh bread is great too. Just need to eat it before too long since there's no preservatives or artificial ingredients to keep it lasting two weeks.
Street tacos are another easy dinner.
My entire work-from-home wardrobe is now Costco. $20 sneakers!
Pay for it all on the Costco visa and you get a nice cash check every year.
And an amazingly easy return policy.