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Just shopped at Costco for the first time

Posted on 8/11/24 at 12:59 pm
Posted by FAT SEXY
California
Member since Jun 2020
2076 posts
Posted on 8/11/24 at 12:59 pm
No amount of savings is worth dealing with this shite
Posted by wileyjones
Member since May 2014
2715 posts
Posted on 8/11/24 at 1:00 pm to
Dude you went on a Sunday right after church
Posted by LegendInMyMind
Member since Apr 2019
74947 posts
Posted on 8/11/24 at 1:01 pm to
You went on a Sunday around the time school is starting back? I wouldn't draw any hard conclusions from that.
Posted by bird35
Georgia
Member since Sep 2012
13605 posts
Posted on 8/11/24 at 1:01 pm to
Next time buy the Mexican Street Corn Dip.

It’s worth the trip all by itself.

Posted by tonydtigr
Beautiful Downtown Glenn Springs,Tx
Member since Nov 2011
6663 posts
Posted on 8/11/24 at 1:01 pm to
quote:

FAT SEXY


What's the matter? You couldn't find a scooter to ride around the store in?
Posted by KamaCausey_LSU
Member since Apr 2013
17632 posts
Posted on 8/11/24 at 1:02 pm to
Never go to Costco on a weekend or at lunch if you can avoid it.

Monday after work is usually the tamest. Thursday isn't bad either.

You don't save money because by the time you check out your cart is half full of stuff you don't need.
Posted by wheelr
Banned
Member since Jul 2012
6008 posts
Posted on 8/11/24 at 1:02 pm to
Sam's is way better about checking out.

I only go to Costco on weekday mornings.
Posted by fr33manator
Baton Rouge
Member since Oct 2010
134529 posts
Posted on 8/11/24 at 1:04 pm to
What "shite"? The lines move swiftly
Posted by Major Dutch Schaefer
Location: Classified
Member since Nov 2011
38897 posts
Posted on 8/11/24 at 1:04 pm to
quote:

Sam's is way better about checking out.


Their App is the best around.


quote:

I only go to Costco on weekday mornings.


This^
Posted by gumbo2176
Member since May 2018
19997 posts
Posted on 8/11/24 at 1:06 pm to
Timing is everything when it comes to Costco. I've the luxury of going anytime I feel like since I'm retired, so I go first thing in the mornings when they open during the week.

I make it a point to never go on weekends or approaching holidays. Last time I went I was in and out in 45 minutes with around $200 worth of items in the basket that had me traversing the entire store to collect.
Posted by wheelr
Banned
Member since Jul 2012
6008 posts
Posted on 8/11/24 at 1:09 pm to
quote:

Their App is the best around.


Plus Sams still has handheld scanners at the self checkout. My Costco took them away. They expect you to scan bulky items using the fixed laser on the machine.
Posted by urinetrouble
Member since Oct 2007
20638 posts
Posted on 8/11/24 at 1:11 pm to
It is kind of depressing. It’s like doing your grocery shopping at an overcrowded Home Depot. Also, it is pretty perverse that they check for your card to enter like it is some elite club, but at the same time, make you wait in a line like cattle to leave the building because they have to verify none of us are stealing.

All that being said, if you are disciplined not to buy stuff you don’t need and flexible with their limited options, the membership can be a real money saver.
Posted by imjustafatkid
Alabama
Member since Dec 2011
65580 posts
Posted on 8/11/24 at 1:11 pm to
Sam's is better.
Posted by Woolfpack
Member since Jun 2021
1689 posts
Posted on 8/11/24 at 1:13 pm to
LMNO
This post was edited on 10/2/24 at 7:05 am
Posted by GreenRockTiger
vortex to the whirlpool of despair
Member since Jun 2020
60469 posts
Posted on 8/11/24 at 1:17 pm to
Which one? I just left Costco, too.
Posted by F1y0n7h3W4LL
Below I-10
Member since Jul 2019
4066 posts
Posted on 8/11/24 at 1:19 pm to
quote:

Their App is the best around.


I like the app. I can just point the app at the product barcode and it adds to my online cart and it pays by the credit card on file instead of having to pull out another card to feed into a machine.

When you're ready to leave, just total it up and pay for it with the app and head for the door. No standing in line and the ladies at the door will count your items like Costco. I don't have to put up with the rude Costco employees rushing me toward a checkout.

Sam's gas is the same price as Costco and the lines are shorter. You scan a QR code on the pump and you do not have to pull out the Sam's card or a credit card. Just gas and go.
Posted by FAT SEXY
California
Member since Jun 2020
2076 posts
Posted on 8/11/24 at 1:20 pm to
Woodlands, Texas
Posted by brewhan davey
Audubon Place
Member since Sep 2010
33350 posts
Posted on 8/11/24 at 1:21 pm to
Trick is to go on Saturday morning right when they open at 9:30, which is 30 minutes earlier than every other day.
Posted by GreenRockTiger
vortex to the whirlpool of despair
Member since Jun 2020
60469 posts
Posted on 8/11/24 at 1:21 pm to
Oh, I went to the one in Baton Rouge

It was crazy there, too
Posted by geauxtigahs87
Louisiana
Member since Dec 2008
26688 posts
Posted on 8/11/24 at 1:22 pm to
Care to elaborate?
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