Great ‘What to Buy at Costco & Makro’ Hunt

mardatha

Well I've got a trade membership , sorry didnt think !

mirko

mardatha wrote: »

Well I've got a trade membership , sorry didnt think !

In future please be more considerate to the plebians amongst us who don't have trade membership. Cheers.

mardatha

peasants
LOL!

Sami_Bee

mirko wrote: »

I've just joined up with Costco so am interested to see whether it's going to be "worth it" or not. I hope others find these "stats" useful. Obviously prices may change as time goes on, and for all I know the prices are different in each store. I shopped at Reading and the date was 21/2/2010
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I went to Reading Costco, so other people's experiences may vary. Overall I think it's going to be worth it!

IIRC Weezl (Queen of frugality on the OS board) worked out that if you buy the whole milk from costco and water it down to be semi-skimmed she saved more than the yearly membership over 12mths:)

Did you treat yourself to "costco buffet"? (aka going when it's samples time and tasting everything )

lolly5648

Sami_Bee wrote: »

Did you treat yourself to "costco buffet"? (aka going when it's samples time and tasting everything )

That's the highlight of my trip - I go round at least twice:D

scottishminnie

Thought I'd post some of the offers in the current book -

Sharp 46"LCD TV LC46LU700E - £100 off now £939.99 inc vat

Persil Small and Mighty 2x1.47 litre - £4 off (no price)

Home Valet Waxed Floor Duster half price now £5.28 inc vat

Progress non stick bakeware set (2 non stick oven trays, 1 non stick cooling rack) - £2 off now £11.74 inc vat

Finish Classic Powerball 2x90 pack £3 off (no price)

Kleenex Velvet Wipe and Clean 10x2 pack £3 off now £9.74 inc vat

Bosch Tassimo model no TAS6515GB £10 off now £91.64 inc vat

Norton Internet Security 2010 £15 off now £17.61 inc vat

Nescafe Gold Blend 750gm tin £2.50 off now £14.99 (no vat)

Dyson DC24 Upright (small ball) £12 off (no price)

Babyliss 2100w Professional Hair Dryer Model 5541U - £4 off now £16.44 inc vat

Palmolive Hand Soaps 4x500ml - buy 2 packs for £8 +vat (£9.40)

Brabantia Steel Touch Bin 50litre £13 off now £55.21 inc vat

That's just some of the current offers -
Not much food in this booklet and nothing very exciting for me - at least I won't be tempted to drop in then!

scottishminnie

Did you treat yourself to "costco buffet"? (aka going when it's samples time and tasting everything )[/QUOTE]


I don't do the "Costco buffet" but if you go when they open (weekdays in Glasgow certainly) just as you enter, then to the left they have free tea and coffee and platters of their huge muffins quartered. It's always very popular and very welcome

BikerEd

scottishminnie wrote: »

I don't do the "Costco buffet" but if you go when they open (weekdays in Glasgow certainly) just as you enter, then to the left they have free tea and coffee and platters of their huge muffins quartered. It's always very popular and very welcome

Again, that's only for us trade members, not for the peasants or plebians (as they refer to themselves in this thread)...

scottishminnie

BikerEd wrote: »

Again, that's only for us trade members, not for the peasants or plebians (as they refer to themselves in this thread)...

I'm not a trade member, just a personal membership (I'm a bog standard plebian). Seems they aren't too fussy who they let in when they open the doors in Glasgow

storm000

Likewise in Birmingham, we dont have trade membership yet get their selection of cake/muffins/croissants/squash/tea/coffee if we go in 10-12pm - I think its on all 7 days, I remember asking the lady serving!