Anyone got Costco membership?

Abbafan1972

We recently signed up for individual membership which is £30 including VAT. We each have a card, which you have to show when you enter, you need your card when you pay (just like at Matalan) and the security guard checks your receipt when you leave (does at our Birmingham Branch anyway).

I think it was worth it. There are lots of cheap items, food, clothes, electrical, books. You do have to check the prices carefully, as a lot of them have the price excluding VAT in big lettering, then the actual price including VAT is at the bottom (some items obviously aren't vatable).

The opening hours are different, depending on if you have a trade or individual card. We signed up at a Kiosk in our local shopping centre, paid the fee, filled in the form and then went along to the store the next day to get our cards done. Hubby works for DHL, the woman who signed us up was happy with that and we didn't need to provide any work documentation at all.

BigCraigJohn

mildred1978 wrote: »

Lots of threads asking the same thing (did you do a search?) and a big thread listing offers etc.

Not sure why you've put it on the ebay section.............??

Erm, ban me?

lloydyd

BigCraigJohn wrote: »

Erm, ban me?

HAHAHAHA...hliarious

shaun_from_Africa

Not sure why you've put it on the ebay section

Costco and Makro often sell items at very reasonable prices, and in some instances these may be suitable for reselling on ebay, so that could an ebay related topic.

k66

I have my daughter as my partner as hubby doesn't like shopping. Saves her the membership fee.

Hermione_Granger

k66 wrote: »

I have my daughter as my partner .

Your family didn't by any chance appear as extras in the film Deliverance did it?

idristhedragon

We are a family of 6 and have a Costco card, It is worth its weight in cold as every 3 months or so we go and buy all the basics in bulk (washing powder, tinned tomatoes, baked beans, rice, baby wipes, etc etc) and spend about £300.

shaun_from_Africa

If any Costo members ever go over to the USA, you should take your membership card with you.
It will be accepted in any branch over there and they also have petrol stations at their locations and the fuel is normally cheaper then any of the local gas stations.

I've just returned from florida and stocked up on many items (such as Duracell AAA batteries at $7.49/£5 for 24). If you are staying in a self catering villa then you could probably save a fair bit by doing a bulk shop.

enya_ntfc

yeah my parents have been members for ages....get some right bargains :j