Costco tips - guide discussion

RaspberryFool

Guided by your article, my wife just tried to use the price adjustment process on an article she purchased last week that was reduced in today's offers. Be prepared to fight for your cause. The staff on the customer services desk at our local warehouse had no idea about this. She was shunted between customer services and refunds (having to join the end of a long queue), asked if she had the article ( no, it was in the wash).

Eventually sense prevailed and a refund was offered. However, it took a long while. Could be a training opportunity for Costco here?

Murphybear

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81749808#Comment_81749808

I’ve never found meat as you describe in most supermarkets. We tend to buy meat in Waitrose as we only have 2 supermarkets anywhere near us. The other is a small Sainsbury’s. Their meat is very high quality. We found a half leg of lamb on their knock down shelf. It was way less than half price so we bought it for the freezer and it reappeared in the barbecue season 😺

anon_ymous

I've only just got myself a business membership. Any tips? I've been in just once to see what it's like

Thanks

Rosa_Damascena

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82130790#Comment_82130790

Toilet roll, birthday cake, petrol and tyres seem to be favourites.

silverwhistle

I occasionally go with a friend with membership. My purchases last time included a very good value Tunisian EVO oil, 25 k of Canadian very strong flour and a bottle of a good gin a lot cheaper than the supermarkets. The lady who was buying a(nother) bottle as we looked was right on both price and quality! Other good value foodstuffs too which I can't offhand remember.

Oh, and batteries..

anon_ymous

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82130804#Comment_82130804

Birthday cake? On reddit, apparently it's not deemed to be so amazing? For Costco UK that is. Costco US apparently is different?

anon_ymous

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82131619#Comment_82131619

My batteries today are primarily rechargeable 1.2V NimH or rechargable 1.5V lithium lol

Rosa_Damascena

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82136187#Comment_82136187

I'd go with the UK consensus then. Cake is never going to be a health food, but Americans have a less than discerning palate when it comes to wolfing down UPFs.

anon_ymous

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82136927#Comment_82136927

Yeah that's how I'd see it too. Either that or there's a different recipe, or they're just importing American rubbish.

Apparently their cheese cakes are decent though

silvercar

AA, AAA and CR2032 duracell batteries are good value. Also skechers shoes. Good prices on extra large TVs and the largest sizes of iPhones and iPads are cheaper than direct from Apple.

EV charging is free for the slowish 7KWH chargers, but then a one hour visit will only give you 7KWH ~ 24 miles worth. If you have an EV charger at home with a discounted time of use or EV charging tariff, you are probably only saving about 50p. If you don't home charge you are probably saving over £4.