Costco Bargins (merged)

LongDongDave

gk172 wrote:

. We looked at the cranberry ocean spray which at the checkout was bogof so for £5 we got 6 cranberry and 6 cranbery and raspberry, selling in asda for 0.95p so saved £6:j

Must be one of the worst carton drinks i've EVER tasted.....have never joined CostCo, had a browse at the one near Star City (Birmingham) and noticed they've got a branch near Derby. Don't know if it's worth the extra for membership if i've got the Makro card???????

Keith

littleredcorvette wrote:

"You are eligible for Individual membership by being employed in, or retired from, one of the following groups:

Solicitor or Barrister

I'm employed by but not qualified as a Solicitor, there signage asks for a payslip and utility bill, I wonder if I go with my payslip and utility bill what they would say...

Woolwards

Is the tassimo coffee maker still on offer? Amazon price is £85 and a friend of mine is a member of Costco and she said she will pick me one up in a couple of weeks if it is still cheaper.

Karen

buggu

If you work at the job center would that be ok for membership?

devild_2

DWP staff included as are most government and local authority

borgman

littleredcorvette wrote:

You don't need to own a shop/business. You can also join if you meet the following criteria:

"You are eligible for Individual membership by being employed in, or retired from, one of the following groups:

Banking/Finance
Civil Service
Education
Fire and Rescue
Insurance
Local Government
Medical
Police Force
Solicitor or Barrister

Or by holding a recognised professional qualification (such as pharmacist, dentist or media press card holder).”

The fee for Individual membership is £25.00 plus VAT, but this does include an additional card for a second person (spouse, parent etc).

My husband is a Software Engineer (works for Rolls Royce) and he joined without any problems - he just needed a recent utility bill and wage slip. You can also get a non-member into Costco with your membership card, but you have to be present at the same time (your photo is on the card to prove that you are who you say you are!)

Hope that helps

Does that mean a District Nurse would qualify ? My wife is one

mdolan

It's worth phoning the central membership hotline. I work for IBM and was told I was eligible - excellent!

Cheers,
Mike

buggu

Just to clarify is it just under £30 (one time only fee) to join and with the opportunity to have an additional card holder (relative) included in the price?
More importantly is it worth paying to join if yoy have already a makro card. i am looking for one that can sell a wide variety of mostly branded items and not just items you havent even heard off. Basically are they better than makro for the additonal £30 ?

fishing-girl

its an annual membership fee of £29.

tobyjug

"Does that mean a District Nurse would qualify ? My wife is one"

Thats how I got my membership. Just had my professional membership card (NMC) and my most recent pay packet...

Its worth it but only if you live near enought to make use of it regularly.