Thread: Costco is it worth the joining fee

When Costco first opened I wanted to have a look, couldn't get in without being a member so paid, I had a look and decided it was not for me and got my membership refunded.
I don't think you should be charged for the privilege to shop, and patronage a shop
Plenty of shops offer membership cards for free and give members incentives.

I was in Costco for a year, got a few interesting items, but none that I really needed,
it worked out the same price as outside if you included the membership price.
Costco has great bargains on some of the Asian food if you by large quantities and also seafood can be cheap if you buy a lot.
Ian
Bittern

I had a look at an ALDI store the other week.
WHY BOTHER???????
Andrew

I refuse to shop at a place that requires you to pay to get in before you even buy something. Never been in the front door, never will while they run with that policy.

Can you imagine if Bunnings or Woolies did this?

We popped in and browsed around and decided that it wasn't worth it if you didn't have a huge family or were buying for a club.

Mrs hh

Thanks for the comments people.

We didn't originally, but when they opened one just around the corner Mrs Bytemrk took another look...

We easily recoup the membership fee buying specials of stuff like washing powered , dishwasher tablets etc..... stuff you don't use extra of cause you have large quantities...

But the trap is, it's too easy to buy stupid big sized packs of other crap... Far too easy to come out spending heaps more than you planned to.

(Who the hell wants a 5KG jar of Nutella anyway... except for my daughter )

I use Costco and have for a few years. We more than cover the membership costs in savings on washing machine soap and kitchen paper towels. Shop there about once a quarter not weekly as they do not have all we need. Best value is where you buy product intended for the shop keepers. Other stuff can be slightly cheaper or same as supermarket.

Saved 30% on the price of a Bosch battery powered hedge trimmer which I had price checked. Also their TV and White goods prices are very keen. At least in UK. Stores here do not carry the full USA product range though.

Find someone who has corporate membership and join under them as is cheaper this way.