CostcoReviews 1,513

I ahve been shopping at Costco since the 90's so I have seen Costco go through a number of changes. Some of those are good and some not so good. Lately, I have noticed that at my regular store in Wilmington, NC, they seem to be intent on constantly moving things around. I am not sure why they have done this but it is annoying and frustrating to go look for things that have been in a particular location forever, now suddenly you have to walk all over the store. It's not easy finding store employees unless you walk to the front by the registers. The other thing I noticed about Costco is in the area of clothing. I remember back 15 years ago you could buy a Cutter and Buck shirt and it would be of the same quality as you would find in a Belk or Macy's. Now the name brands use thinner materials and they just look like the same quality you might find at a Walmart. Basically I have quit buying cloths there for this reason. It is also aggravating to have to show a card to get in but you can't make a purchase without one. The in bound control is useless and dumb. I understand why they have a outbound control but if I wanted to steal from them, I would not have too much problem doing it. I won't say how because it may give some people the idea and then suddenly people are walking out with goods. So enough of the negatives.
There are many places you can save money at Costco but you need to shop them like any other store. Some of the best deals are milk, the hot dog special in the food court, cereal, breads, organic Blue Agave sweetener, butter, the $5 broasted chicken is a nice quick pick up if you forgot to defrost something for dinner, and Kirkland batteries are just a few. Another nice perk is being able to buy prime cuts of beef. That is not available in most grocery stores. Gas is always the cheapest around at Costco. It is also very nice to get a check back from Costco once a year if you have an Executive membership. My last check was $187 and change.
Costco obviously has a winning business model and it is wildly popular for that reason.

NOT the great prices they used to have. Tried to add my student daughter who lives with me on another card and they wanted 2 bills under her name. All she has are e-bills (who gets regular mail these days?) and I pay the household bills anyway! Printed an email bill of her cell and after much fuss they finally gave her a membership card. Lousy attitude not to have an express land for few items... "we want you to buy more". Psshhh, how about I go to Walmart across the street then to buy less then 10 items at a better price?! Wont be renewing membership next year.

Costco its a great wholesale place to come for great merchandise. Its good for those business owners for Bakery's, Restaurants, Cafeteria, Bars Etc. they have great deals on whole sales its much cheaper than buying something one by one. They have allot of great things here T.vs, Cellphones, Dvd's, Radios, Furniture for your home. At very affordable prices they have allot of things at fine prices you wont be disappointed with the deals they have going on

I was shop at Costco in Sunnyvale, California location on October 3,2016. So I decided to order a large pizza to take home. The server was very rude to me. She handed me my pizza without giving me plate and small packages of cheese and pepper. So I asked her very politely for a plate. She simply told me that my order is ready and she walked back to the kitchen. While I waiting at the counter to speak to another server for a plate. A lady next to me who is Caucasian also ordered the same thing that I did and the server gave her plate and small packages of cheese and pepper without asking her did she or not. At that moment I realize that I was being discriminated. So I asked another server for a plate. She handed me my plate with an attitude. I'm very sad how I had been treated by Costco employees. I'm thinking not to renew my membership next year.