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Should I get a Costco Membership...?

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  1. Mrs. Robinson Mrs. Robinson is offline frobacca

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    Nov 7th, 2009 (11/7/2009 5:40pm)

    thinking of getting a costco membership but not sure if its really worth it.... we have a small apartment and household of 2.

    basically they have cheaper contacts and i'm interested in their steak and beer/alcohol prices...

    thereraise wants to eat their free samples....

    are there any other deals to make me shop here?

    we get most of our groceries at trader joes and a local farm to market store (Henry's)
  2. wantagolf wantagolf is offline Moderator

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    Nov 7th, 2009 (11/7/2009 5:44pm) in reply to Mrs. Robinson

    Yes. If nothing else for cheaper alcohol and there are other things you will buy in bulk that you can save money on.
     
  3. YULivin4 YULivin4 is offline

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    Nov 7th, 2009 (11/7/2009 5:46pm) in reply to Mrs. Robinson

    I would say got for it. It is only $50 and you can save that in the meat dept alone. Also if you think you might be getting an electronic item you would def make the money back.

    Just make sure that you know your prices for the normal sizes before you go. Not everything is a good deal and some are even more.
  4. ImSoMucked ImSoMucked is offline

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    Nov 7th, 2009 (11/7/2009 5:47pm) in reply to Mrs. Robinson

    yes
  5. pigalet42 pigalet42 is offline

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    Nov 7th, 2009 (11/7/2009 5:48pm) in reply to Mrs. Robinson

    Costco is great - they have great prices on all sorts of household stuff - plus good deals on electronics, etc. - and great prices on wine with a surprisingly decent selection - I know you can use the pharmacy even if you're not a member, so you may want to check about getting contacts there without a membership if you decide not to get one
  6. OSUBucks42 OSUBucks42 is offline

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    Nov 7th, 2009 (11/7/2009 5:52pm) in reply to pigalet42

    i have my friends mom get me the giant bags of like 200 solo cups for $10. i would probably save money on those things if i had a membership myself for $50
  7. threeven threeven is offline

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    Nov 7th, 2009 (11/7/2009 5:54pm) in reply to Mrs. Robinson

    fuck yeah costco is awesome

    anythink kirkland is the nuts
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  8. YULivin4 YULivin4 is offline

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    Nov 7th, 2009 (11/7/2009 5:56pm) in reply to Mrs. Robinson

    Also I don't know if it is the same for Costco but with Sam's Club you used to be able to have two names with the membership so you can split it with someone.
  9. Ugot2BKddn Ugot2BKddn is offline

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    Nov 7th, 2009 (11/7/2009 6:09pm) in reply to Mrs. Robinson

    1. I truly believe the quality of Costco products are better than the other big boxes.

    2. Outstanding return policy. (the electronics return policy changed, but still, overall - A+

    3. Costco Branded American Express will get you $$$ back at the end of the year.

    (you have to spend the rebate at Costco, but, $ is $)

    4. Excellent value for fresh flowers.

    5. Seasonal Specials - Second to none.

    6. Cheap place to have Pizza n' Soda for lunch. (i'm mean REALLY inexpensive)

    7. Always the least expensive price on gasoline.

    8. DRAWBACK... they are ALWAYS so busy.
  10. threeven threeven is offline

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    Nov 7th, 2009 (11/7/2009 6:12pm) in reply to Ugot2BKddn

     
    Originally Posted by Ugot2BKddn View Post

    6. Cheap place to have Pizza n' Soda for lunch. (i'm mean REALLY inexpensive)

    still $1.50 for a big ass polish sausage and a medium soda. You can't come close to beating that anywhere
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  11. jeppg1111 jeppg1111 is offline Disabled account

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    Nov 7th, 2009 (11/7/2009 11:30pm) in reply to threeven

     
    Originally Posted by threeven View Post


    still $1.50 for a big ass polish sausage and a medium soda. You can't come close to beating that anywhere

    u kno what that polish sausage consist of?
     
  12. Lord Supremo Lord Supremo is offline actually a tuvalu lord (sigh)

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    Nov 7th, 2009 (11/7/2009 11:33pm) in reply to Mrs. Robinson

  13. MissBecky MissBecky is offline if you're nasty

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    Nov 8th, 2009 (11/8/2009 12:12am) in reply to Lord Supremo

    costco changed my life.
  14. SoCalDrew SoCalDrew is offline Moderator

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    Nov 8th, 2009 (11/8/2009 12:21am) in reply to Mrs. Robinson

    you will save that $50 just on gas if you buy it at costco.

    you might splurge for the more expensive membership or credit card or whatever it is that gives you 2% back on your yearly purchases. so if you guys spend $2500 over the course of the year, it's worth it to get that one since it's double the price.

    i normally spend about 100-200 bucks anytime i go in there, and about 30-60 bucks a week just on gas. so i wish i would have gone with the more expensive one since the GF also buys her own stuff and gas.
     
  15. Chazmental Chazmental is offline Thief

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    Nov 8th, 2009 (11/8/2009 12:26am) in reply to SoCalDrew

    We get alot of stuff for the holidays there. We may use the card a total of 10-20 times a year but it more than pays for itself.
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    Nov 8th, 2009 (11/8/2009 2:01am) in reply to jeppg1111

     
    Originally Posted by jeppg1111 View Post

    u kno what that polish sausage consist of?

    Ya, 100% kosher beef. They use Hebrew National Polish Sausages
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  17. Defndrofangels Defndrofangels is offline

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    Nov 8th, 2009 (11/8/2009 2:02am) in reply to threeven

    Costco is the fuking nuts. Get a membership.
  18. wwe_freak_88 wwe_freak_88 is offline

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    Nov 8th, 2009 (11/8/2009 2:05am) in reply to ImSoMucked

     
    Originally Posted by ImSoMucked View Post

    yes

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    Nov 8th, 2009 (11/8/2009 2:09am) in reply to Mrs. Robinson

    i go to BJ's instead of costco b/c costco doesn't have gas around here...gotta belong to one of either costco/bj's/sam's IMO
  20. LakersnYanks LakersnYanks is offline

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    Nov 8th, 2009 (11/8/2009 2:51am) in reply to AnonymousX

     
    Originally Posted by tsxxx04 View Post

    i go to BJ's instead of costco b/c costco doesn't have gas around here...gotta belong to one of either costco/bj's/sam's IMO

    Costco has gas in cali , Costco .. wow Trader Joes? That place is hella expensive.
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    Nov 8th, 2009 (11/8/2009 2:53am) in reply to Mrs. Robinson

    fwiw you should still get your produce and etc at trader joes.
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    Nov 8th, 2009 (11/8/2009 4:30am) in reply to wantagolf

    you do not need a membership to buy alcohol from samsclub or costco in cali not sure anywhere else it is a abc rule
  23. crzysavage crzysavage is offline

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    Nov 8th, 2009 (11/8/2009 4:41am) in reply to ImSoMucked

     
    Originally Posted by ImSoMucked View Post

    yes

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  24. crzysavage crzysavage is offline

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    Nov 8th, 2009 (11/8/2009 4:42am) in reply to polariss

    u can't get into costco without a membership card... so you do need a membership

    unless ur special

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  25. Mr Galt Mr Galt is offline sister-in-law's a ho

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    Nov 8th, 2009 (11/8/2009 8:52am) in reply to Mrs. Robinson

    Yes, sigh. The nice checkout lady seemed quite happy that I have spent over 10k there this year.
  26. sponge1430 sponge1430 is offline

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    Nov 8th, 2009 (11/8/2009 8:57am) in reply to Mr Galt

    I like BJ's but I doubt we are talking about the same thing.

    I do have a Costco membership tho.
  27. Mr Galt Mr Galt is offline sister-in-law's a ho

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    Nov 8th, 2009 (11/8/2009 9:00am) in reply to crzysavage

     
    Originally Posted by crzysavage View Post

    u can't get into costco without a membership card... so you do need a membership

    unless ur special

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    say the following - "I'm just going to the pharmacy." You don't need a membership to buy Rx meds. Hellooooooooooo free sampledom.
  28. Futon Futon is offline

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    Nov 8th, 2009 (11/8/2009 9:11am) in reply to Mrs. Robinson

    Some of their memberships have cash back as well so if you spend enough there you actually do get your membership paid back. I bought a Vizio there and I think I get like 3% back on purchases so that paid for like a 1/3 of my membership.
  29. xxACES UPxx xxACES UPxx is offline

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    Nov 8th, 2009 (11/8/2009 9:59am) in reply to Futon

    Yes, absolutely. I fucking love that place. You can definitely get that cash back thing like others mentioned and your membership will pay by itself. It's the best for thigns that you use over and over again. Things you are definitely going to use. Only drawback is if you want to try something and you may not like it then you are stuck with bulk amount.

    I got my 32 inch vizio flatscreen for my bedroom there for a great price when they ran a special on it. When I was younger and fatter I would go just to hit up the lunch place, Cant beat 1.50 hot dog and free refill soda. Pizza isnt bad either.
  30. Autolobotomist Autolobotomist is offline playing air is my style? so what

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    Nov 8th, 2009 (11/8/2009 11:03am) in reply to crzysavage

    Arizona, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Indiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Texas and Vermont.

    They all have laws from when prohibition ended that preclude businesses from requiring membership to buy alcohol.
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