Why Costco Is Worth It
The newest Costco in Texas opened this Thursday! I posted on FB:
Partied at the newest Costco's grand opening just a few miles from our house!!! JOY!!! Best part of a Costco event? Sample overload!!! Chocolate-covered berries, croissants, rotisserie chicken, sirloin beef tips, chicken tortilla soup, ribs, chicken salad, broccoli kale salad, meatballs, frozen yogurt, quinoa & kale salad, vitamix smoothies, crackers, fresh bread w/ avocado oil, caramel apples, cinnamon swirl cake, etc... Mmmmm...
A sweet friend who was interested in possibly joining now that there's one so close asked me why it's worth a membership for us. I didn't realize I was so passionate about Costco ;-) but all this poured out:
For us, Costco is sooo worth it. I buy all our toilet paper, paper towels, & laundry detergent there. I get a (HUGE!!! DELISH!!! $4.99) rotisserie chicken about once a week, (we usually get two meals out of it,) and it's also the only place I buy gas: $2.93 right now, (current avg: $3.05). I've been going to Costco in the city, b/c it's just one more exit down the interstate after I teach Zumba Mon & Wed, but I'm excited to have this one closer to pop in w/o it being a M or W! ;-) Their inexpensive store brand, Kirkland, is excellent quality, too - I'll feel confident buying Kirkland anything. I don't go crazy in there & spend $300 a trip; I just go every week or so & get what I need, so I don't fall prey as easily to "all the cool stuff." :-D I get lots of kids' school lunch snacks there, too - Annie's Organic Bunnies, Belvita crackers, etc. One more thing: we only had a Sam's where we lived in south GA before moving here, so we had to join there for a year. There is NO comparison! Sam's had fewer options for everything; Costco usually has several at higher quality. Example: applesauce - Sam's had giant regular jars or brand name regular cups. Costco has those as well as no sugar added versions in brand name and their Kirkland, and organic versions as well. Sam's had so few organic & healthier options.
I didn't mention many of our other fave items: organic frozen fruit (esp. cherries & mango!), organic frozen veggies, fresh grape tomatoes, clementines, protein powder, chocolate chips, coconut water, Chobani yogurt cups, Ling Ling All Natural Chicken & Vegetable Potstickers, Plats du Chef French Onion Soup, Eat Smart Sweet Kale Vegetable Salad Kit, Pasta Prima Grilled Chicken & Mozzarella Ravioli, Santa Barbara Mango Salsa with Peach, Kirkland Signature Tortilla Strips, Golden Island Natural Grilled Korean Barbeque Pork Jerky, Popcorners, Amylu Sweet Caramelized Onion Chicken Burgers, Nature's Earthly Choice Freekeh, Nutiva Organic Raw Shelled Hemp Seed, Better Than Bouillon Organic Chicken Base, etc., etc....
My friend, Stacy, also included this stellar point: "Not only is Costco an awesome place to shop, but they are head & shoulders above so many other retail companies (and *especially* Sam's/Walmart). While Walmart keeps employees at around 35 hours to avoid paying benefits, Costco's part-time employees who work 25 hrs/wk get full benefits - including employee matching! I feel so much better giving my money to a company like Costco." Amen.
So, I'm getting nothing for this post, (Costco - if it takes off, can I have next year's membership for free? :-D I'm here for you! ;-)) but I feel like it's a valuable thing to get an honest, unbribed opinion.
[If you're reading this the weekend I'm posting, there's an amazing online deal on memberships for NEW members only. Doesn't help me, but maybe it will help you! (Not an affiliate link.) :-)]
Partied at the newest Costco's grand opening just a few miles from our house!!! JOY!!! Best part of a Costco event? Sample overload!!! Chocolate-covered berries, croissants, rotisserie chicken, sirloin beef tips, chicken tortilla soup, ribs, chicken salad, broccoli kale salad, meatballs, frozen yogurt, quinoa & kale salad, vitamix smoothies, crackers, fresh bread w/ avocado oil, caramel apples, cinnamon swirl cake, etc... Mmmmm...
A sweet friend who was interested in possibly joining now that there's one so close asked me why it's worth a membership for us. I didn't realize I was so passionate about Costco ;-) but all this poured out:
For us, Costco is sooo worth it. I buy all our toilet paper, paper towels, & laundry detergent there. I get a (HUGE!!! DELISH!!! $4.99) rotisserie chicken about once a week, (we usually get two meals out of it,) and it's also the only place I buy gas: $2.93 right now, (current avg: $3.05). I've been going to Costco in the city, b/c it's just one more exit down the interstate after I teach Zumba Mon & Wed, but I'm excited to have this one closer to pop in w/o it being a M or W! ;-) Their inexpensive store brand, Kirkland, is excellent quality, too - I'll feel confident buying Kirkland anything. I don't go crazy in there & spend $300 a trip; I just go every week or so & get what I need, so I don't fall prey as easily to "all the cool stuff." :-D I get lots of kids' school lunch snacks there, too - Annie's Organic Bunnies, Belvita crackers, etc. One more thing: we only had a Sam's where we lived in south GA before moving here, so we had to join there for a year. There is NO comparison! Sam's had fewer options for everything; Costco usually has several at higher quality. Example: applesauce - Sam's had giant regular jars or brand name regular cups. Costco has those as well as no sugar added versions in brand name and their Kirkland, and organic versions as well. Sam's had so few organic & healthier options.
I didn't mention many of our other fave items: organic frozen fruit (esp. cherries & mango!), organic frozen veggies, fresh grape tomatoes, clementines, protein powder, chocolate chips, coconut water, Chobani yogurt cups, Ling Ling All Natural Chicken & Vegetable Potstickers, Plats du Chef French Onion Soup, Eat Smart Sweet Kale Vegetable Salad Kit, Pasta Prima Grilled Chicken & Mozzarella Ravioli, Santa Barbara Mango Salsa with Peach, Kirkland Signature Tortilla Strips, Golden Island Natural Grilled Korean Barbeque Pork Jerky, Popcorners, Amylu Sweet Caramelized Onion Chicken Burgers, Nature's Earthly Choice Freekeh, Nutiva Organic Raw Shelled Hemp Seed, Better Than Bouillon Organic Chicken Base, etc., etc....
My friend, Stacy, also included this stellar point: "Not only is Costco an awesome place to shop, but they are head & shoulders above so many other retail companies (and *especially* Sam's/Walmart). While Walmart keeps employees at around 35 hours to avoid paying benefits, Costco's part-time employees who work 25 hrs/wk get full benefits - including employee matching! I feel so much better giving my money to a company like Costco." Amen.
So, I'm getting nothing for this post, (Costco - if it takes off, can I have next year's membership for free? :-D I'm here for you! ;-)) but I feel like it's a valuable thing to get an honest, unbribed opinion.
[If you're reading this the weekend I'm posting, there's an amazing online deal on memberships for NEW members only. Doesn't help me, but maybe it will help you! (Not an affiliate link.) :-)]
I've never joined Costco, but you're making me reconsider that decision! :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for the review! We've thought about joining Costco; this is the first place we've lived that's had one.
ReplyDeleteUgh, so jealous. We only have Sams.
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