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Kitty litter, grain-free dog food, broth, honey, quinoa, organic chicken breasts (less about the cost than the packaging, which makes them freeze well), natural peanut butter, manchego cheese, almond milk, frozen organic green beans, dried cranberries, cleaning supplies, paper towels and toilet paper, Brita filters, light bulbs, conditioner, fish oil capsules (for the dog), toothpaste, socks. The list is pretty endless. As a single person, I tend to avoid highly perishable items, but I save a lot of money there. Now that I have a housemate, we get even more value out of it.
The biggest surprise has been the clothing - I've gotten a winter coat there as well as some very nice sweaters and some great gloves that are perfect for driving in the cold.
How many organic items are they carrying now compared to other places? I try to buy organic any time it is available, so this is a large factor to me.
They have a really good organic selection. I buy organic spinach and salad. This summer they had organic berries for a good price. They recently started selling organic bananas. I've seen organic apples, but they don't always have them. The have organic bread, butter, cheese. They have organic frozen fruit and veggies. Organic pasta and sauce. I think the quinoa is organic but I'm not sure. They sell Nutiva coconut oil. They have some "natural" meats and eggs, although I don't know that those labels mean much. Overall, I've been really impressed with Costco's selection of organic.
Well I went today to cash my AMEX check and ended up buying huge pump bottles of my preferred shampoo & conditioner, a 3pk of body wash, and some Kirkland brand allergy medicine and antacid. Then I got a polish dog and a Pepsi on the way out the door!
I'm not convinced that I saved money but I won't have to buy that stuff for a long long time and it won't go bad
if anyone's bought a membership, splitting that cost and the bulk items with others..........
Yes, my son and I have a family membership and split the annual fee. Some of the things we buy come in two packs and we split those. With either one of us, though, most of what we buy is storable and will be used up, so no real need to split.
We often go shopping together so that we both do our Costco on one trip's worth of gasoline. Car pooling saves a big chunk of money for those of us who live out of town.
The memberships aren't really set up for people to share. The card holder has to be the one there and paying. You can walk through the door with a friend, showing one card, and one of you could pay at the register and divide the bill up outside.
I've taken out-of-country guests and they just walk in with me. Their purchases go onto my card and they pay with cash. My friends from Britain always want a shopping trip to Costco.
We buy the vast majority of our food items at Costco. So many great bargains... This is what we purchase on a regular basis: organic spinach, romaine lettuce hearts, grapes, jicama, peppers, milk, eggs, KerryGold butter, kirkland butter, tomatoes, Kirkland ibuprofen, Nexxus shampoo, Kirkland body wash, winter coats, nuts of all kinds (pecans, almonds, macadamia, cashews), trail mix (for MIL), Fage yogurt, whole milk mozzarella cheese, BabyBel cheese, Kirkland cooked/whole turkey breast to slice at home for lunch meat, Kirkland toilet tissue and paper towels, Kirkland dogfood, bugspray, sunscreen, Kirkland cabernet wine (yum! $8.99 for an over-sized bottle!), batteries, Kirkland men's jeans for $13.99, socks... The list goes on and on
I LOVE the Kirkland brand, which is their house brand. So far, there's only been one item (cereal) that I returned since it didn't compare with the national brand's quality. When I look around my house, I see the house that Costco built. If they don't sell it, I don't need it
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