Is Costco worth it if you don't have kids?

[A96HondaAccordCoupeEX]

Every day twice a day? Can you walk there or something

Ebike son

 

[spooled2.2]

Every day twice a day? Can you walk there or something

Not for long on the costco diet.

 

[Cashishift]

I love Costco

 

[Shep762]

Just me and my wife and we probably go every other week. Worth it. Also we go during the week, so no lines or idiots that stop in the middle of an isle to ponder life

 

[Danno]

Sams Club is better.

Keep a Costco membership for Gas and Pizza though.

 

[wildflower]

I have a garage freezer, but keep very little meat in it. The texture ends up off from freezing and thawing. I just buy meat two or three pounds at a time.

Yeah. Buy a nice expensive piece of meat. Freeze it. Why?

 

[10dementianal]

Get exec membership for sure. We usually pay 10-20 a year after the rebate

We have the exec card and the credit card. We only get gas from Costco, with the "light purchasing" we do there every year we get about $200 back each year.

 

[Shep762]

Yeah. Buy a nice expensive piece of meat. Freeze it. Why?

I dont do that with like steaks and all but I will stock up on shitty stuff like ground beef. since it's just the wife and I, we'll buy their giant pack, portion it into 2 lb bags and freeze them.

Chuck for stews, Italian sausage, etc dont really get ruined by freezing.

 

[01ACRViper]

if you're trying to save money, you probably won't actually save anything. prices on things like paper products and trash bags and such aren't cheaper than places like walmart or aldi. for produce, it's not like a normal grocery store where there's a bunch of variety. you can get things you need, but you'll probably have to stop at a normal grocery store to get everything.

good luck getting out of there for less than $300

 

[Diesel66]

not worth the wait for the fuel imo

Go in the morning

 

[Sideways]

Savings on gas pays for the membership fee alone.

But fuck going there on the weekend, it’s like a family outting for some people, and fuck trying to push through Joseph Smith and his 3 wives and 15 children.

 

[Bill The Butcher]

if you're trying to save money, you probably won't actually save anything. prices on things like paper products and trash bags and such aren't cheaper than places like walmart or aldi. for produce, it's not like a normal grocery store where there's a bunch of variety. you can get things you need, but you'll probably have to stop at a normal grocery store to get everything.

good luck getting out of there for less than $300

That's why I never went to Sam's Club. Went when I got the membership bc I had $20 off or something then never went back, got gas twice and that was it for the year. Bought dishwasher pods when there that was it

 

[{hydro}]

We got like $400 back with the credit card this year.

 

[the_antsy_honda]

If you wear glasses, the savings on one pair pays for the membership for years.

Love Costco but I'm all about the zenni life

 

[Bill The Butcher]

Savings on gas pays for the membership fee alone.

But fuck going there on the weekend, it’s like a family outting for some people, and fuck trying to push through Joseph Smith and his 3 wives and 15 children.

Maybe if you have a big SUV or something? My car is like 12 gallons so to save 30c a gallon = $3.60 to fill up?

If you're already there sure but to go out of my way to get gas there + maybe wait in line.

Ain't nobody got time for that to save $3-$4 a week.

 

[Faithless]

Do you know other couples that you could split up food with?

I know other families that do that

 

[Boing]

I love Costco.

If you've got a smoker they are probably the best place to buy a brisket. I don't usually get their pork butts since they are boneless, though. They never turn out as nice as bone in imo.

Always stock up on protein powder, bars, egg whites, and chicken.

I don't get gas there very often since it's not really close, but it is .30c cheaper per gallon than the gas stations close to my house.

 

[N8]

We will not be renewing our membership in a few months when it comes due.

Lines have got longer, products have become poorer quality and the clientele is seemingly trashier every visit.

 

[dorkultra]

i never found the executive membership to be worth it
the costco credit card cashback essentially pays for my gold membership

 

[zizi]

I've been a member for so long I don't remember but the biggest deterent of me actually going to Costco is not the membership fee, it's the crowds.

 

[10dementianal]

Maybe if you have a big SUV or something? My car is like 12 gallons so to save 30c a gallon = $3.60 to fill up?

If you're already there sure but to go out of my way to get gas there + maybe wait in line.

Ain't nobody got time for that to save $3-$4 a week.

Possibly true, but I do not know your local prices. Around here Costco is about .14 per gallon cheaper than anywhere else on average. I also drive a 4 banger tacoma and the wife drives a 4 banger camry. Plus our closest Costco is on the way to work for me and 5 mins from the house for the wife. If I am buying gas anyway might as well make it count towards paying for the membership imo.

 

[RotorBalls]

We have the exec card and the credit card. We only get gas from Costco, with the "light purchasing" we do there every year we get about $200 back each year.

Somebody on here once said the gas purchases don't go towards your exec membership. I don't live near the fuel stations anymore so that doesn't really matter to me.

 

[CopenKagan]

I hate that place. I got my annual Costco Visa card reward certificate, and decided to buy a new kitchen sink with it. Couldn't buy it online, so I had to go to the store and have it swapped out for a gift card to order online. Literally went there for no other reason and wound up spending $70 on a few miscellaneous groceries.

 

[DontRevMe]

I go there everyday for lunch and dinner. Rotate between the offerings so it doesn't get too repetitive. Spend like $8 a day in meals ftw!

My man what the fuck

 

[canning]

Even weekdays won’t save you. Go on weekday evenings right before they close.

Sunday at 5pm.