just bought a Costco membership

[audry80]

Coffee
Light bulbs- super cheap for the Energy efficient ones
berries
Spinach
Batteries
Garbage bags
Razors
TP
PT
bunny bars
Cereal
Almond butter
Lemons
Prilosec - my dog takes one daily
Aspirin
Band aides
Paper plates
Vitamins
any other fun suff we find

[1confused1]

When XH used to live here, we got a ton of stuff: papertowels, toilet paper, meat (buy in bulk, then freeze it), chips, the rotisserie chicken is delicious, clothes some times, milk, frozen tilapia, I would get all our cakes there for larger birthday parties, we bought our DSL camera there, our tvs there, wine, laundry detergent and probably a ton of stuff I'm forgetting.

Now that its just me and the kids, I don't really shop there.

Their Kirkland wine is really good, if you are a wine drinker.

[isabel]

I go to CostCo weekly. I buy the following things regularly:

-5lb. Bag of Baby Carrots (DH eats this in one week. Not kidding.)
-Organic Ground Beef
-Organic Chicken Breasts and Thighs
-Fage Greek Yogurt
-Seaweed Snacks
-Laundry Detergent/Dishwasher Detergent, Trash Bags, Ziplock Bags, etc.
-Smoked Salmon
-Organic Apples (To make applesauce.)
-Organic Chicken Broth
-Coconut Oil
-Organic Frozen Mixed Berries


I buy these less often, but have found them to be great:

-Kirkland Toilet Paper (Every 5-6 months. It lasts a while.)
-Dog Beds (We have two)
-Eco Fire Logs
-Various Clothing Items (typically workout gear and socks)

I would get way more at CostCo if we had the room. I can't wait to buy a house this summer so we finally have room to store bulk items. I'm also really interested to check out their furniture selection when we're ready for new furniture. Seems like most of it is pretty high quality and very well priced.

[pacificrules]

Rotisserie chicken
Bell peppers
Eggs
Artichoke/Jalapeno Dip
Torta Bread
Boneless/Skinless Chicken
Frozen Ground Beef
Canned Diced Tomatoes
Batteries
Avocados
Grape Tomatoes
Canned Black Beans

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Favorite buys ever are the Homedics shiatsu chair massager and Pacific Coast Pyrenees down comforter. (heart)

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I love Costco. Like Jenny, I limit our trips there or else I buy All The Things!

Piece of advice: don't get a cart. It helps avoid overspending in that store.

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By "don't get a cart" I mean "you'll spend less if you only buy what you can carry in your hands."

(Is it possible to edit posts from the app!?

[thelongroad]

Jan 27, 2013 15:07:00 GMT -5 takeonyou said:

Yesterday we bought a mattress, Fiber One brownies, chicken, and pistachios. It was our first time there, it was super crowded, and we were overwhelmed. I plan on being prepared next weekend.

Does anyone use the Kirkland dog food? I've heard its rated well, but haven't googled it myself.

We use the dog food and have been very pleased. We heard great things about it from others so we decided to give it a try. 

[audette]

Costco used to be the closest grocery store to our house. My list:
produce (particularly in-season, but anytime, spinach, lettuce, carrots, bell peppers, etc)
canned tomatos
canned beans
spices if they were ones I use a lot of
tp (when they have coupons)
meat - loved the chicken breast and the pork loin packs... easy freezing in small-ish portions
frozen berries
shampoo and conditioner (when they have coupons)
babybel light cheese rounds
dave's killer bread

And other random things that stood out... For a while, ours had some really nice chicken sausages that I really liked, but they only carried them sporadically.

[ReenaP]

If you aren't a Costco member, they have a pretty good sign-up deal right now. Here is the link:
slickdeals.net/f/5786556-Costco-Membership-Over-50-in-Savings-New-Members-Only?

You get these items and coupons free:

Free 48 Pack Kirkland Batteries
Free Rotisserie Chicken
Free Kirkland 36/16.9 oz Spring or Drinking Water
$10 off Pair of Prescription Eyeglasses
$3 off Kirkland Gourmet Chocolate Chunk Cookies
$5 off Kirkland Signature Toasted by Starbucks House Blend Office or Columbian Coffee
$5 off Fresh Meat1
$3 off Kirkland Premium Chunk Chicken Breast Canned 6/12.5 oz
$3 off Kirkland Signature Albacore Tuna 8/7 oz
$5 off Food Court Fresh-Baked 18" Pizza
$1.50 off Fresh Produce Select Salad Mixes
They all expire July 31, 2013

[gumi]

Jan 28, 2013 0:28:26 GMT -5 @idaholakelady said:

By "don't get a cart" I mean "you'll spend less if you only buy what you can carry in your hands."

(Is it possible to edit posts from the app!?

I have tried this -- the problem is then your hands are too full to eat the samples.  And you need to eat the samples.

[halfpint]

Bagels, when we're feeling like a carb splurge
Razors
Vitamins
Most of our snack food
Individual hummus
Chicken tortilla soup
Individual bags of sliced organic apples or baby carrots
Sometimes we just go in for the samples - I can basically be set for lunch some weekend days!
Brushes for our Sonicare toothbrushes
Towels

Otherwise it's random - whatever looks good. It's just the two of us, so we look for things that are individually packaged, or smaller packages grouped together.

[IIOY]

Has anyone mentioned the hot dogs yet? For $1.59, you get the world's best hot dog (Julia Child agrees with me!) and a soda + refill. Even the bun that comes with the hot dog is delicious. I will probably die an early death, but I get this at least once a week.