26 Life-Changing Things You Need To Know About Costco
There is no limit on samples. I repeat, there is no limit on samples.posted on Nov. 16, 2014, at 12:49 a.m.
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1. In most states, you don’t actually have to be a member to buy booze.
If the liquor store is a separate entrance, you can walk right in. If it’s inside the store, just go to the customer service desk and ask for a “Temporary Alcohol Shopping Pass” which will let you buy (only) booze.
2. Kirkland is the store’s name brand, which is usually the best deal.
These products are a a kind of “private label” and often made in the same factories as higher brands. It’s rumored that Jim Beam makes the bourbon and Grey Goose makes the vodka
3. Costco has a travel program with discounted trips to places like Hawaii, Las Vegas, Disney World and Europe.
5. Technically, Costco is one of the largest pizza chains in the country.
Though no one would call it that, with more than 400 stores, it’s only slightly behind CiCi’s and Chuck E. Cheese.
8. They sell four times as many hot dogs as all Major League Baseball stadiums combined.
9. The price for a hot dog & soda has been $1.50 for almost 30 years, and they don’t plan on raising it.
12. Members also get discounts on large items. Like cars. And boats. And caskets.
Among other strange things.
13. Non-members can get Costco groceries delivered to their home using Instacart.
So you can get an 87-pack of toilet paper and not even have to carry it home yourself.
The app-based service currently operates in Atlanta, Austin, Boston, Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles, New York City, Philadelphia, San Francisco Bay Area, Seattle, and Washington DC.
14. You can shop without a membership using the Costco Cash Card.
The cards do have to be purchased by Costco members, but anyone can shop using them.
15. Non-members can also use the pharmacy, which is the cheapest place to get generic drugs.
Federal regulations require these services be available to everyone. This also includes mail-order prescriptions and vision centers.
16. Meat is often one of the best grocery deals in the store, and can last for a long time when frozen.
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17. The plainer the display, the better the price.
The best deals are often just on pallets in the middle of the store. Those displays are less work for the store, which often equates to deeper discounts for the customers.
18. Costco offers many personal finance services, including personalized checks.
In case your seven year old wants to start paying you rent.
20. The “secret price code” that’s been going aroundisn’t always accurate.
While items that end in .00 and .07 are technically markdowns, they’re not necessarily better deals than those ending in .99 or anything else.
The asterisk on a tag does mean it’s been deleted from stock and won’t be reordered, but this also applies to holiday items that just won’t be reordered until the next year.
21. The store has big closeout sales after the holidays, but that’s not the only time.
They also clear inventory at the end of every season, when they put things like patio tables and other big items on mega sale to make room.
22. Costco employees are some of the best paid in the retail industry.
The average rate for employees is $20.89 an hour, and 90% of employees take advantage of the company health care.
23. They move necessities like lightbulbs and toilet paper around the store on purpose.
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That way you’ll have to go past lots of other things to get there, even if you’re a regular. They call it a “treasure hunt.”
26. Most importantly, THIS is the secret to the Costco pizzas.
A pizza robot, of course.
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