/ck/ - Food & Cooking

[Anonymous No.11850473]

Is a costco membership worth it?

[Anonymous No.11850481]

fuck hell yes
coffee alone makes it worth it
great beef and decent cheese too

[Anonymous No.11850489]

>>11850473
If you're going to buy more than groceries, yes. Tires, cell phones, housewares, etc.

[Anonymous No.11850494]

I used to love my Sam's club membership. I'd go there all the time for bulk toilet paper and paper towels and large bags of starbucks coffee beans. Their alcohol prices were reasonable too. The more enjoyable part was snagging a huge hot dog or slice of pizza and a drink for $2 on your way out the door.

Seattle has since closed all the Sam's clubs in the area and now only Costco is left. I've only been in there a few times, but they're so fucking crowded that I don't ever really dare return unless there's something I can only get there. I use a day pass for those times, so a membership is no longer of any use to me.

[Anonymous No.11850501]

>>11850473
loli haet pizza

[Anonymous No.11850535]

>>11850501
dude come on

[Anonymous No.11850543]

>>11850473
why the FUCK is she crying??

[Anonymous No.11850546]

How much is it approximately for a year of Costco?

[Anonymous No.11850547]

>>11850473
Yes the savings on pepper make it worth it

[Anonymous No.11850550]

>>11850473
>if this bitch dont shut the fuck up...

[Anonymous No.11850553]

Fucking little nip brat

[Anonymous No.11850556]

>>11850535
?

[Anonymous No.11850559]

>>11850550
hehe

[Anonymous No.11850561]

>>11850556
DUDE not cool man!

[Anonymous No.11850571]

>>11850546
60 dollars. It's worth it for me in the money I save in gas alone.

[Anonymous No.11850576]

>>11850571
That's not bad I assumed around 120.

[Anonymous No.11850578]

How many days till avatar 2?

[Anonymous No.11850591]

>>11850578
I hope that movie is able to maintain relevance. The first one's story was lame, but it was gorgeous in Imax3D and fun to watch. I know Disney's dropped some serious coin on an attraction, but I think they're waiting to unveil it until the second movie comes out.

[Anonymous No.11850659]

>>11850543
It's something children do a lot. The world is confusing to them and things often don't happen the way they want and expect.

[Anonymous No.11850670]

yeah the service is good and most importantly it keeps the non-whites away

[Anonymous No.11850893]

Yes.

If you are a /fit/ fag the cheap whole chickens are worth it alone if you buy on a regular basis. They are 7 dollars for a whole cooked chicken at the one I go to.

Slab of salmon is usually 25 dollars. You can buy whole unportioned meats including beef tenderloin.

If you're single or just you and your partner it's worth it to buy things like toilet paper, detergent, etc. Sometimes they have good deals on clothes and other things.
My GF thinks it's a waste of money, but when we only need to go shopping three times a year for non food stuff for the house it's worth the time saved and micromanaging where to find deals here and there and consistently adding shit like zip lock bags to the list every month.

[Anonymous No.11850902]

>>11850473
You can look through the store without a membership to do some price comparisons to see if your staple foods are cheaper there.

[Anonymous No.11851008]

>>11850893
I can get $6 rotisserie chickens at the grocery store, $7 for the amish kind

[Anonymous No.11851016]

>>11850902
Can you? I tried that a few years ago and the guy at the door said I couldn't go in.

[Anonymous No.11851035]

>>11850543
she drop her pizza dude

[Anonymous No.11851464]

>>11850546
It's $60/year plus you can split it with one non-dependant like a roommate/friend.

[Anonymous No.11851501]

>>11850893
$7? They're $4.99 at my Costco.
>>11851016
Go to the exit door and tell them you're thinking about signing up and want to talk to the membership desk. Once you're in you can wander around the store and look at prices but you can't actually check out without a member card. You can shop at the food court, optometrist and in some states the liquor section without a member card as well.

[Anonymous No.11851516]

>>11850576
It's $60 for the basic membership and $120 for the executive membership which gives you cash back at the end of the year, but you have to spend a fuck ton of money there to make it worth it so that's more for businesses and Mormons.
But like >>11851464 said, you can split it with one friend so that drops it to $30/$60 a year.

[Anonymous No.11851520]

>>11851016
Some people take that too seriously and get off on turning people away like they're a club bouncer. Just tell them you're going to the optometrist which doesn't require a membership like >>11851501 said. Otherwise just ask to talk to a manager, because they're going to want you to look around and potentially become a customer.

[Anonymous No.11851873]

>>11850473

Yes. I have a membership just for the food court and roatiserie chicken. Fuck, that chicken is God tier and a great price.

[Anonymous No.11851898]

>>11850473
Its $50 a year. Who cares?
Also yes.

[Anonymous No.11851903]

>>11850659
This.
If you set a good example in terms of dealing with life not going your way they will grow up to be well adjusted adults.

[Anonymous No.11852075]

>>11850501

[Anonymous No.11852104]

>>11850473
i want more pictures of kids crying

[Anonymous No.11852144]

>>11850473
ya its pretty worth it. you end up paying mostly the same price for everything but you only have to go like once a month cause of the bulk buying

[Anonymous No.11852154]

Wait til Black Friday. They gave out $20 I think for new membership.

[Anonymous No.11852159]

First, you don't need a membership to hit up the food court. Second, pretty much everything at Costco is Walmart priced. So no.

[Anonymous No.11852163]

>>11850473
reminds me of this pic

[Anonymous No.11852166]

Its mostly worth it because you only have to buy toilet paper like twice a year.

[Anonymous No.11852478]

Some things are a deal and some things aren't. Like pantry staples. (Oatmeal, pasta, peanut butter, dry beans, cooking oil) really benefit from bulk pricing, but most of their prepared/boxed food isn't worth it. At my Costco the produce is pretty underwhelming so I usually get that elsewhere. Also household consumables like toilet paper, garbage bags, light bulbs, batteries, etc.
I basically go there 2-3 times a year to load up on just basic staples/supplies.

[Anonymous No.11852740]

>>11851008
Okay. Do they weigh 3 lbs though? Do they taste anywhere near as tender, succulent or juicy?

[Anonymous No.11852769]

>>11850473
A lot of it depends on your ability to make use of bulk purchases. Even if the per unit cost is less, if you get something and don't actually use it you're still potentially out money.

[Anonymous No.11852791]

>>11850670
Holy shit, I just realized how correct this is.
I love Costco now!

[Anonymous No.11853163]

Why should I buy meat here when it's fucking expensive compared to other grocery stores?

[Anonymous No.11853200]

>>11850473

Wife and I do Sam's club instead. Costco products are better, and costco does prime brisket which we buy using costco gift cards, but it's ALWAYS CROWDED AS FUCK. Turns out big crowds in supermarkets are unbearable when you have 3 kids in tow.

[Anonymous No.11853202]

>>11851873
They always run out quick

[Anonymous No.11853218]

>>11850670
just went today the amount of non whites clogging the isles was mind boggling it was never that bad befor and them all hordeing in front of the samples to get a free baby spoon sized amount of free food made it seem like they hadent eaten in 5 days there was one fat black woman walking back and forth in front of a both constantly asking if the food was done cooking yet

[Anonymous No.11853260]

It's $120/year for the executive membership. It sounds like a lot but you only need to spend $3,000 a year on the card to clear that yearly fee in cashback. It doesn't even need to be spent at Costco.

>4% on all Costco purchases, including their gas
>3% at most restauraunts
>2% everywhere else

Easiest investment you could make. Average American spends ~$1,500/yr on groceries and ~$1,250 on gas. If you use the card right, the executive membership actually pays you to shop at Costco. This doesn't even mention the deals and savings of Costco itself, including their extension programs. My mom bought a new car through Costco last year, saved her 3k from the offer she got before the Costco breakdown.

>not a shill but I'll gladly suck Costco's dick for others' benefit

[Anonymous No.11853267]

>>11853218

>going to Costco on Saturday
>missing out on the short lines and viciously cute and bored soccer moms on weekday mornings

[Anonymous No.11853277]

>>11850670
it filters out the beaners and nogs but there's absolutely tons of poos and chinks at mine

[Anonymous No.11853284]

>>11850547
I eat a lot of pepper, several times more than the average person. I have also been on the fence regarding costco membership. I truly appreciate this post.

[Anonymous No.11854402]

>>11850473
If you buy things they sell there and live like a human being than yes. If you live off dumpster food buy 30 cents of vegetables a week at the grocery store and use public restrooms so you don't have to buy toilet paper then no.

[Anonymous No.11854949]

>>11854402
You can buy stuff at places other than Costco and you don't need a membership. Toilet paper isn't even expensive. It's one of the few products you can get in bulk at most stores.

[Anonymous No.11854990]

>>11853260
The secret is to add others onto the membership so you don't have to both pay the full membership price nor spend the full $3k yourself to get the cashback if you're just a regular food shopper. Get your friends and family added on, if they go enough, they'll rack up the cash back for you and you're only paying like $30-$40 for the membership/year.

[Anonymous No.11855006]

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[Anonymous No.11855029]

>>11853277
Because they make more money than you.

[Anonymous No.11855059]

>>11852163
A likely tired, cranky, irrational child refusing to eat a two dollar slice of pizza at a Costco food court reminds you of one of the most galvanizing images of ww2, where in the IJN bombed the train platform in Shanghai, killing hundreds of civilians. What the fuck is wrong with you.

[Anonymous No.11855077]

>>11850561

[Anonymous No.11855153]

>>11851516
Mormons?

[Anonymous No.11855165]

>>11851016
Idk if this applies in the US, but in Canada you can use the pharmacy without a membership. That's by law - pharmacies have to allow access for all customers, with or without membership. You can't be denied entrance if you say you want to go to the pharmacy.

[Anonymous No.11855172]

>>11855165
That's true in at least several US states as well.

[Anonymous No.11855195]

>>11855153
Big family I'm guessing? Or shopping for their church?

>>11850893
There's good deals on clothes if you're looking for things like socks, pyjamas, sports/loungewear and etc. And kid's clothes if that's relevant. Electronics sometimes too. We got a vacuum, electric toothbrushes, and a couple other things there. As well things like paper towels, toilet paper, kitty litter. Their deli stuff is pretty good (prosciutto is cheaper than at any grocery store that I've been). And staples like eggs and milk. Ditto on the salmon there and it's good quality. My Costco also sells specially priced passes for the nearby theme park and similar things.

Worth the membership for us at least.

[Anonymous No.11855199]

>>11851035
she cry before she drop

[Anonymous No.11855200]

>>11851035
she was already crying when the slice was in her hand tho

[Anonymous No.11855213]

>>11855153
Lots of kids and more so than other white demographics they have a penchant for absurdly oversized suburban houses.

[Anonymous No.11855219]

>>11855195
Both, they occasionally have huge parties at the local churches where they feed hundreds of people. Only good part about living in Utah is all the free food the mormons give me, some of its pretty good.

[Anonymous No.11855320]

Rather than Costco I got a Sam's Membership, because for six months of the year my Discover card gives me 5% cash back there for no extra annual fee. So the cash back pays for the membership and some, not even counting the saving from just shopping there.

[Anonymous No.11855475]

>>11855153
>Mormons?
Two reasons. First, obviously, Mormons often have big families. Second, the more orthodox wings of the Church of LDS dictate that members of the congregation have three years of food and supplies in their homes at all tumes.
The biggest Costco in the world is in Salt Lake City. The dairy and produce sections are so big that they have free parkas to borrow while you're shopping. Mormons fucking love Costco.

[Anonymous No.11856907]

>>11853277
Nothing but pinata spankers at mine. I wish they couldnt afford it but with 16 people per household that’s only about $4 each.

[Anonymous No.11857052]

>>11850473
If you are buying appliances or buy in bulk usually and can budget well it's worth it.

[Anonymous No.11857128]

>>11850473
Yes. I really need to get one.

[Anonymous No.11857163]

>>11855059
you do realize you're on 4chin right

[Anonymous No.11857179]

>>11855059
the UN didn't exist in WW2, asshole

[Anonymous No.11857181]

I go through their 2x pack of hidden valley ranch in a week

[Anonymous No.11857226]

>>11857179
imagine being this illiterate

[Anonymous No.11857317]

>>11855475
I live in Utah and that Costco is fuckin awesome.

[Anonymous No.11858843]

>>11850543
>implying you wouldn't cry if you had to eat that piece of shit pizza

[Anonymous No.11858888]

>>11855077
still uncool, duderino

[Anonymous No.11858890]

>>11855077
I thought the meme was that magatards were the npc's
with the red hats and stuff

[Anonymous No.11859474]

>>11857052
This and gas easily saves you more than the membership fee. Also working at costco is the top tier of the hell that is retail work. Great weekend job if you are in college.

[Anonymous No.11860033]

I’d say it’s pretty worth it. I can usually get quite of bit of thick pork chops extremely cheap. It also comes in handy if you have friends pr family over, they sell nice hot dogs or brats at a price cheaper than usual. Also the obligatory toilet paper, tissue, paper towels, plates. With those things, Costco can’t be beat. And don’t get me started on the hot dog. That is literally the best deal on modern food service EVER

[Anonymous No.11860059]

>>11850578
>>11850591
>Wanting to see Pocahontas in space 2: electric boogaloo.

[Anonymous No.11860064]

>>11850473
Yes, provided you have storage space. Also, do not trust the hotdogs, there is no explicable reason for a beef hotdog to be $1 without something seriously being wrong with it

[Anonymous No.11860070]

>>11858890
everyone you don't like is an NPC

[Anonymons No.11860076]

>>11850481
>costco
>bulk coffee

i see you've never tried fresh coffee.

[Anonymous No.11860103]

>>11850494
God, Seattle Fucking sucks.

[Anonymous No.11860512]

>>11855475
that's an amazing story you just told anon, thanks for that moment

[Anonymous No.11860530]

>>11860076
i see you haven't heard of modern packaging technology

[Anonymous No.11860555]

>>11855475
jesus, he's right
https://www.yelp.com/biz/costco-wholesale-salt-lake-city

[Anonymous No.11860837]

>>11860555
what kind of pages are you linking me to, anon

[Anonymous No.11860867]

>>11860064
they lose money on the hotdogs

[Anonymous No.11860905]

>>11850481
Meat is literally the worst deal in the place.

[Anonymous No.11860948]

>>11860905
Not really, if you average cost per lb it's on par with your cheaper end supermarket at around mid 5 to high 8 a pound. This is Socal prices, one of the place with the lowest food cost. The advantage of Costco is the local market usually carries lowest grade, whereas Costco carries higher end of the lowest grade up to mid of mid grade.

Even Prime is still a good deal from Costco as long as you dont expect obscene grade marbling. I mean 30 bucks for 3-4 prime rib steaks over an inch thick is obscene; or new york strips.

Fuck Australia, the true land of plenty is Costco, USA.

[Anonymous No.11861866]

>>11850473
If you're just going there to eat, then you don't need a membership.
The food court area of Costco is outside of the store part where they ask to see your card.
Costco is kind of overrated though, the only stuff that's cheaper than other stores is in such fuckhuge amounts that you'll never finish it before it goes bad. Their prices are ok for electronics but not worth the membership

[Anonymous No.11861888]

>>11850473
If you're a libotard

[Anonymous No.11861890]

>>11861866
It's definitely worth it for paper products and frozen meat. Pays for its own membership fee after a month.

[Anonymous No.11861891]

>>11850494
Sam's club rocks. Great staff, products and customer service. Costco is the opposite.

[Anonymous No.11861896]

>>11853284
I'm still pissed about the global vanilla shortage. It used to be that you could get 16oz (473mL) of pure vanilla extract for $10 from Costco. Now it's about $35, but it's still worse everywhere else.

[Anonymous No.11862564]

>>11855219
slave

[Anonymous No.11862569]

>>11860948
Since when was Australia a land of plenty anyway? It's mostly a desert, and they have hissy fits when people try to grow basic crops like cotton.