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Payorfixyourself t1_j6lis2v wrote

Costco is straight fucking you Trader Joe’s selling organic whole milk $6 gallon. Costco is such a rip off these days there is practically no actual good deals in the place

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jasandliz t1_j6ljj5u wrote

Costco ain’t what it used to be, that’s for sure.

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Payorfixyourself t1_j6lkorv wrote

It’s because they have tons of market share and don’t have to actually compete as they have a massive base that just mindlessly shops there. Sure you might get a deal on some random motor oil. When you buy any staples though or meat you will overpay 30%. It’s literally what their banking on.

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TheThirdThigh t1_j6m2ms5 wrote

What? Not true for me. Meat is way cheaper and better quality at Costco.

And its only random if it doesnt apply to you. For those that actually use the motor oil they carry, its a deal.

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BagelsRTheHoleTruth t1_j6mb62v wrote

Honestly, there's a lot of stupid Costco hate going on here. Their meat is a fantastic deal, and excellent quality, rotisserie chickens for five bucks, gas is the cheapest in town, and if you're not an idiot who impulse buys shit you don't need, you save a bundle on bulk items that are as high quality as name brand. Sure, prices on certain items are probably higher than you're able to find elsewhere, but I guarantee my membership is going to pay for itself like ten times over this year.

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Payorfixyourself t1_j6md5ie wrote

Yeah it’s such a deal like the baby back ribs that are $2lb more expensive then when the grocery store has on sale. I bought choice rib eye roasts back at December for $6lb. Cut them into ribeye steaks and put them in the freezer. Or you know like $16lb at Costco…… Hey they have choice tritips for $8.99lb or wait…. $4lb when on sale at the local grocery store. Well shit but hey there is a hot dog and that rotisserie chicken! Yeah no like seriously nope Costco is not a good deal. If you bother to buy stuff when it’s on sale at grocery store you can definitely get cheaper then Costco. You also proving my entire point about the motor oil. How many jugs of motor oil you use a month vs how many gallons of milk. That’s the entire business model. Give you a deal on something you use not a lot of and then over charge you on your staple goods.

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therealcosmicl t1_j6lliys wrote

The rotisserie chicken and hot dog. Great policies for returns and exchanges, it's got it's charms

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jasandliz t1_j6llzc9 wrote

The return policy is also not what it used to be.

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Emotional-Most-1933 t1_j6lml3e wrote

How you figure?

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jasandliz t1_j6ouhkq wrote

They now have policies to at first tell you their records only go back so far and than offer you a refund the lowest discounted price they sold it for. They say this When they have easy access to all of your transactions no matter how far back. The cashiers also make you feel like a jackass and say things like “it looks like you got your money’s worth”. This is my experience recently. It really REALLY changed my opinion about Costco and there return policy. The policy is “no, sorry no record of this” followed by “well maybe my supervisor can approve this but not for what you paid for it” then when you raise hell, suddenly they find your transaction and say “of course we would never not let you return it”. This is procedure for profit and it is NOT what the return policy states.

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Emotional-Most-1933 t1_j6pift5 wrote

Well when you see people returning Christmas trees in January I'm sure they get jaded. I wanted to say something to the guy but decided to move on.

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jasandliz t1_j6pjgur wrote

My case was a tool which should have had lifetime warranty. It is still offered at Costco and I definitely did not feel like I was “getting my monies worth” and I expected to be made whole again - despite it being 10 years. I am not the person returning mattresses, generators or Christmas trees.

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Dry_Bank_3516 t1_j6m9ok0 wrote

Realistically you just go there for cheap food. For $5 you can get a hot dog, slice of pizza and a drink.

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Payorfixyourself t1_j6meekp wrote

That’s exactly what their banking on also. It’s the feel good for buying a bunch of other stuff at above sale price so you feel good about what you got. That food court area full of Tellatubies cramming their mouths with cheap junk food.

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