Cost Co.. Aside from bulk buy loo roll what's it good for?

[Ohsuchaperfectday]

Thinking about joining but we don't have space for massive bulk buys.
I've heard the Xmas and Halloween stuff is lovely. What else is there to buy? Worth joining?

Washing powder and dishwasher tablets (2 pack)
Amazing macaroni cheese bites.
Multi pack batteries
Soft drinks and wine
Shin cup spicy noodles
Olive oil/pesto

You do need some storage though, take the kickboards off?

Last time we went I bought a case of alcohol free beer, a great pack of dog toys (£9 for three, one would be that price in pets at home), healthy dog treats,kids books, some clothes, 1.6kg bags of chicken nuggets, toilet roll, dried fruits, a laptop, a pretty big white board, big bottles of head and shoulders etc.

And the fuel! Best price for premium diesel! By quite a large chunk. Their Premium diesel (they only sell premium here) is cheaper than supermarket bog standard fuel.

I have the space for big bags of dried fruits and chia seeds as well as the toilet roll. I love their stuff. Your membership is also valid all over the world, handy if you visit other countries that have them.

Ahhh wish we had one closer!

You want this thread where they asked the same thing earlier today

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/_chat/3969563-Costco-best-buys

Agree with above poster, the washing powder/liquid is well worth it. The bakery goods are lovely. Fresh croissants, personalised birthday cakes, gorgeous carrot cake, muffins, cookies, etc, etc. The meat counter is good. Coffee beans are great value and good quality. Bags of frozen chicken breasts are brilliant, decent sized & no added water or salt. Do you know anyone with a membership card who could take you so you could try it?

Guess where the user name came from

Everything is in bulk/ larger scale.

I buy:
Kitchen roll
Beans, tinned tomatoes,
Meat, frozen meat priducts,
Baked goods,
Toiletries
Crocs
Book box sets
Sauces
Cans of drink

Kpo58 thank you!

Some interesting items here, I didn't know they did petrol!

I adore goyza. Love roast ready cooked chickens... Does anyone know how much they are?
I could do washing liquid bulk and dishwasher tablets

The ready meals and partyfood are great too

Free food walking round
Side of salmon is cheap
Lots of cakes
Sandwich platters
Cheap wolf fleeces
Random Christmas presents

Oh and hot and spicy chicken wings ( cooked) I think they were about £3:50

Cooked ribs

Cannot even believe I forgot the very very cheap cafe where you can get a hotdog and refillable drink for £1.75

Croissants
Loo Roll
Dishwasher tablets
Foil
And the double sided Christmas wrapping is AMAZING - really strong and you get approx 78 miles per roll slight exaggeration here may be possible

The foil comes with the same magic never endingness as the Christmas wrapping people.

Massive sausages, big bag of lentil crisps, cheese blocks, the hot salmon salad is lovely! All the baked goods, bulk bag of teabags. Great for party stuff. Cheap Sketchers

Cake, massive cakes for Birthdays and other occasions.
Heinz beans,
Massive trays of meat, you split into baggies and freeze.
Wrapping paper and also tissue paper for wrapping. Last pack of white tissue paper lasted 10 years! Massive sheets.
I like the white hotel towels too, thats all we have now.
I used to buy baby clothes, Carters.
Jelly belly jelly beans in a large jar.
Skippy peanut butter in a two pack of big jars.
I've had laptops from there too and vacuum cleaners.

The cakes are amazing but they’re in catering packs (you’ll suddenly come to the realisation that all those lovely looking homemade cakes in cafes... aren’t homemade) so unless you looove cake or have a big family, you usually end up throwing some away 😵.

All cleaning products are great. We’ve just bought and amazing set of pans and knives. Sometimes they have good stationery but again it’s in multipacks. The big tubs of sweets are good if your children are good at rationing them 😂. Same with packs of soft drinks if you by them and the bottles of water are super cheap if you use single use bottles anymore.

I don’t think the clothes are cheap TBH.

You must get a slice of pizza from the cafe on the way out (you’ll only need one slice!).

Oh and I forgot tea and coffee.

The kids clothes are excellent quality. I bought my two jumpers and they been passed on after years of wear. Massive bags of sugar which I use for baking. Tins of beans and tomatoes (24 at a time). You do need storage unfortunately as everything is catering size.

You must get a slice of pizza from the cafe on the way out (you’ll only need one slice!)

No you have to buy a whole pizza, dinner sorted and breakfast the next day (unless you have teens)

We just go for the pizza at the end

Other than that our staples are:
Washing powder
Shower gel
Kitchen towel
Dog food
Kitchen foil (every 5 years!!)
1 kg blocks of cheese
Fresh meat (expensive but quality is 10x that of supermarkets)
The frozen teriyaki rice bags
Lindt balls (buy the packs of 4 boxes and dish out on birthdays)
Alcohol
Underwear

Huge jars of herbs and spices, work out much cheaper than the silly little ones you get in the supermarket.

I went to the MK one today.

Kirkland dishwasher tablets are great,
The foil is also great,
Tin of galaxy hot chocolate for £3.99,
Meat is good value, blocks of cheese, goyzas (yum)
The wrapping paper at Christmas is well worth the money

And if you don't get a hotdogs and a bucket of pepsi max on the way out you've missed out.

Vitamin d
Milk very cheap
Fruit is so yummy but expensive
Nappies
Skippy peanut butter
Books
Greek salad
Random and amazing things!

We buy a LOT from Costco so this is going to be a long list. Here goes:

Regular items

• Kirkland multi vitamins
• 5L bottle of Carex handwash
• Aquafresh toothpaste 12 pack
• Imperial Leather shower gel and soap
• Aveeno Cream 3 pack
• Kirkland Conditioner
• Sanitary Towels
• Gillette razors
• Massive bottles of head and shoulders shampoo
• Palmers Cocoa Butter 3 pack
• Lavazza Coffee beans
• Cereals
• Large box of walkers crisps
• Branston Beans 24 pack
• Valfrutta chopped tomatoes
• Large bottle of Kikkoman Soy sauce
• Large jar of Nutella
• Large jars of Schwartz herbs and spices
• Lamb Weston Frozen chips and fries
• Olympus 0% fat Greek Yoghurt
• Chicken tenders and nuggets
• Frozen raw king prawns
• Fresh meat - mince, beef, chicken, lamb, pork
• Kirkland Frozen chicken breasts
• Pomegranate seeds
• Large punnet of grapes
• Gala apples
• Melons
• Pineapple
• Large Punnet of strawberries
• Large punnet of blueberries
• Greek salad platter
• Fresh Lasagne
• Rotisserie chicken
• Kirkland loo roll
• Kirkland kitchen roll
• Fairy or Ariel Laundry liquid
• Finish dishwasher tablets, salt and rinse aid
• Kirkland catering foil and clingfilm (lasts us about a year)
• Belas Feta Cheese
• Lurpak or Anchor butter blocks (500g) and spread
• Semi skimmed milk
• Eggs
• Cathedral city cheese when on offer
• Hovis bread

Occasionally:

• Packs of cookies
• Red Velvet Cake (OMG!!)
• mini pastries
• super large and cakey mince pies at Christmas
• random finds like Levi’s jeans, trainers, swimming costumes for the kids, Instant pot, KitchenAid, numerous pots and pans, a washing machines, luggage, a rotary dryer, ice machine, bean to cup machine...

I have Costco problem😳

It's really not worth it unless you have storage space.

Their stuff is great though especially the meat.

No one has mentioned the cling film! It’s fantastic! I could dance with it and still use it! It is the best cling film ever!