Anyone shop at Makro/Costco/Booker?

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Is it much cheaper or does the lack of vat on everything until you get to the tills just make it feel cheaper? Looking at getting a card for DM but I'm not sure whether its worth it by the time she's driven there.

I find it cheaper. Things might seem more expensive but the packs are generally much bigger.

Last night in costco I brought two big bottles of sink/drain unblocker for £3.50. It's over that for one bottle in the supermarket. Huge 1.5 litre of dettol laundry for £2.99. 40 rolls of quilted velvet loo roll £9.42 (inc vat), 2 pack of cilit bang grease and grime for £3/4 again same price as for one in the supermarket.

They had lots of offers on yesterday.

I have a makro card but rarely use it as prefer costco.

It can be cheaper (costco) but you need to know prices to compare. Also depends if you have the space for the bulk buys
you need to be disciplined in there, it's too easy to come out with a ton of stuff you didn't know you needed!!

Love Costco. Been shopping there for years.

yes, Booker, but for the business premises. Packs are mostly large. If you are doing a party or barbie, the meat packs and gateaux are good, also sauces and restaurant fodder. If you needed vast packs of washing powder (they have IIRC Persil with disinfectant for care homes) I don't know how the price compares.

They have very large cuts of meat.

For drink, supermarkets are usually cheaper.

They do boxes of mini-milks and mini-creams for tea and coffee, and boxes of individual biscuit packs that might do for lunchboxes, if you got through them in date.

They have a range of very downmarket tins, packets and cakes as sold in corner shops.

They have bulk cleaning and waste products.

Occasionally you will find a reduced-to-clear pile that's a good bargain

p.s.

Booker wanted evidence that I was a genuine business customer. Company number, trade account references, bank statement, photo i.d.