Costco

Costco is a membership only wholesaler. In order to obtain an account you need to be self employed, vat registered company owner etc. They offer 2 kinds of membership......Trade or Inividual. Individual membership is open to certain emplyees, ie finanacial directors etc....it does restrict access to the store at certain times, you are not able to shop before noon Monday to Friday. Can go at any time at the weekends. *****What is Costco****** Costco is a huge Warehouse style cash and carry wholesaler and bulk seller. ****Membership***** Annual membership costs £34.00, should I say, thats what my uncle pays, ...

We shop at Costco for mainly big brand products which we would otherwise but at the supermarket-if you always buy the brand names and not supermarket own brands then Costco is much cheaper-for example Aerial washing powder tablets are particularly cheap compared to Tesco/Asda etc. However, if you but own brand products usually, you won't make much of a saving, if any. As other reviewers have said, the meat is good quality and reasonably priced. The bakery pastries and muffins are also good value and delicious! On the non-food side, it's great. Photo processing is unbeatably priced and the service quick, with lots of sizes, types available. The do canvas prints and ...

Ah... Costco. Coming from North of the border, I was used to Macro which was a bit of a mission to be honest. It is unfair to compare Costco and Macro as the service, size and choice, in Costco clearly knocks Macro to the ground! Some things you are better off buying in supermarkets, we were comparing washing powder/tablets/fabric conditioner. To buy the powder, they had a fantastic offer on both the branded Persil and the Costco own brand. (It's worth remembering that Costco 'own brand' is made in the same factory and using the same ingredients, so essentially the same product as a branded item) I am quite convinced their 'own brand' fabric ...