Costco... New SC question...

[ActonAmy]

For us the membership is worth it when we buy over-the-counter meds. DH's allergy medication is $15 for 126 pills. The cheapest I found elsewhere was Walmart's house brand and that was $20 for 60 .

Pre/Postnatal vitamins and children's Tylenol work out cheaper, too.

We rarely buy food there because I can find better deals elsewhere if I'm patient and use a smart meal plan. We do buy maple syrup there - $13 for 1 litre. It's twice the price anywhere else.

[caroman]

I buy books there because the selection is pretty good and good prices.I purchase steaks and hambuger there.I find the meat is always good quality. I have no idea if I'm paying good prices for it though, I'm terrible knowing meat prices LOL!.
Sometimes they have instore specials(not instore coupons) that are excellent prices. I also buy clothes there are all my baby pjs were bought there as you couldn't beat the price and quality. As with everything you really need to know your price per size.

[start-the-car]

A close friend of mine has a costco membership, she does all her meat shopping there and she says it saves her hundreds a month, mind, she doesnt coupon at all, and they eat like they have 3 times the expendable income they have, so i can't really say whether that's useful, I do know my husband will only buy steaks there though. for 20-25$ you get a pack of 4-6 MASSIVE steaks, really tender and juicy, for my family (2adults & 4y/o) its at least 2-3 meals, my husband is the only real steak efficianado in our family, but even he can't eat a whole one. So at least when it comes to the steak meals, we've found it to be a great money saver. That said, we go with my friend and give her the money, so we don't have a costco membership.

The costco by my house also has the best gas prices in my area by at least a cent (Today: 115.4 there compared to 116.9-121.9elsewhere nearby). another plus for their membership.

OMG! Gas is 1.39 here right now!

[caroman]

For us the membership is worth it when we buy over-the-counter meds. DH's allergy medication is $15 for 126 pills. The cheapest I found elsewhere was Walmart's house brand and that was $20 for 60 .

Pre/Postnatal vitamins and children's Tylenol work out cheaper, too.

We rarely buy food there because I can find better deals elsewhere if I'm patient and use a smart meal plan. We do buy maple syrup there - $13 for 1 litre. It's twice the price anywhere else.

also, they have the lowest dispensing fee around-I pay $3.89