Warning: Costco is not a grocery store. It is a warehouse where YOU WILL SAVE WITHOUT EVEN TRYING at least hundreds if not thousands of dollars a year dependent on your own shopping needs. Some reviewers such as Daniel G are confused by Costco and what it entails therefore must Yelp negativity and opinion more than fact. I grew up shopping at Costco and understand what it is ALL about. In order to be able to shop at Costco you pay an annual membership of $60/$5 a month - very affordable. I love that because you don't have randoms filling the store looking around or hanging out like you do at most shops. Here you have serious shoppers. In saying that, there are times that are worth avoiding if possible, mainly the weekend. Just look at the parking lot and you get a clear idea how busy the warehouse will be. Costco offers shoppers bulk buy deals. If you simply can not store 48 rolls of toilet paper for ($20-27 dependent on the brand) or 8 boxes of tissues for $18 then this is not your kind of shopping. Yes, the trolleys are huge and need to be based on larger product quantities. Don't look like a learner driver and bring in a Coles shopping trolley! Get used to the warehouse environment and bigger aisles. The shopping at Costco is MORE than just food. You have electronics, appliances, house ware, clothing, shoes, prescription glasses, care tyres, jewelry and even furniture. The deals available at Costco show savvy customers how much margin the general stores have and that sales at a grocery store are just a ploy not a fact. In my first shop I saved on the following verses shopping at Woolworths: At COSTCO vs. WOOLWORTH'S Costco - 6 pack of Tuna 425g cans = $22 Woolys- 1 can of tuna 425 = $5 (on sale) (Save $8) Costco - Coconut oil 900g = $14 Woolys - Coconut oil 300g = $6 (Save $4) Costco - Cacao powder 1kg = $17 Woolys - Cacao powder 250g = $6 (Save $7) I also save on eggs, milk, meat, cheeses, bacon, juice, frozen foods, veggies, shampoo & conditioner. You WILL save. And if you don't need that much of something split the bill with a family member or friend! Lastly, there are no plastic bags to put your bulk items in. There may be some leftover cardboard boxes to use at checkout and be more earth conscious than the grocery stores. Enjoy the experience but please don't be confused. COSTCO is not a grocery store. It is a warehouse with good deals and NO condescending commercials like the two main grocers pay millions for annually - so why do you think WE SAVE SO MUCH!! Thank you Costco for no commercials!!! read more

Costco - Electronics are high end with rotating specials between brands. Also seasonal products available like Christmas decorations. - Grocery Near Me - Kilburn, SA

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Im just here for the hotdogs Like yes its a bulk buying paradise but I'm just here for the hotdogs. $1.99 for a dog and drink and its bigger. On top of this are you gluten free? No bother get the sundae fir $3 bucks. BYO water wings if you fall in this thing is big! read more

I love going to Costco. As a single house hold I can't always buy much in bulk, however freezable and non perishable are always a winner. They always have weekly specials and great once odd deals which can sometimes make great presents. You also can't go wrong with the pizza each visit. A winning way to end the shopping experience. read more

I resisted coming here for quite some time ... but my partner shops here every month or so, so I thought I'd better 'experience' the Americanism that is Costco ;) Firstly, the Americans know a thing or two about customer service - we can learn a lot from them! The trolleys are scarily huge (due to the bulk buys, but amusing to see small person like me trying to push it!!), and the whole place is rather overwhelming at first. Walking in, you are presented with coffee machines, clothing, white goods and $8000 diamonds - bizarre!! There's even petrol and tyres ... I thought it was a joke until I saw it myself ;) For bulk buys, this place is great - we get packs of loo paper, and cooking ingredients in bulk (flour, tins of tuna, tins of tomatoes, etc). The range doesn't extend to many environmentally friendly brands, but we use this place to save on the items we buy already (like organic cheese and Danish butter!!). Now, the dark side of a place like this is the overweight people in the store ... a way higher percentage than anywhere else I have been. Yes, this is also the place of bulk potato crisps, lollies, soft drinks, etc. I did find this very sad, but this is not Costco's fault - they just make it easier and cheaper for those who choose to eat unhealthily. All in all, Costco is great for what it is ... though I would probably never come back, my partner will continue her membership, as it's a great way to shop if you don't mind the weird ambience ;) read more

I went with a friend to get a few things for a ski trip, having previously had work colleagues rave and go on about the savings and quality at Costco. Now, I do feel I can comment on all prices, savings and quality as at home I'm the primary shopper, cook and frequent Coles, IGA, Foodland and various local producers as well, and have done this for over 2 decades. My first impression was it's big, the shopping trolleys are big, and all the offerings, be it the size of packaging or the size of actual prepared food items. They sell TV's and assorted electronics - I didn't have a great look but a TV very similar to the one I purchased 3 months ago was $800 more. If you were to find an item here that is cheaper than anywhere else than you can easily get your $60 membership back on one item alone but I bet places like The Good Guys would sell to you for the same. A 6 pack of WD40 worked out to about $2 less per can - WD40 does go on sale at Bunnings and I've previously picked it up for less. If you're someone who would go through that much then I guess you can save a little. I didn't see any 'bargains' in that section. Fresh fruits and vegetables were ALL more expensive than my local fruit and veg shops at Ridleyton and Hindmarsh plus I would have to buy in large quantities. Tomatoes were three times the price, lemons and apples twice, potatoes slightly comparative etc. On top of that some looked a bit over-sized and water logged. While on this, capsicums and tomatoes (to name two only) naturally grow to a size - if you find them huge and heavy they've been made like that, generally have no flavour but lots of water retention and that's so you pay more and get less. I will mention something here that I felt whilst there and in any conversation I have had - people who rave on about Costco don't care as much about taste as they do about cost/quantity for reasons unknown - either they have not eaten quality or they've outgrown the need for it. You may disagree but that is obvious to me and I will touch on it again later. The bakery section had cakes/pies a little cheaper than the Cheesecake shop and trays of a dozen muffins for $10. Again what stood out was portion sizes. No wonder we are getting fatter. The cakes were all larger than normal (perhaps good for kids parties) and the muffins at least twice the size of a regular muffin. I ended up tasting both and I have to say both were very disappointing. If I want to put a sugary tasteless baked product in my mouth to ensure I don't go hungry I will eat them. But if I want to eat something delicious, or with better and indeed known ingredients, then I will not buy here. I would rather buy a tray of muffins for $20 and love them. Unfortunately the people who can afford less are the ones who tend to carry more weight and also the ones who spend all their disposable income on fast food and will all shop here. A trio of dips costs more than a regular supermarket and there's no great flavour choices but you get MORE in quantity. Soft drinks are cheap. Hot dog sausages, strangely, cost twice as much as Coles but the actual sizes would have been bigger. Ice creams come in bigger packs. There were only three choices for crackers and they came in large packs of three for hardly any savings. Why would I buy crackers with questionable ingredients that I wouldn't normally eat and buy, just because a place gives them to me in an extra large sizing for a nominal saving? Every pre-prepared product and packaging is bigger. A slab of a dozen baked beans cans was $12, and I can often buy them for that at my local, where the choice is far greater - Costco offers just one. I couldn't find any decent plain chocolate. Finally, the best and the worst. I bought a large pack of strawberries for about $6.50 which worked out to just over three regular containers, often sold for $2-$3 each. They lasted for a few days and were quite fresh and nice. My kids love kettle chips and 500 gram bags sell for around $6. Given we don't pay more than $3 per bag normally that's a saving of about $2 over 500 grams. And the worst? $6.99 for a lovely super large roast chicken. I have never tasted anything so bland, tasteless, kind of metallic and gross, that also looked so bad. Upon opening the container I noticed the chicken was huge with very pronounced breast sections. Cutting into the rib cage I saw it was large, dry, the bones thinner than normal. Despite its size the chicken had no fat deposits, no fat under the skin, not even at the cavity exit. Given how it looked, its size and flavour, I have no doubt these chickens are fed and pumped with steroids and chemicals to not only make them grow extra large in a quicker time but to also make them less fatty. They taste disgusting and I have no interest in eating genetically modified birds and feeding them to my kids. Adelaide is full of delicious food - don't shop at Costco. read more

I would like to have gluten free fast food available. A salad. Some chips. Nothing too expensive or difficult. I have a cafe and average 300 dollars a week. Use wat u have in store. read more

We headed to Costco today to see what the fuss was about. Not much to report. the place is huge and has a thriving atmosphere. Most customers look like they love to shop in bulk regardless of their actual need to buy Chocolate, Marsh mellows or cat food in bulk. The range is not great but they have some cheap stuff. They had Havaianas thongs there for a very low price but only in two unpopular colours. Kids books were very cheap and good quality. Conveniently located opposite the registers is the Costco in-house lunch bar, because all that shopping must get your appetite up! People are at rick of losing a little weight walking laps around this place pushing their over-loaded trolleys. To prevent this, Costco has their best interests, health and well-being in mind and has a "gourmet" service ready to cram those calories right back into you. The food must be both wholesome and delicious as their was a line up of customers sporting a range of Euro Cage-fighting fashion including Mullets, Rats Tails and loads of ink. to avoid missing out, perhaps grab a snack before your shopping trip, that way you will also have the energy to haul all those discounted goods back to your car. V8 Supercar fashion is apparently popular choice of leisure wear in this store, perhaps it is stipulated in the membership criteria, I should find out before going back. The average BMI of the Costco clientele is also slightly higher than the national average, possibly due to the discount pricing on the bulk-buy chips and chocolates.... Did like the car park with the extra-wide line-marking, I assume this is to stop the SUV's from being parked too close to each other preventing the larger framed ladies and gents from getting out to shop or denting each others cars. So, after slipping in without a membership and wandering around for a while we decided to leave empty handed. Not somewhere we would regularly shop due to the reduced range or brands and options. Most people seem to be buying brands and products in bulk they don't normally buy because they perceive some form of saving by spending more... Perhaps they think that they have signed up, come all this way... They should buy something or they will feel stupid or wasted their money? Outcome: Should I require 1000 rolls of toilet paper, 6L of shampoo or marsh mellows in sufficient Qty to fill a Spa Bath (which was on proud display as soon as you walk in the main doors, which is odd because most of the people there did NOT look like they should EVER be having anyone over for fondue and a spa) then perhaps I will travel across town and sign up, but only after growing my hair a bit and getting at least a 1/2 sleeve tat or the names of all my kids inked down my forearm. read more