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Costco

2.5

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Costco Reviews Summary

Costco enjoys a strong reputation for its high-quality products and value, particularly in bulk purchasing and its popular private label, Kirkland Signature. Customers appreciate the variety and affordability offered, especially in categories like groceries and electronics. However, significant concerns have emerged regarding customer service, particularly related to installation issues, delivery delays, and negative interactions with staff. Many customers express frustration with the handling of returns and the online shopping experience, leading to a perception that service quality may not align with the brand's overall value proposition. Balancing product excellence with improved customer support could enhance overall satisfaction.

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service
301
value
259
shipping
193
returns
179
quality
222

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New Jersey
13 reviews
24 helpful votes
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Used to be better
August 22, 2016

I still like the store, but they have continually increased the size of packaging, like that of fruits and vegetables and they have very little selection of healthier foods. Try to find a low fat soy milk, or pre-made dinners with even reasonable amounts of salt. The cost of the membership goes up every so often and, for me, it has outlived it's usefulness.

Date of experience: August 22, 2016
Tennessee
13 reviews
14 helpful votes
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Unbeatable
August 20, 2016

I've never had a bad experience with ordering from Costco. Always on time, always what I ordered, and easy! Best quality and good value.

Date of experience: August 19, 2016
Arizona
21 reviews
18 helpful votes
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Costco pizza is wonderful, I love it! Great other options for food as well. It has to be one of my favorite places to eat. I have heard great things about shopping at costco but I am not a member myself so I would not know. Just by browsing the site right now, I see that they have a customer service link and I really like that about them. It helps to answer questions and to get additional help in case you need it. Seems like a great site to me.

Date of experience: August 18, 2016
Texas
5 reviews
7 helpful votes
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I was a member of Sam's Club for years! I had a friend convince we to switch to Costco. Boy was he right!

Date of experience: August 18, 2016
New York
48 reviews
72 helpful votes
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Top Notch
August 18, 2016

COSTCO is great on all fronts. Great products for each category, a business running on all cylinders because the owners care about their customers, care about their employees and the consumer benefits. What I don't find on the site, I find at one of their locations and I always see happy faces.

Date of experience: August 17, 2016
California
3 reviews
23 helpful votes
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Love going there to shop the goods they sell are topnotch they also take things back even if used over 30 days and the samples aren't bad either just got to remember two thing one don't go over budget and two and this is recent they only take VISA

Date of experience: August 15, 2016
PS
13 reviews
2 helpful votes
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Sweet deals
August 12, 2016

I come here once a week. I shop for the entire week or two for a wholesale price. I save time and money.

Date of experience: August 11, 2016
Canada
7 reviews
4 helpful votes
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Love their food
August 11, 2016

I'm in love with their chocolate chip cookies and croissants. I have a big family so buying our grocery in quantity but for less expensive is great.

Date of experience: August 10, 2016
Michigan
5 reviews
4 helpful votes
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Costco is the best and only selects the best of the best products. Love Costco :)

Date of experience: August 9, 2016
Washington
5 reviews
0 helpful votes
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Love
August 10, 2016

I love this place too much lol! The employees are so helpful and they are clean and they check you out fast! Great fresh pizza too!

Date of experience: August 9, 2016
Canada
17 reviews
11 helpful votes
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First, finding a place to park, next wading through the crowds and the aisles requires a new level of patience. The membership itself is a process which I could live without but since Costco does not accept credit cards there leaves little choice.
I think Costco is ok but for most people, the savings are not so great when you have to buy bulk items which require time and space to use if it doesn't go bad first. For the electronics, again, the savings are there but the choices on makes and models are limited and seldom relate to the best models or products that the manufacturer has which brings me to the not so great. I would recommend you visit the store, inform them you'd like to see before you buy a membership. They do accommodate and you'll get a better idea of what is there and what to expect without taking my review to heart since not everyone would agree with me on it.

Date of experience: August 8, 2016
California
2 reviews
0 helpful votes
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They get better and better. You need to be able to buy larger quantities, but i. E., I just freeze wild salmon that I can't use right away. I can pay $36 per pound at the harbor, or $10 per pound at Costco. A great shopping experience for the health conscious shopper.

Date of experience: August 6, 2016
Canada
30 reviews
25 helpful votes
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Huge customer demand
August 5, 2016

I find that you have to know your prices when you shop here, because you will be gouged if you are not careful. Paying for a membership, then paying for the items, then packing all your own stuff, is it really saving any money? You stood in line for a long time & sat in their traffic even longer... no it wasn't worth the few pennies you saved.

Date of experience: August 4, 2016
New Jersey
5 reviews
1 helpful vote
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Good quality clothes, shoes, household, furniture and really good prices! Love CostCo

Date of experience: August 4, 2016
New Hampshire
2 reviews
0 helpful votes
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Good if they have what you want'
Do not tell you if other stores have it?

Date of experience: August 3, 2016
Ohio
40 reviews
3 helpful votes
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Costco
July 26, 2016

Unless you have a big family, its not worth shopping here. My opinion..

Date of experience: July 26, 2016
New Jersey
11 reviews
8 helpful votes
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Ugh
July 25, 2016

No one wants to help you, hard to find things. To us they just not that good

Date of experience: July 25, 2016
Illinois
5 reviews
4 helpful votes
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Great savings
July 23, 2016

May be cost to cost price. For a large family of 4 adults and kids the shopping is family saver.The quality of merchandise is exemplary and staff are helpful.

Date of experience: July 22, 2016
Cyprus
2 reviews
7 helpful votes
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AMAZINGGGGG
July 23, 2016

It just has everything you wand and it has amazing food as well! Also really good service

Date of experience: July 21, 2016
Australia
9 reviews
11 helpful votes
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Love it.
July 22, 2016

We buy in bulk have some home storage. With 6 adults in the family we plan the meals for the week. It's a great cost saving. They always seem to have something different and Yummy. We I visit the store I love the sample nibbles. We regularly shop there. Many of my work colleagues shop there as well.

Date of experience: July 21, 2016