I've been price comparing Costco and Walmart, specifically on food items

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Oct 15, 2024
11:08:59am

mudpupper Truly Addicted User

I've been price comparing Costco and Walmart, specifically on food items

And almost always Walmart has been significantly cheaper.

Yet people line up like crazy to pay more for bulk items.

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mudpupper

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I've been price comparing Costco and Walmart, specifically on food items

mudpupper

11:08am

I think its difficult to save money at Costco. Buying in bulk leads to excess

johnnybyu

11:10am

plus how many of the bulk items go bad because you can't use them fast enough?

1984coug

11:12am

Yep that was the excess part end up buying more than you need all the time.

johnnybyu

11:13am

What about gas?

gurt

11:29am

We have found there a few items that Costco has cheaper. They are:

AggieWeekendCougar

11:12am

For smaller items we also go to Winco, the produce is only fair but for packaged

RC Vikings

11:21am

Our percentage mirrors yours.

11:50am

We go to Costco for quality, not price. We get most of our "doesn't matter" stuff at Walmart.

CSoul

11:16am

RE: We go to Costco for quality, not price. We get most of our "doesn't matter"

Cougar TD

11:19am

WinCo > Walmart

RexIdaCoug

11:45am

Does Winco still only accept debit cards?

Doogal McCougar

11:49am

Walmart's free delivery subscription is just too good as my wife rarely goes

CSoul

11:52am

I have a Winco a few blocks from my house. Problem is they only have 90% of what we need.

KingDave

12:22pm

I haven't found the quality of their produce better than most grocery stores.

Pinetree

12:30pm

You have to be selective about what you buy at Costco - eggs, protein shakes, gasoline, and a few others.

KingDave

11:18am

Do people think Costco is a good deal? It's not. It's more the entertainment

Mitty

11:20am

Buy ground beef at both and you will understand why people love Costco.

Bluedarts

11:24am

No one should ever buy red meat at Walmart.

BYUheaven

11:31am

Walmart has some of worst steak selection and prices I've ever seen.

mudpupper

11:34am

My wife did once, made chili, I couldn't eat it. It had a strange smell even

Bluedarts

11:42am

We use Walmart+ once or twice a week but do not purchase produce or meat

BYUheaven

11:43am

We buy Costco on an assumption of quality. Walmart isn’t usually the right price comparison for that.

Joe Banks

11:31am

Genuinely curious, do you compare straight across? So Tillamook shredded cheddar

11:52am

Costco is not about being the cheapest, its about being the best value. So while they may be beat by Walmart and Sams,

vegasnative

11:58am

If you're shopping 1 or the other you've lost. Be smart about what you buy where

Covid-19

12:51pm

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