This is a photo series of items I’d NEVER shell out money for at Costco. I’ll be doing several of these as well as posts on what I WOULD buy at Costco. Most of the items I list today I’d never buy at Costco, because we can almost always get them FREE or even as Money Makers. Wouldn’t you agree?
Here are a few other popular Costco posts here on The Frugal Find…
- (Updated List!) Items I WILL buy at Costco…
- How to find Clearance items at Costco
- Why we bought a Costco membership…
- You can shop at Costco WITHOUT a membership!
$4.25 per box of cereal – Ouch! I’d pay up to $1.50 for Frosted Mini Wheats max.
We see deals on feminine products on a regular basis, often times even FREE!
Here is a 5ct package of Degree Deodorant for $13.49 or $2.69 each. This isn’t a deal at all, almost on a weekly basis you can get deodorant anywhere from free to $0.99 each.
I’d expect to be PAID to take anymore toothpaste home, let alone pay over $2 per tube!
My mouth dropped when I saw the price over these razors, did yours? Yes it’s true, sadly people still pay for these things.
Here’s one last item that we can get on sale, as low as $0.99 for a smaller bottle on a regular basis.
Joan Smith via Facebook May 6, 2012 at 10:21 pm
how’s the price of string cheese?
Faris August 9, 2012 at 5:47 pm
“My mouth dropped when I saw the price over these razors, did yours? Yes it’s true, sadly people still pay for these things.” So what are you saying?? Are you telling us that we should steal these things rather than pay for them? You’re picking on Gillette and the nerve that they have to sell a razor cartridge for about $3.30 each. I agree with you that it’s ridiculous, but what does this have to do with Costco?
Mr Frugal August 9, 2012 at 7:37 pm
Faris, razors are available free or nearly free all the time as samples and with coupons and sales – that’s what she meant by “Yes it’s true, sadly people still pay for these things.” We definitely don’t advocate stealing or being dishonest.
Finding Deals November 15, 2012 at 1:28 pm
I don’t know where you find fusion razors free or nearly free. I sure don’t get coupons like that. I will have to ask. where do you find coupons with that kind of a discount? I check my newspapers a lot, but they don’t have those coupons. Are they online or where?
jon January 27, 2013 at 8:24 am
Where can i get fusion razors free exactly??
patrick December 23, 2012 at 6:59 am
you find the saving in quantity, and the size of boxes, compared to the grocery stores, It does save money, and saves added trips to the grocery store.
randy January 3, 2013 at 11:21 pm
You may be able to take advantage of promotions, beating them at their own game, but I bet most of the prices are cheaper than you would find at a regular retailer or online. The standard should be to get the item as close to the wholesale cost, and to have quality items available that I want, not just what the merchant or the manufacturer wants to sell me. I haven’t bought at Costco in years as I am a BJ’s member, but my impression is their prices are good on most items, probably slightly better than BJ’s. Sam’s Club seems to also be slightly less than BJ’s, but has the problem that they don’t want to compete with or undercut Walmart. I am a BJ’s customer because their stores are more convenient (to the point of saturation) than Costco or Sam’s, and gas is expensive. BJ’s also has more customer-friendly sizes; often they take two supermarket-size bottles and shrink wrap them together, so the secret is they aren’t really a wholesale club, but a retailer that looks like a wholesale club and has membership. I’ve gone into Costco by going into the liquor store then out into the store.
Kristin January 14, 2013 at 11:56 am
You do realize you should be looking at the ounces on the cereal, not the number of bags. I doubt your local grocer carries 35 oz. boxes of Mini wheats let alone sells them for $1.50. 2 bags does not equal 2 boxes.
Leah January 21, 2013 at 12:39 pm
Are you saying you are able to get the SAME brands for those low prices/ free that you are mentioning? Because I had been under the impression that for a Pantene of that size, Colgate of that size, etc those are pretty decent deals. I would not want to use generic brands; I want to use Colgate, Always, and Pantene… Where are you shopping to get these brands so freaking cheap because I guess I’ve been shopping at the wrong places?
jennie February 20, 2013 at 1:51 pm
wow!! you have some harsh readers! ’cause i too thought those were ridiculous prices and i agreed with you on each statement. i get pantene free-.99 at walgreens/drugstores… shavers at target/walgreens/cvs/rite-aid … colgate at walgreens/drugstores/sometimes target … deodorant at walmart/walgreens/target… you just need to know when and where to shop and often times these things are MUCH cheaper… if not free.
Julia February 20, 2013 at 1:55 pm
Jennie, these aren’t our readers – most likely they’ve come via a google search for Costco. Our readers are the sweetest ever, like you!
jennie February 20, 2013 at 1:52 pm
i should also add… you may need to use coupons or take advantage of store promos on those items, but they’re still close to free!
Wendy H February 20, 2013 at 5:31 pm
Thanks for this article! I have been wondering to myself what really is a good buy at Costco and I absolutely agree with everything on this list.
To the other readers above – when she is talking about getting things for free/almost free/very cheap, she is referring to the SAME products!! I regularly get full-size (not Costco size, but regular ones you get at the store) Colgate, Always, Pantene, etc. for less than $1 which is still WAY cheaper than Costco’s price.
Kim March 8, 2013 at 5:30 am
Thanks for this post! We just bought our first Costco membership 4 days ago. I too was very pleased wih most prices but something’s I laughed and said “uh nope I KNOW I can get that for free!” Lol! I love the post about Costco clearance too. I was looking for a “section” when I was there.
Yolanda April 4, 2013 at 12:18 pm
I do like the idea about not necesary has to have a costco membership card, but is the cash card/gift card will be accepted??with out buying a membership, Washington DC just open a brand new store and they are not letting no one come in to shop, with out the membership,
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