Do You Think Its worth Buying a Costco Membership?
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Do you think it’s worth buying a Costco membership? I live about 100/120 miles round trip from one. I see people talking about it but what kind of things do you get and is it really cheaper than other places?
My Cosco Is 15 miles from me and Its free with my company. I dont have the membership or want It. They sell almost anything as far as I can tell. Yours Is a ridiculous mileage. Is It or will It be worth It? They do online shopping as well. Maybe Its best to check the website out and compare.
I have a Costco membership but I’m only 18 miles round trip for me, and I often pick up a few bargains, my last purchase was a TV and it came with a five year warranty, and delivered to my door as I ordered on line, I’ve just ordered a celebration cake to pick up on Monday, I also fill up my car with petrol as it’s cheaper to fill my car up there,
tara73ziva thank you very much. I’m guessing it is worth it for the big purchases. I did hear the cakes were delicious. Thank you 
enjoy Monday celebrations.
leeanngor the cakes are definitely delicious the 6 pack of chocolate muffins buy one get one free so you get 12 for £8 and you can freeze them
tara73ziva that does sound very tempting. Being able to freeze things is a great benefit of bulk buying.
Not a decision I need to make as the nearest is Bristol I think and I would have to spend so much in petrol and time to get there and back.
BonzoBanana unfortunately I don’t know how far Bristol is from you. But for me I’m on the cusp. Could it be worth it every few months if I can tie in the trip.
My partner & I were members of Costco in Sheffield which is 2.9 miles from us but I don't know if we still are as we hardly go..
Costco petrol is cheaper, I went with my friend a few times years ago & let her fill her car using my card as her partner's had just expired..
You can get a cheap food in their on site Cafe,nothing fancy ...
janphoenix51 sounds like it’s not quite worth it if you’re only a few miles away. My husband and I both have electric cars, the advantage of cheap petrol isn’t there for us. That being said it would have used a lot of the savings getting there. Thank you for sharing your experience.
leeanngor ...You are more than welcome..
I hear the Meat is absolutely beautiful, an ex colleague used to stock up for her daughter & herself monthly when she went to Costco .
I think if you are planning to travel that far to go, I'd be wanting to fill a whole van with stuff
that would definitely contribute to additional expense. Did I mention that our one is beside Ikea. Perhaps the van would come in useful. 
Costco quite a way from me and in an akward spot.More importantly,I do not drive and there are some great low cost shops and markets near where I live so hardly seems worthwhile.
MelissaLee1 thank you for sharing your experience. I do drive, this part isn’t an issue. I’m thinking the online membership would be a better idea.
If you live that far away from Costco there would be no benefit buying membership , you could buy an online membership for £15 thou and have items delivered, but you would need to work out if this beneficial to you.
leeanngor I didn't know there was an online membership either.That changes things perhaps!
You would be better getting an online membership and getting items delivered. We used to live a few miles from Costco but the only benefit for us was the cheaper petrol and even then it wasn't really worth it.
I looked round with a member years ago and I didn't think it was for me although that was long time ago.
Imnotcheap thank you for taking the day to share your thoughts. That’s the difficulty although the online membership does seem an alternative.
It only worth it if you can get a lot of things each trip. We don’t have a car so it’s not viable to shop there only to get a few bags of things
I thought you had to be a business person to become a member. I went with my sister last year and was shocked at how dear it was. All the stuff I would buy I can get around same price on various offers, I certainly wouldn't drive over a hundred miles with cost of fuel.
My family goes to Costco once a week haha 
it’s cost at certain times they have a lot of reduced prices on fruits 
It depends if you have a big family and use a lot of loo rolls lol or like to bulk buy toiletry items or foods
If you become a member you get a certain % of money back and each time you shop it then becomes a voucher with them you can use the next time you shop, though you have to reach a certain amount to get to the voucher
Have a look on their website for more details
Each member can take two guests with them and there’s always so many people
Never had Costco membership, but I would like to ask those who have/had, do the prices online and in-store are the same or vary, as I was considering online only membership
The Costco is too far travel for me. My brother uses Costco and reckons it’s saved him lots just using the petrol station.
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