Surprise, I don't miss Costco
Jul 22, 2018, 3:11 pm
#46
Join Date: May 2015
Location: Jacksonville, AR
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I find shopping at Costco Online through Google Express to be the best of all worlds. You get Costco quality goods (Kirkland Signature) at almost Costco prices (better with the frequent 20 - 25% off promotions), delivered to your door, all while using American Express.
Sep 7, 2018, 4:46 pm
#48
Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: PHX, SEA
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I find shopping at Costco Online through Google Express to be the best of all worlds. You get Costco quality goods (Kirkland Signature) at almost Costco prices (better with the frequent 20 - 25% off promotions), delivered to your door, all while using American Express.
Sep 7, 2018, 5:26 pm
#49
Join Date: Jul 2014
Posts: 197
The AmEx change got me to try Sams in my area last year....and (GASP!) I actually prefer Sams because....
1) The gas pump line is rarely more than one or two deep. Costco is consistently 5-10 cars deep and you better bring a book if you dare try to get Costco gas on a weekend.
1) The gas pump line is rarely more than one or two deep. Costco is consistently 5-10 cars deep and you better bring a book if you dare try to get Costco gas on a weekend.
Nov 13, 2021, 3:52 pm
#50
Join Date: Sep 2008
Posts: 7,875
So got a Sam's Club card cause the gas lines are much shorter than Costco. But surprise, the service is worst (well, $45 vs $60 a year for membership). Found a location with gas, but somehow Google Maps says it is closed. The website doesn't mention that, even lists the price of gas that day for the location.
Call in to speak to someone in the store, press 0, hold for 3 minutes then it disconnects. Try again, 5 minutes. Try the tire department. Same thing. Finally press a random department (turns out it is bakery) and speak to someone, who confirms gas station is closed.
I guess you get what you pay for.
Call in to speak to someone in the store, press 0, hold for 3 minutes then it disconnects. Try again, 5 minutes. Try the tire department. Same thing. Finally press a random department (turns out it is bakery) and speak to someone, who confirms gas station is closed.
I guess you get what you pay for.
Nov 14, 2021, 11:46 am
#51
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Nov 14, 2021, 5:57 pm
#52
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: PHX
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Posts: 5,510
So got a Sam's Club card cause the gas lines are much shorter than Costco. But surprise, the service is worst (well, $45 vs $60 a year for membership). Found a location with gas, but somehow Google Maps says it is closed. The website doesn't mention that, even lists the price of gas that day for the location.
Call in to speak to someone in the store, press 0, hold for 3 minutes then it disconnects. Try again, 5 minutes. Try the tire department. Same thing. Finally press a random department (turns out it is bakery) and speak to someone, who confirms gas station is closed.
I guess you get what you pay for.
Call in to speak to someone in the store, press 0, hold for 3 minutes then it disconnects. Try again, 5 minutes. Try the tire department. Same thing. Finally press a random department (turns out it is bakery) and speak to someone, who confirms gas station is closed.
I guess you get what you pay for.
Nov 14, 2021, 6:59 pm
#53
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Location: IAH
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Lately I mostly get gas at the Valero by my apartment. It's a few cents per gallon more than Costco, but I drive a small fuel efficient car and my sanity is worth the 50 cent premium to fill up vs. waiting 20 minutes.
It's more/less meaningless marketing jargon. Signed, the guy who has worked in the energy industry his whole career.
Nov 15, 2021, 7:28 am
#54
Join Date: Aug 2017
Programs: Hilton Diamond, IHG Spire Ambassador, Global Entry
Posts: 2,855
Honestly, I couldn't think of a more inconvenient fuel experience than a warehouse club. My closest one is 20 minutes out of the way. I don't want to have to plan my day around getting gas either. Costco is 13 cents cheaper than the gas station down the street from me.
Nov 15, 2021, 8:14 am
#55
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: PHX
Programs: AA EXP, IHG Diamond, IC Amb
Posts: 5,510
Honestly, I couldn't think of a more inconvenient fuel experience than a warehouse club. My closest one is 20 minutes out of the way. I don't want to have to plan my day around getting gas either. Costco is 13 cents cheaper than the gas station down the street from me.
Our gas savings alone covers our annual membership fee.
They are also a very nice company to transact with.
Nov 20, 2021, 12:54 pm
#56
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: PHX
Programs: AA EXP, IHG Diamond, IC Amb
Posts: 5,510
Like near my house.....Costco gas is always 30 cents less than surrounding gas stations.....which pays for my membership many times over a 12-month period.
https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/20/busin...bjs/index.html
https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/20/busin...bjs/index.html
Last edited by 355F1; Nov 21, 2021 at 12:03 pm
Nov 20, 2021, 4:19 pm
#57
Join Date: Jan 2008
Posts: 3,577
I often look at the gas station when i go to Costco or sam's club and when it's short enough on lines, i get gas because it is generally about 30 cents a gallon cheaper, which is a solid 4-6 bucks savings. Thing is, about 80 percent of the time, the lines are so long that it isn't worth waiting 20 minutes to save 4 bucks to me. Every now and then it works out when I'm in the area there.