https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 12 May 2026 00:45:54 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-memberships-to-stores-like-costcosams-worth-it#post-1233676 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 16:03:50 +0000 MrsH 1233676@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think so. The gas savings at either makes up for the cost of membership. Everything else is a bonus. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-memberships-to-stores-like-costcosams-worth-it#post-1233621 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 15:47:50 +0000 .twist. 1233621@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrs. wagon: YUP! Carters clothing is soooo cheap! We do have a free membership. I wouldn't have one if I had to pay for it. I'm too lazy and can spend hundreds of dollars there in one go. So I don't go there often. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-memberships-to-stores-like-costcosams-worth-it#post-1233617 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 15:45:59 +0000 MamaMoose 1233617@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We belong to Costco. It's $50 per year and we save that in gas alone so I figure any other money we save is a bonus. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-memberships-to-stores-like-costcosams-worth-it#post-1233613 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 15:45:10 +0000 Mamasig 1233613@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrs. wagon: exactly! At my SAMs they only have Carter's clothes every so often. So when they do, I bought a bunch - rompers and sleep n plays for $5 each! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-memberships-to-stores-like-costcosams-worth-it#post-1233601 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 15:42:43 +0000 mrs. wagon 1233601@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@swurlygurl: @bluestriped bee: clothes!! Their prices on carter's stuff for babies is the cheapest I have seen... even the crazy carter's store's 60% off sales can't touch what Costco has every year. Usually $7.99 for a onesie/pant set. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-memberships-to-stores-like-costcosams-worth-it#post-1233598 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 15:41:37 +0000 mrs. wagon 1233598@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sunny: we get a Costco chicken every week :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-memberships-to-stores-like-costcosams-worth-it#post-1233592 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 15:40:29 +0000 BSB 1233592@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mamasig: Good point about clothes at Costco. I got a nice fleece jacket for $24. I got DH one, too, and he loves it! Last year, we went to Macy's and paid $94 for a thin coat. Ugh! Costco clothes all the way!</p> <p>Last night, I got 700 coffee filters for less than $3. Two months ago, we need some so I quickly went to the grocery store. I paid $3 for 200 coffee filters. Ugh! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-memberships-to-stores-like-costcosams-worth-it#post-1233566 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 15:33:51 +0000 Mamasig 1233566@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Before kids, I would have been indifferent. Now it's definitely worth it. Formula, wipes, diapers are most definitely cheaper. We also buy meat and portion it out. The fruit at my SAMs is great too. I've even gotten clothes there. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-memberships-to-stores-like-costcosams-worth-it#post-1233520 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 15:22:44 +0000 blackbird 1233520@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep! And for meat. We save a lot on meat, toilet paper, paper towels, dish and laundry soaps, toilet paper....oh and wipes and formula. My goodness, we spend a fraction on formula compared to many ladies here (less than $400 and she's almost 8 months old...) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-memberships-to-stores-like-costcosams-worth-it#post-1233490 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 15:16:18 +0000 Mrs. Polish 1233490@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It is for us. Diapers and formula are the cheapest there than anywhere. And we live across the street from Sam's so it is the most convenient. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-memberships-to-stores-like-costcosams-worth-it#post-1233470 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 15:13:27 +0000 looch 1233470@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We used Costco to buy our big screen TV, my son's bed, a TV stand, a small safe and a few other things on line. We also bought a big market umbrella and our outdoor table and chairs in the store.</p> <p>We've gotten good deals, yes. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-memberships-to-stores-like-costcosams-worth-it#post-1233455 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 15:10:52 +0000 sunny 1233455@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh and I think the best deal at Costco is the rotisserie chicken. $5 for a whole chicken or a box of 8 quarter thighs!!!! It's a life saver when I don't have time/energy to cook. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-memberships-to-stores-like-costcosams-worth-it#post-1233447 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 15:08:44 +0000 swurlygurl 1233447@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh heck yeah, Costco is saving me crazy money. First, formula - saving me like 66%. Otherwise, frozen chicken, frozen veggies, cheese, fresh veggies (carrots, celery, mushrooms, potatoes and onions), bananas (other fruit, not so much), sugar, flour, rice, quinoa, coconut oil, bread, tortillas. I don't find their pasta or canned goods to be cheaper.</p> <p>I would say coffee because Folgers is cheaper there, but their cheap Starbucks beans always tempt me, so I end up spending more on Starbucks beans than I would on Folgers grounds at a basic grocery store.</p> <p>I do buy paper towels and tp there, but just out of convenience, I've never actually price checked those - too many variables!</p> <p>Great clothing deals every once in awhile, along with some great toy prices (especially bigger toys). We bought our TV mount there and ended up saving $100 from the cheapest one we could find anywhere else (we needed a pretty hefty one that moved every which way). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-memberships-to-stores-like-costcosams-worth-it#post-1233412 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 15:02:54 +0000 Cole 1233412@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For me the gas is a big part of what makes it worth it. I usually pay $0.20 less there than at my corner grocery store so if I buy half of my gas there annually I still save more than the cost of membership. Once we take that into account we save quite a bit on other things so for us it makes it worth it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-memberships-to-stores-like-costcosams-worth-it#post-1233287 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 14:44:18 +0000 septca 1233287@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>And... if any of your friends or family members have business memberships, they can add up to 99 people on those memberships. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-memberships-to-stores-like-costcosams-worth-it#post-1233272 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 14:41:33 +0000 BSB 1233272@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Bao: If you worry about the expense, you could find a friend or a family member to share the membership with. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-memberships-to-stores-like-costcosams-worth-it#post-1233264 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 14:39:42 +0000 Dandelion 1233264@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was given a Sam's Club membership, but I have only really found a few regular things that makes it seem worth it to me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-memberships-to-stores-like-costcosams-worth-it#post-1233261 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 14:39:13 +0000 septca 1233261@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have a Costco membership, but use Amazon Subscribe and Save for most household goods, including diapers. I like having a choice of brands (which you often don't get at Costco). The $79/year I pay for Amazon Mom is worth it times 1,000.</p> <p>I also love Costco, though. Things I buy at Costco that I think are really worth it:<br /> cheese<br /> pesto<br /> chicken breasts (they come shrink-wrapped in packs of two, so it is super easy to freeze whatever you don't use immediately)<br /> wine and liquor (WAY cheaper than my other options)<br /> snacks </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-memberships-to-stores-like-costcosams-worth-it#post-1233255 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 14:38:35 +0000 Mrs. Lion 1233255@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes! We buy chicken and ground turkey on bulk and save a ton! I also buy frozen fruit, peanut butter, coffee, formula and wipes. We only buy things we will completely use within 3 months or so....but the cost savings is far more than the cost of the membership. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-memberships-to-stores-like-costcosams-worth-it#post-1233244 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 14:35:59 +0000 BSB 1233244@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sunny: Oh, yup! Gas is cheaper, too.<br /> I have the premier membership with now a AmEx Costco card so now I get cash back. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-memberships-to-stores-like-costcosams-worth-it#post-1233238 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 14:34:42 +0000 BSB 1233238@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yup. Toilet paper, paper towels, laundry detergent and fruit can be way cheaper. Not all but some. Eggs are sold at 24 packs and milk sold in 2 gallons are cheaper too. Oh, greek yogurt.</p> <p>Costco has home goods, too. I bought a pot and pan set for super cheap. </p> <p>Oh, printer paper is cheap there, too.</p> <p>$100 gift cards to entertainment and restaurants are $79.99. Save $20! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-memberships-to-stores-like-costcosams-worth-it#post-1233229 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 14:33:18 +0000 sunny 1233229@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If you coupon, then I don't think the deals are better.</p> <p>However, I tried and failed miserably at couponing so Costco works better for us. Costco is not the lowEST price... but it is a lowER price than Target/Safeway/etc when you don't coupon. </p> <p>For instance, Costco brand size 3 diapers are 17c each +tax. I am pretty sure if you coupon you could get them for 13-15c. Costco brand wipes are 2.2c a wipe. I've used Pampers and Huggies (which Costco does sell) and I find that the Costco brand are just as good. I actually prefer the wipes over the Pampers/Huggies wipes.</p> <p>For us, the Costco membership is worth it because we buy gas there. According to gas buddy, my local Costco is selling gas for $3.27 and the local 76/Shell/Chevron are all $3.71. Since my tank is 17 gallons, I saved $7.48 when I filled up last night. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-memberships-to-stores-like-costcosams-worth-it#post-1233211 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 14:29:22 +0000 shinymama 1233211@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think so. We have free memberships to both stores, but I think we would pay for at least one of them even if we didn't. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-memberships-to-stores-like-costcosams-worth-it#post-1233205 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 14:27:48 +0000 Bao 1233205@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>As in, are the deals really that much better than a regular store? We buy bulk toilet paper, diapers, wipes, paper towel etc at Target, and I'm just curious if the deals at those types of stores are really better or if it's just the products themselves that people like. </p>