Costco Favorites?

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  • Sabine_Stroehm
    Sabine_Stroehm Posts: 19,263 Member
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    Emily3907 wrote: »
    We go to Costco once every 2 months. Below are a few of my staples.

    - Meats. All the meats. Ground Beef, chicken, steaks (love costco filets), pork, etc. When I get home I wrap them in my food saver in portions (1 lb ground beef, 2 steaks, etc.) and freeze.
    - Rotisserie Chickens
    - Bacon - I always have pounds of it in my freezer. It is good and so much cheaper that traditional grocery stores, so I stock up.
    - Chicken Broth
    - Frozen Turkey Sausage Patties (my husband loves these)
    - Individual Creme Brulees (they only have these every once in a while, but they are the perfect little treat!)
    - Bags of Pecans and Almonds (I stock up and freeze then season and roast for whatever sounds good at the moment, sweet or savory)
    - Unsalted Sweet Cream Butter!!! I always have boxes of this in my freezer. I think right now I have like 8 boxes in my freezer.
    - Misc. things, like toilet paper, paper towels, clorox wipes, ziploc bags, venus razors, etc.
    - Melatonin. Both DH and I use this every night so it is a staple in my house.

    Costco has THE Best price on the dissolvable melatonin.
  • Sabine_Stroehm
    Sabine_Stroehm Posts: 19,263 Member
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    CMNVA wrote: »
    Regarding the rotisserie chickens: as others have said they are huge and only $4.99.

    I'm probably the only person on the planet who isn't totally a fan of them. I will eat them if it's convenient, but I find the texture of the breast meat to be funny sometimes. They are definitely injected with a high amount of sodium solution to make the juicy and tender and I think that too much of that tends to make the texture of the meat funky. These days, I've been getting my rotisserie chickens from Wegman's. Also $4.99 but a bit smaller and they seem more like chicken and less processed.

    I like rotisserie chicken from Sprouts, even Krogers. But not the Costco ones, for some reason.
  • Sabine_Stroehm
    Sabine_Stroehm Posts: 19,263 Member
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    cloverdaisy wrote: »
    Wine & beer
    Chicken breast, all kinds of beef, salmon, crabs
    Udi's Gluten-Free Whole Grain Bread
    5-dozen cage free eggs
    Pre-washed broccoli, organic spring mix
    Sparkling water
    Croissants (only if I go off track REALLY bad...)
    Quinoa
    Walkers shortbread (for my ma, she loves it!!)
    Mixed nuts (unsalted)

    TOO MANY....


    Yes! I forgot about mixed nuts.
  • malibu927
    malibu927 Posts: 17,565 Member
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    This thread is perfect timing. I'm going to Costco for the first time tomorrow.
  • gettinthere
    gettinthere Posts: 529 Member
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    Cheese curds (I'm Canadian :wink: )
    milk
    heavy cream
    eggs
    frozen chicken breasts
    butter
    cream cheese
    sour cream
    coffee
    greek yogurt
    boneless beef ribs
    ground beef and ground pork
    peanut butter
    pancake mix
    walnuts
    macadamia nuts
  • opalquartz
    opalquartz Posts: 65 Member
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    Pure Protein bars
    Kodiak Cakes pancake mix
    Morningstar veggie sausage
    Mini Babybel light cheese
    Harvest Snaps snap pea crisps
    Bananas
    Bread
  • CTcutie
    CTcutie Posts: 649 Member
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    Raspberries, Wholly Guacamole individual organic cups (100 cal), Kashi shredded wheat, Organic turkey (deli slices), Cabot indidual cheese, Pirate's Booty, nuts.
    And sometimes a churro @ the foodcourt
  • RaeBeeBaby
    RaeBeeBaby Posts: 4,245 Member
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    Even though I have a premier membership I rarely go because it's a 30 mile drive, always crowded, and I can't get out of there without spending $200+. When I do go I always get:

    Rotisserie chicken
    Jarlsberg cheese
    Pickled asparagus
    Natural peanut butter
    Mixed nuts
    Trio bars
    Broccoli florets
    Balela chickpea salad (Pita Pal) - so good!
    Kirkland brand heartburn meds (for the husband)
    and, of course
    Wine!
  • omakase619
    omakase619 Posts: 226 Member
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    If you're not buying Costco toilet paper you're doing it wrong.

    And this bath wash.
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  • dbanks80
    dbanks80 Posts: 3,685 Member
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    SuzySunshine99 wrote: »
    lulalacroix wrote: »
    The best thing about Costco is free samples. The worst part for me, is estimating calories of free samples.

    The worst part for me is people blocking the aisles while they eat their free samples. :p


    Or taking forever to get the free sample!! Get your sample and move!

  • lucys1225
    lucys1225 Posts: 597 Member
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    Avocado Oil
    California Olive Ranch Olive Oil
    Raw Almonds
    Raw Pecans
    Coleman Organic Chicken
    Kerrygold Butter
    Pork Tenderloin
  • eileen0515
    eileen0515 Posts: 407 Member
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    K cup coffee
    Babybel cheese
    Raw almonds
    Vodka

    When my kids were at home, my list was much larger. Sometimes we purchase non food items.
  • Tacklewasher
    Tacklewasher Posts: 7,122 Member
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    Someone mentioned bacon. I find the Costco (Cdn) bacon to be about the worst I've had. It's one thing I don't buy there. But it is my go to place for meat. Good rib eye in a 3 pack. We cook 1 to share between the 2 of us and freeze 2 for later.

    Also, can't buy any alcohol there. :(
  • cerise_noir
    cerise_noir Posts: 5,468 Member
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    I love Costco!

    -Sweet potato kale salad. I really wished this would make a return!
    - Superfood salad with cranberries and poppyseed dressing. Delicious!
    - Rotisserie chicken.
    - Mische style bread. So good!
    - Dinner rolls from the bakery.
    - Croissants.
    - Nonni's croutons are incredible!
    - Tuxedo cake is VERY tasty!
    - GH cretors Chicago popcorn mix... caramel and cheese in one bag. Epic!
    - The hotdogs, smoke meat sandwiches, poutine, fries and pizza from the food court are all great.
  • fittocycle
    fittocycle Posts: 825 Member
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    Where is the superfood salad in Costco? I need to try this!

    I buy organic eggs, organic chicken and ground beef, bison, Cabot sharp cheddar cheese (so much cheaper and better), Normandy frozen veggies, frozen fish, the superfoods protein powder for smoothies, oatmeal, walnuts, pecans, organic sugar, GF bread, organic tortilla chips, toilet paper, paper towels, etc.
  • Heartisalonelyhunter
    Heartisalonelyhunter Posts: 786 Member
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    omakase619 wrote: »
    If you're not buying Costco toilet paper you're doing it wrong.

    And this bath wash.
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    Costco actually makes a loss on their toilet paper. But it drives so much store traffic that they make it up in other sales (who has ever gone to Costco and come out with just 1 item??)

    I will add:

    Their whole coffee beans in the green packet. My favorite coffee ever.
    Greek yogurt
    Steak
    Stuffed peppers
    Kirkland lasagnas (2 pack and really good)
    Kirkland blue cheese
    Berries
    The birthday cakes are amazing. Great for kids parties as they feed so many and are delicious.
    Their diapers are really good but I switched to Aldi's cos they're so much cheaper.
  • Hearts_2015
    Hearts_2015 Posts: 12,031 Member
    edited February 2017
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    omakase619 wrote: »
    If you're not buying Costco toilet paper you're doing it wrong.

    And this bath wash.
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    @omakase619
    um, is this Your cart? ;) So let's talk about this world famous Costco toilet paper.. what makes it a 'must have' ? Curious as I've heard several of you bring it up.
  • lulalacroix
    lulalacroix Posts: 1,082 Member
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    SuzySunshine99 wrote: »
    lulalacroix wrote: »
    The best thing about Costco is free samples. The worst part for me, is estimating calories of free samples.

    The worst part for me is people blocking the aisles while they eat their free samples. :p

    The people at my store grab like 6 samples from each cart and then run to the next cart. I swear they are eating lunch and dinner at one time. :angry:

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