We always bought Huggies from Costco, but now they only carry Huggies online. How to the Kirkland diapers compare? Are they more like pampers of Huggies? Just as good? Any thoughts and opinions appreciated! TIA!

For the background, I'm an Australian costco member that only recently have made membership.

Unfortunately, during signup they were out of cards to print my membership on so I ended up with only a digital membership which the clerk said that it should work internationally and that I'd have to wait about 3-4 weeks until they get their physical cards restocked.

Since I will be living in another country to study as an exchange student for about a year, I will not be able to wait that long. Would I be able to get it printed on another country?

My favorite Costco item is the chocolate covered raisins followed closely by the chocolate covered almonds. I never seen them in the warehouses anymore. What happened?

I am still STEAMED by this 2 days later that I'm actually creating my first Reddit Post after 4 years!

I'm in the regular checkout line, not knowing that the person in front of me has 2 IC orders.

She keeps telling the cashier that she's separated them by what's on the belt and what's in the cart, but then keeps "waffling" as there are a couple of large items in the cart that belong with the order on the belt...

The poor cashier keeps trying to verify and finalize the first order, but she keeps messing around...

Meanwhile the line behind me keeps getting longer and longer (so much so another line opens up on the other side and everyone moves over there, but since my order is already on the belt waiting to check-out, I can't...

It takes 10 MINUTES before a Front End Manager comes over to straighten out her mess...

Either limit IC shopping to 1 order/cart or give them a different way to finish their shopping as it seems that they are slowing down the rest of us who just want to get our stuff and head home!

I've had a couple interactions lately checking out at our local stores and it's just getting bad in terms of the expectations on what gets removed from the carts. I was walking up to a checkout line with one customer finishing their transaction, no line ahead of me. The pre-scan person seemed to pass me on because there was zero line at this point. I usually try to move items around so they can be scanned in the cart but it was just kinda full so I started putting some on the conveyor belt. Scanned my membership card and they seemed irritated that I hadn't been pre-scanned already. "Is this ALL from you? What about her?" Pointing at my wife. Yeah, it's ours. "Next time just leave it all in the cart."

I just can't tell what the expectation is now. Should I have slowed down to let the pre-scanner do that job and make my transaction even slower? Am I supposed just just leave all items in the carts now? Why even have the conveyor belts on the checkout stands?

Really seems likely some focus on metrics or optics of productivity seems to be making everyone at Costco just grumpy these days.

Costco shopper going on 4 decades, and it just feels different recently. The pre-scanning added confusion to an already vague checkout process. Someone's still sitting on the "more" button asking for really fast checkouts it seems.

I was trying to decide to get a membership at Costco but it i was wondering if they had any new membership sales and I don’t mean like the Costco shop card I mean like genuine sales on the price of the membership Sams usually does a $25 membership but I’ve seen it as low as $15. I was just wondering if Costco whoever does the same thing

Hi ,

I'm not a member of the subreddit, But I am a fan of Costco. I just had a weird interaction at the register and I wanted to ask people who knew more than me some questions on what to do next.

Here's the story,

My partner and I were checking out, and we are using my membership. My partner took their card out ready to pay while I started getting my membership app. The clerk said "Membership card and matching ID to scan." The first event of this interaction is my phone started acting weird when I tried to get the app open, so I told the clerk "Hey sorry my phone is freezing up, give me one moment to get my membership app open." And the clerk responds with "Membership card and matching ID to scan!" Just super rude.

Once I scanned my membership, they checked my id and when my partner tried to tap to pay, the clerk put their hand over the card reader and shouted at us. "Do you have a costco membership? You can only pay with the card on your account." This was so weird.

I didn't know what to do. I didn't have any card saved to my costco account because I don't use the online shop. My partner used their card to pay for the membership that we use already so *technically* their card was on file, but the clerk basically forced me to use my card. Me paying isn't the issue but I genuinely think that clerk was lying to us. They sternly insisted to us that my partner need to get their own membership if they wanted to pay for things. It was just a really hostile interaction for no reason and also something that has never happened to me. I've been a member since 2019. Nobody has ever had a problem with my partner tapping their card before.

So my questions are two:

Is that an actual store policy?

Should I file some form of complaint to Costco?

Thanks for any advice, and i surely hope nothing like this has happened to anyone else here.

I purchased eyeglasses from Costco and they seem to be extra “smeary” and difficult to clean. I have purchased before and this has never been a problem. Just the normal daily dirt. Lol. Has anyone had this problem? I have been debating on bringing them back

Would appreciate some insight from anyone who currently works at Costco or has worked there before, especially managers or part-time associates.

My wife is thinking about picking up a part-time job at the Costco that recently opened near us now that the kids are back in school. She’d mainly be available Monday-Friday from roughly 8am-3pm, and she could potentially work some hours on weekends too.

How flexible is Costco with part-time schedules?

Is there any ability to give them your availability and have them schedule within it, or is it more like, “These are the 20-30 hours we need you to work this week, take it or leave it”?

She’s not looking for full-time hours or trying to build a career there, just something part-time during the hours the kids are in school. Curious whether Costco is realistic for that kind of schedule before she goes through the application process.

Would especially love to hear from anyone who has actually worked there and knows how scheduling works in practice. Thanks!

Was about to purchase a dehumidifier on Amazon but then thought about Costco’s return policy.

Is the general rule of thumb is to purchase electronics only from Costco because of their return policy? And I know certain ones are 90 days but vacuums and others make it worth while correct?

I love a good deal and don’t mind buying store brand as long as it’s super comparable to the regular brand. Just got a Costco membership for the first time… what are your fav Kirkland products?

UPDATE: thanks everyone for all your replies!!!! V excited to go tomorrow :)

I just got a USPS notification that I will be getting the August 24-September 20 coupon book. The July/Aug book ends August 23. This is the first time in recent years , I have noticed the dates are back to back with no 10 day gap.

I didnt pay attention last month so maybe it started earlier.

But I hate gap periods 😂

In the Midwest here, I'm hearing members asking over and over if we stock rubbing alcohol and/or Hydrogen peroxide.

Complaints are being made that none of the nearby Costcos have it in stock. Has anyone else noticed this? It's not even on sale.

I think our Costco just got back Hydrogen Peroxide but still no sign of Rubbing Alcohol. Is this limited to the MW or are other regions/countries seeing it too?