- These are the 10 things you should absolutely
be buying at Costco.
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I'm the YouTube Deal Guy, Matt Granite,
and I'm going take you inside my local Costco.
We're gonna discuss the best buys,
things that you should not be passing up
and then how to save more
on top of Costco's already awesome prices,
on one thing where you don't even need to be a member.
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before we get to the 10 things
you should buy at Costco.
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The first thing you should always buy at Costco,
you guys can tell I'm excited,
'cause the hand motions are starting.
Sometimes I just need to like slap my wrist
and put that down, prescriptions.
Now, if you're not yet buying your prescription medicine
from Costco, the average amount of money you will save
compared to CVS, Rite Aid, Walgreens, is as much as 20%.
And then when you combine a secondary tool
that I'm going to show you,
you can add an additional 18% of that,
bringing your savings to almost 38%
versus what you would pay somewhere else.
That's insane, right?
So think about the prescription medication
that you have in your household,
what you regularly fill up on.
If you've got any types of allergies or asthma,
I mean, this goes very far on all sorts of products,
but in addition to using the pharmacy at Costco,
which is open to anyone
as long as you've got a doctor's prescription,
you do not need it to be a member
to use the pharmacy at Costco,
a lot of people don't know that.
GoodRx is another tool
that I just wanna quickly mention to you guys.
This allows you to find the generic alternative
as well to what might have been prescribed
by your medical professional,
but just to really take this into account,
they not only feature discounts, promotions,
and coupons at different pharmacies including Costco,
as you can see the average savings
by using this tools at least 38%.
So that is substantial,
and that is the first thing on my list
that you should buy at Costco.
The second item you should definitely be buying
from Costco is tied to Kirkland trash bags.
Now, Kirkland makes some phenomenal products.
There are great buys and items that you could avoid
from this line, but trash bags.
I mean, even the containers, just how it opens,
more intelligent than a lot of the other competing brands.
Also, if you are buying in bulk, garbage bags don't expire.
Last time I checked, these are not only durable.
I use these in my household, they're twice as durable.
They've got the easy tie flaps.
There's in fact different ones that you can find.
And these control odor, as a dad
where there've been diapers in garbages,
if you have pets too, this is something,
not that pets and kids are the same thing,
but, but they're close,
these are not only so great in terms of odor control,
they don't need to mask it with Febreeze
and advertise all of these additives
where your whole garbage bag smells like a petunia orchard.
These are the most effective
and the best priced garbage bags I have ever used.
The third thing you should always buy from Costco, gas.
And before I get to something that you may know as a member,
I'm going to share with you something
that you might not know as a member tied to gasoline.
So first of all, the savings at Costco on gas are amazing.
I'm definitely not the first person to have discovered that.
And that does create long lines at many of the gas pumps.
One quick piece of advice I can impart,
fill up in the morning, that's before the lines typically,
and also keep in mind that the Costco gas pumps
do not have the same hours as the stores.
A lot of people plan it with their shopping spree,
but if you look at your gas consumption
over the course of a month,
not only are you saving several dollars per tank,
which adds up considerably over the course of the year,
but you go early, you can beat the crowds
and enjoy the convenience and the lower price
that is a win-win for your wallet.
The fourth item or a group of products
that you should be buying at Costco, cheese.
Now there are different blogs
that might disagree with me on this,
but I've spoken to several different cheese affectionados,
and also concluded based on several taste tests
that the cheese selection at Costco is unbelievable.
And subscribers, viewers, if you disagree with me,
please drop me a line.
But the shelf life of cheeses is debatable
depending on what you buy,
but something like the amazing deals you'll see
on Humboldt fog cheese, where you get a nice big block
for 20 bucks, catered dinner parties for weeks,
or definitely feed your family time and time again.
That would be a great pick.
Some of the Brie cheese selection there
is just unbelievable in terms
of what you will get price wise.
And then for the cheeses that have a longer shelf life
like Parmesan cheese,
you're going to do really well stocking up at Costco.
The fifth product you should be buying at Costco,
and guys, I need your help on this one too.
I don't know what it costs for a dozen eggs
at your local Costco, but you can do very well at mine,
but I've been on different Reddit forums
where different Costco shoppers and members
are reporting all sorts of prices,
and whether it's conventional or free range eggs,
you're gonna find an amazing selection and prices
for around $3 for three dozen eggs at Costco,
beating out any grocery store or supermarket,
this is a huge fine, both in terms of size,
quality, and selection.
The sixth product you should be buying at Costco,
something I stuck up on regularly, all this is in the box,
baby wipes.
And even if you don't have a baby,
there's all different ways that you can use these
to clean yourself in your home.
But primarily for those of us who are parents,
I will tell you right now, let me put these down,
'cause I'm quite weak, both emotionally and physically,
the wipes and the composition and how they work
with sensitive skin and as a dad
for those prior diaper changes I used to do
and rash sensitivity and all these things
you don't need to hear about as part of my YouTube upload,
I will tell you right now,
not only do these wipes last longer, they don't dry out.
I've even heard from friends
that use these as makeup removal wipes,
they've got very sensitive skin,
and apparently this is like one of the few things
that they can use on their face.
But what I can tell you is the moisture retention,
the durability, the way they stretch.
I've compared this against every other wipe I could find
from the Honest wipes to the, there's ones by Huggies.
The Pampers ones are actually the closest
in terms of composition.
The only thing that I will tell you
is the pure Pampers wipes,
which are great for sensitive skin and very similar
in terms of formula costs triple
what a box of these would cost.
So for those of us that shop at Costco and are members,
that is an amazing grab that I would consider adding
to your shopping list if you need them.
The seventh product
that you should be buying at Costco is olive oil.
Olive oil doesn't really go bad,
and whether it's the cold press
or the extra Virgin olive oil,
whatever olive oil you are buying,
you can quickly easily pay for your Costco membership
just based on buying olive oil.
The prices, the flavor, the way this is great
for marinades, dips and salad dressings.
You will not go wrong, that is one
of the best possible purchases you can make a Costco.
Now, although my wife is gonna be very excited
about the number nine item on this list
and ladies out there, maybe this will get y'all going.
I never get ladies going,
but some of my lists get people excited.
I should also add there's a bonus on this list, number 11,
which is a great debate that I'm very excited
to share with you, but where are we,
we are number eight!
All right, kids' toys.
You do not wanna mess around with kids' toys.
And a lot of the time when you go to the Dollar Store
or Dollar Tree, and many of the other exposays
I've done on cheap toys,
there are some quality control issues
and there's sometimes recalls tied to product lines
that just don't make their way to the consumer
as quickly as possible.
Walmart is a great place for toys,
but many of you would not want to set foot in a Walmart
if your life depended on it, and that's fine.
The Costco toy selection is phenomenal.
And with a growing partnership tied to brands like Lego,
you will do very well all year round at Costco
if you are buying toys or games.
I just wanna mention to you guys,
one quick thing to note, Black Friday and Cyber Monday
are not a good time to purchase toys at Costco for Christmas
and holiday shopping gift lists.
If you wait until the two weeks leading up to Christmas,
and if you can wait even longer,
like a week before Christmas,
and you are shopping at Costco,
you will not believe some of the promotions
that will be available later this year.
The ninth product or line of products
that you should be buying at Costco,
not something that I can attest to,
but very popular in my household, leggings.
All right, ladies, if you've ever purchased leggings
from Costco, maybe you will support my wife
in these comments, or maybe you can just weigh in
on your personal experience.
Apparently, this is what I've heard, they've got sizes,
extra small, through extra, extra large,
and all bring a high level of durability
and comfort and breathability,
which is never before found around that $12 price mark,
which you can find for all of the Costco leggings
in different styles and colors.
I hope I got that right.
I practiced before I imparted this advice,
but this is what I had heard in my household,
and I'm maybe you will agree,
but I I've done some stress tests, some tear tests,
which actually got me into a lot of trouble
and I probably shouldn't have used the scissors
on that other thing that I thought was leggings,
but that's fine, it's not about me.
Huge savings for you if you buy leggings at Costco.
Number 10, something that I have personal experience with,
the rotisserie chicken that you will find at Costco
is not only a cult fan favorite.
This is so popular, there's entire websites
dedicated to recipes tied to the Costco rotisserie chicken
with a price of $4 and 99 cents.
And I can't remember where I was speaking
to a couple of years ago
with someone tied to Costco corporate leadership,
and by the way, they're not paying me to produce this video
nor did they have any idea I am making it,
this is a non-sponsored piece.
But, the gentleman said,
"You know, if we raised our Costco chicken prices
by just 50 cents per year,
we could bring in an additional $30 million to the company."
I was thinking to myself, "Aha."
But they don't wanna raise prices apparently,
and they are not raising prices,
at least at the time that I'm recording this video.
So whether you see it at the familiar 4.99,
or in some communities may be like a $5 and 99 cent mark,
that is substantial savings.
You'll typically spend somewhere between seven and $15
for a rotisserie chicken from another supermarket
or grocery store.
And when you look at how moist and flavorful
the chickens happened to be at Costco,
you're doing much better on the flavor profile.
And also, I should mention to you guys,
that's a great meal idea
if you're a family of four or even a little bit more,
you get a rotisserie chicken,
you make a salad or grill some vegetables or whatever it is,
and you've got a full meal which could be done
for under seven bucks for five people, that's awesome.
And for the bonus,
which is the 11th product you should buy at Costco,
it comes with an asterix, and that's electronics.
Now over the course of a year,
if there are no promotions being run
and it's not Black Friday, and it's not Cyber Monday,
it is a great thing to buy electronics from Costco.
Black Friday, Cyber Monday, Best Buy, Amazon, Walmart,
and even sometimes Target will beat out the Costco prices.
But those are for very specific promotions
and partnerships that are placed on the shelves of stores,
like Best Buy, where it's open to the general public.
And there's a much higher volume of sales tied
to those products, but what about every other day?
Let's say you need to buy something that's not on sale,
that's not on clearance.
Costco is not only going to have the price
that you'd find at your local Best Buy,
assuming there's no promotion or sale running,
but you get a much better return policy.
In fact, if anything goes wrong,
I would much rather return a product to Costco
with their better customer service.
Their phenomenally better return policy
and not have to deal with the crowds
and the sometimes angriness at other stores.
So electronics has an asterix.
Perfect if it's not Prime Day, Black Friday,
Cyber Monday for your everyday,
all year round, electronic shopping.
I hope you guys liked this list.
This is just a start of a list.
If you wanna add to my next list,
and I'm very excited to share that to you.
I can produce that, of course,
after I read through the comments
and do some more shopping on my own time.
Please leave me a comment,
what do you love buying at Costco?
What gets you fired up?
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