damn it Costco you've done it again while Costco is a favorite spot for bulk items and free samples
there are some things to avoid these are 10 things you should never do in Costco all right
I'm listening never buy spices from Costco I was saving it to buy a spice rack logic dictates that
having more spices on hand should only result in cooking up some more flavorful dishes in
the kitchen right well when it comes to buying spices in bulk that may not actually be as great
in ideas it seems while spices don't necessarily spoil over time they will eventually come to lose
a bit of their potency and there's simply no way that you can use them in time before this happens
when you're buying in the quantities that Costco offers Costco's commitment to selling bulk sized
items may come in handy when it comes to stocking up on toilet paper and other necessities okay
let's see here toilet paper toilet paper toilet paper but it's always important to make sure
that you're actually going to be using everything you wind up purchasing before it goes bad on you
and you may sometimes be surprised by the ways your items wind up aging when buying something
that's going to spoil like fresh produce or if it'll lose its potency over time the way that
spices do then you'd probably be better off buying in smaller quantities from your local
grocery store so that you can make sure that you use it all up while it's still tasting its
best don't abuse the return policy they have to honor their return policy Costco's return
policy is notoriously lenient directly on their customer service site it states that we guarantee
your satisfaction on every product we sell and will refund your purchase price with only a few
reasonable exceptions Electronics must be returned within 90 days and anyone who's trying to return a
diamond that is one carat or bigger must have the original paperwork with them to prove the
diamond's authenticity and they must have the diamond inspected by I Costco graduate demo
apologist in order to have the return approved but otherwise Costco is required to accept returns on
all manner of items everything everything which has resulted in some pretty bad but admittedly
humorous stories of people who have taken advantage of the Costco return policy employees
posting online have reported that they've seen people return five-year-old couches and even used
kitty litter boxes in the past obviously none of these returned items can be used for resale and so
they'll more than likely wind up being thrown out anyway but in either case taking advantage of the
company's return policy so that they can throw out your trash for you cost the company money and it
just isn't the best way to be making friends among your local Costco employees while the company may
be lenient they do keep tabs on repeat offenders don't buy flour from Costco you don't buy anything
you hear me don't buy anything if you're planning on doing a lot of baking sometime soon then it may
seem like a good idea to pick up flour in bulk just to make sure that you have enough on hand
but chances are no matter how much baking you're planning on doing you just won't be able to get
through all of that flour and the longer you keep flour around the more your flour is going to suck
up any moisture that I can find in the air this will eventually spoil your flower however it will
admittedly take a little bit of time so that doesn't mean that you have to start panicking
immediately about any old bags of flour that you may be keeping on hand it takes about a year for
all-purpose flowers to turn rancid but that being said it can only take a couple of months in the
case of nut flowers you can extend the life of your flower by storing it in the refrigerator
but in either case the more flour you have on hand the higher the chances of it spoiling on you
eventually unless you're baking for a small army or something along those lines it's probably best
for you to save a little bit of money in the long run by purchasing the regular sized bags of flour
from your local grocery store don't forget your Costco membership card passport Costco card Costco
Shoppers are going to have to pick up a membership card if they want to be granted access to the
warehouse's best savings but make sure that you keep your card somewhere where you won't forget
it because failing to present it when you go to pay can actually keep you waiting at the cash
register for some time the cashiers don't actually have the ability to pull up your customer profile
without the assistance of a manager which means that they may have to call one over if you you
still want to receive your benefits without your physical card present I don't need benefits you
need benefits what do I need benefits this will take even more time to fix when the storefront
is especially busy so make sure to have your card with you before you leave for your local Costco or
if you should happen to forget it try to stop by the membership area upon arriving at the store so
that you can at the very least make sure that you have the issue sorted out before you find yourself
holding up the line for multiple Shoppers Costco employees will check for membership cards at the
door upon entrance and so you can ask them where you can find their locations membership area if
you don't already know never use someone else's membership card I told you to get a Costco card
and I told you I only go there once a year as logical as it may seem that you could just borrow
someone else's membership card when you can't find your own doing so will only wind up being
a bigger hassle than it's worth it's important to remember that Costco prints the card owner's name
and picture ID on the back and the employee standing at the door is most likely going to
notice if your phase doesn't match the photo on the card and if they somehow manage to miss that
little detail then the cashier definitely won't Costco employees report that they are trained to
be strict when it comes to checking that customers are entering the store with the correct membership
information excuse me your name woman what's your name since Costco usually makes the majority of
its Revenue in memberships they aren't allowed to just give you a free pass even if it's just this
once as we mentioned before if you should happen to misplace your card then you could always make
a stop at the membership area upon arriving at the store or Costco offers you the option of
going shopping with a card-carrying friend if you don't happen to have one for yourself yet
just try to avoid bringing more than one or two friends along with you remember that Costco does
make the majority of its money off of membership cards and so there's little that irritates Costco
employees more than someone trying to use one card to allow access for 12 people don't take
multiple samples from the same vendor don't abuse your sampling privilege she abused the sampling
privilege easily one of the best parts about shopping at Costco is getting to nibble on the
free samples that get handed out in the grocery aisles but if you should happen upon a sample that
you are particularly fond of you may soon find yourself wondering whether it's okay for you to
take more than one from the same vendor ultimately the answer is a little complicated some vendors
won't mind if you take two depending on the item that they're handing out a rule of thumb is to
never take more than two if it's an item that needs to be heated and never more than four if
it's cold but keep in mind find that a lot of this depends on the vendor and most importantly the way
that you treat them treat your mama right Costco vendors have reported that some customers have a
tendency to get pretty rude if they have to wait for a sample to be heated and every extra sample
that you take does take one away from someone else who could have had one although Costco vendors
aren't technically employed by Costco meaning that there are no official rules for how many samples a
single customer can take if you want to make sure that everyone can have a fair shot at one then the
most respectful thing would probably be to only take one don't ask employees to check in the back
I'll just ask them for something so ridiculous they'll have to check in the back for it while
it's a fairly common practice to ask the employee of most other retailers if there's extra product
in the back one thing that's important to keep in mind when you're shopping at Costco is that it's a
warehouse meaning that the entire store is what many other retailers might even consider to be
the back what customers can can see available on shelves is unfortunately all that is available and
so when sale items are sold out that means that they're actually gone until Costco can receive
a new shipment in speaking to your local Costco employees may give you more information on when
you can expect to see new product in but they won't be able to magically produce anything on
the spot it was pure Disney Magic similarly if you should happen to spy an item that's being stored
on a shelf that's a little too high to reach at Costco you'd be better off returning for that
item on another day than asking an employee if they can get it down for you product that is Out
Of Reach is only accessible using a forklift at Costco and so the majority of stores would rather
pull all of it down at once when more space has been made available on the shelves rather than
pull out potentially dangerous Machinery in a crowded store for the sake of a single customer
as irritating as it may be to have to check back regularly for something that you already know they
stock just remember that it's a sacrifice you have to make in order to get bulk items for a
deal don't forget to use the go back carts sure your go-karts damaged we've probably all been
in the situation before where we've picked up one too many items while we were shopping and
then changed our minds about it part way through the trip right it's not an uncommon experience
but then what do you do with it you don't want to wander all the way back through the store to put
it back where it belongs I mean in some cases you may not even know where it belongs and so
you simply leave it on some random shelf figuring that a more knowledgeable employee will probably
stumble upon it and bring it back home safe where it belongs but one thing that you need to consider
is that Costco is a large warehouse and Costco employees are busy people don't give me fishing
who's not fishing I'm busy we're all busy they'll certainly try to get to it on time but especially
on busier days it may take a little bit of time for someone to find your abandoned item and in the
case of foods that need to be kept cold like raw meat and dairy products this abandonment process
may even be be long enough to introduce harmful bacterias to the product if they're left out on
unrefrigerated shelves to help out the employees a little bit and do your part in helping to keep
everyone safe you can instead bring your unwanted items to the go back carts located close to the
cash registers otherwise you can simply tell your cashier that you don't want certain items anymore
and either they or another employee will make sure to bring it back safely where it belongs
don't shop on weekends we're just going shopping together next weekend if you've ever paid a visit
to a Costco on a weekend then you know how busy they can get the weekends are typically the time
that most people have the opportunity to pick up those much needed items in bulk so it definitely
makes sense why Costco would be so popular at those hours but that being said long lines
and crowded aisles don't really make for the most ideal shopping experience if you want to shop like
a pro and make sure that you're getting first dibs at all the best savings that Costco has to offer
than most employee please recommend that you get your shopping out of the way on either a Monday
morning or a Tuesday evening come back on a Monday or a Tuesday this tends to be when the store
empties out a bit and so striking at either of these times will grant you your best opportunity
to have not only freedom to move about the store respectful of all employees and other customers of
course but it will also give you your best chance to grab any of those more popular items that tend
to be a little picked over on the weekends don't be rude to Costco employees let's talk about
people who do rude things you know this may be a good one to keep in mind when it comes to anyone
working in the customer service industry but it's definitely worth remembering Costco employees are
people too and it's important to keep in mind just how physically and mentally draining their job can
be between stocking shelves assisting customers and keeping the warehouse clean Costco employees
have to perform a lot of physical labor in their work day I'm so tired and so keep this in mind
Lane before leaving a mess that they'll have to clean up for you and when it comes to speaking
with employees always remember that they're there to help you employees who stand at the doors to
check for Costco memberships have reported that they find that customers can be especially rude
to them and so it's important to remember that they're only doing their job and that a kind
word can go a long way to brighten someone's day stick around just tap or click another great video
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