herrchook

Let us know how you get on?

I'm going to hold off a week or so maybe and let the inital buzz (read queues) die back a little, but I'm really looking forward to getting in there.

BenandPam

I suspect that there are a lot of people who plan to go, just not in the first week. I might do a drive by later and see how it looks. I was hoping that having the business membership would mean avoiding some of the crowds, but I don't think that is the case.

ABCDiamond

I heard on the TV that you can buy the following examples at Costco today:
Three loaves of bread for $7.49
18 eggs for $2.29
3 litres milk $2.79

That's $12.57

Not sure how much damage that would do to ALDI, where the same things would cost $10.18, without paying membership...

Woolworth's though, may be different.

Broad Shoulders

If anyone goes can they please let me know the cost of a lettuce?

ABCDiamond

Yes !!!

BenandPam

Got an email with my first lot of vouchers. Free 18 eggs today only. Discounts off a range of food and non-food items, including $50 off a set of Bridgestone tyres and $30 off a set of glasses. Probably go on Thursday and see what the prices look like.

Amazulu

I bought 3 loaves of real (not crappy supermarket) wholemeal bread for $7.50 at Brumbies on Saturday morning.

Costco are going to have to do better to compete.

irishbloo

Petals

As I expected traffic is a nightmare, just read a thread on Britvics.

I can get three of the loaves of bread I buy in Woolies and Coles for $6.87 as I hate big slices.

Also my eggs cost me $5.00 a tray of thirty from the local egg farm so will not be rushing to Costco.

Also wholesale butcher has fillet steak for $18 a kilo just up the road and I can walk there.

Hebe

What type of bread and are the eggs proper free range?

Cheap food quite often = poor animal welfare - IMO you often get what you pay for. Also who are the ones that suffer - the farmers and the animals?

spartacus

Extreme . . . certainly . . . but it'll clear the crowds . . .

What you 'packin'?

ozzieeagle

Hmm I was wondering about car accessories etc. At present I buy my tyres 2nd hand with less than 12 months wear (Bips Pascoe Vale... been going there since circa 89 ) (for my Ford Falcon) I put on Bridgestones last time at 45 bucks each, fitted and balanced..... They last about 3 years at our yearly K rate.

But I am definitely interested in going there.

How does the Tyre thing work, do you get a voucher to pick them up somewhere .... or do you actually have to carry them home ?

Broad Shoulders

She'll start off with The Notorious B.I.G...........W before trying it on at Costco

ABCDiamond

Probably the same as Costco, they didn't say they were the really good ones... therefore the price comparison may be the same.

I tried to see what Costco's are, but all I found was a forum where everyone is arguing about Costco eggs

ABCDiamond

Take em away and fit em yourself

I 'think" I am joking....