or4ngecrush

Yes we do but it's more of a cash and carry for businesses, you can buy a costco card if you want, but there's only one in Edinburgh and it's a bit out the way. Not worth paying for the card to get in the store.

Emma

miraclepie

But you need to buy a costco card here too.... ... and you can't buy stuff from the store without one?

Butch Cassidy

LOL
Just go to a UK Costco and you'll see the difference!!
We have Safeway and COOP as well but they arent the same.

or4ngecrush

How different are they? Our Safeway's have changed company there now called Morrisons.

rae

costco is my second home, just latched onto this thread and now i'm worried, i've already researched the 3 in edmonton but didn't have chance to visit last trip, please don't tell me they are piddling little shops compared with the UK, i want to be able to purchase my next wife there.

rae

oh my dear lord above, how big is that avatar, i have no idea what i am doing, please tell me before i crash the entire site with my vain attempt at trying to be clever

miraclepie

Oh no, Costcos in Edmonton are HUGE, don't worry. You most definitly will be able to puchase your next wife there and much more!


I was getting the impression that the UK shops were really tiny....they aren't?

rae

no not at all, very large, with loads of choice, i wasn't sure it butch was being sarcastic and panicked that they may be small over there, but then size issues have always have that effect on me.
thankfully sorted the avatar out, it was treble that size before, there i go again you see.

Butch Cassidy

The Costco is much less Business orientated
Safeways is more upmarket than morrisons
COOP is a lot more up market than the UK version I was used to

They are more you're tesco\sainsbury's

Butch Cassidy

Nah mate I'd say if anything bigger. more choice, friendlier (to the individual\family)

rae

fantastic, plasma, washing machine, dvd and chicken bakes here i come

Steve_P

To whet your appetite while you await your first visit to a real Canadian Costco you can browse their online store.

http://www.costco.ca/en-CA/Home.aspx

Note not all items on the web store are available in the actual stores and vice versa.

Enjoy
Steve

rae

thanks a lot, i have visited it and found it useful, wasn't sure how this would figure across in AB, clearly no issues from your last post, cheers.

Steve_P

The only thing I have ordered from them was some HP printer ink which they don't carry in-store.

It arrived within a week and there were no shipping and handling charges.

Calgal

Bit off topic, but....

Aren't HP printers the best? I love 'em! Just got my newest toy yesterday - the latest HP photosmart, it's fanbloodytastic! Been printing photo's like crazy to send me mum (she doesn't have a PC, they scare her too much..lol)