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Costco has operated a chain of membership-only warehouse clubs since 1983. Offering a wide range of products, including groceries, electronics, furniture and apparel, the company provides members with exclusive access to discounted goods and services.

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  • Great value for bulk purchases
  • High quality of products
  • Friendly and helpful staff
Cons
  • Long wait times at checkout
  • Delivery issues with third-party services

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    Customer ServicePunctuality & SpeedStaff

    Reviewed Dec. 21, 2018

    I ordered a bulky item at costco.com which according to the manufacturer's manual takes two person to deliver. Costco's delivery service used only one guy, who came to my house 3 hours later than schedule and crashed the item during the delivery, which happened to be captured by my security camera. I opened the box and found the item was broken. Called costco.com immediately to return and the nightmare started. To make a long story short, I have called Costco.com many times during more than a month, and the item is still not picked up! I have not gotten my refund either.

    Every time I called, I was promised to receive a call from the carrier within a few days to schedule the pick up. Never happened! Also was told that the issue has been escalated to their "tier 2" department, but apparently didn't help things at all. Often times the representative appeared to find some mistakes made by previous representatives who "helped" and promised that the issue would be solved now after the correction only until the next representative found another mistake.

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    Reviewed Dec. 21, 2018

    I probably go to our local Costco once every 3-4 weeks. Lately, I am spending lot more time to locate the items that I'm looking to buy and knew where they were located in this store. Last time when I was shopping, three items on my shopping list were relocated and to find them I had to go through many isles, it was getting frustrating and I left the store without finding and buying all of my items. Costco's strategy to confuse its customers and try to keep them longer in the store is frustrating and not helpful. I hope Costco stops relocating their store items less frequently to help its customers.

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    Reviewed Dec. 21, 2018

    How could anybody give Costco less than 5 in every category? It's the only retail store I actually enjoy shopping. I've never bought something from them that wasn't the highest quality. The employees are helpful and happy... Wow. That's unique in today's world.

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    Reviewed Dec. 20, 2018

    Always an enjoyable shopping experience. One stop shopping for most things with great quality and good pricing. Excellent customer service! Wish we had a store nearer to home. My husband and I go once a month and look forward to an enjoyable shopping day.

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    Reviewed Dec. 19, 2018

    The store was clean, well organized with a variety of items. The food was fresh and priced reasonably. The store is usually very crowded but there are always plenty of registers open so there is not a long wait.

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    Reviewed Dec. 18, 2018

    Item was sold in store $200 less than I paid online two weeks prior. I had to purchase an additional set in store three days before the online set was delivered, THEN return online set to store to get an immediate refund amount applied back to my card. We didn't even want a cash refund, would have simply preferred a store credit for the $200 difference. Either way, Costco was out the delivery fee but they had an opportunity to be out the fee with a happy customer or out the delivery fee with an unhappy customer. Their policy for not honoring the store price opted them for the unhappy customer. I will NEVER order online through Costco again! We have been long-time customers and were put through an extreme inconvenience for poor customer service. VERY DISSATISFIED!

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    Reviewed Dec. 18, 2018

    I noticed after 3 weeks I did not get my items, so I checked online and it said canceled... Never received an email about this. So I called. The representative told me there was some incorrect info on the credit card, so I asked him why I didn't receive a notification. He cut me off and started giving me an unrelated answer, so I asked more sternly, "why did I not receive a notification that this was canceled?" He then said "If you raise your voice at me I will hang up". I then said in a somewhat stern voice (definitely controlled and not yelling, "I think you should be a little more nice to someone who is upset about purchasing goods form your store." He hung up before I finished. Worst service ever.

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    Reviewed Dec. 18, 2018

    I just had food poisoning from eating one piece of oyster I bought from Costco. I had to go to the emergency because I couldn't stop vomiting and spent many days in pain from the stomach infection. Seriously if you can't handle seafood and its sensitive hygiene care, why would you sell it to consumers? Businesses have to be small and specialized. Seafood store/spices store/veggies store... This is how it used to be and we used to have good quality food. Now we have one corporation who wants to control everything and in the process we eat trash! Corporate greed!

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    Reviewed Dec. 16, 2018

    I trust Costco with their decisions on carrying products and more importantly the things that we eat. I decided to use the Kirkland brand dog foods as I was told from my vet that my 4 year old lab needed to be weaned off of the food that I was feeding him. I have now tried several of their brands and he is an absolute mess. His skin has broken out in complete chaos and while I was giving him a bath this evening it almost looked like he was bleeding due to the irritation. I have four bags of their food and thinking that this needs to all be returned.

    After reading all of the reviews on here I am very concerned about his well-being going forward. We will get to the bottom of this but in the meantime I'm going to change his food again to another brand as we did not have all these problems until I decided to go with Costco. In all fairness, we don't know exactly what is going but we will get to the bottom of this problem. If it is Costco's food, I am not going to be very happy with them and will take this to the corporate level. Buyer beware.

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    Reviewed Dec. 16, 2018

    Costco carries most items which makes shopping in one spot a little easier. The prices are usually fair and not out of line. There are usually enough checkout stands available so no big waits. Very easy return policies.

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    Reviewed Dec. 15, 2018

    Can't give a zero star, so I had to give one star. Bought a HP Envy recently form Costco.com. It freezes so frequently. Worked with Costco concierge and HP for months. Spent so many hours, in troubleshooting along with them on the call, then downloading and installing the software they ask us to reinstall. Initially they dragged it beyond 90 days, so it can't be returned. Now though it is still within a year warranty, they don't want to take it back/fix it. I think they are trying to drag it to go beyond 1 year, so they can say it is out of warranty.

    I asked HP person if my particular model known to have issues. She said yes. I asked her, if the new software/image that she gives me, is same as what it came with or it is an upgraded one, that known to have fixed the issue. She said it is the same version as it came with my laptop. For a given firmware, if a baseline of software/image doesn't work, there is no point on keep on reinstalling the same baseline and expect for some miracle to happen.

    When I call Costco.com after all this, for a warranty/return, they ask me to contact Costco concierge. Concierge says they don't process return. They ask me to call Costco.com. When I call Costco.com, after they read through case notes, they just ask me to call concierge, then goes on in circles. Or some agents say, go to Costco store. I even went there. Costco store says, if you bought it online at Costco.com, you have to call them. I think their tactics is, they try to pass it to different department of theirs. Each one does same. And also they can't access case notes across divisions, for their convenience, it's been set up that way. So we have to retell the whole story every time. I have been with Costco for more than 10 years. I think IT IS TIME TO WALK OUT OF COSTCO. WORST CUSTOMER SERVICE, WORST CUSTOMER SERVICE TACTICS.

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    Reviewed Dec. 15, 2018

    COSTCO is a warehouse that unlike other retail stores you buy in volume. Most items are a bargain but you need to know your prices beforehand. COSTCO also has deals on travel packages, car rentals, Spirits, tires and gas. Competition is the key. Know your products before making purchases. On the whole a convenient place to shop.

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    Price

    Reviewed Dec. 14, 2018

    Although I love this store for shopping you have to have a membership card to go shopping and to use it. Nice but when you are a senior and on limited income you cannot afford or be able t do this. Love you guys but the price for membership is too high for some people like us seniors to be able to afford it even though you have great deals and can save money. Come down on your price for membership so that seniors can get a great deal also.

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    Reviewed Dec. 10, 2018

    I have been shopping at Costco so long it is hard to remember when I first joined. I will guess it has been about 15 years. I highly recommend buying all things electronic from them due to the return policy of 90 days and cheap extended warranties. Most sellers of electronics will give you a 30 day return policy, maybe, while many give you less. On most other items the return policy is a generous 6 months. What's not to love? I don't need a receipt to return an item since it is all on the computer. So nice! All stores should and can do that. They are just deliberately trying to make you jump through hoops so you don't return things. This is the main reason I shop at Costco. Without the return policies they would just fade into the pack. I hope they understand this? I think they do.

    I check prices. Sometimes things can be a bit higher at Costco, but I have never been gouged like at other stores. The price is usually close. I have purchased several TVs from them, 40-65 inch HD and 4Ks. The price is always great and they work. I actually have not had to return any of the three I have recently purchased. I will probably go back and upgrade to a QLED or OLED soon. I do love that high end movie experience. Speaking of high end, I would like them to carry a few more high end items in the furniture department. More traditional and less contemporary sofas.

    Their jewelry is okay. The prices are about the same as most retailers are and the styles are too. Nothing special there except the return policy. Many jewelers are 2-4 weeks, or don't take returns at all, and Costco is, as far as I know, 6 months. Not positive there, but still more generous than any other jeweler out there. I love the deals on pajamas and casual clothes too. Many stores sell PJs as separates at $30.00 a piece. Costco gives you a cozy pair at $15-20.

    Frozen foods are great. But I would like more organic selections. They have some but more would be nice. More organic meats would be great! Deals on cases of water and pop are also good. I like the large TP and Paper towels they sell, not always the cheapest but convenient. Customer service? That is a weak spot. Even so, they pay employees pretty well and they are nicer than most. You do have to find one first. Compared to other stores with more employees on the floor it is a wash.

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    Reviewed Dec. 9, 2018

    As I write this, and after researching Costco.com shopping and delivery reviews, It was so disappointing to see Costco has such a poor online shopping/shipping/delivery experience. I purchased the Samsung 82" 4K UHD QLED LCD TV Item # ‌9820065‌ $2,999.99. I paid for the White Glove Delivery and was tickled pink when we made this purchase. We received an email from Costco's third party delivery service Ceva@EAGLE1.CEVALOGISTICS.COM - The delivery was scheduled between 1pm-5pm. I took the day off work and waited. At almost 5 pm, I receive an automated call telling me the delivery was being cancelled and I would need to call to reschedule or that I would receive another call to reschedule.

    A week later, I still have not received a call nor have I received an email from anyone. Checking the tracking number provided by CEVA LOGISTICS it shows the shipment status show: "Shipment on hand at a CEVA facility." I have tried calling CEVA LOGISTICS CUSTOMER CARE at the number provided in their email 844-215-0640 and all I get is an automated answering service suggesting I visit them online at homedelivery.cevalogistics.com - I went ahead and did that and submitted a help ticket online. Next I will contact COSTCO and find out what is going on with their delivery service. This is completely unacceptable and not what I would have expected from Costco.

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    Reviewed Dec. 7, 2018

    Horrible shipping/delivery experience costco.com - never order things online from Costco.com. I ordered 75 inch TV during the Thanksgiving weekend, when I checked my online order number it goes to third party website CEVA with no updates...for weeks. I do not have an update on where the product is or the status of the product or a good tracking number. And Costco.com customer care cannot even locate status of the product since this was outsourced to third party. It was so disappointing to see Costco has such a poor online shopping/shipping/delivery experience.

    After complaining the issue in physical Costco store I received a email with proper tracking number. I thought it will be good from here. I received the email the TV will be delivered on a date 2 - 6 pm CST. [It put me through an online appointment scheduler] I picked a date that worked out for me and I can be out from work during the delivery time and at around 2:30 pm. The delivery person called --- "I will in your area at 8:30 pm..." I told him the appointment window is for 2 - 6 pm... Here is the response I received... "I got 35 orders to deliver. Whatever time I told you that is time I can deliver to your place. I'm doing a delivery right now. I got to go. Go ahead and reschedule."

    How do I reschedule... I don't have that information. Remember this guy suppose to deliver my 75 inch TV. What a shame -- never I will order a product from costco.com. Also - Try writing a negative review on costco.com website, your review get moderated stating - "shipping and customer experience cannot be added on the review"...please...what a shady practice. Stay away from costco.com.

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    Customer ServiceInstallation & Setup

    Reviewed Dec. 6, 2018

    I purchased a package of Samsung appliances from Costco: refrigerator, range, microwave/fan, and dishwasher. It was supposed to include "white glove service." It took four months to get all four appliances into my new-build house as the range was delivered damaged. The refrigerator doors were not aligned. Four months ago, when the dishwasher was delivered the delivery company said our plumber needed to install the water and they would do the rest. Well the plumber did that, now Costco Customer Service said they will not, and do not, install dishwashers. That a plumber needs to do that. I explained that the plumber did connect the unit to the water, they needed to install the leveling mechanism and plug it in like the deliveryman said he would do. They will not, so I have to find and pay someone to do that. I will buy from a mom and pop appliance store after this experience. Any additional money will be well worth it to be treated as a customer.

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    Reviewed Dec. 5, 2018

    I have ordered iPad during Black Friday deal as a non-member. On 3rd December the Tracking number showed it got delivered at the backdoor. I do not have a back door. Asked my neighbours. They said they haven't received it either. I called Costco this morning at 9 am to report. They said there is no way they can make UPS deliver with sign only. So they will order for me again for free but no guarantee that I will receive it.

    Other option is they will do a refund and then I have to make my friend who is Costco member log in online, user her credit card to purchase then make her call Costco so I get $50 discount to match the original price within 24 hours and go with her to the local Costco warehouse to pick up. So I went for 2nd option as I didn't pay $350 to gamble in Costco. It's been 4 hours. Still no refund email from them. 1st of all how do they justify not having signed option during delivery? I am never using Costco and UPS ever again. I will suggest others the same.

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    Reviewed Dec. 2, 2018

    Was told the Xmas trees are better this year (hence the price hike). We purchased a tree. Unwrapped at home and it was not what we had expected. Smaller and lots of broken branches. Will not buy another from Costco.

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    Customer ServicePunctuality & SpeedStaff

    Reviewed Nov. 30, 2018

    I was told I would get three calls prior to my appliances being delivered, one the night before, one in the morning confirming delivery and one 30 minutes prior to delivery. My two hour delivery window came and went and I called Costco and was told they were 10 to 15 minutes past the window and that was fine. Call back an hour later and was told that they could not get a hold of the delivery team and I would be called as soon as they did.

    Two hours later they called and said it would be 40 minutes. 1:30pm they arrive and say that they cannot back the truck down my driveway and my only option is to rent a truck and pick up the appliances at the top of my driveway. Sears delivered a washer and dryer with a larger truck one month ago and I got a new mattress three months prior with a much bigger truck. Costco reps did not seem very concerned that their delivery company was inept. Do not order appliances through Costco you will be wasting your time and their customer service is horrible. Innovel Solutions is a worthless delivery company with lazy people!!! I will make sure to ask what delivery company a store uses before I purchase anything in the future. Wasted day and lost $250 in food plus being on the phone for three hours.

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    Reviewed Nov. 30, 2018

    I have tried to purchase AirPods from Costco for a couple of months online and in the stores. They are constantly out of stock. I have called customer service many times and get no results. They tell me that they only get 20 or 30 in and they sell out in a few hours and I need to check online all during the day each day and at the stores. Costco will not hold them for customers. They say Apple will not sell them enough to meet their demands. Apple said Costco could order more. It’s been very stressful.

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    Reviewed Nov. 30, 2018

    I bought Samsung appliances on March of 2018 from Costco that has a 2 year manufacturer warranty and a 2 year warranty if I buy it on my Citi card. The package was a refrigerator, dishwasher and a gas range. 2 months ago, I turned on the oven and I noticed that the stove started warping on the right hand side under the left knobs. I called Costco concierge and they said that I only have 90 days to return an item, so they will call Samsung to send me a representative to check out the range. A couple of days later, the tech came out for 2 minutes, took pictures and said that he will get back in touch with me. He never turned on the oven, never did a diagnosis. I called Costco a couple of days later and Costco said that this is cosmetic and it's not covered by warranty, there is nothing they can do about it.

    On Thanksgiving day I turned the oven on to cook the turkey, about 1/2 an hour later the metal part under the knob cracked in half and I burned my fingers when I touched the knob. I called Costco again and Costco said that they can't do anything because Samsung has deemed my range as physical damage and they will not be able to do anything about it. They said that I can talk to Samsung again to see what they can do. They transferred me again and Samsung said that they will send out another representative. The next day I got a phone call from a company and they said that they are going to come out and check my range but they are going to charge me because the range is already written as physical damage.

    I told them not to come out because I wasn't gong to pay them. I called a private company to come out and check my gas line, thinking that maybe there was something wrong with the gas in my house. The technician came out and said that there was nothing wrong with my gas line. He pulled out the range and noticed that the sides of the range are warped and that there is something wrong with the electrical regulator, because the range is extremely hot even when the range is off. He turned off the gas and unplugged the range, and said that I was lucky that my house hasn't burned down.

    I called Costco and again. I was sent from one person to another, an hour later, I was still going nowhere and they told me they will get back to me again, because they need to get in touch with corporate. Don't buy appliances from Costco, they used to be the best company, now they are absolutely the worst and don't believe in their warranty because if your house doesn't physically burn down they will not help you and keep giving you the runaround. Meanwhile I can't use a range that I paid over $1,600 for.

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    Reviewed Nov. 29, 2018

    On Nov 28, 2018, I went to the Costco location (Store#: 489) to purchase items for an office holiday party. The cashier Christina **, commented that my membership had expired. She did NOT ask if I wanted to renew my membership, pay a non-member cost for items, or that I couldn’t purchase the items without membership. She charged me the renewal fee without my consent. The total did seem high, but it was the end of the evening and was tired. She also did not ask if I wanted to take another photo to update my member card or to speak to the Customer Service Dept. This further causes me to believe Christina ** intentionally added the renewal fee without my permission/knowledge. Does Costco endorse/encourage their cashiers to sneak in renewal fees?!?

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    Reviewed Nov. 24, 2018

    My wife and I ordered a washing machine in the Costco store from the help of an Costco employee, said it would be delivered in a few days. Not only was it not delivered it was rescheduled 3 more times to be delivered, each time I had to take off work to be home because they would wait to the last minute to call and reschedule. The last time they tried to reschedule I went ahead and cancelled my order 'cause I didn't think they would ever get it to me.

    Anyway we complained to a manager named Jerimiah and he said after Costco refunded the money back to my credit card to come back and talk to him because he felt bad about our awful experience that we went through and the aggravation - that he would make it right through some sort of compensation. So when the money was back on the card we went back about a week later and he was like he could not do any more for us. We were like, "You didn't do anything for us at all, much less any more." I really wish I had read reviews before I ordered from them in the first place. A lesson was learned not to order from costco.com or to believe anything out of their mouths.

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    Reviewed Nov. 22, 2018

    Made a large grocery purchase including Oroweat bread. Cashier decided to take 3 clear Oroweat bags from my shopping cart and toss them under the cash register/trash. He not only refused to give me the bags back, but questioned me and told me that the bags are only for customer who purchase bread. What an idiot as he was the one who charged my groceries which included bread. He embarrassed me in front of the rest of the customers and told me to wait as he sent someone to bring me red meat bags. Costco educate and tell your cashiers that they nor Costco own the bread bags. The bread company brings the bags so that customers can put the bread they will purchase in them. I was so upset that I wanted to return all the items I purchased and never again renew my membership. Costco Burbank.

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    Reviewed Nov. 18, 2018

    Online ordered on 11/8 and first delivery on 11/10 the driver unpackaged the dryer to point out the top of the appliance crushed. He left it since I had been 2 weeks without a dryer. He documented and called in for a replacement. I took today off from work to wait for my replacement to be delivered at 2pm. The truck driver called me out to see in the truck that the new dryer had large dents in front side and back of the unit??? I refused the delivery and the driver called on for another replacement to be ordered!!! I called Costco CS and was on with a clueless girl for 45 minutes before she hung up on me??? I called back for another 20 minutes till I could speak to a supervisor who claims he can fix this. Everyone one always tell me to buy my appliances from Costco. I disagree!!

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    Reviewed Nov. 13, 2018

    Warning to all consumers in the market for flooring. My experience and many others that used Costco as a household name that suggests they guarantee their business, name and product to a consumer. I found this to be very untrue and a costly misunderstanding. I had work done, demo, flooring and install done by Costco for $20k in my residence. They contract through S&G who state their installers are professional and highly trained. Unfortunately they contracted a third party out of Morgan Hill to do the work. These "professionals" used my expensive to replace Roman Shades as window guards to prevent damage to my custom windows. Doing so they not only stretched the cords beyond repair but also used a safety pin to attach them to my curtains to keep them down.

    When I pointed this out to S&G with two other issues they said they would repair them as they were damaged. Weeks of not locating a company that repairs them I was told they would replace them and we could settle. Not knowing how much I asked for estimates and they were costly. Once I provided the outcome to S&G they went silent and wouldn't respond to me. I contacted Costco Corporate and asked for assistance. Costco basically said they only get involved if flooring but I would have to deal with their vendor. I paid Costco. I am their customer and they should get this matter resolved. It's been over 3 months since the flooring was out in and this issue has been ongoing. I was told by Costco that if I provided my shades to S&G they would guarantee their blinds department would repair them and have them back to me by two weeks. All untrue.

    The shades were taken to a place I said I didn't want them to go all to come back and say they can't fix them. Now S&G says they were never broken and just needed to be reset. Untrue. The cords are stretched and how can you tell me they can't be repaired but then in the same email state they were never ruined and we would love to bring them back. All this time trusting them to do the right thing and yet again both Costco and S&G went radio silent. I had to purchase new Roman Shades that were over $3200 and now have to continue a fight with these people to do what's right and what they should have done in the first place. I would never recommend Costco for any home needs that will cause secondary damage by their vendors. They do not stand by their customers to ensure satisfactory outcomes.

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    Reviewed Nov. 10, 2018

    I purchased a hot tub online that was on sale. Original delivery was estimated at 3 to 4 weeks. Around the 4 week timeframe I checked online and was alarmed to see that my order had been cancelled. When I called, they told me to check with my bank since they had declined my charge. My bank refuted that notion and had never declined the charge. I called Costco back and this time was told that the item was no longer available and there was nothing they could do. The same hot tub was still shown online but at a higher price. Therefore I purchased a hot tub locally and although disappointed with Costco I thought the debacle was over.

    2 weeks later UPS tried to deliver the so called tub. I declined delivery and called Costco to confirm all the confusion. Now my card has been charged and I have no hot tub to show for it! Now my bank is trying to help but the charge will be on my card for days and my spending limit is reduced. Every time I called Costco customer service, I was given a different explanation.

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    Reviewed Nov. 8, 2018

    I purchased this product on September 12th. I was told that the item would be delivered between 3-5 weeks. On 9/27/18 the debit for 1500 was made from my account. I was very pleased and excited to receive my desk as I was just starting my Master's Degree program. On 10/13/18 The delivery driver showed up at my house at about 8 am. I never received an estimated time of arrival and therefore wasn't expecting them to be there. The driver called me and was very rude indicating that he had been sitting in front of my house for over 15 minutes. I have the Ring so I get notifications when someone walks up to my door.

    I asked why he never approached my door and rang the doorbell. He chose not to answer and instead was rather irritated that I had stairs. He asked me "how do you expect me to get a 300lb desk up the stairs?" I respectfully responded asking him if he knew it was 300lbs when HE loaded it into the truck. He was rude and said that he couldn't do it and I needed to call the delivery number Monday morning. I am a SINGLE mother so my time is limited and I couldn't call until Tuesday the 16th. I told them to cancel it if they couldn't deliver the product. I was assured that it would be sent back out that weekend. It was not. I didn't get another phone call and had to call a week later.

    I logged into the Coscto portal and canceled the order on the 18th of October. I had a few emails sent to me indicating that I would be credited back in 3-5 days. It is now 11/7/18 and I have yet to receive my money back. $1500 is a lot of money and being a single mother I do not have that kind of money to throw away. I have reached out to Costco several times and I can't believe the service that I have received. I have been a member of Costco for quite some time now and I expect a certain level of service. The withholding of my money is illegal and should not be a practice that Costco partakes in. I am very disappointed and rather disgusted with the lack of professionalism.

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    Reviewed Nov. 7, 2018

    How can you not like Costco? Only days I do not like going are on weekends when that place gets crazy. My wife hates going with me as I like to wander up and down the isles looking for fun new stuff. And if you do not like something, I mean anything, for any reason. They just take it back with no fuss. This is how all business should operate.

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    Reviewed Nov. 2, 2018

    Do not buy a GE refrigerator from Costco! It has been 23 days and I am still without a refrigerator. Why? Well, there's more than I can say here, but let's just say it started with an inability to have it installed. The install team from GE said they could not remove my non-functioning built-in (This after the concierge service told me they could). They left the crated fridge in my garage - and it is still there. After 23.5 hours of phone calls, taking the day off from work 3 different times so far, I received a call from the GE technician this morning. "What's wrong with your fridge?"

    Obviously he never saw any of the notes from the 8 or 9 previous calls. I say "It's in my garage and just needs to be picked up (I had to give up on Costco and am buying one from an appliance store. He says" I don't do pickups". This after my call to Costco yesterday where I was assured it would be picked up. Never, never, never buy a GE fridge from Costco. Prior to this experience, I always had good treatment from Costco. They should not sell them if they cannot handle the logistics - hard to say if Costco or GE, but Costco took my money and they had almost a month to rectify it. NO luck...

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    Reviewed Oct. 28, 2018

    Online Costco had a sale for a king sized bed, sheets, comforters, etc. I ordered, cost was over $1000.00 all together. The next thing I know the purchase is being denied by COSTCO because I had a UPS address instead of a house or apartment address. So I called Costco customer service. The guy on the other end was truly ignorant. He said "It's a UPS Box." I said "Yes, that's right." He said "Um. You ordered a BED." I said "Yep." He said "Well. A bed won't fit into a UPS box!" in a snotty voice. I about fell over. Was he serious?? Yes, indeed he was. Apparently he's never heard of UPS accepting FREIGHT, where they put a tag into your box and you take the tag to the desk and they go into the back AND BRING OUT YOUR FREIGHT SHIPMENT.

    I order from Amazon, from all kinds of online stores and services. Big items, small items, medium items. NEVER have any of those businesses said "A bed won't fit into a UPS box." The STUPIDITY of Costco and their customer service is truly breathtaking. I mean, all I can do is laugh. Except it's not very funny as Costco ALSO put a "pre-authorization" on my account for that money when I made the order. It's going to take 5 to 10 business days for that charge to drop off my BANK ACCOUNT. I called the bank to ask. So in the meantime I've got over $1000.00 tied up for days and days that I cannot use and cannot buy a different bed from a different company so I have to sleep on the hard floor until then.

    Thanks COSTCO, you seriously ignorant troglodytes! I wonder if UPS knows that COSTCO doesn't deliver large items to them? If not, they sure should because UPS is missing out on a lot of business from COSTCO. Why is COSTCO so ignorant that they don't even know that UPS like ANY other mail type company, accepts FREIGHT SHIPMENTS? I really want an answer to that as I lay down to sleep on my hard floor with over $1000.00 in my bank that I cannot access to buy a bed tonight. Absolutely disgusted with COSTCO and will never shop there again. And I will be sure to tell all my friends and family the same thing. The ones I have told so far are completely stunned.

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    Reviewed Oct. 25, 2018

    Ordered a coat for my wife five days ago. Just received an email confirming shipping details yesterday. It included an incorrect shipping address. Contacted customer service by phone to correct their error. Over thirty minutes on hold while they tried to track the shipment. Then I was told I would have to go online and reorder the coat to receive the item. No apologies for their error, no offer to overnight the item to compensate for the inconvenience, NOTHING!!! Needless to say, I have not reordered and will never purchase from their online service again ever!

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    Reviewed Oct. 25, 2018

    Human drugs are exempt from sales tax. However Costco has the nasty little habit of socking a sales tax to you if the human drug your vet prescribed is going to be used on a pet. You see in the tax law there is no mention of pet drugs being exempt so that gives Costco an opportunity to get some more cash out of you. Is it wrong? Yes it is. CVS for instance never charges a sales tax on human drugs that you might happen to be giving to your pet. Costco is either misguided in their interpretation of the law or they are gouging the public.

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    Reviewed Oct. 21, 2018

    I was in Costco at Apex location on OCT 13. ** from AT&T (sales rep) approached and offered me a connection with some discounted prices. She answered all my questions and we agreed to signup for AT&T internet. However she mentioned they going to do a soft check on my credit which I agreed to. But later, I realise they hit my credit twice with 2 hard hits. I am not sure why they miscommunicated to me. The sales rep clearly told me that it will be soft hit. I took this matter to the manager (**) in store and he said will reach out to me in 2 days. It's been a week and I did not hear anything from him. I called him multiple times but no answer. I need your help. Why the sales rep gave all false information and hit my credit, this is a serious concern. We trust Costco but this kind of incidents are really annoying.

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    Reviewed Oct. 20, 2018

    On October 19th 2018 I had a bad experience with Costco Tire Center in Covington, WA. About a month earlier I bought a set of tires from that business. On the 19th they told me that one tire had low pressure. Afterwards to confirm what they said, I checked the pressure and the tire had a nail in it. I marked the spot, and being loyal to Costco, I took the tire out of the van to make their jobs a little easier. When I went over there I was surprised to find the 3/4 bay door available. I thought it was great timing and that they were going to do the job quick. I dropped off the tire and a staff member told me to come inside and do some paperwork. After standing in a line for 10 minutes finishing up my paperwork. A salesman checked the bay doors and after confirming that the 3 were open he said, "We'll call you".

    After about half an hour later I came back to find the tire in the same place. So I went to another store to buy some other stuff. I came back after an hour, and the tire was in the same place. I asked the Tire Center Manager how long I was to wait for one tire. Then he asked if I had an appointment because they served those first. I said no because I didn't plan to catch a nail in my tire. He then checked my paperwork and confirmed it had been an hour and ten minutes since I dropped off the tire. He said I had to wait another couple of hours. So I went home, and after three hours since I dropped off the tire. I returned to Costco. The tire was still not done. I talked to the same first staff member. I said Les Schwab fixes tires for free in a max 31 minutes. He said that if you are a Costco customer they don't offer tire repairs for free. I said because you are the biggest competitor for them.

    Finally in 3 hours and 10 minutes the tire was fixed. Then to top it off I said I don't want to be a customer of Costco Tire Center and he said "Don't worry, we have plenty of customers". By the way if you think that Costco is the cheapest and best, you are wrong. In the beginning of the same week, I had a similar experience with my daughter's car. She had a nail in a non-reparable spot, so I went to Costco to find a new tire, but they didn't have the same brand of tires on her car. Then a staff member told me that I had to buy 2 tires because it has to be the same brand for same performance. They offered 460$ for 2 tires. So I went to Discount Tires and they told me 150$ for 1 tire for same brand. I purchased that tire and they changed it in 10 min. Those guys deserve 5 stars for customer service.

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    Reviewed Oct. 20, 2018

    Filed complaint with Costco as I found big paper clip in spinach box in June 2018. No action taken from Costco and no proper response from their managers from Kirkland wholesale location when I went to store and followed up with them. Really disappointed and surprised with no action taken on product quality and no response even after filing complaint. I felt like that they don't want to worry to focus on product quality as they are big company.

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    Reviewed Oct. 18, 2018

    This process began in June - My husband received an award from employer - where the employer gave Costco cash cards. We were in the market for a new refrigerator - Retailmenot.com had a coupon for $250 off refrigerator - must be bought in store. Went to the store where after waiting for over 30 mins employee got a manager, who told me he never seen the coupon. Would have to research. I agreed to email copy of coupon to him for reference - Both the manager and I were going on vacation so agree to communicate upon return.

    I received an email from the local store manager which indicated the coupon was for a particular model - which was not what the coupon noted. I replied to the email with this information providing the info on the refrigerator that I wanted (cost $2599.99) to see if manager would honor coupon and how would I proceed. Although I emailed several additional times - no response. Fast forward to Sept - found another refrigerator made the purchase online. 2 days went by. Did not receive an email confirmation. Called customer service. Was told refrigerator was ordered and should received something shortly. Waited another week still nothing.

    Called again was told the refrigerator on order delivery would be between 10/26 -10/31 - I informed we were moving into the home on 10/11. That wouldn't work. I requested to while online find another refrigerator that I could replace, was told no. This order would be canceled and money would be put back onto the cash cards and I would have to start a new purchase. I was not inclined to have to pay more $$$ when I could not get the money back from my gift cards. Move to present day. It has been almost a month and I still cannot get the money put back onto the cards. Each time I call I get a new reason why the money has not been refunded. We have been Costco customers for years and this has been the WORSE. I was upset about not getting the refrigerator (that I wanted in June) but things happen so I moved on. Now I can't get the $$$ back and the customer service folks that I talk to adjust their answer each time. Disappointed.

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    Reviewed Sept. 28, 2018

    I tried to have a chat at Costco.com for the past two days. For the past 3 days it did not connect to chat server. I have tried calling customer service number. It keeps redirecting you to another recording. In short I could not connect to customer service using online chat, or, telephone, or email. They avoiding customers.

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    Reviewed Sept. 27, 2018

    On 09/01/18 I purchased regular gas at the Myrtle Beach location. I don't drive my car everyday so a full tank of gas will last me a week and a half maybe 2 weeks. Saturday 09/08/18 I was driving down to the Myrtle Beach mall when my car started smoking really bad. I had to pull over and called for a tow to my mechanic.They had my car Saturday afternoon till Tuesday. Monday they couldn't figure out the problem with my car. Tuesday they decided to test my gas. Kerosene was in my tank.

    Now I have my receipt for the gas I purchased and Costco has cameras at the gas station. I filed a complaint with Costco to take care of the bill but they refused stating that no other complaints were filed with them so it couldn't have been their location. Now how am I suppose to know if other complaints were filed??? They don't make that information available to the public. Plus don't try to leave a negative review on their site. I received an email from them stating that they would not be posting my comments. I am out money for my tow and 2 days worth of work my mechanic did. I will be cancelling my membership with them.

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    Reviewed Sept. 23, 2018

    Bought a refrigerator. Everything went smooth. Notified it would be delivered in one week. Then get email that it would be delayed one week. Finally get a message from delivery service to contact them. They informed me it would be an additional week and a half. I called, on hold 52 minutes. Finally a very nice CSR who tried to call the delivery service but they were closed. Went to online chat and got complete runaround. Price was same as Home Depot but thought I’d give Costco a chance. No more. They do not provide quality customer service.

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    Reviewed Sept. 10, 2018

    I accompanied my two young children to one of the food tasting booths when we were in the store recently. When we walked up, there was one item on the tray in a small cup. The older woman working didn't say anything to us, until my daughter picked up the cup and then sat it down and started telling her younger brother that she would allow him to have the food until the next one was ready. As she was mid-sentence, the woman working the booth very rudely said, 'she picked it up... She has to take it now... She can't put it back down!' I was taken aback as to how rudely she spoke, whether it was to me OR to my children. My children were very taken aback as well. Further, she heard just as well as I did exactly what my daughter had said. At this time, I gave my son the cup that my daughter had just placed down and abruptly reiterated to the woman what my daughter had said.

    I also told the woman that, if it was such a big issue, she could easily have thrown away the cup with the tiny amount of food in it. I was then further shocked that this woman gave me the nastiest and rudest look after I spoke to her. This is the second time this type of situation has happened to me and my children at this particular store in Lenexa. This is beyond disappointing and completely unacceptable; especially when children are involved. There is no reason why this type of treatment should EVER occur to a customer, again especially children. If Costco continues to employ individuals that treat people with such disrespect, they will quickly lose their customer base.

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    Reviewed Sept. 4, 2018

    I am totally disabled and require a scooter to get around a large store like Costco. Several times while using a scooter at Costco, the battery would suddenly fail and I would be left helplessly stranded with no assistance in sight. The other day at Costco it happened again when the scooter's battery just suddenly died on me. I waited and waited hoping to see a Costco employee who I could ask for help but there was none. Costco should have a distress light or flag on its scooters that can be raised when scooters die in its large store.

    Another customer was gracious and helpful enough to push me on my scooter out to the area where Costco keeps scooters. His kind help reminded me of the time when I was at the VA Medical Center having a rough time trying to work a wheelchair down a long hallway. A young man came up from behind and just started pushing my wheelchair to the department I needed to go to. Someone in Costco management came out to where the scooters were kept but he showed no concern for me.

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    Reviewed Sept. 1, 2018

    Several weeks ago I bought the Kirkland Maintenance Cat food in the purple bag. I immediately noticed a difference in the smell of the kibble. Calling the number on the bag, Diamond Pet Foods manufactures all of the food for Costco. I was informed they did change the formula, but shouldn't be noticeable to cats. Well, if it's noticeable to me, it's noticeable to the cats. It smells horrible!! I will no longer be buying this food and wanted to alert others to call the number on the bag and voice your concerns.

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    Reviewed Aug. 21, 2018

    This (Costco Citicard) card is so annoying. They offer additional percentage for gasoline purchases but then call, text, and email after EVERY PURCHASE OF GASOLINE FOR VERIFICATION... So annoying that you stop buying gasoline on the card! Their way around honoring what they advertise!

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    Reviewed Aug. 15, 2018

    I go online and order an appliance package from Costco and design my whole kitchen around it. They tell me that it's going to take 2 weeks max for the appliances to be delivered. After 2 weeks I go online to check my order and their computer system says that I received the appliances. That was totally wrong. I called them and the person tells me that the order was canceled. Then she figures out that was wrong and tells me that the order was postponed another 3 weeks. This puts me out of my house for 3 weeks. They weren't willing to work with me in any way. They didn't even say sorry. Don't order from Costco. Their online service sucks. They don't even deserve the one star that I gave them. If I had an option to give 0 stars I would have definitely done that. I've been an executive member of Costco for 20 years. Where is the customer service?

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    Reviewed Aug. 11, 2018

    I waited more than 3 months to complete delivery of my appliances (Whirlpool refrigerator, gas range, hooded microwave, and dishwasher). The delivery service company J. B. Hunt and Whirlpool Corporation themselves that service Costco.com are a complete nightmare. I will never buy anything that has to be delivered by J.B. Hunt at Costco. The Costco free installation was also troublesome. The dishwasher was not installed because they did not have a very common connecting brass fitting "on their truck." I offered to quickly go to a very nearby hardware store and they said they could not wait more than a few minutes. Just one example of several problems with J.B. Hunt. In the end, after these experiences the enthusiasm in having all new appliances was totally destroyed with anger and agitation when I think back of my experiences with ordering through Costco.

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    Reviewed Aug. 8, 2018

    I ordered a phone through Costco, they took the money from my account, then cancelled the order and did not refund the money! Last time I will ever use Costco online and I highly encourage others to do so. A couple of years ago I tried ordering a washer and dryer from Costco online. After placing the order they put in big letters to allow 30 days before calling and asking where your order is, so I waited 30 days and no washer or dryer yet so I called, they told me there was a billing issue and the order did not go through but no email, no phone call, nothing! They did not send or say anything to let me know there was an issue with the order and I went a whole month without a washer and dryer. WIth them running their business like this it shows their apathy and joy in ripping people off.

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    Reviewed July 7, 2018

    No customer service from, Roberta/supervisor in outskirts of Seattle. Did not use membership much as one person and not well... Would not extend membership when not well and unable to shop often as not near Costco and many medical issues! Did not ask for money back but an extension as she said I spent approx 1000 dollars there... not enough to make it worthwhile for me. That is not much for a year for groceries even as one person household. Not understanding or people of their word!!!

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    Reviewed July 2, 2018

    I first have to write. I am not a shopper and do not like big stores. Normally I know exactly what I need. If I can not find an item, I don't hesitate to ask for help. I never go to a store with expectations on the time it will take me to shop. Things happen... I usually do not get frustrated in a store... because things happen, and if I don't have much time I just don't go shopping because again... things happen. So this is a warning to others who don't like shopping. Don't even try Costco, you will be disappointed. With that written... I received a membership as a birthday gift, and I was actually, looking forward to shopping at Costco. I looked online and I knew what I wanted before I got there. However I did plan on looking around the store. I had all day to shop if I wanted.

    The service desk was very friendly, but continued 3 more times, after I told her, "No thank you," to try and get me to sign up for an executive membership and the Visa card. I guess she didn't want to take no for answer. Her pitch for this took 10 minutes. That was my first turn off. The store itself was very clean, not sure if there was any organization of items or not, because, there were no department signs and when I asked someone for help, to find a couple items, they couldn't tell me exactly where the items were. I never did find one of them, (reading glasses) and I wasn't going to look anymore. I was then told by one employee that some items are moved around so they really didn't know where the reading glasses were. They had cheese on sale but the sign read the 32 oz. packages were on sale.

    All the packages there were 44 oz. I went to the lady giving the free samples and asked her about this, she told me she didn't really know and I would have to ask up front. So I then asked another person and the response "I don't have a clue". I saw a cooler on wheels but there was no price on it, and the person there did not know how much it was, so he had to look it up. That took 5 minutes. Response from the guy was, the price was not on the cooler, because it was on sale??! That doesn't make sense to me, but whatever!!! I found another item I had on my list, I saw this item on sale in the magazine my friend had, but the sale price was listed, so I waited to ask the employee that was helping another customer in that department. He did not have a scanner to scan the item, he could not find the item in his tablet and told me I had to ask up front.

    I then bought some shorts and sandals, looked around and went to check out. That was a nightmare. The line was very long and only 4 lanes were opened. The check out girl rang up the items, I asked about the cheese, (it did ring up on for the sale price listed) and my other item: she had to call another person for help. The guy in line behind me told the girl, the item was in the magazine, it was on sale and he vouched for that. Now I am holding up the line... which is very annoying for everyone. I had to follow the guy to a desk in a different area so he could search for it. I told him, the item was in the Costco Connection magazine that had a picture of a black Lab on the front. While the guy was trying to find the item, I told him this was my first trip to Costco and I was not impressed. I told him my experience and how I was disappointed.

    He must have felt bad as he quit looking for the item I had and let me buy it for the sale price I saw in the magazine. In hindsight, I should have taken a picture of the item before I went to the store (didn't think I would need to do that). That's what I get for not following my instinct. I then went to the food area and bought a hot dog. The hot dog was very good! The condiment area was filthy, the soda area was very wet, puddles of water and pop dripping on the floor, the tables were not very clean. I did not see anyone cleaning this up. I wiped my area where I was sitting with a wipe I carry in my purse. The rest of my trip out the door was smooth but busy, it took about 5 minutes at the door. Total time I spent there... 2 and half hours. I didn't think that was too long, considering everything. I only purchased 6 items, that I could have probably purchased at another store in 30 minutes.

    Costco should have their employees more informed on the products and a scanner to scan on the spot. I believe the store needs a little more organization with labeled aisles and or signs hanging from ceiling for the each department. I noticed the nuts and trail mixes are not even close to the dry goods area. I didn't even see where the bulk the candy was. Most of the employees are friendly but not very helpful. I will have second thoughts about going there again. I don't want to go someplace shopping, where, I have anxiety, before I get there. This is not the store for me to shop. I do not recommend getting a membership, go with someone first, that has membership.

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    Reviewed June 25, 2018

    I bought this Samsung 60'' Smart TV #un60j20daf in March 2016. It went black June 2018. I was lead to believe I had a 2 year warranty with Costco and 1 year with Samsung but they said 1 year Samsung 2nd year Costco. Paid a 1000 for TV. Now they want 1,437.55 to repair it without even looking at it.

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    Reviewed June 15, 2018

    Costco always has in stock what are in their sales flyer. Employees are always helpful and never a problem to return items too. I love using my Citi card for travel, gas and in-store purchases.

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    Reviewed June 14, 2018

    Home Depot had to purchase an item online - had no clue when it was going to arrive. Best Buy is a nightmare these days; prices way too high. Costco not so bad but few choices.

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    Reviewed June 12, 2018

    Costco does an exceptional job in merchandising and customer service. Their products are always top quality and reasonably priced as well. If for any reason you need to return an item, they are always helpful and make the process easy. The only complaint I have is that the lines to check out are usually long at certain times of day. The gasoline prices are continually a bargain.

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    Reviewed June 9, 2018

    Costco has been my primary supermarket for many years. The quality of the food is excellent and, over the last few years, Costco has added more organic options. The cost, compared to traditional grocery stores, is always better at Costco, and easily compensates for the membership fee. Although I can't always get what I need at Costco because the selection is somewhat limited, I highly recommend Costco, even if it means I occasionally need to go to a traditional grocery store. I also wish Costco carried more choices for cat food and litter.

    I have also used Costco's extended services. I bought a new garage door with Costco and saved several hundred dollars. Costco works with local companies for these services - like new cars, flooring, bathtub makeovers, window blinds, etc. Costco arranges the price with the local company and it's the local company who does the work. Simple and painless. Give Costco a try. If you don't like it they'll refund the cost of your membership in full, no questions asked.

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    Reviewed June 8, 2018

    Costco shopping is a pleasant experience, especially on the days they have their sample foods on display and their shelves are fully stocked. They certainly offer good value for your money with a wide selection of high quality products.

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    Reviewed June 7, 2018

    The employees are very nice and helpful. The store is always nice and clean. The prices are very good and my sister and I love shopping there. Also their $3.99 salad is great! Sometimes I go there just for the salad.

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    Reviewed June 5, 2018

    Nice selection, very good prices, easy to find the merchandise that you are looking for. From Frozen foods to staples, and their photo lab is fantastic to say the least.

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    Reviewed June 4, 2018

    The strength of this retailer seems to be in high quality products and very reasonable prices with motivated and considerate employees that work quickly and efficiently.

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    Reviewed June 2, 2018

    Shop at Costco at least weekly. Close to home, great prices and their return policy is great and never a problem, not to mention the samples they have every day.

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    Reviewed June 1, 2018

    The Costco store is truly a great one. But I would strongly suggest to do some work on the checkout process. Currently the lines are not well defined which causes a problem when is time to pay. Customers are always confused and half the time the lines are actually available but because no one is directing the customers the time waiting to pay takes 2 times what should be taking. This I have noticed in every store I used- NJ Bergen County, Up state NY, DC.

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    Reviewed May 31, 2018

    Manny, the young man who works at the Dedham Costco desk was very friendly and did a great job signing me up and getting my Citi visa card to use there.

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    Reviewed May 30, 2018

    Most of the "store brand" Kirkland products I've tried have been a very good value/product. If able to buy in bulk, definitely save money. There are plenty of items that aren't huge, which is great. Only issue at all, is they don't have a great system to keep lines moving/short at high shopping times.

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    Reviewed May 30, 2018

    Costco always has great buys. Sometimes it is a little hard to locate what you are looking for and also finding a person to help you but I recommend them as a top store.

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    Reviewed May 29, 2018

    The day we went to Costco, there were a lot of customers in the store. There were 5-6 people waiting to check-out in every line. Other than the wait, it was a good experience.

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    Reviewed May 28, 2018

    Very easy and comfortable to return unwanted items or articles that do not fit. Always sales help around in the store to help find what I am looking for. Quality counts and Costco is the leader. Administration always willing to help and they answer the telephone all the time. Automotive is also very very good. They stand behind whatever they do. The hours of business are very convenient. Parking is never a big problem and they have enough gas pumps to service cars.

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    Reviewed May 27, 2018

    I’m giving Costco a rating of 2 based on a weighted average of the following: 1. We’ve loved Costco and have been black members for since 2014. 2. We just had a baby and birth gave mom a 2nd degree tear down there, which includes muscle tears. Her retiree parents flew in from China to help out since I work 70-90 hours per week. They tried to help with grocery shopping, but were embarrassed and turned away because they weren’t pictured on mom’s Costco card. They are a member of our household for the next 6 months and can’t even grocery shop at Costco!? Any reasonable policy wouldn’t require a woman who just gave birth with dozens of stitches inside and out to be present to get groceries. The manager at the Hartford, CT Costco also refused to allow her parents to call her and asked them instead to leave the store.

    In Costco’s defense, the Costco card does say “non-transferrable” on it. I just believe strongly that Costco needs to consider a way to remedy situations like that of my family, rather than embarrass elderly parents who are just trying to help their mostly bedridden daughter. They could’ve allowed the phone call to mom so an explanation could be given, allowed the sale this one time with a warning, etc., rather than treat her parents like they were trying to cheat Costco.

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    Reviewed May 27, 2018

    Costco has so many in stock items with great prices. The people on the floor are more than willing to help, and I love to try the samples before I buy. Their return policy is phenomenal. Just a wonderful place to shop.

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    Reviewed May 25, 2018

    Good prices, good selection of quality items and a great return policy. Tire shop bays, and gas pumps, well-organized with plenty of tills. But lineups can get large.

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    Reviewed May 24, 2018

    Even when the lines are long, I can get in and out of Costco pretty quick. The only complaint is waiting in line for gas. That can take a while, and sometimes I wonder if it's worth my time to save a few cents on gas.

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    Reviewed May 19, 2018

    Costco is a great place for us to shop. Even though it is just 2 of us in the house, we get great value and great product. Their meat is outstanding and they always have new products on the shelves.

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    Reviewed May 18, 2018

    I like Costco because I can buy my staples in bulk. It saves me time and decreases the number of shopping trips. Even though it is a considerable distance from my home I often include a stop when I am in the area.

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    Reviewed May 17, 2018

    We became members several years ago. We have saved our membership fee many times over. We live on a tight budget and buying in large quantities at low prices is great.

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    Reviewed May 5, 2018

    Shortest shipping time. Always cheaper than competitors. Easy check out and no hassle payments. Good selection and excellent brand quality as well as Kirkland private brand.

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    Reviewed March 30, 2018

    It is sad to join the many people on here for Costco online ordering but they have the worst customer service I have ever dealt with. I ordered a desk that was "out for delivery" on the 3/16. They never called, the distribution facility had this item with them for 5 days and finally I called to see where the package went. They linked me to the distributor and I scheduled a deliver date, they never showed up. I called Costco to handle this and they kept trying to give me the runaround, they told me that they will get in touch with the delivery dispatchers, No one could reach them! Where did the driver go? Costco then said that a customer specialist will get in touch with me the next day and that there were no supervisors on the floor to speak to and that they had all gone home? What!? How are you running a business operation with no available supervisor?

    I got the number for the dispatcher and left a message to them to call me the next day. No one called me the next day! So I called Costco again, and they said the best thing they could do was escalate the delivery, and to have this magical customer specialist call me about reimbursements. Finally a day later this customer service specialist called, and had the audacity to argue with me that they have 3 weeks to deliver a package, how do you then explain that the package was already ready to be delivered, and all that they could offer was $100 missed delivery voucher if I kept the item, so I decided to take that offer and reschedule my delivery. Did it show up the second time... NO it did not! How do you operate an online business like this? This is why ToysRUs went out of business. Never order online here!!! It is not worth it, you get better service from Amazon or Wayfair.

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    Reviewed March 29, 2018

    We enjoy shopping at Costco because of the price value but especially the friendliness. So many of the cashiers make a point of remembering the customers and asking about and keeping up with our families.

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    Price

    Reviewed March 28, 2018

    Not always the lowest price, but quality is generally consistent and returns are accepted without question. Well-known that quantity is for large families, or get together friends.

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    Reviewed March 25, 2018

    I always feel like I've gotten value for my dollar. The $1.50 hotdogs are the best! There's almost always short lines and efficient service. Love Costco!

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    Reviewed March 23, 2018

    COSTCO is by far the best Big Box Store there is. Sam's is OK as is BJ's, but the Service, price and quality of COSTO surpasses both. We have been members of all three over the years, but now only belong to COSTCO. We love their return policy and the Customer Service and friendliness of their employees and they operate on a 5% profit margin, unlike the others whose margins are much larger.

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    Reviewed March 22, 2018

    Products get moved around too much and you get frustrated searching for them and give up. I have spoken to workers in Costco and they tell me the buyers bid for location in the store, personally the buyers should concentrated on finding good products not fighting for retail space.

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    Reviewed March 20, 2018

    I really appreciate the ease of shopping at Costco and the prices are usually much better than at other places. My main objection is the crowds are terrible on the weekends. It does take time and research to ensure that I am getting the best deals, but that is true for any store.

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    Reviewed March 19, 2018

    It's always busy, but the greeters are always friendly. The store layout is fairly easy to manipulate once you learn it. I look for products that can be used as gifts or some new food item to try. Clothes are well priced, too. There are lines to check out, but it's a fast and efficient process.

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    Reviewed March 18, 2018

    The merchandise and/or the food or beverages purchased at Costcos are of the finest quality. I trust the products when I purchase from them. Additionally, the meats, poultry, fruits, vegetables, and foods made in their bakery or kitchen are excellent. We shop at Costcos frequently and have never been disappointed. I have also purchased Christmas decorations, Christmas trees and furnishings such as picnic tables, desk chairs, computers, printers, flowers, rose bushes and numerous other items that were all of the finest quality. I am thrilled there is a Costco in my area.

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    Reviewed March 16, 2018

    Best prices on most items, easy return policy, and excellent customer service. Extended warranty is very reasonable, and the warranty is extended after the manufacturer one.

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    Reviewed Feb. 10, 2018

    Received online order from Costco for wedge that arrived without any product showing materials used in the production of this pillow. She apologized and advised she would send my concern to “BrentWoodHome.com” and they would get back to me within three business days. I believe all products shipped to consumers are suppose to contain a Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS). My understanding is this a law required by all fifty states. I can’t believe the irresponsibility by Costco and their supplier.

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    Reviewed Jan. 5, 2018

    I went to Costco located at 400 S Zuni Street Denver Colorado to get one box of eggs. When I went to pay, the cashier told me: 'today, your membership is the last day, you have to pay the membership'. I told him: 'I don't know, don't charge anything on my card besides the eggs'. So I signed and left with a receipt. I gave the receipt to my husband, he found out there was a charge of $120.00 membership fees in the receipt, the total charge is $123.69 instead of $3.69.

    He went in to the customer service, and told a gentleman that the membership fees was paid in full and he asked him why did the cashier making this charge without authorization on the credit card. He went back to his office and verified it, he came out to the cashier station and making a refund. This is a ridiculous unpleasant transaction to a Costco loyal customer. I hope Costco can apology to me in this issue, and hope all other Costco customers be aware on this unauthorized charge on your receipt after you have paid at the cashier.

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