10 ITEMS I DON'T BUY AT COSTCO
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- Опубликовано: 9 июн 2024
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In this video, I'm sharing 10 items I don't buy at Costco. Whether it's because I can get the same or better things elsewhere, or because I just don't think they're worth the price, these are the 10 items I avoid at Costco!
Whether you're a Costco member or not, I hope you'll enjoy this video! By following these tips, you can save money and avoid buying items you may not even use! By avoiding these 10 items, you'll not only save money, but you'll also be keeping your budget healthy and your shopping tidy!
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00:00 Costco haul - NOT
00:20 Christmas Decorations
3:02 Helix
5:30 Prepared Dinner
6:34 NOT the Crumbl
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I want to know more about your comforter! It looks sooo comfy ☺
Thanks for the rec, I need a new mattress for the guest room.
Welcome home Haley ! Glad you made a cameo appearance!
Best mattress we’ve ever owned, hands down!
I would say those countertop ovens are useful for us single people who don’t like to turn on the main oven to make 1-2 servings.
@@cnk2hoo Same! I love my Sur La Tabla!
Exactly why I purchased an air fryer :-)
Yes girl! My coworker and I have a running joke at work. How can you tell if someone doesn't bake? They think crumble cookies are good..... frankly they're gross.
One thing to take into consideration is the amazing Costco return policy!!!!
Yes! 🎉🎉
Yes. They are great about returns.
I sometimes buy a meal from the deli section (like the Chicken pot pie) because after my whirlwind grocery shopping days I don’t want to cook and it’s cheaper than getting take out for eight people :D
And way cheaper than going to a restaurant would cost that much and more for just 1 meal
Have had my Helix for 3 years. Love love love it. Also, Helix now has a line that is all natural. People i know with allergies love this line. Costco also carries single origin extra virgin olive oil. That's not easy to find in a grocery store.
For the small appliances at Costco, i bought a big countertop oven 10 in 1 that can do roast, toast, air fry, dehydrate, convection and so much more... For someone living alone, it's perfect! I mostly don't use my regular oven!
I agree. We got one for a Christmas present for my mother-in-law and it's our most used item in our kitchen. It saves us from having to heat up the big oven for smaller meals.
We got the foldable 10 in 1 oven at Costco. We use it all the time!
The Ninja Foodie 10-in-1 is WHERE IT’S AT!!! I also love Costco because they stand behind every product and will accept returns without any questions asked! It’s worth the extra dollars (to me) to know I can return it if it’s a bust (rather than buying cheap on Prime Day and then being stuck).
Came here to say this. As a family of 3 the Ninja 10 in 1 is a game changer.
@@marieburdin6776 +1, 100% agree. I use it every single day
I have this one and we use it daily
Amazon returns are just as easy as Costco.
I got it on sale for $40 less. It fits perfectly on the kitchen space above the sink in the small galley kitchen thus preserving counter space
Oh my goodness! Thank you for getting Hailey, Speedy and Rogue all in one video! So good to see them.
Worked at crumbl, it was so fun but I’m a certified crumbl hater due to horrible store management and HR practices. The toppings are the only special thing about them, which just looking at them you can figure out how to do at home
Loved seeing Haley and Speedy. Keep up the outtakes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The young lady named Rebecca from the channel Dollar Tree Dinners recreated Crumble Cookies using Dollar Tree ingredients and they looked fabulous!!! I’m not ever trying to pay $20 for a single cookie!!!! Not unless it has a gold nugget or a pearl in the center of it!!!😂😂😂😂
She’s amazing!!!
They are Duncan Hines cake mix. It's somebody idea and company. The found a way to save some money by using cake mix and didn't reinvent the wheel just made it better.
😂❤
Where are they charging $20 for a cookie at?!?! Certainly not crumbl lol
@@kar0047that’s what I was wondering lol.
My husband and I got a great mattress from Costco on sale. It was free to deliver and a $10 cost to haul away our old mattress :)
I bought my kids Sealy mattresses from costco online. They were delivered promptly and they hauled away the old ones for free. Very pleased!
I tried the new crumbl near me to see the hype. 4 cookies and $17 later I was complete in my experience and don’t have any interest in more-too sweet and too expensive. I’m a dessert snob and only want homemade desserts-if I’m going to eat sugar it had better be amazing.
The flip oven we love!!!! It preheats in about 30 seconds. When flipped up it takes up next to no space. It cooks so evenly does 9 pieces of toast at a time a frozen pizza it is great for frozen pizzas. Uses so little electricity. We stopped using our regular oven.
Chicken breast where I live is typically $6.49-$6.99/lb in grocery stores and sales are never below $4.99/lb so when I am able to get to Costco, I dont mind paying their usual price for it as it's usually still cheaper than the local sale price and I wont have to worry about hunting down a deal for a few weeks.
And it’s freezer ready!
Same, Canada??
Nova Scotia :)
Deli chickens are $4.99 which is cheaper than anywhere. Their pumpkin pie is only $5.99 and has been voted the best tasting pumpkin pie world wide!
Deli chickens locally range from 8.99-12.99@@kathygann7632
Wow, this was a "right on" video except for one item. Then I understood as soon as you had finished saying it. We bought a mattress in a box, Novoform, from Costco and LOVE it. I understand that you are a Helix associate and love them, but that Novoform has been great for us. I agreed with all the other recommendations, and was glad to hear someone else thought like me.
We too.We love Our 4 Novoform mattresses!
I must have gotten a dud because the Novoform I ordered had a hole in it where I slept in about six months time. I'm a normal sized person so it was unexpected. Worst part was I had to fight with Costco support over two months to finally get them to come pick it up 😒
@@Freds_mom I'm so sorry to hear this.
"That was the best thing I've ever seen!" Loved that!
Also, "Just put it down and walk away."
Great video, Christine. You clacka me up!
We did not renew our Costco membership because we just were not seeing the savings and we buy so few things there that it doesn't really make sense. Plus, it's across town and we just hate making that drive. As for Crumbl cookies, we've never had them and don't intend to ever try them. I make my own sweets and my kids say store bought, even bakery, doesn't compare. When I see people spending almost twenty dollars on four cookies...I just shake my head.
We have a small oven\ airfryer and we use it all the time. It's just my husband and me so I divide casseroles into 4 portions and reheat them or cook in the little oven.It's the perfect size for an 8x8 pan for brownies and cornbread. It keeps our kitchen cooler. If I had a bigger family I might not get as much use out of it. Oh, and I can rotisserie a chicken in it ( though I usually buy a Costco chicken).
I also use an immersion blender for soups, so much easier than putting soup in the blender. I never use our blender so it's not cluttering my counter and I would donate it but it's my husband's. It's easier to clean than a blender.
As I use the almond milk for cooking and protein smoothies , not drinking plain, and the unit price is the most budget friendly in my area (my family maintains a TIGHT budget) the Kirkland almond milk is a staple for us 🙂
My nutritionist & dr actually told me to drink the pure protein drink. You’d think if they added extra oils they wouldn’t.
Me too
You should read the ingredients - full of fake sugar and creepy fats. Gives awful bloating and actual health problems for many. Lots of people don’t realize what the sugar substitute is doing. It can make you dizzy and unsteady. Much better to buy the Rx bars. Only 5 simple ingredients.
Dollar tree has unsweetened and vanilla almond milk 👍🏼
@brieb9750 is it cheaper than Costco per oz?
I had a rough day and my chicken didn’t fully thaw so I stopped at Walmart regretting the fact that I was about to pay too much for a prepped meal. Then I found half off rotisserie chickens! I bought 2 and found the energy to roast potatoes and make a salad 😂.
When you purchase online Costco ships the mattress to your house. We have purchased 2 so far and it was a good experience. I understand your point about the quality as it's individual choice but the inconvenience to carry it home is an easy fix.
I LOVE my prokeepers!. I can keep produce 2-3 times longer than normal. Just used blue berries that were 3 weeks old. Lettuce will last for 2 weeksI Melon I cut up will last forever because the juice runs into the tray and the melon pieces don't get soft as fast. use them constantly!
Exactly, love mine too!
I love mine too!!
I just put my Romane lettuce in gallon ziplock bags, & it stays good for about 6 wks as I use it up. We buy about 4 bags at once, since we live 2 hrs away... the system works great!
Love this video!! 😂 Also... 1) not a Crumbl fan AT ALL, 2) agree with you about all the oversized decor, 3) the RTE meals are definitely overpriced, but are a lifesaver for hectic schedules, last minute dinner guests, or when I'm sick or gone because no one's eating drive thru food & it's cheaper than home delivery food plans, and lastly, 4) absolutely agree that their meat dept is almost always more expensive than supermarkets & not necessarily better quality.
Costco is flipping amazing, but you really need to know the going price of groceries and household necessities to make it work for your budget.
Love his mismatched socks!!
I have two other notes on the vegetable storage thingies... they actually do work really well for storing mushrooms. Just toss a paper towel in the bottom and they will keep for a long time!.... however do not under any circumstances run them through the dishwasher. They will come out in an entirely new shape 😅
I have some and they are perfection! It blew my mind someone thought they didn't work.
I agree. These are great. Keep fruit and veggies fresh.
So on point on the crubl cookies! Love it thank you for sharing ❤
Thank you Christine for sharing these great tips. I love all of your videos ❤
I'm with you on the "Crumbl is gross" train!
Thank you for the outtakes!! That was amazing!
Best buy ever!!!!!! A $250.00 Christmas tree, in a big black trash bag with only a small opening,to see it was HUGE!!!!! I bought it for only$10.00 because the thrift store owner didn't want to take it out!! Our family used it for over 20 years. I always took it apart folded up branches & stored it in a large flat tire under the bed. When children moved out & one wanted to take it with her & she used it for many years till they grow their own in front yard to decorate. I still love finding a great deal!😁
I've watched for four years and have never been the first to comment :D Thanks, Christine. A great reminder that 'discount' doesn't always equal the best value. Always compare. I see many items in our £ stores here in the UK that are excellent value, but many aren't. The same goes for big-ticket items on Amazon etc.
People have their “notifications” turned on. Several months ago, out of nowhere, I started getting notifications pop up, while on my iPad. Not sure what I did to initiate them.🤯😂. Not sure how to turn them off. Occasionally, I appreciate them.
We bought a big air frier, toaster, oven... it does everything but rub your feet. We love it. It does take a little too much counter space, but we use it every day. Usually, more than once a day.
Those bloopers are the best thing, love your channel 😍😍
Always great stuff Christine!
Ok. But the ninja foodie one….we LOVE it. It folds up out of the way and a lifesaver during the summer when you don’t want to heat up the house with the oven. Find it on sale somewhere like Kohls. WORTH IT!!!
Fun and valuable. Love the comments on the chocolates. Thanks for doing these. Cheers.
Your videos are so much fun. Informative and entertaining. ❤love to watch.
Omg outtakes are so cute! 🤗
We love Fairlife! We do buy the almond milk, but we don't just drink it. I use it in recipes, and it's cheaper.
Another thing about Costco is that for many products they only stock a certain brand. It might be a name brand like hidden valley ranch or mission tortillas or Quaker Oats. If you want the name brand then it’s a good deal but you may save money if you bought a generic at another store.
If it’s part of the “rotation” and you buy certain things there and certain things at other stores then it can certainly save money.
I love homemade Tollhouse Chocolate Chip cookies with Walnuts, Crumbl cookies are way too sweet.
I'm glad you did a review on those crumbl cookie things I wondered about them
I will say that although I rarely buy chicken at Costco, their organic ground beef is a good deal compared to grocery stores.
Also, I agree with not liking seed oils, but I'm focused why you won't drink them in a protein shake when you're eating them in everything else you buy. It's it just the quantity you'd be drinking at a time? Those seed oils are in your crackers, cake mixes, bread, pizza, etc. If that's something you're wanting avoid, your grocery bill will go up because it's less used in organic and natural foods. I'm not trying to be ugly, just wanted to make sure you're aware. Also, beware of bioengineering food product being in almost every package food now😮😢
Good Morning and happy Wednesday love this walkrthrough ❤
I agree totally with you on the cookies. They were brought in to our office by a vendor and all of the cookies tasted the same. Too sweet! My husband and I have a helix bed and have not looked back since purchasing.
Spot on advice! I do love Costco….but, like any store, choose wisely!
I hadn’t seen speedy in a while I thought he passed away it was nice to see speedy we need more pictures of speedy he used to be there all the time
There are several types of chicken - air chilled and water chilled (the second you’re paying for water), also when something (perishable product) goes on sale at my local grocery store it’s usually fairly close to it’s ’past due’ date.
We bought our king mattress and box-springs at Costco. (Not the kind in a box.) It is the most comfortable mattress that we have ever had!
Also I love my Snow-Trax. They never slip off and they grip like mad on ice.
Yall at the end !!thanks for the laugh right out loud!
Excellent video. Thank you!
Your outtakes at the end are hilarious!!!🤣🤣🤣
Those bloopers were hilarious! LOVE IT!
Started off feeling like I was partaking in sacrilege but then your just spitting facts ma’am 👏🏻💐
and thanks for the pre made protein shake drink oil advice as I did not know
The crumbl cookie scenes made me laugh sooo hard! After a long day with three kiddos, definitely needed that! 😂
1. That was HILARIOUS!!!!!!!!!!! Well done!!!
2. YAY for Speedy!!!
3. I literally just got that exact same chicken street taco pack at Kroger on reduced price for a $5.59 this morning. 🤣🤣🤣
💙💙💙
Love the bloopers!
I've recently joined Costco for the first time. Your vids have been helpful. I don't decorate for Christmas except for a wreath on the door so #1 is easy!
Me too. I’m always at my mom’s place so I’m not here for Christmas.
1:22 your buddy, Jen Chapin, LOVES these containers. Maybe y’all need to fight a death match to determine who is right! 😂😂😂
Love those bloopers!!!❤
Love the big outdoor Christmas lights from Costo. The last set we had were good for 10 years. We are hoping thry have something similar this year.
I love my pro keepers. They keep my fruits and veggies looking great for way longer than just in the fridge
I love my toaster oven. I always wanted two ovens, and mine fits a 13x9 pan. It's even a convection oven and was only $70. I use it all the time in the summer. Keeps the heat down in the house.
In the summer, we put ours outside in the carport, so it doesn't add any heat at all to the house... it really helps the overall electricity bill
Hayley is hysterical! You're right about the convenient deli meals, they look so good but expensive. However, the deli quinoa salad is awesome!
I love your videos for many reasons and this one cracked me up. You and your family are such characters and always make me laugh.
Those s’mores clusters are DANGEROUS! like a mix between turtles and twix…mmm…
I totally agree, we tried crumble once, expensive, snooty, sterile bakery, no bakery smells! It was like the bakery in the star ship enterprise.
Thanks for the info on fairlife❤
I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the Costco Food Keeper set❤❤❤
I have quite a sweet tooth and I 💯% agree with you about Crumble Cookies. Don't get the love at all!
I have never had a Crumbl cookie and dont plan on it. However, they would be a nice hostess gift if going to someone's house for dinner.
Haha, love the Crumbl skits! 😆
For Costco “won’t buy” - eggs! Idk why my Costco won’t lower their prices on their eggs, but they’re still asking $11.99 for 60, but I found 60 eggs at Walmart for $5.63! Eggs seem to be hanging around $1.20/dozen in my area, so not sure why Costco’s are so high!
I noticed Costco here has significantly higher prices than Safeway here, too. Costco's are free range though and the comparison ones at Safeway's weren't, so I'm thinking that's why the ones at Costco cost more.
Yep, organic upsale eggs... I wish they'd go back to the cheaper ones!
Love your daughter!! She is gorgeous!! Love your videos!! Your whole family seems amazing!!
Hi, I bought Sir la table Air fryer for $99.00 and I love it so very much, best buy ever!
Lol!! Love the ending! So funny! Thanks for sharing!
Hailey was hilarious!!! Also I have been wondering how Speedy was doing ! Glad to see him doing well !!! I always appreciate your ideas about prices and what not to buy. Thanks for another great video !
Great video! Just wanted to share..the benefit of Costco is returning items! Frugal tip: return what isn't serving you! Usually don't need your receipt because it is on your account. No tags, no problem, they get the number off the tag inside the clothes.
I'm just sorry you donated your food keepers instead of getting your money back. 💰
I don't get sucked in on most Costco items. I used to go to a store that the employee always saw me and said you always have 3 items, it's crazy! 😂
I did recently get a flannel shirt by Jach's that I love, it is soo perfectly thin and warm! Highly recommend!
I buy butter in bulk and freeze boxes, love the Siete grain free tortilla chips for basically the same price as our store for double the size. We keep the Milton's cauliflower veggie pizzas in our freezer for quick dinners that satiate. Agree on the meat, although the prices on prime/choice briskets is pretty amazing!
Just discovered this year that their prices on eye contacts smokes every deal I have ever found! Happy shopping!!
Love the cameos this week.
😂😂😂😂😂 the people you pretended to be with those reactions was so funny! I almost had my coffee coming out of my nose. I agree with you. I didn’t even know what the cookie brand was and my mum told me about it. Her and my sister had me try a piece and I spit it immediately out lmao.
That was actually her daughter
Loved the bloopers at the end!
So I always buy (and just bought) my husband the mussel milk (at his request). And I’m talking like three cases of it. I was right next to him watching this video and told him why he shouldn’t buy them because it contains seed oils. He asked, “and why should I care?” I’m not the most healthy person, but I’m opening to hearing things. I just need help answering his question, “why is seed oil bad for you?”
Right, that's it. We NEED more outtakes and bloopers!!!!!
i’m in australia and the meat at costco here is actually cheaper. our grocery stores here never run sales on meat and so costco prices are generally unbeatable. we get 8-9lb of ground beef for $40 (it works out to about $10/kg or $5/lb) and we got about 14-15lb of pork for $8 a kg (about $4/lb). that’s cheap. ain’t finding cheaper anywhere else. so we like costco for meat and usually do a big stock up then cook it and freeze it into smaller portions for meal prep. the rest of the stuff i agree with, the 6 foot xmas decorations for $300-$400 are a joke! who has storage space for that? our costco doesn’t sell mattresses but i agree with you on all the other small appliances.
Haha the Crumbl segment. Chief's kiss.
Hilarious Crumbl Cookie bloopers! 😂
The end was EVERYTHING❤🤣🤣💀
We bought the ninja oven as a replacement for our toaster. We use it everyday and really love it.
Totally with you. Crumbl Cookie was disappointing. Won't go back.
Great video. I agree
This was great y'all are so funny😂
I agree with the smores take😂😂😂 i had to eat the whole bag almost solely.
The small appliances I use often: air fryer, instant pot, rice cooker, blender, food processor and a toaster oven (love this so much when I don't want to heat up my kitchen)
You and Haley! Awww + hilarious!
❤ from Iowa
OMG!!! You nailed it on the smores and coconut chocolate =P
Not going to lie: the chocolate coconut almonds are the means by which I keep a happyish relationship with my mother-in-law. 🤷♂
If you want the best thing though, the chocolate and caramel covered macadamia nut clusters are the absolute pinnacle of the candy aisle.
The Vitamix is a wonderful blender -- lasts forever and is absolutely worth the investment -- you can even make ice cream with it or soup with it.
We live in Colorado and bought the Snowtrax last year but haven't used them yet -- bummer to hear they aren't great.
It seems like Costco is hit or miss on footwear and on winter gloves -- the thin winter gloves don't hold up well in comparison to a quality brand like Columbia. We also weren't too impressed with the Flojos flip-flops.
Do look for the 650-fill Eddie Bauer winter jackets! Oh and the fuzzy-fake-lambskin plaid shirts and half-zip sweaters -- wonderful for winter weather, almost too warm.
Meat section: You won't find a cheaper price for organic hamburger than Costco - the $5/lb is what we used to get at Whole Foods before the prices went way up. The Deli section can have good deals depending on the product -- the hams go on sale, the tamales are a good deal. If you catch them on sale, some of the "cook it yourself / warm it yourself" quick meals are fairly priced. We like the Kevin's Korean Spicy Beef over some egg noodles or rice. We add some veggies to it to make it go farther. It's much cheaper than eating out these days.
Thanks, Christina!
Homemade cookies are the best!! ❤
I only buy cookies when in Orlando. Gideon’s are amazing!❤