We throw nothing away and also end up with generous portions of fresh / healthy produce. The per pound cost of beef, chicken, and ground turkey is very good. I comparison shop and get great deals on food there. On top of that, we have 3 children who love to eat. If it's 30 cents cheaper, I'm saving $9.60 per week or $499.20 per year. My Costco gas station is 1 mile from home and 30 cents to 60 cents cheaper than the gas station. Do you use gasoline? I go through at least 2 full tanks of gas per week. On the other hand, if you have ole Betsy in the stable, a 4 pound bag of organic baby carrots for 85 cents a pound might be a good deal for a treat! Neigh!!!!įorget the tires. Some foods are higher priced as are some meats especially if you aren’t going to eat 10 pounds of oats in a few months time. For electronics, tires, batteries, automotive accessories, motor oil, generators you will definitely save money. I joined Costco originally to save hundreds on electronics, I can’t say I’ve saved tremendously overall but there are good deals if you a)actually need the good or service (saved a lot on travel through them) and b)know how to comparison shop. I’d say view your savings like this - cost of tires and batteries divided by membership cost, everything else is gravy. No one is going to shop the warehouse for 3 hours, I know I didn’t.Īutozone wanted $160 for my Civics battery, I saved $87 with tax included by paying $77 at Costco and while I was there I filled up on gas and saved 4%. The store said we stock what is popular with customers - in my local store those are Honda’s - have a Honda then getting a new battery is no problem.Īs far as changing tires, I made an appointment was there when they opened and it STILL took 3 hours, they are slower than molasses. That is what my experience was recently as late last year when I went to get a replacement battery for my Outback. If you fly Delta, they do have $500 Delta Airlines gift cards for $450 occasionally.Ĭostco does not stock all model batteries for your make so just be prepared they may not have your particular battery AND they will not special order it for you either. If you don't live near a Costco and can't take advantage of things like cheap top tier gas or their sales on bulk items, I don't know if I would buy a membership just for tires and a battery, but maybe someone will chime in and say the battery is a great deal. They do free rotation and balances, but you need to book ahead on Costco's Tire Appointment website because in any Costco I have ever been to, they are always slammed with people and a walk in might take two or three hours, if they take you at all. Discount Tire can probably match the $70 off the tires, they typically do, but on the installation you probably are saving. Their prices seem to be slightly cheaper than discount tire when you get them on a sale, right now for instance they have $0.01 installation and $70 off Michelin tires. Trying to justify the $60 annual membership. How about tires? Are their prices as good as Discount Tire and do they do free rotations? Costco is $77 for an Interstate battery and I am sure I can install it myself.Īre their Interstate batteries going to last 4 years like my original car battery? My dealership wants $180 for a battery, including installation. We are considering a Costco membership just for car batteries and tires, at least to start.
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