Costco Wholesale

Great Costco! I’ve been coming here for 21 years and I’ve always had a good experience with this store. Very clean and organized and the deals are amazing. I’ve also been a member of BJs wholesale club and I much prefer Costco because the selection is better by far. They really do a good job with this store. Hot dogs for 1.50 is still a great deal too!

Who doesn’t love Costco. 😃💝 🇺🇸 This is my first time being at this Costco in Largo, it’s very clean, organized and looks like the store is transitioning into fall decor 🎃Halloween! Great costumes for the kiddos at a really good price!! Lots of self care products for us ladies like shampoos, facial creams, plushy towels and so much more. Don’t forget to fill up your vehicle with quality gas, Costco beats all gas prices! 😃😃😃Getting the executive membership is so worth it, you get to beat the crowds!! And let me not forget to grab a slice of pizza or hotdog!

What can I say? If you are into clean eating Costco has some amazing items at great prices. Italian made protein pasta, tomato sauces with no sugar, clean grass-fed beef sticks, Real Good chicken strips, POM juice, grass-fed butter, Chosen avocado oil based mayonnaise; all at amazing prices. That's not even scratching the surface. I often get my groceries delivered via Instacart. Costco travel and Costco insurance has saved us a ton of money. The executive membership is well worth it!

Costco is hands down one of my favorite places to shop. It’s like a treasure hunt every time I go — they seriously have everything you could ever need, and a lot of it is way cheaper than anywhere else. Their outdoor furniture? Amazing quality and looks like it costs twice as much. The hygiene products? Top brands for way less. And don’t even get me started on the food — the shrimp trays, the ready-made meals, and that fresh bread… I honestly can’t find anything that good anywhere else. Oh, and the gas prices? Huge bonus. Just having the Costco membership for the gas alone is totally worth it. I honestly think everyone should have a Costco card. Whether you shop in bulk every week or just swing by for a few deals, it always feels like money well spent. Costco just makes life better.

Shortly after 7pm on Sunday my 5 yr old daughter injured her foot/ankle while walking thru the Costco parking lot en route to Lowes. She is 75lbs and I cannot carry her. At this point, Costco is clearly closed. The only people remaining are employees. I see a gentleman rounding up carts so I grabbed one and assisted my daughter to sit down. I took about 5 steps when a woman stopped her vehicle in the middle of the road and started yelling, "ma'am...where do you think you are going with our cart?" (Or something to that effect.) I told her that my daughter was injured, that we were going to Lowes, we would return the cart on our way out and then I started walking towards Lowes...out of the road and onto the sidewalk. Apparently, Costco Karen did not like my answer because she followed us in her vehicle while yelling that I was stealing and needed to return the cart (or again, something to that effect.) I reiterated that my daughter was injured and that we were not leaving the property. I stated that we were going to Lowes....which is just a couple stores down from Costco...and when we leave, the cart will be returned to the same location... Because we will be walking back the same way that we came to return home. This woman continued to yell at me and my injured 5 year old daughter about a shopping cart......while following us in her vehicle and then stated she was calling the police. She was very rude and aggressive which scared my daughter and made me very uncomfortable....so we continued on our way to Lowes. Due to the woman's behavior..... I notified the first Lowes employee that I saw...in case Costco Karen decided to follow us in to the store or in case her behavior continued to escalate. When we left Lowes there was a Clearwater police officer leaving the parking lot. Not sure if it was a coincidence or if the woman placed A call. She was clearly still in the parking lot. This made my daughter and I extremely uncomfortable. It felt like we were being harassed at this point. My daughter said that she was scared of the woman and didn't want to walk back the same way because she was scared that the woman would try to hurt us for taking the cart. I'm not sure if this woman was a Costco employee, waiting for a Costco employee or a die-hard, over zealous Costco member......who is a stickler about the shopping cart rules. Regardless, her behavior was extremely unnecessary, concerning and borderline harassing. Was it because my daughter's skin is brown and mine is white? Was it because I don't have a Costco membership? Do all Costco employees have to remain on site until all shopping carts are accounted for and safely corralled in the designated shopping cart holding area outside? Or is this normal Costco employee behavior and this is how Costco trains their employees to act when it comes to the use of shopping carts? Because Sam's Club and BJ's would NEVER..........

They run it like a prison you can’t leave if they don’t want you to

I drove to Costco yesterday, Monday, with my girl friend to get a Costco membership as we already had a BJ's as they were a little closer to where we live. The amount of traffic at this location was insane. They obviously have done a great job of marketing. We parked way away from the entrance as we could not get close. Upon entering we discovered we could not go in and look without getting a membership and we're directed to the exit area where you get an account. As we were being processed for an account we were told we had to shop with a Visa card to buy products there. We coordinate our purchases for the house with American Express and didn't like being told how we had to pay our bills and fight the traffic to get into the store. I have to congratulate them for creating this model. We left without a membership.

I am very disappointed at how I was treated at this Costco. There was a lady cashier of Asian descent that was very rude and unpleasant. Would not answer simple questions I had about the merchandise. When I spoke to the manager on the floor, she was just the same. I expected more from Costco and its employees. I’ve been a long time member, but after this experience, I am canceling my membership and halting all transactions with Costco. I’d rather spend more at another store than deal with such unprofessionalism.