Cost Validation: Does Costco Offer Lowest 10 Prices for Popular Products?
When Costco charges for membership, interest arises, is it worth paying? To help you figure out the edition Go BankingRates checked 10 ordinary goods to find out whether the price you pay in Costco, better than others.
Toilet paper
Costco: Kirkland Signature double layer paper, 30 rolls, $ 20,89
Sam's club: Member's mark two-ply 45 mega rolls, $ 21,23
Winner: Costco
Although in paper from Sam's club 45 rolls, their total length is less than the total length of toilet paper from Costco, which means that it is more profitable to buy toilet paper Kirkland, Costco.
Purified Maple Syrup
Costco: Kirkland Signature Organic Pure Maple Syrup, 1 liter, $ 16.99
Walmart: Butternut Mountain Farm 100% Pure Vermont Maple Syrup0,94 liters $ 14.94
Winner: Walmart
Nothing is as tasty as pure maple syrup. But if in Costco 30 ml (1 ounces) of syrup costs 50 cents, then in Walmart - 47 cents.
Whole milk
Costco: Kirkland Signature Whole Milk, two packs with a volume of 1 gallons (3,7 liters), $ 6.64
Fry's Food Stores: Fry's whole milk, $ 1.89 per gallon (3,7 liters)
Winner: local grocery store
There are some items that are best purchased from your local supermarket, and milk is one of them. It is attractive to stock up on large amounts of Costcobut you pay $ 3,32 dollars per gallon (3,7 liters), almost $ 1.50 more than what you find at your local grocery store.
Petrol
Costco: $ 2.49 per gallon (3,7 liters)
ARCO: $ 2.49 per gallon (3,7 liters)
The winners are: both
In Los Angeles, where in mid-July gasoline prices averaged $ 2,92 per gallon (3,7 liters), gasoline in Costco cost $ 2,49 per gallon (3,7 liters) at its Signal-Hill, Lakewood and Norwalk stations. Gasoline prices at stations bow in Torrance, Whittier and Downey also cost $ 2,49 per gallon (3,7 liters).
Allergy Pills
Costco: Kirkland Signature AllerClear365 tablets 10 mg, $ 12.49
Walmart: Equate Allergy Relief300 tablets 10 mg, $ 32.42
Winner: Costco
Outdoor activity in warm weather can lead to allergies, so it’s wise to keep allergy medications in hand. Costco is a clear winner, because the buyer pays an 1 cent for the 3 tablet when Walmart - 11 cents.
Olive oil
Costco: Kirkland Signature Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil, 2 liter bottle, $ 21.99
Walmart: Colavita Extra Virgin Olive Oil, 2 liter bottle, $ 19.74
Winner: Walmart
Walmart It offers top-quality olive oil in a 2 liter bottle with $ 2,25 savings without the mark that it is organic.
Olive trees do not require pesticides or chemical fertilizers to grow. In fact, olive oil coming from outside the United States does not contain them, even if they are not certified as organic.
Coffee
Costco: Kirkland Signature Colombian Supremo, two packs in 1,3 kg, $ 29.99
Sam's Club: Member's Mark Colombian Supremo, packing in 1,13 kg, $ 14.67
Winner: Costco
Oba Costco and Sam's Club offer their own branded version of coffee Arabicacertified Fair trade. Costco has a better value of $4,99 per pound (0.45 kg), compared to Sam's club - $5,89 per pound (0.45 kg).
Contact Lens Solution
Costco: Kirkland Signature Multi-Purpose Disinfecting Solution, three packs of 16 oz (473 ml), $ 11.99
Walmart: Equate Multi-Purpose Solution, two packs of 12 oz (354 ml), $ 5.98
Winner: both
Costco and Walmart offer a one-stop solution for disinfecting contact lenses at the same price per ounce of 25 cents. Both solutions are cleaned, conditioned, disinfected.
Baby food
Costco: Kirkland Signature Non-GMO Infant Formula, three containers of 34 oz (1 liter), $ 49.99
Sam's Club: Member's Mark Infant Formula, container volume 48 oz (1,4 liters) $ 22.98
Winner: Sam's club
Shopping at Costco is a good choice when it comes to purchasing powdered infant formula for your baby, but Sam's club the buyer will give 8-9 cents less per ounce than in Costco.
Oil canola
Costco: Kirkland Signature Canola Oil Cooking Spray, two packs in volume 17 oz (500 ml), $ 11.99
Walmart: Great Value Canola Oil Cooking Spray, packing volume 8 oz (236 ml), $ 1.97
Winner: Walmart
Customers will save 10 cents per ounce if they buy products at Walmart.
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