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Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK > Trim the Fat From Your Food Bill: Which Area Supermarkets Offer the Best Prices and the Best Quality? > Costco
 
Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK > Trim the Fat From Your Food Bill: Which Area Supermarkets Offer the Best Prices and the Best Quality?
Costco

See how Costco scored based on consumer ratings, undercover price checks, complaint count at consumer agencies, and more.

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What can Consumers' CHECKBOOK tell you about Costco?
CHECKBOOK Ratings
Number of customer survey ratings: Available exclusively to CHECKBOOK Subscribers. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
Percent of surveyed customers who rated store "superior" on our survey for ...
  • Quality of fresh produce:
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  • Speed of checkout:
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  • Overall quality:
  • Prices
    Store's overall prices for a family that spends $150 per week: Available exclusively to CHECKBOOK Subscribers. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
    Store's prices for fresh produce, compared to the average prices:
    Store's prices for meat products, compared to the average prices:
    Store's prices for the cheapest available brand, compared to the average prices:
    Variety of items found in store:

    Subscriber Comments/Reviews
    CHECKBOOK provides subscriber comments on their experiences with the firms they use. Please remember that individual subscriber comments are informal. Subscriber comments may give you insight into the types of features and problems that exist in a service field, but are not the best basis for selecting or rejecting a specific firm. To assess the quality of a firm's performance, we recommend that you give more weight to the percentages of favorable ratings. Those percentages are generally based on much larger numbers of consumers' ratings (the number of consumer ratings is noted above).


    Subscriber from RICHMOND, CA wrote on 11/19/09
    love costco, from the one time only products they stock, to the prices for paper..........
    Subscriber from ANTIOCH, CA wrote on 08/29/09
    We don't often buy groceries at Costco because we are a family of only two..........
    Subscriber from RICHMOND, CA wrote on 08/25/09
    The only downside is that so much of the food is in quantities suitable to..........
    Subscriber from BELVEDERE TIBURON, CA wrote on 08/17/09
    Parking at Costco in Novato can be difficult. Favorite items suddently discontinued. Too many salt-laden..........
    Subscriber from SAN JOSE, CA wrote on 08/12/09
    Costco carries good quality products, but has little variety. Their prices are good for the..........
    Subscriber from PINOLE, CA wrote on 06/23/09
    I go to Costco for their quality of products at good prices. The parking lot..........
    Subscriber from SUNNYVALE, CA wrote on 09/13/08
    Price is everything at Costco. Store provides a very limited number of items and rotates..........
    Subscriber from SAN LEANDRO, CA wrote on 08/05/08
    Costco has great prices on what they stock. The quality of fresh produce I buy..........
    Subscriber from MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA wrote on 10/13/07
    low prices.......
    Subscriber from SAN JOSE, CA wrote on 10/08/07
    Often excellent prices.......
    See more comments at Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK.

    Note: Data points covered will vary by the type of service.

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