Just wondering how severe my Costco addiction is

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        My Costco is a less busy one. Also, weekends have the best samples. My family treats it more as fun outing, so we aren’t usually trying to rush through anyway.

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      I’m the same. I go through a dozen or so eggs a week, along with lots of rice and beans. These are all things I’ll only really buy at Costco anymore.

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    We go maybe twice a month. We have to go down and cross the border into Oregon to do it, so we don’t do it that often. They have a few things that we just won’t do without. My husband loves the muffins, has one every morning for breakfast.

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    About once a month. Used to time it with filling up the gas tank but now it’s just when we’re low on at least 3 bulk things.

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    2-3 times a month, sometimes more. I don’t usually get gas there though, because the lines are always long and there are a couple gas stations near me that sell as cheap or cheaper, especially for the e15/unleaded 88 vs Costco’s regular unleaded 87.

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    Usually a couple times a month for regular shopping. I live really close to my warehouse though, so I’ll drop in fairly often and grab a slice of pizza when I don’t feel like cooking, and I only get gas at Costco anymore, so it’s technically a fair bit more than that.

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    I drive 2.5 hours once a month to go to Costco. I buy in bulk everything I need for a month, most of this is either frozen or I will freeze it later.

    At first this was difficult to achieve and expensive. However you don’t run through everything in a 30 day period of time. So as I continued to do this, the amount I need to purchase has gone down significantly each trip and now I’m only replacing what I need. Sometimes coffee, sometimes a big bag of rice, etc.

    The only staple items I don’t buy in bulk is bread and milk. I don’t eat a lot of bread and prefer wraps that stay fresh for ages longer than bread. Especially in the refrigerator. Milk I only use in my coffee so it’s a minimal expense.

    Yes, I save a ton of money even when you factor in higher gas prices. I also love only shopping once a month.

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      If it is mostly frozen or will be frozen (fresh) how many coolers do you bring on a trip like that?

      Costco frozen things are big to begin with!

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    Okay Costco market analytics team. Surely you could just look up the receipt entries… Oh the most be a genuine question!

    Every 2 weeks for gas and a pizza/chicken+hotdog, once a month as a major trip for frozen lunches and fresh fruits.

    We’re about to get a Costco immediately next door to my place of business. I’m going to make myself sick on hotdogs.

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      Costco should include statistics on the annual renewal letter. Things like trips per month, most frequent purchase, average spent never mind I don’t want to know that.