Costco Wholesale

I’m not sure why I keep going to this location other than it’s the closest one to my house. The new expansion makes it exhausting and aggravating to find what you need. I frequently leave without a couple of items because I can’t find them or anyone to help me. Once I do find the location of an item, they move it the next time I need it!
I’m not sure how much more unique inventory they put in after the renovation but it seems like it’s just 6 stacks of everything instead of the previous 3. So you have to travel farther now.

Poorly planned remodel. More floor space, business customers, carts and product without any increased capacity to handle the traffic. It’s a zoo any time of day. Parking is a headache. Longer waits at the register and food area.
Still love you CostCo, but bigger is not always better.

What once was my go to Costco has turned into the biggest traffic jam, congestion nightmare ever.
The parking lot can’t handle the increased volume of customers so finding a spot is next to impossible.
The checkout area is always backed up. Plan on waiting.
Oh and don’t even bother coming here on a Saturday.
I’ve started driving to the WVC and Bountiful locations just to avoid this one.

They have a everything you could ever want and then some. The employees are always helpful.
But, this place is like shopping in a airport hangar. It’s like Black Friday shopping everyday…
Going back to SAMS CLUB…

What do you do on vacation when you are staying in Salt Lake City you wonder? You go to Costco! This the world’s largest Costco! I would say this place is probably 2 – 3 times the size of a regular Costco, with plenty of items to browse through and many of food samples to try.
With this being the largest Costco, they sell items that you wouldn’t normally find at another Costco location, that includes a lamb carcass (why not?) or items that are no longer selling at one location but may be found at other locations where that item is selling well.
The food court is inside by the way.
Aside from the incredibly large size of this store, this location also has a copy center. They also sell kitchen gadgets and things you would find in a restaurant depot type of store.
Also I thought it was nice that at this location, there are jackets provided right in front of the entrance to any walk in refrigerators (including the produce section where you can find salad, berries, etc and also the dairy section where you can find milk, butter, etc).
There is also a gas station here as well.
I was really pleased with the selection of winter gear items here. There was plenty of coats to choose from for both men and women. You can also get snow googles, thick snow gloves, beanies and scarves, etc. But being that this location is in Utah, I am not surprised that they have a vast selection of these items, as compared to the locations I frequent back at home.
With this being such a large store, you would think that there would be a crazy long line at any of the registers. However, all of the registers were open when we were ready to pay for our items and so we did not wait that long to pay.
If only I lived closer, I would frequent this location all the time.

So this Costco is now the largest in the world! I visited this place on Thanksgiving Eve expecting it to be nightmare but it was actually a rather pleasant shopping experience. I talked to the check-​out guy and he said that they opened up all of their checkers to keep lines down. I found the place to have a large selection and I enjoyed the fast check out.
However, as a person with a hearing aid. I’m not sure that I would trust Costco to give me the best service… but to each his own.

Generally enjoy this Costco, but today I had tires put on. They said they would call me when it was done. Two hours later I finally went up to ask if my car was finished yet… it only took 45 minutes to do. I waited around for an extra hour and 15 min. Really annoyed with the customer service and lack of care.

Costco is AWESOME!
THIS Costco has gotten way less-​than-​awesome.
They recently had the excellent idea of embiggening the store, by roughly 40%. Great! Unfortunately, they didn’t expand the number of cash registers (wait, is cash register a thing, anymore? Point-​of-​Sale terminals).
Here’s the new formula: 40% more space + 40% more shoppers + 0% added checkout lanes = clusterf^#k of epic proportions.
It now takes twice as long to check out, and at least twice as long to have your receipt «checked» by the person whose sole job is to paint a line on your receipt with a highlighter.
Ugg! I guess it’s back to Murray Costco for us, despite the added 10 – 15 minute drive each way.
Thanks Obama!

What happened to this Costco location? This store used to be the best, best customer service, best store to shop on a Sunday, always a great selection. Since they made it larger its impossible to enjoy going there. Last Sunday reminded me of black Friday shopping. Where did all these people come from? The lines are ridiculous, this store can not handle to volume of customers.

Ummm… largest Costco in the WORLD! What’s not to love?! Okay, okay, I wish there were more vegetarian options, but aside from that, largest Costco in the WORLD! Did I mention they were the LARGEST COSTCO IN THE WORLD?! Hell’s yeah!!!

This Costco gets 5 stars for installing electric car charging stations. I have not bought gas in over 3 years because I switched to an electric car. Before the Leaf came into my life, I used to have the attitude, if one goes to Costco, get some gas whether one needs it or not. Now that I don’t buy gas anymore, Costco did not get as much business out of me. Now that the car chargers are place, I can say that I will go to Costco more often.
Lets face it, Costco is Costco. How can one give 1 star to Costco? This car charger (s) install encourages me to log onto this site and give Costco 5 stars. Never thought I would see the day where I would rate a Costco on Unilocal

The biggest Costco in the world and they kept the cafeteria with the same mini menu. Shame, Costco! SHAME!

If the length is daunting, see my «Too Long; Didn’t Read» at the bottom :3
Ohhhh, Costco. The prime location to get trampled by greedy customers shoving many free samples down their throats, freeze in the produce area, get all of your claustrophobic and agoraphobic worries packed into one building, and the MAIN location you want to be if any sort of apocalypse hits.
All facetiousness aside, I love Costco. I use to have fantasies about being The Phantom of The Costco — living in the rafters, having all the world’s food to eat, beds/​couches to sleep on, and clothes to wear. I’m still NOT sure that this wouldn’t be the perfect way of living…
Costco has everything you could ever need, and it’s all in bulk, bulk, bulk!
–80 lb bag of rice? Got it. (I’m maybeee probably, hopefully exaggerating on that one…).
–Huge safes to hold your Costco-​sized collection of guns? Check.
–Giant slabs of pizza to satisfy every pizza craving you’ll have all week and through the next? DONE.
–500 envelopes when you only need 50?! CHECK MATE!
Suggestions:
–Come in early on weekends to miss the crowds and long lines
–OR skip weekends all together and go in during the week
–Don’t PLAN on parking right in front of the building (SOMETIMES there’s street parking, and I always go for that when it’s available… Otherwise, I usually just plan on parking further away from the building and walking. It’s easier than waiting).
–Don’t be one of those awkward people who stand and wait for samples to cook. If something’s available, grab it and keep going. Otherwise, you’re making it impossible for anyone to get through with those big Costco-​sized carts (and really, you’re just perpetuating the vision of Americans and their food.)
I get a ton of my produce here, and I wasn’t kidding when I say you will freeze in that room. Costco’s very thoughtful however, and has jackets to the right hand side before entering the produce section. I personally prefer not wearing a jacket that someone previously wore before me… so I suck it up, run in and grab what I need, while screaming the entire time.
There really are some great deals you can get when buying in bulk, so I tend to buy things that I can utilize for a while — toilet paper, paper towels, huge jars of natural peanut butter. If only Utah was cooler about alcohol… (Seriously, whenever you’re out of state, check out THEIR Costco’s alcohol section. Dear god.)
Otherwise, since I’m just feeding my hungry, hungry self, and not a huge family, I often will split other items (bread loaves, pounds of strawberries, big bags of celery, etc.) with someone else and go halfsies.
There is a bunch of construction currently going on, but it hasn’t stopped the functioning of Costco, and it’s not even really recognized while you’re shopping around. I can’t wait to see what they are adding… (al…co…hol… section? [Ha!])
Side notes:
–Oh. You DO need to be a member to get in and buy anything. BUT! You can enter from the other way and just purchase a slice of pizza if you’re needing a pick me up.
–After your purchase, KEEP your receipt… you need to show it to get out. Or you’ll forever be stuck in Costco, thus starting the Phantom of the Costco cycle.
–You can pay with cash, check (like we’re the 1950’s again) or debit card.
I do believe that you should have some sort of easy, emergency plan of action route to get to a Costco just in case an apocalypse strikes — zombie, plague or misc. But you’d also need to find a way in… Once you had that all figured out, it’d be easy to barricade the entrances, and sustain a somewhat decent life, while waiting for that period of time to pass. Just imagine it… when all was said and done, burned to the ground and mauled, it’d be like exiting Vault 101 into the fallout of what use to be SLC.
TL;DR:
Costco is a magic place. You can great deals on items in bulk, just make sure you’re visiting during a time when it’s not so crazy you want to start hitting people with huge packages of gum. Costco has everything, but you need to be a member to enter through the magical portal… aka past someone checking to make sure you have a card. If you’re eating for one, buy big perishable items with someone else — you save even more money that way. Plan on having an emergency route to Costco when apocolypi (notice the plural) start… you’ll thank me while you’re locked away from the doomsday zombies, with TOILET PAPER and eating all the canned veggies you greedily hoard.

I love this location! It is crazy on the weekends, so don’t be a dummy expecting otherwise! I usually try to beat the crowds around the time they open and consistently appreciate what Costco has had to offer. Fresh food, organic options, electronics, storage equipment, supplements, vitamins, the freshest flowers, oh, so good! Gas is (usually) cheap and they historically have a larger inventory than other locations in the 801. Staff is great and the items are even better than before! I never leave hating anything about this place. Worth every penny being a member here!

Bibigo Steamed Chicken & Vegetable Dumplings are the best frozen dumplings I’ve eaten. The dipping sauce is perfect. If I had more time, I’d steam it over microwave. I hope they carry this brand forever!
Also 6 dumplings for 250 calories, 15g of protein, low fat.
I think it’s a great quick lunch option, snack, and appetizer for guests.
The Costco ladies should have a table and sample these out!

I love Costco but the lines and short hours ugh! They act like they are doing you a favor just opening their doors for you as a «member». They have some pretty awesome stuff though. I love their summer furniture, pre-​made foods, & just abut everything. I highly recommend going on a weekday morning. It’s the only time you don’t have to stand in line.

I’m a big fan of job creation, but I need a pallet for my bulk hatred of the Costco Gatekeepers. The redundancy of flashing your plastic on the way in is a minor annoyance compared to the cart-​check cattle-​call on the way out.
Here’s an idea: convert those accursed, chatty souls into wandering cart bearers for those inevitable moments when you decide, «oh yes, I must have this 53 gallon bucket of sunflower seeds. If only I had an enormous cart.»
Also, true story. I once witnessed a woman return an empty bag that formerly contained processed frozen chicken parts. «They were awful,» she said, «but we just kept thawing them, trying them, and then putting them back in the freezer to return later. Now they are gone and we want our money back.» The justifiably dead-​eyed cashier gave her her money back.
God bless America.

Mist expensive Costco gas station in the valley. Good deals inside. A crazy madhouse every time there, but they always have enough registers open. A good thing!

Having lived for the past 4 years in India, where the idea of a big box store has not really caught on yet, (wow, is that ever an understatement!) … What a joy it was to find this Costco store not too far from our new neighborhood. We were only sometim-​shoppers at the stores in Southern California before we left for India, but the sheer magnitude of a Costco store after you have lived in a place like Hyderabad, it’s really an enjoyable experience to be back home!
There is nothing particularly different about this Costco, but they get 5 stars from me just because they are at Costco. I love to take a shopping cart around and go up and down every single aisle, because you never know what you’re going to find! Its very much like Forrest Gump’s box of chocolates! So much fun.
Some of the first and best money we spent when we arrived here in Salt Lake City, was our Costco membership card. I love the variety of canned foods that they carry, also their prices on so many items sold in bulk can really save you a lot of money. Actually, costco can be a little overwhelming, and also I tend to buy too much because it’s just my wife and I, and I our little dog. With no kids, it seems like a waste too bye a case of tuna fish, that might just laughed us into the next millenium.
Do not be dismayed by the large lines of customers to queuing up to check out. The cashiers and bag boys or girls are really efficient and even the most daunting lines seem to go quickly. Definitely a regular stop for me, even if I don’t end up buying anything, at least I get to see all the new stuff that they have.

On a rainy Sunday, before embarking on a 500 mile trip, I realized my tires were completely bald. I walked into Costco, one of the few places open on a Sunday that could put new tires on, and asked for help. (Disclaimer– I am not a Costco member). I explained my situation, and was told I could not get tires without a $ 55 membership. I asked if there was any way I could purchase a cheaper 1-​day or 1-​week membership, and was told no. I explained that I live alone, and don’t consume enough to buy in the quantities they sell, and was told that I still needed to buy a membership. When I asked why, the guy made some silly excuse that they needed to «track the customers who they sell the tires to.» Then, as if he had not even heard what I had been saying, he tried to upsell me to a bells-​and-​whistles $ 110 membership. Seriously?
I went across the street to Sams Club, where they gave me a free one-​day pass, and put on tires for me. This Damsel in Distress got to her destination, but did not get any love from Costco :(