[bethekidyouwant]

Nobody does Costco and something else. That’s insane. Like going to IKEA and then somewhere else. Impossible.

[lotsofpulp]

I live 5 min from my closest Costco, and I go 2-3 times per week for a handful of items. It’s like any other store.

[bethekidyouwant]

I actually saw a man check out at Costco once with just a chicken and some milk what a legend.

[randycupertino]

Did he at least get a hot dog on the way out?!

[KoftaBob]

That was me

[ChoGGi]

Depends on your Costco, I can make a 10m run after work (to from parking lot) if the day is good.

[aurmc]

I hit Costco once a month just because they have the only pharmacy near me that always has my prescription medications in stock. Then I hit the bakery section for the blueberry muffins, speed through self-checkout, and then get a hot dog and scroll Hacker News or something like that while I eat it.

In and out in 30 minutes at most. But I've done the same thing at Ikea. You can just go there for the meatballs! You don't have to buy furniture too!

[windowsrookie]

What? Like you plan a day of shopping at Costco? That's insane to me.

I have never spent more than 30 minutes inside a Costco.

[fragmede]

Why the rush? Why even plan? Just go in and wander around without a mission.

[windowsrookie]

Interesting how people view shopping at Costco differently. My goal is to spend the least amount of time as possible in there.

[justsid]

This thread was similarly eye opening to me. But it explains why that store is always packed, apparently people just do weekend trips to Costco.