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10+ Easy Costco Shopping Hacks
I have some easy Costco hacks to share with you. Costco is one of my fave stores but sometimes you may not want to navigate the crowded store, especially on the weekends or before a holiday.
So, for the past few years, I have been checking Instacart for inventory and new product releases.
It works like a charm!
One tip is it will be much more affordable to have a Costco membership. While Instacart charges a little more than in-store, if you don’t have a Costco membership, the prices are a lot higher.
If you talked to 100 Costco super fans, I think 99 of them would likely agree that as awesome as Costco may be, it does have some flaws. For one thing, the credit card restrictions (Costco only accepts Visa) are annoying. But this isn’t half as annoying as the Costco digital experience.
What do we mean? Costco.com is basically useless for many shoppers. Very little of the warehouse club’s inventory is actually displayed online. This means you can’t see in-store inventory or store prices online or in the mobile app.
The only drawback with using Instacart is sometimes their inventory lags behind what’s in store:
So, what’s the catch? According to shoppers, the inventory isn’t 100% accurate. It…
