Costco Do You Really Save Money

Is Costco worth the membership cost and buying in bulk?

I have to say it is. We just saved some serious dollars on our last visit. Helen and I went yesterday. We bought a total of 20 products.

Our total bill was $330.69.  It is not easy to dig up comparisons on all the products, but I did look up 8 of them. The quality of all the items were equal to or better than what was available at other suppliers, and the return policy is fantastic.

We saved some serious money

On the 8 items, we saved $146.38.  We also saved on the other 9 items but quality and size were to difficult to find comparisons

Fantastic $330 instead of $476

I have to say that paying $330 on what would have cost more than $476 was a great feeling.

None of the items we bought were on special or had coupon savings.

Way to go Costco.  If you have any questions regarding Costco in Australia ask them here or on our Facebook Page

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In Australia You Can Have Costco Products

Delivered to Your Home.

You Don't Even Have to Be a Member

Get Costco Products Delivered to Your Door. No Membership Fees. No Travel

Hmm, Costco Good - Argh, Costco Too Far Away

I use lot of Costco Products in my cooking. If you live in the US it is generally easy for you to get to a Costco. If you live in Australia this is not always the case. But There is a solution


Fair Dinks is a service that offers many Costco products. Their service allows you to shop online, and have the goods delivered to your door. They have a small surcharge on all goods, plus charge a deliver fee.  I’ll talk about the charges a bit later in the post; including a money saving offer.

Advantages

1. You can find some products that are not generally available in Australia.
2. Most of the products are great.
3. You don’t have to drive far.
4. You don’t have to pay for a Costco Membership
5. Even with the surcharges you most often pay less than you would at a major supermarket
6. You are supporting Australians who work for Costco, and the small businessmen involved in Fair Dinks. 
7. Many non-food items are also available. 

Disadvantages

1. Not available in all areas

General Idea

You go to Fair Dinks website, search for the product you want, and buy it. They make regular trips to Costco with their big trucks and purchase the goods. They deliver the goods to you. Delivery days vary but the website will give you the information based on your location.

Cost (Current on 14 March 2017)
Fair Dinks charges a margin varying from 5-20%. This covers their expenses, a reasonable profit, and allows for currency exchange on the products that Costco sources from the US and other countries.

Deliver Charges (Current on 14 March 2017)

Varies by location, but currently is between $13.48 and $20.00

The delivery charge is a flat-rate so Fair Dinks encourages you to stock up.

Example

Product	At Costco	From Fair Dinks
Honest Earth Mashed Potatoes	16.99	18.99
Sweet Baby Rays BBQ Sauce.  Big Bottle (946ml)	5.99	7.29

When I travel to Costco:
I have paid $60.00 for an annual membership

Road Tolls $9.56
I drive about 110 km Round Trip

Special Offer:

Use this coupon code:( REF-1-LAR ) don't include the brackets, at the Fair Dinks Checkout and you will receive $5.00 off your first order.

If you use this code we will both get  $5.00 discount, but only on your first order.

Fair Dinks Website: https://www.fairdinks.com.au/

Want to know more about those Honest Earth Mashed PotatoesClick here for my blog post.

*Other than the discount coupon I am not connected with fairdinks in any way. I have posted this so my Australian Friends can follow my recipes and find some good bargains.

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