Costco Wholesale — Local services in Midland

2Jun2021 Back at costco. What I have previously said remains the same. Staying with products I am familiar with. I honestly do not expect much from them as they have to be making piles of money so one pathetic loser posting is not going to alter the way they do business. This is possibly the last post I will make. Good luck to all.

20 April 2021 I am back regarding Costco. I have not been back as many times as I thought I would. First the place is decently clean. I believe they are conscious of this. Now, the Kirkland products. After the peanuts I was hesitant but bought their bacon. The bacon had an off flavor to me thus I do not care for their bacon and will not buy again. The few times I have returned I have noticed that products disappear. I do not like this. As you know, when you buy a product and like it you will usually return to buy more. This happened with the hazel nuts, but now I see they are back. They do keep the most mundane products available. Staff still seem distant, kind of milling around near the registers. I will continue to go and hope to see some intelligent improvements. I will not cast them away and then this is my opinion, my feelings. You may be different. In conclusion I must say support local businesses. Costco has some likeable things. Just be aware of products that are not great. As for me I will not purchase Kirkland products. Like me or not, this is just my opinion. I have attempted to represent facts as I experience them. Right now the place is somewhat decent. I am disappointed, maybe even a bit distraught. They sell bottles and bottles of 1/2 gallon to 3/4 gallon bottles of liquor and wine but you cannot find a shred of tobacco. I can go on line and buy liquor and have it delivered right to my door but i cannot get even a pinch of tobacco. Also there Kirtland product, ick. bought some peanuts before Christmas and they were soggy. Other products so far are rather decent. Staff are not as helpful as when they first opened. Go to check out and there are bunches just standing around chit chatting and ignoring customers. What is up with dat. This is just a preliminary response. I will come back later and continue my points of dis-satisfaction or satisfaction. I hope there is an improvement but right now I wish they were...

Let me say, I LOVE Costco. I've loved Costco since I lived in ATL for almost 20yrs. They always have great deals, great products & great people. I was there today...I was quite disappointed from my typical Costco experiences. Today's experience was very disorganized, even haphazard & almost a free-for-all. I would expect much better organization - especially considering the rising Covid-19 cases in the area. Worker's were standing around in several areas - especially near/behind the checkouts, where they could/should have possibly been stationed throughout the store to help shoppers & maintain social distancing. There was no maintaining of social distancing unless shoppers chose to do so themselves & that was rare. Yes, there are the requisite "stickers" on the floor at the checkout, though they were largely ignored. I was surprised to see many people with no masks and a couple that wore masks "in", then removed them once past the entrance. I heard quite a few folks complaining as they were under the impression there would be "free/grand opening" items. I wasn't aware of any & this wasn't my purpose to be there. Costco is generally a great experience. I hope this was just a staff that was unprepared/overwhelmed at the number of shoppers today & not what we...

Visiting Costco is like stepping into a fascinating paradox—on one hand, it’s a testament to American efficiency at its finest. The sheer scale of it all, the flawless organization of the aisles, the speed at which products are stocked, the self-checkout lines that almost feel like a futuristic dream—all of it works seamlessly. The way they’ve perfected bulk shopping to make it as quick and painless as possible is a marvel in modern retail. There's a precision in everything, from the strategically placed samples to the cleverly designed layouts that guide you effortlessly through the aisles.

But then, there’s the dark side: the overwhelming onslaught of consumerism. Rows and rows of products we don’t need, yet somehow, we find ourselves loading them into our carts. The massive quantities of plastic-wrapped items, the flood of impulse buys at checkout, the ever-expanding trend of "bigger is better"—it's all a little unsettling. It’s hard not to wonder how much of this is truly necessary versus just another cog in the wheel of hyper-consumption.

So, while Costco's efficiency is impressive, it also serves as a mirror to the complexities of American consumer culture: a perfect example of convenience and excess coexisting in a somewhat...