Costco

They sell Schwartz’s smoked meat boxes which contain 6 individual servings. I tried it and it’s not the same as the real thing in Schwartz’s restaurant 8n Montréal. Tastes like Dunn’s repackaged in a Schwartz’s box. DON’T BUY IT.

Every Costco is the same to me really, but since this one is so close to where I live.+5 points! The lines are shorter here, maybe because less people live around this area compared to the populated Woodbine & Hwy 7 location.
They got everything and my favourite part is. the food court: D yummy hot dogs + pop for only $ 1.99! And their fries with gravy.yuuummmmy.

Definitely am very thankful for costco to have another location in Markham. This location is much closer to home and is much less crowded (it’s still busy though)
Christmas time is slowly creeping up on us so everyone scurries to Costco to get their shopping done! I went yesterday (DEC 4TH) to get some prescriptions from the pharmacy as well as chocolates for presents.
The line up for the pharmacy was SUPER long. I personally don’t blame them because their fees are super cheap. Approx (if not less) $ 4. Other pharmacies charge over $ 10. I couldn’t get my prescription the same day, I was given a slip with a time for the next day to pick it up.
There are free samples all around the store which is probably one of the main reasons why I go to Costco, even if I’m not looking for something in particular. Now there are a few things that I would like to address about the free sample stations. Mainly because this is food and I do not look lightly on the way food is prepared and handled.
I have probably witnessed 2 scenarios, perhaps more that aren’t as big of a deal, within the past few visits of mine.
#1 — A lady dealing with fish. Now this isn’t frozen fish, this is actually fresh RAW fish. She removes the cooked ones off the pan and places the raw ones onto it. No big deal. But now she’s using the same gloves and touches the cooked ones that she is now ready to distribute to the customers for samples. Seriously? That’s RAW fish you just touched. Did it not cross her mind to at least switch gloves?
#2 — A lady dealing with smoked salmon+cheese crackers. Beautiful combination and I was so eager to try it. Not only did she take her sweet ass time cutting the WHOLE pack of smoked salmon, which probably took her 15 minutes, she was probably the most UNENTHUSIASTIC person I’ve ever met. Now why do I say this? Some lady walked by and asked her what she was serving and she just said salmon and cheese. Didn’t make eye contact, didn’t smile. Nothing. I failed to also mention that she said «Oh but I’m not ready yet» Well no shit, we can all see that you’re not even half way done cutting your smoked salmon. Have you never used a knife before? Seriously by the time she finished cutting the fish it was warm (Even though she stuck a thermometer in the bowl of cut of smoked salmon). Now the next part was really what drived me crazy. She just changed her gloves, probably ready to serve her food now, and I see her fixing her hair, fixing her cap, pushing her hair back in. Now that is fucking disgusting. Excuse my language but I did not want that food whatsoever at that point and I feel bad for anyone who ate it.
BUT! At least my trip to costco ended off with a bang. I put everything into my trunk I was about to push my cart back to the designated location and the cart guy offered to push my cart back for me: D yay! hero of the day.

My elderly parents received a gift card for Costco several months ago and have been meaning to use it. I confess, I have not step foot in Costco for years and am unaware of their gift card policy (requires registration at the membership counter).
So my parents are having such a great time, I was about to pick up an executive membership just so they could come in and wander whenever they please. Until I met Miss Anna at the checkout line. I admit I held up the line because it’s posted no where that I had to stop by the membership counter first for registration and it must have frustrated her. I apologize for that.
But apparently this young lady felt it would be appropriate to humiliate me. I felt like a thief and completely embarrassed, everyone was watching us. If this is the face of Costco, I’m going to stick to my Whole Foods. This is the sort of behaviour I expect of 16 year old divas. What sort of a sadist delights in demeaning the elderly. So not only will I be taking my business elsewhere, there will be no more Costco gift cards or membership for anyone in my household.

I actually really like this Costco because it is newer than the Warden one but still has the same vibe. My only issue has ever been the service at the «restaurant».
When I went last week, there were two lines with two cashiers. My cashier was okay, but the woman beside her was VERY rude and impatient with customers. I actually watched her get cussed out while trying to give a man and his wife an attitude over taking their tray while they were waiting for one more plate of food (I’ve seen many people do this with no issue). She tried to play it off with a smile but I came back to get my pizza and she was still being rude. She actually lost this woman’s change in between the counter and the wall at the front and had to give it to her after. If you’re going to have an attitude, at least serve properly.
The «restaurant» at Costco is nice but ultimately, its just greasy food for semi-​cheap prices. They were dealing with a late lunch rush that day, but I don’t think that justifies how rude she was. Even my cashier had a bit of an attitude but I ignored it.

I love this Costco!
Markham is graced with two Costco locations. This one opened in the mid-2000’s. I have been shopping here for a long time.
Staff are always helpful. I like when vendors come in to showcase products.
My best story was shopping at Costco a few years ago. Lug was there, selling its colourful line of travel bags and purses.
I had been eyeing a purple laptop rollaway bag from Lug for a long time. I found the exact model that I had wanted. Happy day!
I asked the woman if she had a purple one. She said that she didn’t. I was bummed. She had black and red left, but my heart was set on the purple one. It was also $ 80 cheaper at Costco than on Lug’s Web site.
After shopping up a storm with my parents, who love tagging along with me because my Costco membership helps them, too, we had lunch at the little food court area.
I love the hot dogs. One is filling. My mom also gets the hot dog, and we split an order of French fries with gravy. The fries are amazing. They are lightly battered with some magical, yummy coating of goodness. The gravy complements them nicely.
My dad gets the chicken fingers and fries. He loves them. He gets barbecue sauce for dipping.
Anyway, we were eating away. The woman at Lug walked up to me in the food court and was thrilled to have found me. She walked the entire store to look for me. She had my rollaway laptop bag in purple! OMG!
Of course, I immediately went with her to see the bag. Sold! She brought it up the cash register for me. I didn’t have to line up. I paid for my purchase, thanked the Lug woman for making my day, and joined my parents in the food area as I continued eating lunch.
I still use my Lug bag for work. It had been nearly four years since I’ve had it. I love it.
Costco is wonderful for buying bulk items. It’s also nice to find foods that open up my eyes, such as crispy baked pea snaps.
This Costco location is clean and great. I highly recommend it.

This by far is my favourite Costco. It’s remote enough from the TTC and the Chinese community so it isn’t as crowded. In addition there are a few plazas with a variety of food aside from non Hakka (ie non-​ridiculously spicy Chinese) that I can partake in either before or after shopping.
They have a larger variety of food and have a separate dairy walk in fridge with larger versions of the natrel milk lactose free.
It still lacked their old Kirkland blue colour packaging bacon aka the low sodium bacon.

This Costco seems almost hidden while continuing your way North on Markham road, however the road leading to the vicinity is in a snake-​like manner if you’re entering through New Delhi drive down to Karachi drive by the small pond, so be aware of your speed during your turns.
I will say, that when you’re entering from New Delhi drive to get here, the entry into the parking lot can be slow because there’s only one lane for oncoming and yourself to get in and out, so just know that.
Came here today to grab some items and was delighted by all the samples taking place which were all very different in their own right. Today I taste-​tested a ginger-​lemon KeVita drink sample, some spinach and feta already cooked sausages, goat cheese and crackers, guacamole and crackers, steamed oysters and crackers, popcorn and a mango bean salad which was actually very nice!
They also have a variety of clothing to look through if you’re waiting for people, and today I found a decent lavender and grey running zip-​up for under $ 30! It also came in teal, white and blue. Their book selection isn’t bad but could maybe use some more humor in that section. Flowers are always fresh, you’re never waiting long at the pharmacy section.

It’s Costco. How could it not be awesome? You can get everything here from life to death! Outdoor, indoor, recreation, food, crafts, etcetcetc. I love that it’s always organized for self serve shopping. Food samples are always a bonus, especially since we all tend to get hungry when going grocery shopping.
My parents tend to get prescriptions here as well which is great! Good prices, and it takes a while to fill the prescription so we just end up shopping around!
And they have a mini food court so you can have a hot dog or a nice pizza while you wait. I love the soft serve. Best part of dinner is coming here to get a giant soft serve cone! Delicious! :)
Staff are amazing. Years of coming to Costco and I have yet to meet a cashier who is rude. If you are lucky, you’ll get Deanna, a particularly friendly staff that I’ve seen a few times. She’s nice and really really friendly, no matter how stressed she is. :) I hope her supervisors know just how wonderful she makes our Costco visits.

Typical CostCo. If you’re looking for atypical specialty products you wouldn’t normally find at your local grocer, this is the place. If you’re looking to save a bit but don’t mind buying bulk quantities, this is the place. I tip my hat to CostCo’s buyer! A little embarrassing to the old single dude who happens to get his Depends™ here though. «No, I’m not going to use that whole box this week!»
Parking is ample and seems to have bigger aisles than the Richmond Hill counterpart. No gas depot with the massive line-​ups like Warden though.
You can also reach the food area without having to show your membership card which is nice.
As noted by previous commenters, can be busy on weekends and prior to long weekends. Still, the lines move relatively quickly and they’ve recently adapted by having more cashiers.
One warning though: If your membership has expired and you happen to have been away for a while and they offer to «renew» your membership at the cashier, it will be renewed RETROACTIVELY so do decline if you’ve been, say, out of town for a couple of months otherwise you’ll be getting less than the twelve months you’ll be paying for. Instead, cancel your membership and apply for a new one instead.
You can use the above quirk to your advantage as well. Load up those basement freezers (you may have to move a body or two), let the membership expire, cancel it, and re-​apply giving you greater-​than-​twelve months for a twelve month membership!
Happy shopping!

Costco is the place to go for quality groceries at a value price! I come here to buy the items that I usually need in bulk such as bottled water, frozen veggies, and eggs.
SERVICE: very efficient when busy on weekends as the cashing in and out moves quickly. There is usually one person assisting with moving the groceries onto the scanning lane and transporting them back to the cart.
FOOD: all locations serve hot and ready foods such as oven baked chicken, pizza, hot dogs, and fries which all taste great at a very affordable price! You can get a ½ footlong hot dog and soft drink for $ 1.50…now about a cheap tasty lunch? During the lunch hours, there are food demos with free samples so come here if you’re hungry!
PARKING: there is an adequate amount of parking spaces, but be prepared to spend 5 – 10 mins waiting for a spot on weekends

I prefer this Costco over the Woodbine location in some ways. For one, it’s much easier to find parking here as the lot isn’t shared with other equally busy establishments.
The store is about the same size as the Woodbine location, but much less busy. The lineups for the cash are nowhere near as hectic as the other location, so you’re in and out rather quick. The selections are about the same, though the setup is a little different, with the food aisles on the left side looking from the entrance instead of the right side.
With the added bonus that it’s near my house, this would be my main Costco location if I need to buy bulk. Though I don’t really shop/​travel on Markham Road much…

Didn’t find out what all the hype was about until I finally set my foot into Costco 2 years ago when one finally opened just 2 mins from my house. My initial thought was «IS EVERYTHING ON SALE???». Everyone in the store was stalking up like they’re waiting for the zombie apocalypse! So as a noob, I tried to fit in and loaded my cart with items just because I have never seen bulk sizes at ridiculous size. Big mistake, most of the food I bought end up either in the garbage cause they expire or somewhere hidden in the very back of the kitchen cupboard cause I was so sick of eating it. But back to why I like this location over other locations around the GTA… specifically compared to Woodbine location.
1. Parking is easy in and out.
2. Much cleaner and tidier on most of the aisles.
3. Less busy and chaotic inside and outside
I never had to use their auto service but apparently they’re prices are quite competitive and service is also timely. It’s quite hard to tell if you are saving much since you will be paying $ 100 annual membership and buying more just because it’s in bulk. But I would totally recommend it if you have a larger family and you enjoy grocery shopping. It beats going to no frills or walmart.
So if you’re Woodbine Costco goer, give this Markham Rd location a try. I have coworkers that actually drives the extra distance over the Woodbine location lol
Go bulk or go home!