Costco

I can’t really give this costco a one star rating. Because the main problem for me is how busy this location is! And how awful the parking is.
Tuesday, 11am — why is the parking lot filled? Seriously. looks like a saturday afternoon.
Dont these people work?
There’s no mega sale, or 80% off sale. So why so busy.
This costco location must be clean and efficient, which it was when i was here. They must give excellent service… my cashier was fast.
So thats why its so busy…
So costco — nice job!
But the parking is a turn off! Too busy, on a weekday too.
I also had fries and hotdog and drink for lunch here. Tables are filled quickly.
Fries were not hot, luke warm. Hot dog was luke warm. The drink area — they label the lemonade blue and yellow, i always confuse this with ice tea!
3.5 stars for costco
1.5 stars for parking situation

This is one of the worst Costco in the GTA (as bad as the one in Scarborough). It’s very small and super crowded doesn’t matter when you go; it’s way worst and unbearable on weekends. Parking is a nightmare coming in and leaving the place.

I have been to 10 Costcos in Ontario and Quebec and the experiences have always been present. However this one is not.
I only buy stuff that is small and unique in Costco as I am single and don’t want to buy in large bulks. This past weekend when I was checking out 3 items and just after I take my credit card out of my wallet, the cashier ripped my credit card off my hand, compare my name with the membership card and to my surprise, tap it, before I had a chance to see the amount. He did not speak a single word to me during the whole process and handed me my credit card back without looking at me.
He acted as if I stole the membership card and do not know how to tap a credit card properly.
I understand when Costco check the name on credit card, but to tap it without my consent, is not acceptable. Also Costco tend to check my credit card when I am buying 1 – 3 items.
In other words, if you are not buying a whole cart, you could be treated without respect because they suspect you are not a member as everyone else is buying a lot.

Finding parking is always hectic but their fries is the best fries! Their pharmacy has the lowest dispensing fee than any other pharmacy, but the wait time is quite long, usually 30−40mins! 20lb propane is $ 10ish compare to canadian tire which is almost $ 30! Last best deal is their photo service. Cheap photo prints & can be uploaded at home prior to picking up

If you have something to return at Costco on a weekend, I’ll pray for you. Their policy is downright ridiculous.
I had a brand name sweater I purchased one size too big so I brought it back to exchange for a small. Associates and store manager instruct that even though I’m exchanging, I must return the garment first, pickup the small sweater from the shelf and then go wait behind a dozen full shopping carts for an hour to purchase the 1 sweater again. I asked if I can just pickup the small size garment, go to customer service and complete my exchange, manager refused. Store policy states their customer service machines are quote ”not programmed to cash out customers.”
Well… This is the year 2016. After a fair bit of arguing, they were able to get me out of there in about 40 minutes.
In terms of product selection I do like this store a lot more than the Warden location. But they could use some customer service lessons.

I used to shop at this location but find their service deteriorating. Long lineup at the pharmacy and at the checkout. Prefer the Richmond Hill location.

This review is for the pharmacy. It’s always busy and slow regardless of it being weekday or weekend. There is always a lineup that can stretch to the tampon section. Haha. It always looks fully staff too! Just not sure why it takes so long to drop off your prescription. The same line up will reappear for pick up too. You will be spending at least a hour to get your meds. Just remember to drop off your prescription before you shop. It’s cheaper than other pharmacies so I guess it’s worth the wait.

This is the closest Costco to my home. Like many Costco’s, it is always busy especially during weekends. Free samples available during peak times.
Parking is also pretty bad. Cashier line ups are even worse. Even if all tills are open, with extra employee helping to move items from cart to belt, the line ups are so long others cannot walk through.
One good thing though across all Costco’s is that they all accept Mastercard. Previously it was cash only. I believe it is due to the Costco Mastercard they have been promoting for a while.
I often wish Costco would sell smaller quantity/​packs of items. Other than toilet paper, tissue boxes, etc I wouldn’t need such large quantity for my small condo. I do like the items they carry which are not available at other stores. This is probably the only reason I still have a Costco card, because other items I can just purchase at Walmart or other stores.
Most of the staff seem pretty friendly. I once left my purse on my shopping cart before leaving the parking lot in my car. The sharp security person noticed it and took it inside right away. If not for him I believe someone else would have stolen it.
Sales guy at phone booth is rude (Daniel Chou). Never signing up a cell phone plan with Costco ever again.

This is a review of the food primarily @ Costco. In a nutshell this time around it was really blech.
I am used to the quality of their poutine and pepperoni pizza. However, being on a diet I tried to eat their chicken salad. It was a cold piece of chopped dry chicken, with barely any flavor left. I just had to dilute it with lettuce in order to make it bearable.
I tried a bit of their chicken tenders, ugh that one was equally as bad. At least the bed of fries it was on wasn’t too bad, I just ate a couple of sticks just to mask out the taste of the chicken and yucky batter.
So moral of the story is, don’t order the chicken at the Costco café.

Go big, or go home! For all the things you need, all the things you never knew you needed, and everything for the apocalypse (in bulk)!
A huge place to get your essentials, no matter what time of the year or occasion. Just be careful of what you’re picking up, cause your total at checkout can easily rack up over $ 200!
You can pick up almost any grocery you need, but its wise to keep in mind that most everything is sold in bulk. Make sure you can consume all of it before the best before date, or you’ll be throwing out a lot of stuff. If you go around lunchtime on the weekend, they give out free samples of food too!
The best part for me are the non-​perishables! I’ve recently gotten a new windshield wiper, snorkelling gear, and a new board short all from Costco! When in doubt, just check it out!
The food here is also quite good! Hands down the best Polish Sausage Hot Dog around, though they no longer provide onions & hot peppers to put on your dog (for health reasons I suppose). It also comes with a fountain drink, which you can refill as many times you want! Don’t forget the fries, which you can add gravy for $ 0.25!
Honestly love this place, and you can pretty much spend a good chunk of your day here!

I don’t usually have to worry about the quality of the things I buy here and
I am quite pleased with their brand selections.
I usually come to this location over the one near warden on canadian road because no matter how busy it is I can usually find some parking at the far end.
I would however recommend that they try and fix their poutine. Its generally usually pretty tasty but recently Ive been getting it where the gravy is warm and not hot enough to melt the curds.
I brought it back to them once and their fix was to add more cold gravy making it way too salty.
The next time this happens I will just ask «Do you accept credit cards?» cause the food stand does not.

I am quite pleasantly surprised at the food offered at their little food court. Ordered chicken tenders and fries (compared to the other foods this was pricier). Very good serving enough to share with my Bf and still have some left over. As for Costco, every single one I go to is always packed busy. But if I go in hungry I won’t worry about ordering something now… if there are no samples available. xD

Costco is a meal preppers dream. I usually eat pretty much the same thing during the week and I buy all my Meats here. Steak, Salmon, Chicken, Shrimp, Turkey, Tilapia, and Lean Turkey Bacon. ALL of their meats are Exceptional Quality and I have never ever had a bad experience with them. Most of their meats are super lean and best of all super cheap and in BULK! The best deal are on 2.5 dozen eggs for only $ 5.99!!! Its krazy how costco prices are SO CHEAP compared to other big box stores.
However, you must be a Member to shop here which is super cheap and great value OR you can be like me and «piggy back» off of a good friend who is a memver and get them to buy stuff for you. Hehe!
EVERYTHING is good here! Their hot dogs are only $ 1.50 AND you get a drink! 18″ pizza is $ 9.99 with loads of pepperoni and cheese! The staff are always friendly and the lines move QUICK! Even though they look long, do not stress… these are not your typical Walmart lines where they make you stand and wait for 15 minutes so you buy all of the impulse items.
Costco is a great place for big families and for people who love buying stuff in bulk. Or for people like me who always buy the same thing every week.

This is one of the smaller CostCo I have been to in GTA. The selection is a bit odd as in my experience other than certain region/​demographic items which are location specific they pretty much carry the same variety at most locations. Surprisingly this location is a bit lacking when it comes to cheese/​produce as I missed out on the certain staples. The setup is like most other stores and on a weekday evening there was a spartan crowd which is appreciated.
There were no items that stood out for me. So while comparing it to other CostCo’s this location is 3.5 stars (still 4 stars over other grocery stores)
I haven’t been to the Markham location so can’t comment which one is better.

I always love my Costco experience as I always get good value and good quality.
This particular one was not overly busy.
I must say that the staff was really really nice. Every time I asked for something, I was walked to the item. There were only two staff members that didn’t make effort to help and one of them had the audacity to lie to me and tell me that they didn’t have the helium tank in stock when there was an aisle fully stocked.
Definitely, one of my favourite locations.

(0.5 stars) This is by far the worst Costco experience I’ve had this far. On a regular basis customer service is not a problem, but today we came across one of the worst managers/​supervisors of all time.
My mom reapplied for a Costco credit card and was issued a temporary one under her English name. This Maria woman gave us the hardest time at the register, not allowing us to pay on the basis that her ID is her Chinese name. I swear it’s racism. This escalated into a heated debate. They could have verified her identity through checking their system and finding a photo of her, since she’s been a member for many years. But she failed to do so and instead persisted stubbornly and rudely. She also said «if you don’t wanna go through with your payment, that’s ok too». Pretty much «you can go home, we don’t want you here».
I give props to the male Asian cashier who told Maria «this is typical for Asian families to have different names on their ID».
What doesn’t make sense is this temporary ID worked numerous times at the John Birchall location, hands down.
Poor customer service. Poor managerial skills. You’ve lost the business of a family permanently at this location.

Living close to a few Costco. I really don’t know which one to choose sometimes… they are all equally huge to walk in but I find this one being probably the busiest locations cuz It’s really just off the highway so makes it easier…
Everything is usually in bulk so having a small family really doesn’t make sense to buy here… unless its dry products and/​or share with another family. thats what I do… me and my friend just like to buy alot of similar items so we share alot of the times. Cuz we both don’t agree on wasting food…
Tasting samples before buying is definitely fun, it entices me to buy… but don’t be a cheapskate sampling food and treat it like lunch. have seen way too many ppl do that. and i’d always wonder why… saving $ 6 for lunch?! And make urself look ugly!!! Anyways, not judging just curious…
The lines do get chaotic at times. even though, I can tell the floor managers trying to get things in an orderly manner…
Service is an A-​Ok, sometimes not enough staff on the floor for asking questions but costco is pretty self-​explanatory…
All in all, I don’t come as often as I would like to becuz I find price matching at my local grocery store is better in pricing…

Costco is Costco… you know the deal, you know what you’re going to get, most are laid out in the same manner, etc
Being an avid Costco fanatic, I’ve shopped at over 20 different Costco’s…from Halifax, NS. to Kahalui, Hawaii. All have great prices and items specific to their region.
The only complaint about this place is that on weekends finding a parking spot is next to impossible. I usually shop at the Costco in Vaughan so I’m used to that problem.

Came to this Costco to look for probiotic supplements. Who knew they have Costco Nazis working here.
I asked one of the employees for help who then called 2 more ladies to help me. Their system showed that they carried some sort of probiotic and the quest was to locate the item. The 2 ladies, one of whom worked for the pharmacy, could not locate them.
Next «Lawrence» one of the floor manager was summoned.
This tall Asian man was loud, condescending and rude. In a machine gun speech manner he went on the attack:
«Dont you know the brand? Is it a box? Is it a vitamin? How does it look like? How can you not know the brand when you tell me that you are familiar with Costco? I dont need people wasting my time sending me all over looking for a product… #$*&#($*&#*%»
As I tried to respond to his AK-​47 style questioning… he repeatedly cut me off and gestured intensely at me.
Ok, Lawrence, first of all, please keep at least an arm length distance when you talk to people. You are a big guy, loud, and I dont need your saliva flying at me. Second, I do not need to know the brand of a product. I was simply wondering what kind of probiotic pills this Costco carried. I never mentioned being familiar with all the Costcos… I simply shared that all the Costcos that I’ve been to in the US carried them in various different brands.
Lawrence did later apologize for not being able to find the product that I was seeking however, it did not salvage his initial bad attitude, aggressive demeanor, and rude speaking.
Markham Costco, do not have Lawrence help, I mean, frighten another customer. He is rude, off putting, and your members do not need a lecture when shopping at Costco.

As wrestling legend «The American Dream» Dusty Rhodes once said, «I have wined and dined with Kings and Queens, and I’ve slept in alleys eating pork and beans».
Costo isn’t an alley per se, but compared to the temples of gastronomy that routinely grace these (web) pages, Costco is decidedly downscale.
I’d give full points for value, but realize it’s a bit of a shame. After all, you have to pay $ 50 or more to get through the doors. Suddenly, my $ 1.50 hot dog seems less of a bargain.
Who am I kidding I don’t usually let myself eat hot dogs, but Costco provides the best esxcuse outside a public sporting event.
The chicken tenders are just crispy enough to warrant the overkill of salt and snazzy accompanying Heinz sauce packets.
The fries are frozen and battered, which would make my inner escoffier cry. My inner Guy Fieri throws up gang signs and dips to his atherosclerotic heart’s content.
And they have soft-​serve ice cream. Swirl away, mofos.
One might question the point of the exercise, given how Costco is basically larded with free samples.
Perhaps one should shut one’s face, and just enjoy the luxury of ordering off the kid’s menu as an adult.?