Costco

The great thing about COSTCO, especially the Enfield, CT, one is their return policy. There is none… or almost none! Just bring the item, give them the reason why you want to return it, and that’s it. You get the refund or a replacement. I had an even greater experience today. I went to Enfield Costco and bought-​among other things– a package of Hummus small containers. When I arrived home, I could not find it. I called Costco and explained what happened. They asked me to go back and bring the receipt with me. I did that, and within minutes, I had another one for free as a replacement. They took my word for it without any questions… it is a small item, but this is significant. They respect and believe their customer and to me this means a lot.

Always has good deals and the service is good most of the time.

The entire concept of the Costco experience is baffling to me. We pay money to be members for the privilege of shopping in their business. Then we buy bulk quantity of items of which they only provide us limited selection. We literally feel like we are fighting a battle if we go on the weekends and have to mentally prepare for that. The whole situation is stressful and often doesn’t make sense. And yet, we do it. For what? For the free samples of coarse. The very reason why you would want to be a member. And so I give this review 4 stars on the basis of free samples that taste so good that I often end up suckered into buying so giant bag or box of a food product I wouldn’t have otherwise. Member of this elite club for 8 years now. What is wrong with me?

No lines. Even for gas. Period!

Best priced pizza in town! Great return policy, and constant updates of stock.

Always love my local Costco. For us It is conveniently located about 8 mins away. We have always enjoyed their products, variety and often purchase large ticket items because of the great return policy!

I do like this Costco, though my main store is the West Springfield. I think the parking is atrocious. They should have engineered it better.
I don’t like that the liquor store isn’t costco owned. I prefer the one in west Springfield for that. However the store is much bigger than west Springfield. They’ve got more variety. I will be back but only if in the neighborhood.

COSTCO IS THE SHIT!
This particular Costco is nice, everyone is very helpful. What they don’t have in massive stock, they make up for with good sized parking areas, cheap gas and a great bunch of garage guys who probably saved our lives when they reported a problem with our undercarriage during a routine tire change.
We are members of BJs — and I’ve reported they’re OK/​meh — 4 star at best. I’ve reported re: Sams which absolutely tops my «7 Rings of Hell» list being such a depressing and ghastly fruit fly infested hole selling sub par Walmart junk, which is also on my list of hellish shopping places.
On the joys of Costco:
1. THIS IS A (downside) FACT: everyone ends up spending way too much money at Costco but this is rarely regrettable unless it’s important money and the item is flashy but totally unnecessary. But Costco addicts (nuts) know what one is compelled to buy at the big C is always superduper super and a thing that should be had or needs to be but one didn’t know until now (and now you do and once had you’ll have to have pried from your cold dead hands before you give it up!)
2. TOP QUALITY (even if you didn’t know it existed before you laid eyes on it — it is the best!)
3. Returnable forever regardless of condition. (Except certain electronics but I’m not sure about the particulars) We bought a Kirkland washer/​dryer combo years ago at costco online. Had a problem, needed repairs. I called because I was aggravated with Whirlpool because I always get an extended warranty and Whirlpool didn’t offer it to us. Costco told us to return the pair — meaning they’d come and remove the machines from the house and give us full credit. Who does that???
4. Shopping Costco is like going on a treasure hunt when walk through the doors — you never know what you’ll find or whether it will be there the next time you visit (which takes you back to number 1 — requiring you to spend more than you figured on).
One of my favorite things to do is to shop at a fresh new never been there Costco and see what they’ve got. There’s always a surprise — like the one in Waterbury carries canned tuna fish imported from Italy and packed in olive oil. It ain’t cheap but it’s the best of the best. In states where you can buy wine in supermarkets, you get GREAT deals on liquor and wine (but not in the store next to it in Enfield which is not a Costco store… they’re not as discounty as even my guy in Manchester and the stock is meh.)
The snack bar is totally the same as all the others, mega predictable but don’t poo poo it. This one is clean and there’s a lot of seating but never enough on the weekends at lunch time. Still, nothing quite so nice as a giant really good hotdog w soda for a buck and a half after you’ve just nearly fainted after spending over 400 dollars you weren’t expecting to spend but couldn’t pass on that sale priced Samsung, etc.

This is the best Costco around. The staff is always nice. The store is always well stocked & clean. I have never had an issue with returns.

I can’t believe I haven’t thought to Unilocal Costco before now. I have blogged about it (
), and raved about it to family and friends.
Costco is a learned luxury. You have to understand it is a wholesale warehouse, not a grocery or variety store. They don’t carry what your grocery store has. They started as a B to B type wholesale operation, from what I remember being told, and opened up to general consumers later.
Some buyers resell Costco purchases.
Therefore it isn’t for people who think only about price.
I like stocking up on staples, even for two of us. I like their attention to ingredients – like most things with no partially-​hydrogenated oils or high fructose. I like their gourmet cheeses and holiday foods. I like the imported gelato from Sicily in a tub big enough to last us a month or more. I like gourmet kitchen supplies like my new natural stone mortar and pestle for making pesto and guacamole. I like getting money back to cover my executive membership plus. And I like trying out the regional differences to know what other markets offer, like when I visit my kids in CA, and they have stuff we don’t get, but can request, in CT.
I love their unconditional guarantees, their helpful, well-​trained personnel. I LOVE we could get hearing aids for)2500 instead of $ 7000, same brand.
I really can’t think of anything negative to say. If you don’t like a product there, don’t buy it or go to a regular grocery store. There are thousands of things at Cotco, so you won’t like them all. Buy what you do like. And let them know how they can improve. They listen.

Costco is fantastic!

Costco is definitely one of the best stores ever! They have every thing you possibly need, ranging from foods, to iPads/​iPhones, to clothes. They also have much cheaper prices than other stores. And there are food stands where you can try new foods. This is the only store I know that does free food samples. Definitely great! If you need something, and you’re looking for a great deal, go to Costco.

I really enjoy this costco. It seems to have more items than the one in West Springfield. Parking lot is usually packed but that is Costco for you. Also, the location is right across from the Enfield Mall. The parking lot has a Home Depot in it too. You can really get a lot done.
Of course the one thing I love about costco is there hot dog with a soda is 1.50. Costco is smart, since they have a concession stand right at the check out. Nicely played costco, nicely played.
Again, you don’t even need to buy anything around lunch time. They usually have samples of their food. The samples are pretty good sizes. I know I have filled up on them. I didn’t even have room for the hot dog.

I love this place! Since I have been a BJ’s shopper for the last 4 – 5 years, I never felt the need to go to Costco. Especially considering that BJ’s is right down the street from me and Costco is 25 minutes away. Anyways, a Living Social deal was all I needed to get a Costco membership. Also, I knew there are a few products that Costco carries that BJs or the regular grocery store doesn’t carry.
Redeeming my living social deal was beyond easy and the associate, Geraldine, was beyond helpful and very nice to work with to get everything setup. She explained all the perks of the membership, etc.
After getting our membership cards, we started to walk around and I felt like we were in the Disneyland of warehouse clubs! I am so used to BJ’s that I was expecting a store like that, but Costco was all that a much more. I was a little bummed because I know Costco doesn’t take coupons besides Costco coupons, but the prices were really good and/​or there were instant rebates on a lot of items so worked out to be cheaper or the same as BJ’s. I was overwhelmed by all the samples! What a great way to try out new products for free!
There are so many neat items at Costco that will make going there maybe once or twice a month definitely worthwhile! I would certainly go there more if it were closer. One thing I found annoying was that it closes at 6PM on Saturday… seems incredibly early and you can only use debit cards.

They are all very friendly… There was one issue I had and they took care of it ASAP. Great place to buy everything!!!

Costco is much better than BJ’s (in my opinion).
Cheap food at food court ($ 1.50 for hot dog and drink, cheap pizza)
Cheap alcohol in bulk (great for parties)
Optical department is very affordable
Meat is cheaper than most places

I really like going to Costco, wishing there was one closer, I really don’t get how they figured it makes sense to put two so close to each other and not have put one by Hartford instead of Enfield.
This is a nice large clean and well organized location. Lines seems to move fast.
Large selection of Maui Jim’s sunglasses and major name brands, large selection of apparel, gadgets, toys, seasonal items and frozen goods.
Parking is decent considering how busy this place gets.
Con– only takes your Amex card… so I had to open one just to be able to shop here, wish they could expand like BJ’s and take all plastic
This is also an issue at their food court as there is a minimum on cards so unless you want to buy 10 hot dogs you better have cash

I’ve been a Costco shopper for years. If you manage how you shop there, you can really make out quite well financially. You have to resist the impulse purchase urges, and you need to manage how much quantity you really need versus the expiration date. Watch for clearance deals ending with .98 or .97 in the price. These are items that they are getting rid of, but don’t notate clearance. The parking lot stinks at this location. We try to go during off peak times which makes the parking lot and the amount of people inside more manageable.

I frequent this Costco maybe once a week to get the usual stuff. Aside from risking your life in the parking lot and the long check-​out lines, Costco is great. Love the produce and dairy section. Great deals can be found in almost every dept. They have a huge selection of unique organic items you cannot find anywhere else. The store is always clean and organized. If you want to stroke out and die go on a weekend, the place is a zoo of Americans consuming mass quantities. A weekday afternoon and evening isn’t so bad.

With the largest October snow storm approaching, we ran some errands in Enfield, CT. We bought supplies and food (some of them were in the Costco coupon book).
This is a very nice Costco and organized like all Costco’s I’ve been to. The service is efficient and friendly.
Costco has some of the best prices for food, beverages, and items.
Xie Xie!