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Not everything at Costco is cheaper than Wal-Mart, but most items are. Costco has much better quality in almost all product categories.

AS an example, if a person needs Claratin for allergies, the price for the Kirkland brand is $4.49 for the D-24. Everywhere else is 3-5 times higher.

Meat prices are also very reasonable, and the quality is Choice or Prime grade.

Bread prices are much lower at Costco, as are most frozen foods and dairy products. Milk is a possible exception since Kroger has milk on sale most of the time.

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Not everything at Costco is cheaper than Wal-Mart, but most items are. Costco has much better quality in almost all product categories.

That may be true for you, but for the 2years I had a membership, I saw nothing that was priced less or competitive with Wal-mart or Target. And when I buy medicines or over the counter stuff,it's all generic and just as good as the brand names at Costco or anywhere else.

The meats at Costco were always higher-priced than what I could buy them for at other local stores and at Wal-mart. That's the same for all other regular grocery items, where Costco was not even competitive. If buying bulk is where the savings are, then, I don't need bulk and even then, when I compare bulk with Wal-mart or Target, I still could save by buying in lower quantities in Wal-mart or Target.

Perhaps it has to do with where a Costco is located, but, in the Tampa Bay area, I did not see any advantage in anything.