I’m a big fan of Costco and I shop there often. I buy milk by the gallon, cheaper than buying a half gallon at a regular supermarket. I will use the gallon and if by chance it goes bad, I just throw out what I don’t use. I buy garbage bags in bulk because I will eventually use them. Toilet paper, same thing. I bought toilet paper at the beginning of the shutdown, and I bought a few more huge things of it, and when other people were fretting about not being able to find toilet paper, I was able to say if you need a roll or two, let me know. There’s a lot that I buy from Costco that I don’t necessarily need right away,but I will use it in time.
At the beginning of the shutdown, I bought a 20 lb bag of Basmati rice for less than a dollar per pound, because at that point there was a lot of uncertainty as far as being able to get out to shop. I still have the rice, in a big plastic container. I’ve used about half of it. A pound of Basmati may be about 3 to 5 dollars in a regular supermarket so that was a great deal.
All the time, I get stuff from Costco in bulk – socks, paper goods, fruit, veggies, you name it. Scissors, 3 large ones for 6 dollars on sale – one in every room lol. Shampoo, conditioner, vitamins, I could go on.