Costco North Lakes Shopping – Money Saving Guide
Queenslanders now have Costco! The opening of Costco North Lakes brings this very popular American warehouse chain firstly to Brisbane residents. Australians welcome more choice when they shop for food and other items. The opening of a Costco Brisbane outlet means consumers can now benefit. If Woolworths and Coles have been the only places you have ever shopped you are in for a real surprise. Read why with this Costco North Lakes money saving guide and tips to make the most of your shop.Live in Sydney? Be sure to read our money saving guide for Costco Auburn. Or if you live in Melbourne read the Costco Ringwood money saving guide.
How to Compare Costco North Lakes to Other Retailers
If you have your grocery shopping your whole life at either Coles or Woolworths then prepare yourself for a shock! Costco is an American style membership only warehouse. The word “warehouse” lets you know straight away that Costco North Lakes is a supermarket with a difference. Warehouse means buying in bulk at prices that are cheaper because you purchase more in one shop. Selling in bulk is perhaps Costco’s greatest advantage over competitors.
Being a warehouse outlet, prepare yourself for the immense scale of Costco’s Brisbane store. With so many items provided for you to buy in bulk large floor space is required. Most goods available to purchase in Costco are normally stacked up on top of each other. You simply move around the warehouse with your trolley (which are way bigger than normal supermarket trolleys!) and complete your shop. When done you go through a normal checkout process like normal. Your items are scanned and paid for. For security reasons as you leave there might be another attendant to verify your trolley contents against your receipt.
3 Tips for Smart Shopping at Costco North Lakes
A lot of people are still unaware of Costco and how it works. Here are some quick simple tips to help you have a successful shopping trip. If you are reading this to prepare for your first Costco North Lakes visit, remember you need to have a Costco membership card before entering the warehouse.
1. Shopping List Preparation for North Lakes Visit
Costco North Lakes is completely different to shopping at Coles and Woolworths. As there is so much warehouse space to cover you are going to be doing a lot of walking and trolley pushing. Be sure then to wear comfortable shoes. Wearing heels to Costco is never recommended! If you want to limit your walking then prepare a shopping list for all that you need. If you are a returning customer this will help identify which parts of the warehouse you need to go.
2. Go Online and Review Costco Coupons & Specials
Costco has a fairly limited website compared to Woolworths and Coles. Occasionally they make available some specials and coupons for you to review. These specials might apply to specific Costco stores or apply Australia wide. As alcohol can not be sold yet at Costco South Australia for example there will never be national liquor specials. Review any current Costco coupons via their website here.
3. Visit Costco North Lakes Only at Certain Times
North Lakes will be a very different place with the arrival of Costco. As Costco will be popular with Brisbane residents expect traffic from time to time.Having a car to transport your bulk goods is recommended. Carrying out your Costco North Lakes visit quickly means you need to carefully plan your visit time. Avoid peak times such as weekends and consider earlier in the week. If you are prepared to wait a little bit arrive with your trolley ready as the warehouse shutters open. You will make up this time and more when you complete your shop. There will also be less wait at the checkout if you are early.