Costco card

[Big_Fat_Dan]

Davy is crowned the Costco King

Expect to be pestered

[keith157]

Also Davy you may need to buy a bigger freezer, shed, larder and possibly wardrobe (Just sooooooo much loverly stuff)

[keith157]

Do we have members with both a Bookers & Costco card that can give us an unbiased comparison of who has what between the two?
Thanks in anticipation.

[Davy]

Do we have members with both a Bookers & Costco card that can give us an unbiased comparison of who has what between the two?
Thanks in anticipation.

No prob Dan we could prob do a run up there together. Keith I'm am now the proud owner of a new bookers membership since yesterday. Having had a quick look around, there is much more choice than the average supermarket and the cuts seem a lot better as well as it being much better value for money. I can't wait to do a good shop there

[Eddie]

Do we have members with both a Bookers & Costco card that can give us an unbiased comparison of who has what between the two?
Thanks in anticipation.

No prob Dan we could prob do a run up there together. Keith I'm am now the proud owner of a new bookers membership since yesterday. Having had a quick look around, there is much more choice than the average supermarket and the cuts seem a lot better as well as it being much better value for money. I can't wait to do a good shop there

At the moment I have a Costco card but not a bookers. When you go next, would be nice to meet up and have a little look myself?

Eddie

[Big_Fat_Dan]

Sounds good Davy, let me know when your going.

I to have a bookers card, so if you fancy a look Eddie, just give me a shout.

[aris]

I have both and haved shopped at both or about 15 years - what would you like to know?

[Davy]

Do we have members with both a Bookers & Costco card that can give us an unbiased comparison of who has what between the two?
Thanks in anticipation.

No prob Dan we could prob do a run up there together. Keith I'm am now the proud owner of a new bookers membership since yesterday. Having had a quick look around, there is much more choice than the average supermarket and the cuts seem a lot better as well as it being much better value for money. I can't wait to do a good shop there

At the moment I have a Costco card but not a bookers. When you go next, would be nice to meet up and have a little look myself?

Eddie

No prob Eddie, anytime I'm literally 5 min from there, even if I'm not getting anything myself as I'd like to have a good nosey around there.

[Davy]

I have both and haved shopped at both or about 15 years - what would you like to know?

What's the difference which is better ? Thanks

[aris]

Hmm. Two very different concepts around the same theme.

Costco is a retailer pretending to be a wholesaler. They do very much cater to the trade, but they also sell home wares, and even jewellery and clothes and shoes. They sell tyres with fitting, sell glasses and hearing aids with full optometry and hearing specialists. Basically they pile it high and sell it cheap. Anywhere there is a big markup on soething everyone needs - they pull in and sell it cheap. Coscto only sell top quality goods. They have a no questions asked return policy. Very American! Meat wise, top quality, but not cheap. It is good value for the quality though. Beef is Aberdeen Angus, or scottish "specially selected". 15 years ago they sold USDA imported beef (during the bse crisis). Pork and lamb is all british. Costco have a limited number of goods. An employee once told me they had a maximum number of sku's they were allowed to stock. Some items are staples and always available, and some you see once and never see again. This can be annoying. They have an in house brand called Kirkland.

Booker are a proper wholesaler. Trade only though I have heard they will let people shop for special events like school fund raisers, or weddings. Call them and ask. They stock mainly the kind of stuff you would see at your corner shop. Their in house brand is Happy Shopper. You may have seen it at your local corner shop or caf. They also sell some seasonal goods. The butchery department sells all manner of meat some local, some imported. It is like a proper butchery, but on a larger scale. Costco is more clinical - everything is in polystyrene or vac packed. Like a supermarket. Booker is cheaper for meat and they have more selection. If they don't have it, they can order it in for you - including suckling pigs and whole lambs. They will cut it up to your specification.

Costco is dangerous. You can't walk out of that place without spending a couple of hundred quid!

If ou have a booker card, you can check all the prices online. I think I mentioned earlier that pork shoulder neck ends were £1.92 a kilo - they are about 5kg each. Spare ribs are about £22-24 for a 10kg box - frozen. They are quite nice too! I bought some nice 28 day aged Australian whole rumps for 7.50/kg they sell restaurant charcoal too £8.49+vat for 12kg.

Booker are behind the name in the famous booker literary prize, though I do not believe thy are involved with it any more.