New Zealand recently had it's first Costco store open in Auckland. I went along with a friend who was a member first before deciding whether to pay the $60 yearly membership fee. In the first trip I managed to score some great deals on clothing (labelled shorts, socks and underwear for less than half the normal price) as well as some food bargains.
The most significant savings for us on that trip was the premium beef mince.
Mince is one of our main meat sources and we buy the premium for the reduced fat and better quality (finding a piece of gristle in my meal is an instant turn off!). This usually costs around $9-$13 per 500g, which is the amount I would use for 1 meal. Costco was selling 3.3kg of mince for approx $44, which works out at just under $7 per 500g.
I decided to weigh the mince as I split it into 500g portions and in fact managed to get 7 portions of between 500-520g taking each portion to approximately $6.30.
My advice with Costco is don't be suckered into buying things you wouldn't normally buy and also make sure you price check! A number of items were in fact cheaper in other places (especially during holidays sales) and it's not a saving if you wouldn't normally buy it!
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