Those of you in Adelaide might want to pay special attention to this post – you are getting a Costco soon! YAY! Register to know more about the Adelaide store here.
So we took a little trip to a new Costco location at Crossroads out near Liverpool, in Casula. I think this location is larger than Auburn which is our usual Costco.
Plus it has a fuel station where I saved over 20 cents PER LITRE on fuel. But fuel is super expensive where I live, 98 is normally 1.72 to 1.75. Given that the Polo only needs filling once every couple of months, that was a nice $8 or so saving right there. This may be one of the few gasoline stations in Australia – everywhere else is a petrol station. ;)
Oh, it is that time of year again, peoples..
Given that Halloween is a couple of months away, there are more Carters to buy for the quite reasonable price of $49.98. I said to the other half, why is he backwards? The other half said he thinks maybe Carter got into the Costco alcohol section when the store was closed. I said, but how does he absorb the alcohol? He has no stomach! The other half said he soaks it up into his bones. It is good to know you’ll still be able to get drunk when you are just a skeleton, I guess. :)
There was also a great kids costume rack. There were a lot of mermaid costumes in trolleys. I find what other people are buying endlessly fascinating. :)
But then again, the Halloween stuff might have been there for some time, given we arrived on the last day of August to spot Christmas displays, already. The Reindeers come with a sleigh, for just under $300. There’s a nutcracker statue as well, for just under $55.
The Reindeer and sleigh are very sparkly. :)
There is a huge range of ribbon to buy at ridiculously cheap prices. You are getting 45 metres of wire edged ribbon for $9.79.
And even more ribbons!
And that is a closer look at the ribbon display.
And yet more ribbons, this time a Christmas pack.
You can get obscene amounts of Christmas wrap on one roll – 36 metres, apparently. And it is extremely high quality foil wrap, I have bought it before and used it.
Costco have all kinds of things, including designer bags –
The prices range from $149 for the pink Kate Spade bag up the top, most expensive was $499 for the gold Coach bag on the middle shelf.
So one thing that is useful to know is about the .97 cent special. You can read all about it here at The Loaded Trolley – The Costco ’97 Cent’ Special – one of my favourite Costco websites. Basically it means this is a markdown to clear the item, so if you want to buy it grab it now, it may not be there next time.
Look at all these gorgeous little girl dresses! Here is a closer look –
I have no idea how much these were but they are beautiful.
Also too I will like to shout out to Kimberley from Addicted to Costco, my other most favourite Costco website. Sadly, no Burrata was anywhere to be found.
You will really save some money on chocolates here – they have all kinds from Lindt to Cadbury to Nestle to their own brand Kirkland. These Celebrations packages are selling for $30 in Coles and Woolworths – Woolworths just did a “half price special” this week on the Celebrations for $15. I buy these when I am making up my Christmas chocolate bags for friends and family.
Did all that stuff we bought fit into the Polo? You bet it did. :) Just.
Coming up Monday next week – Costco Part 2, in particular, paleo items and health food items.
I totally want that skeleton! He’s at our UK Costco too and I was so sad to have to pass it up. If we were in Austin, where we were always the way over the top Halloween house, I would have bought him. But sadly no trick or treaters in London or room for a skeleton just hanging around the flat….especially not if he’s a drunkard. LOL
Thanks for the link!
oh wow, your costco is so awesome and has way cooler stuff than my american costco, lol. i would have bought those celebrations in a heartbeat – yum!
But do they deliver?
Sadly no. But it is an awesome place to visit, so much to see plus the awesome food court. :)