Since the establishment of 1976, it has 658 stores in 9 countries around the world, 70% of which are located in major cities in the United States, serving more than 7 1 10,000 members worldwide. At present, Costco's stores in Taiwan Province Province have expanded to 10, which always attracts a large number of members and their families to shop in the store every holiday. How much do people in Taiwan Province Province love visiting this American discount store? It can be proved that Neihu Store in Taipei was once the second largest single store in the world.
As long as you pay the membership card of 1, you can go through Costco stores all over the world.
And buy goods on the shelves. In America, Costco sells boats and coffins.
Although the goods sold in Taiwan Province Province are different from those sold abroad, they range from cheap toilet paper to expensive diamonds.
In addition, the store also has an optical glasses department, a tire repair center, a photo development service, a listening center and a pharmacy.
Commodities are all-encompassing, almost everything. Sean, a food blogger who shared Costco's shopping experience on his blog, believes that it is usually cheaper to buy representative American goods in Costco than ordinary stores, and shopping is smart. You can know more good things by visiting more.
Since people in Taiwan Province province are so partial to Costco, here are some things you must know when visiting Costco at 10.
Let everyone shop wisely.
(Source: Google) 1. The membership fee is not expensive. Costco is a membership store, and people want to spend money in it.
You have to pay an annual fee of 1200 yuan to become a Venus member, except for 1 main card.
You can also get a 1 annual family card (spouse, parents, siblings, 18 children or family members living together only).
Some people can't accept "paying before spending", but in fact membership dues protect members' rights and services.
And it's actually quite cost-effective. Sean shared that many of Costco's products are cheaper than other sales points.
The saved price difference is equal to zero membership fee.
"For example, if you buy more toilet paper and baby diapers for small families, plus promotion, the difference is 1000 yuan. 」
In addition, if members are not satisfied, they can apply for a refund of membership fees.
Get back the money paid in the same year in full, but everyone can only get it back twice in his life.
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2. Shops in Dolly Gold spend a lot of money by swiping co-branded cards and only accept cash or co-branded cards and American Express cards.
And the membership card and credit card must be the same cardholder. At present, the only 1 Costco co co-branded card in Taiwan Province Province is issued by Cathay World Bank.
Take the co-branded card to Costco store in Taiwan Province for consumption.
For every 100 yuan of a single credit card, you can accumulate 1 yuan of Costco Duoli gold.
For other general consumption outside the store, you can also accumulate 1 yuan Costco Dolly Gold for each full 200 yuan consumption with a single credit card.
After accumulating dolly gold, every year from August/kloc-0 to September 30th, in Costco stores all over Taiwan Province,
You can deduct the credit card directly, open other deduction periods from time to time, and deduct the annual fee when renewing the contract.
Every 1 yuan Costco Dolly Gold can be discounted to 1 yuan, which is very cost-effective!
Unfortunately, co-branded cards can't accumulate dollies in Costco stores outside Taiwan Province Province.
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3. For members, Costco advertises "100% zero-risk satisfaction guarantee" as the most favorable right.
Under this guarantee, the goods sold in the store are not only accompanied by the original factory guarantee,
If the goods are defective or the members are not satisfied, they can get a full refund.
Even unpacked and eaten food can be refunded as long as consumers are not satisfied with the taste.
It should be reminded that TV sets, computers, cameras, camcorders, tablet computers, MP3 players, mobile phones and other products,
According to the regulations, you have a 90-day return guarantee. When returning goods, if the invoice and receipt are lost,
Remember to bring your membership card; If there is a unified preparation on the invoice, the company invoice stamp should be brought; For accounts settled by credit card, the return should be consistent with the original credit card.
(Source: Google) 4. Private brand has a high CP value.
Kirkland Signature is Costco's own brand.
From food, vitamins, glasses, clothing, furniture, cleaning products to paper products, the product line has everything.
And most of them are commissioned by big factories all over the world, with good quality and relatively cheap price.
For example, there are coffee beans roasted by Starbucks in the United States and tea bags imported by Ito En in Japan.
Members can only buy good things by paying a discount price. Sean described Kirkland Signature's products as "cheap bowls".
CP value is very high. He took the cast iron pot he bought as an example. This pot is easy to use and looks like a well-known brand.
The price is less than 2000 yuan, which is worth it.
Many imported goods are sold separately here.
Unlike ordinary stores, 40% of the goods displayed by Costco are imported.
Especially the vitamin products imported from the United States, it is difficult for consumers in Taiwan Province Province to buy them elsewhere. Sean said,
Many of Costco's exclusive products are non-resident products, which will appear in the store irregularly without warning.
And it will be gone when it is sold out, which will also encourage some members to go to the store at least once a month.
Or pay close attention to instant sharing with good netizens. Although some imported goods are not sold separately,
But from time to time, there will be "flash activities" similar to limited-time promotions.
For example, Timberland's yellow boots, Camper's casual shoes and so on. The price is almost 5 ~ 6 fold of the general market price.
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6. Large packaging is more suitable for friends and family to buy together.
Costco's products are sold in large packages, which has the advantage of saving packaging costs.
Effectively reduce costs, and then give back to customers at a cheap price.
But in this way, it is not close to the needs of singles and small families.
Especially the food with short shelf life, it is easy to buy in large quantities but can't finish it, resulting in waste.
So it's best to confirm the shelf life of the goods before buying.
Cookies that can be stored for 1 year can also be taken home, but if you can't finish drinking 2 liters of fresh milk during the storage period, don't bring them.
The smartest way to spend money is to share it with friends and family and eat it quickly.
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7. Alcohol can satisfy all kinds of customers.
Costco is the largest wine retailer in the United States, and the wine purchasing team is quite influential in the global market.
Strong bargaining power, the wine in the store is very complete,
From the cheap wine of 200-300 yuan to the high-grade wine of several thousand yuan,
You can see wines from France, Chile, Italy, Australia, South Africa and other countries in the world.
Most of them are imported by Costco itself, including its own brand Kirkland Signature, which also sells wine.
Have a certain reputation. In addition, we will purchase from domestic wine merchants in the near future and choose a variety of schemes.
Whether it's red wine or beer, when it comes to promotional wine, it's especially cost-effective for people who love wine tasting to buy a whole case.
8. The competition between cooked food and fresh food is fierce.
The cooked food in the catering department includes pizza, turkey sandwiches, beef rolls and so on.
This is a stop that many people won't miss when they go shopping, Sean said with a smile.
"Good drink, full, next to provide coke for everyone to drink! As for the fresh meat project,
He recommended beef. In addition, although Taiwan Province Province is a fruit kingdom, there are still some fruit varieties that cannot be cultivated locally.
Not accessible, such as blueberries, raspberries, etc.
Usually in ordinary shops, you can only see the jam of this fruit.
It is also difficult to buy such imported "fruits" in the vegetable market or fruit stalls.
Costco sells it; In the local seasonal fruit area,
It will also be bought in large quantities from fruit farmers all over Taiwan Province Province and then sold to its members at a low price.
9. Watch others push carts to find good goods
Sean shared that when visiting Costco, in addition to browsing the goods on the shelves,
You might as well pay attention to what other people put in their shopping carts.
"If many people have the same product on their trolleys, there are two possibilities.
1 is that the goods are on sale, and 1 is that the goods are well evaluated.
Reasonable inference should be worth buying. 」
He said with a smile, often in the checkout line, someone will suddenly pat on the shoulder, pointing to the goods on the cart and ask:
"Excuse me, Sir, what is that? Does this work? 」
Next time you go to Costco, try asking other consumers.
Good things are often found in other people's carts in this way!
(Source: Google)? 10. It is most comfortable to go shopping when the store is open.
Taiwan Province Costco Store is open from Monday to Sunday morning 10 to 9: 30 pm.
It will be announced separately during the Spring Festival. Usually people go shopping by car,
Every holiday, the parking lot is naturally hard to find, and entering the store is even more crowded.
Especially in special festivals such as Purdue, Mid-Autumn Festival or Spring Festival.
If you don't arrange the shopping time in advance, the "disaster" will definitely be unimaginable.
Generally, there will be fewer people on weekdays than on holidays. If it is really just a holiday, you will have time to go shopping.
It is recommended to go in as soon as you open the store. It is usually open 1 hour, and there are not many people, so shopping is the most comfortable.
Original source: vlifeapp