Not really sure why people grip about the membership price to get in here.. I mean, it's $50, but you will save more than that if you come here enough- especially for the necessities (toilet paper, garbage bags, etc.). If you're gonna have to eventually buy it, why not buy in bulk and save money? I've never had to check myself out, there's always people to load it on the conveyer belt for me..
I typically come here loaded with the coupons that they send in the mail and really helps.. what's even better are the instant savings (for specific items though..) I love the fact that I can find almost everything here, so much that I may have bought some things in excess. : /
The only things I don't like about Costco is that the aisles are not labeled with what is down there, so it would really help me since I'm typically hauling a 300 lb. cart trying to find a particular item around the entire store with my 2 year old. It's a little hard to get hold of an employee unless you are near the registers.
Otherwise I really like this place since it reduces my trips to the supermarket!