This is the closest Costco to my house. I had not been in the last 5 years and back then the place was busy but not packed. Now it is PACKED!!! I parked in the lot next to Costco's because it was SO busy! There was not another space to be had and people were driving around in circles looking for somewhere to park.
I went inside because I wanted to get a new membership. The line initially looked super long but it was not a bad wait. I got my new card. I decided to look around but boy and I glad I did not buy anything. By the time I got back to the front ALL but two registers were running and eat line had at least 5 customers waiting to be checked out at 3pm! Wow!
Costco has a lot of nice things to say about it including the people that work there and the cheap eats but the sea of humanity can be tough to stomach. The best time to go is during the weekday, according to an employee, and to avoid going when new coupons had just been released. The employee said she thought that was why it seemed to be an extra busy Saturday.
Shop during the weekday if possible to skip the crowds!