I don't know what I was expecting. I was sort of praying for the Costco experiences I was used to from the States, where you get surprisingly good quality items for rock-bottom prices. Instead I got above-average items for average prices. Even buying in bulk, I was surprised that things weren't cheaper.
There are a handful of good buys here and there, but the bulk of it wasn't worth the stop for me. It felt weird seeing the same items I'm used to in the States as well for more than double the price (things made in-house, so no excuses for import fees). The place where Costco in the States shines is the alcohol section - a huge array of great wines, whiskies, beer, etc., all for cheap cheap prices. Instead, at this Costco, it seemed to be priced about the same as what you'd get at any other market.
I'll definitely be making trips back here for some of their better buys, but I was just disappointed in the overall fares and prices provided when I compared them to previous Costcos I'd been to. High expectations, I guess?