Comments on: How to Shop the Warehouse Stores

on 6/30/2006 Unit pricing is often confusing and inconsistent. The beer section at Costco has some products unit priced per ounce, and others per bottle, which makes it very difficult to compare prices. Similarly, things like dish soap or cooking oil might be per ounce for one item and per liter for another. It's nearly impossible to do the math while shopping without a calculator. Also, many food products are in extremely different sizes than one is familiar with -- numbers like 67 ounces rather than 64, or 92 rather than 96, which also makes it very difficult to compare prices to what you might usually know for the same item.

on 1/26/2006 As a Costco employee, I must disagree with the statement about employees being underpaid to keep costs down. It is a fact that Costco employees are paid and treated very well. We are all very knowledgeable, and if we cannot help you, we find someone who can.