Costco is great for certain items: paper towels, frozen food, laundry detergent, etc. stuff that doesn’t go bad and you’re bound to use up eventually.

Costco employee here, I don’t shop there much at all either 😅 I only buy their chickens, toilet paper, gas and dog food. My perspective of it is that Costco is great to shop at for families, but it’s definitely not for everybody.

We usually just buy vodka, monster, paper plates/towels and shit we can freeze.

I came to the same conclusions as you, and I find I'm buying more stuff at Target and the grocery store and far less at Costco. I used to get cat litter at Costco for around $12 for 42 pounds, but nowadays it's closer to $18 for 42 pounds, so what's the point? I renewed my membership earlier this year and I think that was out of habit more than anything, because I haven't been there in weeks.

Nice. I don't mind some non-perishable things in relative bulk (8 rolls of paper towels or 500 qtips), but I agree about the food. Costco bulk is great for families with kids, but that's not me. 90% of the time I go to Costco is for the gas. 5% is for the flu shots. 5% for the rest.

I was expecting something music related, but I ain't complaining! I need more of these!

Why buy for yourself only? Buy for yourself and some friends and equally distribute the cost.