Anybody can use the Costco pharmacy. But, Costco members get to use their discount service.
I must have been signed up for their program when I used the Costco pharmacy years and years ago. Too many hiccups and I switched to another pharmacy.
Interesting, I wasn’t aware Costco had preferred pricing for members. I think this explains why my total prescription cost is lower than what is calculated by the Medicare Plan D tool and Wellcare.
I'm going to be checking their costs with DH's Xarelto. Our other Rxs are no or low cost but the Xarelto
. I'm willing to put up with some inconvenience if the costs are much lower. We are on Medicare.
Perhaps. I have never found the Medicare calculation of the cost to me of various Part D plans to be highly accurate.
Just because the Costco app claims that an item is in stock, doesn't mean you can find it in the same spot it was at the last time! There's a book title for that:
I noticed there's also prescription locker pickup.
Interestingly, the online info told us which aisle it was on and showed the location on the aisle.
I tracked down a manager at Costco because they ceased stocking an item that I wanted to continue to purchase there. I finally extracted the following "explanation" from the manager: "Our supplier could not reliably meet our stocking needs because we sold the product more quickly than they could make it!"
That’s great! I didn’t see that location feature for items in my warehouse, was that through the app or directly through costco.com?
If you see an asterisk in the top right corner of the shelf price tag, that means the item is not going to be stocked any more. Or at least in that configuration. Sometimes mfr changes the size or packaging, so Costco sells out the stock on hand. Or it's a seasonal type thing. The asterisk tells you it won't be restocked.
Wow, that's good info to have. It might help me to stock up next time I see the asterisk. Thanks
Good info to have, but where do you find out these things? (Does it go along with the double secret handshake?)
You might want to sign up for their mailings. Lots of otherwise unadvertised specials.
We do get fliers all the time and do take advantage from time to time. But the "keys" embedded in prices you mentioned aren't readily available as far as I know. Thanks.
LOL... one of my sisters uses he Kroger digital coupons... she tried to go back another day and buy the item... was told 'you already used that coupon'!!!Good info to have, but where do you find out these things? (Does it go along with the double secret handshake?)
First I've heard of these useful pieces of info and I've been a Costco member for 17 years IIRC.
I recently bought an item at Costco that didn't have a listed sale price but had a very significant discount at the register. On that basis, I went back and got more and THEN found out, the discount was only for 5 each (full price for more than 5.) NOTHING was spelled out on the listed price. I bought more later and, sure enough, the sale was still in effect (with the 5-only limit) and STILL no indication on the posted price. I'm talking about a couple of weeks or more here. Eventually (maybe a month+) the price went back to the posted price.
I keep checking the app and Costco.com before each trip. Using the app, I can see if an item is in stock at my warehouse, but not the location. Hopefully that feature gets rolled out at my warehouse soon!
Reddit /r/costco is one place.
Online store and coupon book. Plus, you need to learn the secret handshake and use your PHONE APP!
