Costco Sydney opened its doors last July and I have been hearing different kinds of Costco stories since then.
We have good friends who are members and my brother and SIL happens to be members as well. My friend Vera has been inviting me to go with her so I can check out the place. But sadly, we haven't pushed thru with the trip yet.
This am, my Kuya told me that my SIL was planning to go to Costco and asked if I wanted to come. Of course, not letting the opportunity pass, I went with Liam and Sam :D
Well, for starters, we didn't have a hard time looking for a parking space since we were there at aroung 10:05am. The store opens at 10:00 am.
As usual, there was already a queue for people who were just applying and getting their membership cards. I could have, but hubby said, he thinks it's not worth it to pay $60 for a few visits to the store. Anyways, we have Vera or my Kuya/SIL to go with if ever we want to go and buy some stuff at home.
Next, it wasn't as BIG as I thought it would be. I think I've seen bigger shops/malls especially in Manila. What makes it look big are the piles and stocks of products up until the roof (well, I'm exaggerating here, but you know what I mean, right?).
Hmmm, what else...true to what I have been hearing, majority of the products are still Aussie products. I don't know if they have an agreement with the government, but if none, I think they can add more American brands.
I bought a box of Kirkland nappies, hoping it is of good quality. (When I checked it at home, I wasn't really happy. It's too thin and I don't know if I can use it for Sam's night nappy).
I also bought Cream puffs. Vera introduced it to us and when I tasted it, there was no stopping me from eating more! Good Lord, jus imagine how my belly has grown over the past week because of this food!
I took the chance to buy hubby's Father's Day gift here. There were some American clothing brands that were affordable. So I got Alvin a 501 Levi's jeans (for $47), a Nautica cargo shorts (for $28) and a pack of Hershey's chocolate nuggets (for $15). I think hubby will be happy with the chocolates :D
I liked the idea of having/selling ready-to-eat meals and cakes. I was actually thinking that if we are to push thru with Liam's birthday party, we might as well just buy the food here. The cake, chili chiken wings, pizza, subs, platter, etc. will make the hardest task of food preparation very effortless. The prices I think are reasonable for the quantity and the cake sizes. I just hope it tastes good as well.
We got out at around 11:15 and by that time both my kids were hungry. We could have eaten there but the line outside was too long already so we just ate our lunch at the nearest Mccas.
All in all, was I happy with my Costco experience? Yes, I was. But it's not a place that I am not really looking forward to visiting again. And this time I agree with hubby, we will not be able to maximize the $60 membership, have we decided to apply, because what I've seen there are mostly available in the local shops. I'd rather go to DFO or Ikea ;)
