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As a newly converted member, here's what surprised me the first time I visited Costco.
- Costco is a leading
retail giant famous for selling bulk products at discounted prices to its members. - For someone who has never stepped foot inside a Costco, shopping there can be overwhelming due to the endless products strategically scattered throughout the grocery warehouse.
- Nonetheless, the discounted products, organic produce, and family-sized offerings make a Costco membership well worth the money.
- As a newly converted member, here's what surprised me the first time I visited Costco.
As I walked through the gaping entryway of what was to be my very first Costco experience, a friendly employee greeted me, and I chirped that it was my first time ever visiting a Costco.
To my surprise, he quickly shepherded me over to Membership Services, where I spent my first moments in Costco laughing at myself in line. A Costco novice, I'd assumed membership was more of a highly encouraged suggestion than an unbreakable rule.
All in all, I was totally unable to draw a parallel between Costco and any other store I've been to. The massive warehouse in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, is home to towers of hundred-packs of diapers and steak shanks the size of my torso, many labeled with Costco's famous Kirkland Signature brand.