<p class="ingestion featured-caption">When I go to Costco, I always leave with a full cart.Tiffany Duong</p><ul class="summary-list"><li>I live two hours from <a target="_blank" class href="https://www.businessinsider.com/best-costco-kirkland-signature-prepared-meals-from-family-which-to-skip">Costco</a>, so when I go there, I stock up on necessities and a few fun items.</li><li>I use the Kirkland Signature chicken salad to make delicious, light dinners.</li></ul><p>A few years ago, I moved from my native <a target="_blank" class href="https://www.businessinsider.com/things-to-do-orange-county-california-from-local">California</a> to the Florida Keys to scuba dive and live a relaxed life. The Keys, an island chain off the southern tip of Florida, are beautiful but far from many conveniences — including Costco.</p><p>As a <a target="_blank" class href="https://www.businessinsider.com/cheap-day-trip-florida-by-water-shuttle-naples-review-2024-2">Florida</a> Keys resident, I don't have access to many big-box stores where I can buy my groceries in bulk. So, I drive two hours to a Miami-based Costco to stock up on necessities and a few splurges.</p><p>The retailer, which has been a <a target="_blank" class href="https://www.businessinsider.com/costco-walmart-target-customer-satisfaction-survey-2024-2">leader in customer satisfaction for at least seven years</a>, carries the products I need to last me a few months or so. Here's what I get at Costco on a $250 budget.</p><p><em>Prices may vary by location.</em></p>