HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MELANIE!! (I don’t know if she even reads this blog, but I wanted to give a shout out to my fellow Harry Pothead and ANTM fanatic!)

This weekend, I set out to discover how much I was truly saving by buying bulk items at Costco. We usually go grocery shopping at Safeway, but Matt really wants to try to buy as much stuff at Costco as possible, especially stuff that we use all the time. So after going to Costco on Friday night, I made a table of the items that we bought and noted the Costco price vs. the Safeway price (listed on the website). Here are some of the results:

Eggo waffles (which Matt eats everyday!)
COSTCO: $6.62 for 60
SAFEWAY: $5.05 for 24

Odwalla OJ
COSTCO: $6.39 for 128 fl. oz.
SAFEWAY: $7.49 for 64 fl. oz.

Honey Nut Cheerios
COSTCO: $6.03 for 3 lb.
SAFEWAY: $3.68+/lb.

Swanson chicken broth
COSTCO: $6.99 for 12 cans (58 cents each)
SAFEWAY: 60 cents each

S&W diced tomatoes
COSTCO: $6.49 for 8 cans (81 cents each)
SAFEWAY: $1.45 per can

Mac and cheese
COSTCO: $7.84 for 15 boxes (52 cents each)
SAFEWAY: $1.89+ per box

Beef loin tri tip steak
COSTCO: $4.99/lb.
SAFEWAY: $5.99-$6.49/lb.

Ling-ling potstickers
COSTCO: $8.99/67.2 oz.
SAFEWAY: $9.99/56 oz.

Trident gum
COSTCO: $6.68 for 12 (56 cents each)
SAFEWAY: 99 cents each

Herbal Essences Body Envy shampoo
COSTCO: $6.99 for 40 fl. oz.
SAFEWAY: $6.99 for 23.7 fl. oz.

Scotch Brite sponges
COSTCO: $9.59 for 15 (64 cents each)
SAFEWAY: $3.49 for 3

Sure, you end up spending more at one time at Costco, but I like not having to restock on a certain item for a long, long time. And as long as we do use/eat that certain item often, it’s a much better deal to go with Costco. (And who doesn’t like the $1.50 hot dog/drink combo and free samples?!)