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But yes.. anyone can order online and get it shipped at home..no many people know this hack.

Getty said "But yes.. anyone can order online and get it shipped at home..no many people know this hack. "

 
 
Edited by Brenda.., 2018-06-18 19:31:40

When you shop Costco online you’re paying more than they charge in store for the same product. I was looking at a bike for 269 on the website and it was 229 in store. Just a thought. Same with baby wipes they’re $5 more online.

crunchy1885 said "When you shop Costco online you’re paying more than they charge in store for the same product. I was looking at a bike for 269 on the website and it was 229 in store. Just a thought. Same with baby wipes they’re $5 more online. "

yup.. the cost of in-store items are cheaper than online. That's with any business, however, even the extra cost factored in, most items are still cheaper vs other stores.

I wonder what the range of a costco would be, in terms of how far apart they have to be to still be profitable. Winnipeg has 3, I am not sure what there is in SK.  
 
Is it still feasible?

Getty said "What I dont understand is that there are LOTS of people that are against having a Costco open up in Brandon.     For those that oppose.. why wouldn't you want one? and giving a reason of buy local.. just a thought is that Costco sell only certain number items vs a grocery store that sells probably double or even triple the items "

Oppose is such a strong word. You'll have your people with tie-ins to existing grocers/retailers that might be looking at their piece of the pie shrinking if a Costco came and I definitely wouldn't hold it against them for not being a fan of what it could mean for the market.  
 
I sense there's maybe a bit of a counter-culture push (for lack of a better term) from some folks that have read the gossip over the past decade+ and have some type of instinct to want to go against that grain/try to impose their preferences on others. I'm not sure I'd label anything that falls into that category as true opposition.  
 
Personally I'm happy with my grocer options for the most part. My store is within walking distance and so would still be spending the majority of my time there even if Costco, Save-On and heck even Whole Foods came. The idea of paying for a membership to shop doesn't jive with me personally, but from the threads over the years it isn't hard to see that there are a lot of folks that Costco's business model does excite. Up to Costco to decide how many of those there's potential for in this market and I wouldn't begrudge them or customers if it turns out there's a match in this market!

https://www.costco.ca/new-locations.html  
 
9 it appears in Alberta  
10 in Saskatchewan  
3 in Winnipeg  
 
dont think ontario has any  
not sure why we would not want one here would be a plus in shopping and keep our cash local why drive to winnipeg if its here

There is always a process of doing things, and they take time especially having these type of bigger constructions.  
 
Off topic.. but BSD are taking tenders for the school being built. Construction is to start Feb 2019, so wouldn't expect anything sooner.

When that is fully approved, then you might see a bigger push for Costco.

Slo mo said "When that is fully approved, then you might see a bigger push for Costco. "

I would guess that most of that is slated for housing??

Careful the cheese isn't imported from the USA, if it's Canadian cheese it will be good quality. The USA dairy industry isn't regulated like our dairy farmers and is full of hormones and possibly antibiotics.

BrandonGurl2017 said "I drove all the way to wpg just to go to Costco and normally do twice a month "

If you drive to Wpg and back twice per month JUST to go to Costco, at say $40-$70 per trip, depending on your vehicle's fuel economy, that's $1000-$1700/year before you buy anything. I can't imagine you're saving any money overall.

Correct me if I'm wrong but there are only 3 locations in Saskatchewan? Not 10 as stated above.

I think the link is for future locations? Not the ones currently built?  
But I do hope they build a Costco here! I don’t do a lot of shopping there because I don’t go to Winnipeg very often right now but when I do I love looking at the different products they have!