The SHOCKING Difference Between US COSTCO and London UK COSTCO
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- Опубліковано 15 жов 2024
- Curious about the differences between US and UK Costco? Watch this video to see what I found out during my comparison! From food to prices and more, you'll see how these two Costco stores differ.
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One main difference is that there are restrictions as to who can become a Costco member in the U.K. as there are rules required of a wholesale club which limits memberships to certain trades and professions unlike the US which is open to the general public.
But if you have a membership from the US, you can still enter the store in the UK?
@@pjschmid2251 Apparently, yes !
US Costco used to have the same restrictions.
@@rebeccat94 if that was the case that would’ve been on a state-by-state basis. Those type of laws aren’t at a federal level.
@@pjschmid2251 "If?" I lived in the US in the 90's, and they only sold to businesses. It may have been State law, not Federal, but it was definitely "the case."
Thanks for sharing I was never into Costco here in the US but thank you and another person I follow Hannah Ricketts for sharing about the Costco❤❤❤😊😊 Have a a good week
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Yes,Hannah does visits to Costco.
For Americans opening the fridge door is just too much effort, no wonder they need extra wide trolleys! Lol
I think the point of not opening the refrigerator door is not letting the cold out just to see what’s inside particularly if you’re making your shopping list. Especially since he’s in Florida 😂
One of the reasons I enjoy the occasional visit to Costco in the UK is because it feels so similar to shopping while on vacation in the US. Especially the food items….the sizes of things, the brands and types of products. It’s like a little slice of the US in the UK 😊
Cathedral City is 100% British. It is from Cornwall
You can now get diet Pepsi with added Exlax.... it's called a Diet Poopsi 😁
Loved this so interesting
Any supermarket/general store that's bigger than the village in which I grew up, is simply too big for me!! 😅
HI Mac, thanks for the comparison video. The US fridge freezers would not fit in my small UK kitchen. I love CostCo full stop. I visited one in Canada and apart from regional food differences everything was basically the same but they sold home brew and home winemaking supplies. Never seen those in the UK. I like that we can buy some US brands and I especially love CostCo at Christmas.
I would not have expected the British TV selection to be better. I also didn't expect anything British to be bigger- like the cereal boxes, or detergent quantities. How do the baby formula prices compare?
Your US refrigerator is almost half the size of our whole kitchen.
Before Tax im guessing. Interesting Mack.
If you look at the UK labels the price with tax is underneath in smaller type
@@dasy2k1 we may get showed the tax. But unlike our American friends, They have to work it out on all there items. Would drive me nuts.
Hi Mac what I noticed at the pricing label they didn't put in brackets the price after tax ( none food items) ,do they not add tax in the Costco in America? Also you proved the old saying everything is bigger in the USA.😊
Tax is calculated at the till, and it changes based on city, state, area, etc. You never know the true cost of sn item until you check out.
Main difference is we use the word “optician” 😂 I have never understood “eye doctor”, sounds like something a toddler would say haha
Actually if you think about it Americans just need English to be a bit more descriptive. What we call glasses they call eye glasses. I guess they were just confused about which part of their anatomy they needed to put the glasses on so eye glasses tell them exactly where to put them.
I don't know whether you've noticed this difference? But I always think the US meat - beef, lamb and pork - has a higher percentage of fat to lean than UK meat.
The Costco near me has a tyre fitting station attached too
We have those in the US to except we called them tires😂
The reason for the scan in the UK is they are checking for renewal date.
They are also checking it's the person in the card. Your photo comes up on their screen when you scan
Ive been shopping at this store since the mid-90's and the scanning of the card is a recent new thing over the past year or two! the size of goods have reduced in size by in my opinion by at least a third over and the prices have vastly increased also. as for price Costco are still cheaper and good quality in comparison with everything.... but I wish you could by more for your Pound Sterling these days...... Bring back the 90's style Costco where you could buy a Hotdog and Soda for 85p...... Great video and it's nice to compare the US Store to the UK. Best regards...
I thought Costco would never raise the price of their hotdogs if you adjust for inflation
@@Bruce1983 It was a Joke' and inflation has gone nuts in the UK, given inflation only means the interest of the National Dept.... Costco' to my understanding of their business history, are very proud to have their Hotdogs at a low priced value of the US dollar to my understanding. 🙂
The food section. There’s no gelatos at the Costco’s I’ve ever seen, or the “Jacket potatoes” and the chicken sandwich.
I can't get a membership to UK costco as I don't work if any of the businesses that are acceptable for membership. I have an online costco membership though. Amazon is much cheaper for online offers.
We have cost co in the UK ? I never knew this
I don’t get why that limit the UK membership so much or why I can’t upload a photo I chose for my membership card. I don’t want a photo in the shop 😂
Fish with skin on is healthier for you and they didn’t seem to have the skin on in the US
In the US they breed special skinless fish.............
Please,go to a proper BOOKSHOP.
Who cares, if you are living in Liverpool, you hardly fly to Houston to make some shopping.
DOn't watch if you don't care. Nobody is forcing you. Obviously a lot of people found this interesting
@@NickHobbs Of course there are diffrenses, even Coca cola made in Denmark tastes different that same stuff made in Honduras. But, are you going to order some from Denmark?
@@OKuusava I don't understand the reason for your question. Using your example, if I found out that Coca-Cola from Denmark tastes loads better than from other regions, then I may look it up in the international section of my local supermarket.
However, your question is moot: Did you even watch the video? Most of it was about the differences of the STORE, not the quality of the food within it.