I Finally Took the Plunge in Kailua-Kona

Welcome to Costco!  I have the executive membership too, I get 5% back or something like that.  I've known a few people that work there, they ONLY promote from within and treat their people really well.  They won't hire store managers (for example) from outside.  You have to start out at the lowest level and work your way up.  I know people who have been there 10+ years and swear by it.  They work with college schedules and other jobs too (this lady was also an RN).

Aloha, Elizabeth -- I've been to a Costco two(or maybe three) times in my life as a guest.   It is a pretty amazing place and I recall a couple of televison shows about the store's business practices.   The likelihood of me needing gallons of olive oil or the super jumbo roll of  aluminum foil tells me that while the savings may be significant, it's probably not a good match for me.   As far as wine, I recall they are largest wine retailer in the world...enjoy your bounty.    

I had a Costco membership, but switched to BJ's Wholesale Club.  They have the same stuff and the store is much easier to navigate.  And I find I can buy things that aren't in insane quanties.  

Thanks to Chris Ann Cleland 's comment, I learned about BJ's, although we buy large quantities of sugar at Costco for our bees.  We have the exec membership, too, and get 5% back. Always fun to look around.

Costco has been our mainstay for years as we buy most of all the entertaining party needs there....and get cash back every year.  Gotta love that!

LOVE that you actually took my advice and got your Costco membership. On the Big Island of Hawaii, that's the place to go. They have a wide variety of local foods all in one place. In the bakery section, get a Lilikoi cake--absolutely to die for! And the seafood, like poke, is fresh. Don't forget to gas up at Cosco! And, no kidding, they gave me (your friend) $10? Life is good...see you soon.

A Costco in Kona?  I can't even imagine it.  The last time I was there, Kona was a small village, and there were absolutely no big box stores.  I'm thinking it was 1988.

I've been to Costco a few times but never really caught the fever so far.. don't usually need the mass amounts they sell.