When you shop at your Costco, it is important to pay a close attention to the price tags. This habit will help you save as you will be able to identify what's a real deal. Take a minute and learn the techniques offered here. We offer some details and some explanations below.
We just checked 5-6 online sources that explain the cost coding system at Costco. According to these sources, we can tell you with confidence that:
When you see a label that ends with ".99", we are talking about a regular price.
When the price ends with ".79", ".49", ".29", ".09", the product also sells at regular price, but Costco was able to obtain a special discount from its sellers or producers . This is probably valid for products that Costco had purchased in large quantities. Costco can then afford to lower the price a little to be even more competitive than other grocery stores.
When the price ends with ".97", you should know that this product is a bargain. This product is on special at Costco. Usually it is a sale while supplies last. You have to act quickly to take advantage of it.
When you see a product with a price tag that ends with ".00", it may be a returned product that sells at a super low price. It's the best deal of all!
If there is an asterisk on the price tag, it is a discontinued product.
To sum it all up, your best savings come with labels that end with:
".00"
or
",.97" + an asterisk.
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