Top 5 Things You Didn't Know About Costco

Top 5 Things You Didn't Know About Costco

It may be your favourite store to shop in, but do you know all these weird facts? For this list, we're asking questions like; How do they sell rotisserie chickens so cheap? Has Costco ever had legal trouble with brands? How much do Costco employees get paid? What's the weirdest thing you can buy in costco? Where was the first store built? and many more.
So fill up your shopping cart, cause here's a buttload of factoids.

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[SnipershotsxAZx]

I’ve recently started working for costco and it’s pretty awesome. Starting pay was $13 with Sunday’s paying time and a half. You are given 4 memberships to distribute between family. Health and dental benefits are amazing. Plus they help a ton with college students! You do have to get lucky when it comes to getting an interview.

[TheMorrowgamer]

As a Costco employee I can attest these are all true.
In Canada the wage cap for a regular employee (not supervisor or manager) is just under $27/h.
Benefits: Dental and Medical, eye glasses, paid disability leave (if you need surgery of whatever) and the company always hires internally and does all training internally.

No experience is needed when applying, all they want is someone who's willing to learn and works hard.

[andrzejkafel]

I love how they said, "The CEO believes the workers should have a living wage" and it just sad that other corporate executives do not think likewise.

[jaytee]

my costco pays $17 starting pay and sundays i get payed $25. no other retailer even comes close to those wages. and literally all i do is stand at the door and say hi to people lol

[JACCO]

That moment when you have 2 degrees, and EMT cert, and work for a major federal contractor and still make less than the average wage of a Costco employee.

[elizabeth]

Please Post a video about the Top 5 things you didn't know about Costco and talk about 1.) the annoying and frustrating long lines at the register 2.) Can not find regular everyday supplies 3.) Problems with the membership fees/prices 4.) The one about the branding of items and some vendors don't want to sell products in Costco(Costco gets in trouble with a lot of venders selling unauthorized products). And the biggest problem that people don't know about Costco is that they DO NOT treat employees well.
I worked for Costco for 28 years before I resigned, I never got promoted, my job title never changed and employee benefits are less than average (also, benefits are 3rd party companies, so you have to deal with separate businesses to use them, you can't work with a Costco department to use the benefits, hope that made sense)
The list on the GREATNESS of Costco that you have is data from 1996, this list does not reflect the current working conditions of Costco.
Ohhh, and the CEO (Singeal who I love, he is a great man) resigned in 2010, the new CEO is NOT a Singeal type CEO, maybe that why Costco is not doing well as when Singeal was CEO.

[MakeItWithCalvin]

They forgot the killer food court... ill admit there is many a time I swing by Costco just to grab a pizza or hot dog :)... there is something to be said about a company that wisely uses the loss leader strategy to get people in [cheap food court, rotisserie chickens, oddball items...] but hey it works.

[themeanestkitten]

I worked at Costco as a (parking lot attendant) for 5 months before I had to move, I made 12.75 an hour CND +$1 an hour more on Sundays, it was the best job I've had so far... help lift heavy objects into vehicles/push carts to the store front, and best of all I only had to talk to people if I was helping them with something.

[JDsHouseofHobbies]

I wanted to buy a car at Costco, but you have to buy two taped together.

[wolfsbane]

I can be quick to criticise America, but one thing they have gotten right is shopping! I'm sitting here extremely jealous, I want a Costco in my country as well! And even their normal supermarkets are huge, lots of variety, lots of different brands of the same product so you can choose. Love it. Wish we had that here..

[mrcupcake]

As of 2015 they raised their minimum wage to $13 an hour

Topped out full time I make over 50k a year

Two bonuses a year worth $2500 for what seems to be no reason when you get it which is awesome.

Great benefits with dental at a low cost.


All these things you can make just by pushing carts and boxing peoples items.


I love my job

[Paul-D-Hoff]

They are closed on Thanksgiving, New Year's Day, Easter, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, and Christmas Day.

[Bookishbakercass]

I am a costco employee and as of 2018 starting pay is 14 an hr. Its an amazing company if you can get in as they are hard to get in but once you do people tend not to leave.

[KyKhamphoumy]

As a kid you know you just went for the

[DerekBoldiene]

I love Costco so much I used to work there as a demo sampler for three years. Then I left because it got a little stressful but I loved it so much. What I love about Costco
1 Free samples
2 Good prices on bulk
3 The Food court food is cheep and have a good price
4 They are also nice to there members
5 You can also have as many samples as you want

[landfair]

I used to love to go to Costco as a kid on Saturdays. You could start at one end of the free samples and not have to buy dinner after. And the toy isle on Christmas was great.

[spiritofthewolfx]

They pay their employees exceptionally well.

[killersushi]

*My friend met his wife at Costco. She was buying 5 gallons of mustard and he was buying 5 gallons of Ketchup. It was a match made in heaven.*

[GraphicJ]

Welp I'm applying for a job at Costco tomorrow.

[Gio]

Watching this right after my shift at costco lol