Costco is fine if you don’t mind middle grade products that are predominantly made in China. Want to buy American made cookware or kitchenware? Don’t bother with Costco. Want a manufacturers top of the line product? Likely not at Costco. Do you want that special flavor of BabyBel cheese? Not at Costco. Convenience foods: odd varieties found in no other grocery store, for a reason. Once you figure out Costco’s purchasing and merchandising routine, Costco is lesss valuable as a retailer.