My neighbor from our old house is a butcher at a local Costco, and his wife is a baker there.
I remember him telling me that the reason Costco meats are so good is the turnover. He often bragged about how many hundreds of pounds or cases of meats that he butchered and packaged on any given day, day after day. During the days leading up to holidays, he would come home in the early afternoon and pass out from exhaustion, then he said he even dreamed of cutting more meat.
I don't think turnover has anything to with the quality of the meat.
Good meat is good meat no matter how much a store can sell.
Costco puts a lot of emphasis on procuring the best possible products.
I get the
Costco Connection magazine each month and there are many examples of why they have superior products. The buyers for Costco are on a mission to get the best products at the very best price.
They even work with the vendor to assist in quality and other aspects of their relationship. They travel the world looking for better products at better prices.
This is one reason they have a return policy that no one can compare to. Its a no questions asked policy on perishable food returns.
Electronics and hardware do have differing warranty processes. But if 30 days has not been exceeded, you get your money back no matter the product. That includes electronics and hardware. Cookware too.
Costco is very particular and it shows. That is why Sam's will never be anything more than a Walmart warehouse.
I have found Costco meats to beat all grocery stores in our area.
In closing. I do have one serious complaint with Costco. It is the high possibility that a product you love will become unavailable.
There are several items we loved but Costco quit stocking them.
A good example is the bi-fold wax paper sheets. 700 count I think. 2 pack.
They still sell the foil sheets, but no more deli sheets as they are called.
Sam's has them and I get my friend to buy them for me.
They are great and cut down on paper plate and dishware use.
I use several a day.
