Costco opens first NZ store | nzherald.co.nz
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- Thousands of Kiwis flocked to Costco today to check out the new American wholesaler.
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This must be a good thing.
It's clear that New Zealand's supermarkets have been price gouging for ages - at the very least, this should make them behave themselves much better
totally how supermarkets behave to make alot of money from kiwis is disgusting !
See the roast chickens in pack and save for 15 dollars....in costco today I paid 8 dollars and was triple the size of those in the local supermarkets
Not until they build more Costcos throughout the country. Lucky for Aucklanders tho
@@colingander3051 kiwis have been ripping each other off for ages, look at fonterra a global kiwi company, GLOBAL...and it bludges of the government when it hits hard times, our taxes, then they up the prices on our dairy products, disgustingly greedy shareholders!!
@@edineujunior oooooo yeahh! ive never been to cost co but it must be blaaardy good
As someone who lived in the Philippines as a kid (my parents had a job there) and the USA (my husband is American), I've actually grown up seeing bulk-buy supermarket chains and hypermarkets such as Costco, Walmart and SM Hypermarket (in the Philippines) as just a norm.
Like, back in the States I recall there being these massive car parks surrounding one massive Walmart or Meijer in the centre.
That said, after years living overseas, when I moved back to New Zealand, it kinda surprised me how expensive groceries were, and how limited our options were compared to the US or Philippines.
If I was you I would go back it’s not good enough in nz compared to wat you had in Philippine n america
so exciting, hopefully more and more retrailers don't forget NZ, although we are at the corner of the world.
I will support the small nz owned. Not these monsters!!!
About time!! Those supermarkets need competition. I hope it helps with the price gouging
Keep hoping !!
Now the real story would be watching them fit all of that into their house when they get home
20 year employee here in the United States. Welcome!
Much cheaper to have a Gilmours Membership Card than a Costco Card. Only downside is that you can't charge it to your account at other Gilmours Store. However you can charge it to your Farmlands Card. So Gilmours a huge high five in my books!!!!!!
Especially bulk buying
I just spent 1k there today, I believe I was not the only one who went over the 1k mark, its quite easy to spend a lot as you are buying bulk, but things I bought will last for a very long time
Did you try the hot dogs or the chicken bake? I want to try them!
@@almac9203 The hot dog was sold out, do you mean the roast chicken? Its huge! the other supermarkets are ripping us off, I bought a tine roast chicken in packNSave the day before for 14 dollars, tiny, in Costco is only 7.99!!! and HUGE!! I still have some in the fridge
@@edineujunior no the chicken bake is a burrito like roll that is baked and full of a creamy chicken filling. If you search Costco Chicken bake you will see videos of people eating this food. It looks delicious and they sell it in the American and Australian Costco alongside the hot dogs. BTW that Costco roast chicken you described sounds like amazing value.
As long as you got a good "per unit" price, it's okay. Shame that the rotisserie chicken is almost $8 there. In the USA it's only $5. My family buys 2 every week and we use it for sandwich wraps then use the bones to make chicken soup. Totally worth it.
@@edselgreaves6503 der, there is not cheaper because it costs 5 US DOLLARS that is $8.95NZD
I don't need that much stuff so I'll just keep supporting my local store's
If you want to pay premium prices for the same shit then go for it
@@chelseakerr2981 my local supermarket was a 1 dollar a kg cheaper on drumsticks per kg and I didn't have to buy 5 kg. NZ grass feed scotch is only 47 kg their Aussie grain feed scotch 69
this should create a better competition and create much better compettitivemnes change, i am very sure many will draw away from pak n save and countdown and others due to seeing price changes because they will draw conclusion of why did you not price drop before ? quite simply because they have been greedy for profit no other reason , giver it 6 months you will see much change !
OH MAN N IM GOING THERE!!!!⭐⭐⭐⭐💯
hopefully with this, the utility bills would go down with the competition :)
wow soo awesome , im liv ein colombia, soiuth america i have travelled to australia and north america, this is very impressive to see , about time actually i say to see , so us kiwis can get a very big idea what is available in the usa
In my opinion, NZ need more competition in big groceries stores i.e Costco, Hypermart, Carrefour etc as currently it is dominated by 2 business giants only.
3 haha New World, Countdown and Pak'nSave, excluding Kmart and The Warehouse the latter also starting to sell groceries and merge with another store
@@azziebean4773 They're referring to those supermarket's parent companies, Woolworths and Foodstuffs, which don't have great reputations.
New world and pak n save are owned by the same company called foodstuffs
Sounds like a load of crap to me, American processed food and plastic junk. Most of the shoppers looked overweight or ethnic, not usually the type who should be spending up large. Who in their right mind would pay $60 to join a shop, its a rort. For those who don't know, Kirkland is part of Seattle, USA.
Well, Sunshine....The savings in petrol paid for the membership card in 4 weeks.
It's not PART of Seattle, it is based in Seattle. I pay 110.00 for my membership and it's totally worth it. Just got my three pairs of prescription glasses at Costco for under 800.00 and at other places it would be over 2,000.00. I know, I spent it the last few years because I didn't like the frames Costco was offering. They have upgraded their styles a lot.
At Costco in Canada we could buy a quality Kiwi lambskin jacket for $350 and 1kg Manuka honey for $60. Hope Kiwis get the same good deals after being screwed over for years.
Interesting to read the negative comments from masochistic Kiwi consumers.
Hahaha 😆hilarious 🤙
Can anyone tells me where in nz is this new store open. Thank you
Not sure how this works out business-wise, knowing the supply chain is so long for a relatively small population in the middle of nowhere.
Another place amoung the thousands to shop. Fantastic
In need of a Coffin and Jacuzzi? Shop at Costco today
shuuudup have you got shares in Countdown & Pak n Save ?
This will upset the duopoly of foodstuffs etc ...excellent...
Where abouts in West Auckland ?
Let's do this with banks and insurance companies they make record profit's
Why do we need Costco card
Wish there was one out sth auckland
That's what I was wishing, but after going out to Costco on opening day, I'm not so sure. It's bulk buying but expensive groceries. More so for businesses and people who do monthly shopping, which in real time means big spend. I mean i worked out some of the prices of everyday essential items, it's cheaper out south than Costco. So no thanks I'll stick to my local stores.
Hope that there won't be any Ram Raid😅
Always has to be in bloody Auckland first! So it’s not really in New Zealand yet, it’s just in Auckland.
That will make Countdown& Pack& Save raise their prices actually, not everyone can have access to Costco because it's far, I live in the city and I don't have a car!!
Why not just take an Uber??
@Edsel Greaves good idea but counting the Uber cost back and forth, is it worth it couple of $ cheaper at Costco?
@@skamony2001 well I don't live in NZ, but in my country what I do is take public transport as close to the store as possible, do my shopping and then take an Uber back with my groceries in the trunk. The Uber driver will usually help you unload the car as well.
@@skamony2001 and yeah it's only worth it if you buy enough stuff. For me I buy about 6 weeks worth of food, plus about 20 new clothes. That's enough to justify the cost for Uber.
They need to get their shops to the main centres
Is there a garden centre there?
not really, there is a small section with large pots, but they appear to be (of great quality) cheaper then if you would buy them in miter10 etc.
No, but they do sell plants from time to time. Now, here we are heading into fall so it's Mums. They also sell Christmas trees, real and fake.
Disappointed to see that significant portions of this video are out of focus eg 0:40. I would have expected better from NZ Herald.
don't like bulk buys
Saw some coffins displays in New Zealand Costco yesterday on the opening. Have been to US and Australia Costco they dont have such a thing and why in New Zealand having it in their store. Are selling coffins too in Costco. What a Feng Shui😨
They do have them in Costco overseas 🤦🏾♀️
Yes here in Sydney Costco they have them too.
Does any reporter talk to any kiwis or are there none left in Auckland
@@HunkyMan777 Or other latecomers - like europeans .
They are hiding in the bush mate! Don't worry Costco will open a mini branch out there. 🤭🤐
@@mikeinjapan2004 I'd be surprised if they haven't already got a site in mind on the moon !
they all moved to Australia for better money, cheaper nicer warmer houses, better weather...
@@HunkyMan777 She said any kiwi’s? Are Pasifika or Indians not “Kiwi” enough for you? Most recent data shows Auckland is made up of about %59 European, with Pasifika making up %14.6 of Auckland. So please get your facts straight or just own your bias against Pasifika & Indians ok Darrin Elford?
NZHerald Paywall sucks, make your money with ads not some type of subscription that you need just to read one story.
Meanwhile I bought a single kilo of tomato for $16.00 at countdown and a single capsicum piece for $5.99 🙂 from countdown
Even cherry tomatoes can be upwards of $8.00 for a kilo now 😬
Hope one comes to Hamilton can't wait 😆
Where's the meats from hope not overseas
Their Costco sucks, the prices are so high over in NZ and they don't have the full proper Costco. It's like a rip off version of it. 🤣🤣
Too much stuff. From all over the world. Is it really necessary, consumerism? Will the profits be going outside New Zealand instead of supporting New Zealand people? Don’t think big box stores are a positive thing. I liked it better when there were small locally owned shops. The character, the connection, local people and goods, seemed to be much better than today
2:10 Are you surprised how excited kiwis are ???? Nope
everyone to poor to smile these days
Lol so behind 😂
Pantry fillers great can't wait......
In on need UN like in have no price specials ? Do costco endorse Djtrumps POTUS in America
Why are they so happy that Wallmart didn't come, it's interesting?
When I lived in New Jersey there was a Costco, Walmart and Sams club within a mile of each other. If you went to all three the differences in quality and service in Costco was so much better with Walmart the worst
Current Govt be like, welcome to Costco, I love you.
It's much cheaper than introducing a brand new government supermarket into the market (a form of nationalisation) - although less permanent