text: I visit this Costco twice a month, usually. 4 years ago, when we joined, I used to spend LOTS more $$ here than I do now. I feel the product quality since then has gone really down.(clothes, especially) and is actually very junky-looking. Not as good as it used to be. I think that's also due to the fact that when I go, I don't see it looking very organized or clean.\n  I 95% of the time go on Monday afternoons. Depending on when the newest coupons take effect or expire, the place can be CRAZY busy, or slow.The book selection has gotten worse over the past few years, and the latest redesign of the store lessens the amount they used to carry. BOOOOO! Guess i'll be using Sam's Club for more and more things now.\n\nYes, there are good to great deals to be had there, but not -all- the time. Yes, the $1.50 hotdog combo makes for a tasy and uuber-cheap lunch. Yes, the rotisserie chickens are great, but they seem smaller than before. Yes, the parking lot is one of the 7th layers of Dante's Hell. Yes, contacts are a good buy here, and the glasses/frames are actually quite great! Yes, gas is another good buy here, but a small tip: PURCHASE A GIFT-CARD inside the store, for say...$30. Use that for your gas purchases, instead of your credit card or debit card. Costco (Sam's club, too)  is notorious for holding $$$ on your card, ASIDE from the actual charges for your gas. Once, it was $300 for me! I learned this trick about the gift card, and life's been good ever since.\n\nI have a love/hate relationship with Costco. BTW: Old Pennsylvania Dutch eggnog they sell at the holidays is AWESOME and so chock full of booze, you'll be knocked over when you open the bottle. BEST BUY EVER.