Costco Auckland - Opening Wednesday 28 September

Forums › Off topic › Costco Auckland - Opening Wednesday 28 September

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ... | 13

5896 posts

Uber Geek

#2973963 28-Sep-2022 09:17

trig42:

Doesn't look like one way traffic - roads are operating as normal, just a bit busy according to Google Maps.

Quoting the caption on the same picture in this article:

"A map of the area shows roads will become one-way to ease traffic congestion. Photo / Costco NZ"

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/camping-out-at-costco-fans-plan-to-get-to-west-auckland-early-ahead-of-opening-day/WBQEEKWRYWLJKAJQKN6QNUL2WY/

networkn

Networkn
32349 posts

Uber Geek

ID Verified

Trusted

Lifetime subscriber

#2973969 28-Sep-2022 09:18

trig42:

Yeah, agreed. The 'Opening Specials' they've advertised online don't seem special enough to warrant getting into the scrum.

To be honest, I wouldn't consider them worth the drive!

Scott3

3963 posts

Uber Geek

Lifetime subscriber

#2973976 28-Sep-2022 09:30

A Facebook user reported no queue at cira 8:30.

May be an image of 6 people, people standing and text

Apparently they opened the store at 7:15am, much earlier than the advertised 8am.

Scott3

3963 posts

Uber Geek

Lifetime subscriber

#2973979 28-Sep-2022 09:34

Example pricing:

. May be an image of text that says 'iPad Pro Wi-Fi, 2021 COSTCO WHOLESA Item 12.9 Inch 112116 Finish Capacity Space Grey Price 11 Inch 111108 256GB Space Grey $1,999.99 112110 256GB Space Grey 47905 128GB $1,499.99 $1,299.99 Apple Pencil, 2nd Gen $189.99 Subject to Availability Limit of units per member 90 Dary Change of Mind Return Policy On Certain Electronic Goods Applies to these items'

Dingbatt

6754 posts

Uber Geek

Lifetime subscriber

#2973995 28-Sep-2022 09:57

So if you are in the market for a iPhone 14 Pro then there’s your annual membership fee covered right there. Except of course if Harvey Norman or Noel Leeming will price match. I assume they would argue Costco is a wholesaler and requires a membership so no price match.

If the picture above is representative of permanent pricing and not just an opening special, then legacy retailers in the area will need to sharpen their act.

edit: @Scott3 Did you queue, or go straight in?

“We’ve arranged a society based on science and technology, in which nobody understands anything about science technology. Carl Sagan 1996

Scott3

3963 posts

Uber Geek

Lifetime subscriber

#2974064 28-Sep-2022 11:30

Dingbatt:

edit: @Scott3 Did you queue, or go straight in?

I havn't been yet. Photos from facebook.

Keen to go, but Have stuff I need to do.

Dingbatt

6754 posts

Uber Geek

Lifetime subscriber

#2974066 28-Sep-2022 11:35

Scott3:

Dingbatt:

edit: @Scott3 Did you queue, or go straight in?

I havn't been yet. Photos from facebook.

Keen to go, but Have stuff I need to do.

If the traffic on Google Maps is anything to go by, I’m glad I don’t need to go anywhere near Westgate (North-West) today.

Also kind of glad IKEA is going to Mt Wellington and not out here, as was initially rumoured.

“We’ve arranged a society based on science and technology, in which nobody understands anything about science technology. Carl Sagan 1996

Equinox IT

Cloud spending continues to surge globally, but most organisations haven’t made the changes necessary to maximise the value and cost-efficiency benefits of their cloud investments. Download the whitepaper From Overspend to Advantage now.

Scott3

3963 posts

Uber Geek

Lifetime subscriber

#2974133 28-Sep-2022 13:19

There are now reports of queues going out the door.

On Ikea, Mt wellington already has issues with congestion, and (based on my visit to Ikea Manila), Ikea will attract a heap of people. The restaurant alone was epic in scale.

duckDecoy

896 posts

Ultimate Geek

Subscriber

#2974197 28-Sep-2022 13:59

My mother in law is American and plans to visit Costco solely to have their hotdogs, "American flavoured" hotdogs are almost impossible to find here (apparently). She was told by the lady who signed her up that they will be the Costco dogs rather than a NZ replacement/equivalent, which is what she's after.

This is a nostalgia thing for her, I don't think she's necessarily recommending them. But if others like American hotdogs then might be worth grabbing one while you're in there.

Scott3

3963 posts

Uber Geek

Lifetime subscriber

#2974249 28-Sep-2022 14:28

duckDecoy:

My mother in law is American and plans to visit Costco solely to have their hotdogs, "American flavoured" hotdogs are almost impossible to find here (apparently). She was told by the lady who signed her up that they will be the Costco dogs rather than a NZ replacement/equivalent, which is what she's after.

This is a nostalgia thing for her, I don't think she's necessarily recommending them. But if others like American hotdogs then might be worth grabbing one while you're in there.

If you are talking about the food court hot dog's, NZ is selling an all pork hot dog (different to the all beef hot dog in the USA).

duckDecoy

896 posts

Ultimate Geek

Subscriber

#2974263 28-Sep-2022 15:09

Scott3:

duckDecoy:

My mother in law is American and plans to visit Costco solely to have their hotdogs, "American flavoured" hotdogs are almost impossible to find here (apparently). She was told by the lady who signed her up that they will be the Costco dogs rather than a NZ replacement/equivalent, which is what she's after.

This is a nostalgia thing for her, I don't think she's necessarily recommending them. But if others like American hotdogs then might be worth grabbing one while you're in there.

If you are talking about the food court hot dog's, NZ is selling an all pork hot dog (different to the all beef hot dog in the USA).

Oh damn, that is definitely not what the sales woman told my MIL! She said they will be selling the Costco dogs just like in the USA. She'll be disappointed. BTW how did you find that out?

trig42

5809 posts

Uber Geek

ID Verified

#2974267 28-Sep-2022 15:28

duckDecoy:

[Oh damn, that is definitely not what the sales woman told my MIL! She said they will be selling the Costco dogs just like in the USA. She'll be disappointed. BTW how did you find that out?

From: https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/130006625/shoppers-get-first-taste-of-costco-in-new-zealand--but-is-it-cheaper

neb

11294 posts

Uber Geek

Trusted

Lifetime subscriber

#2974268 28-Sep-2022 15:33

Dial111: Not worth it in my opinion, much prefer to wait till the dust settles.

Me too.

Twenty to thirty years should do it, I think.

CrashAndBurn

668 posts

Ultimate Geek

#2974273 28-Sep-2022 15:35

neb

11294 posts

Uber Geek

Trusted

Lifetime subscriber

#2974288 28-Sep-2022 15:40

duckDecoy:
My mother in law is American and plans to visit Costco solely to have their hotdogs, "American flavoured" hotdogs are almost impossible to find here (apparently).

Yup, because they enforce both food hygiene and truth-in-marketing laws here. Hot-ground-corn-and-meat-byproducts-with a-small-amount-of-horse-meat-dogs doesn't have quite the same ring.

Having said that, whoever came up with the idea of marketing mini bread sticks as Kiwi sausages also has a lot to answer for.

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ... | 13