PSA: This Is How to Score the Biggest Savings at Costco (2024)

If you reached this corner of the Internet, it's likely you spend a lot of time, energy, and money shopping for the latest, greatest, and sometimes quirkiest home buys Costco has to offer. There are zero judgements here: From ultra-cozy bedding to party-ready porches, there are so many worthy products that make us wonder who among us can resist the wholesaler? If you want to indulge in your Costco pleasure—and save some money doing it—Costco Direct is an under-the-radar hack that could change everything. (We haven't been this excited since discovering Amazon's secret coupon page.)

As some who spends a lot of time writing about Costco professionally—and perusing its inventory personally—I thought I knew everything there was to know about the wholesaler. So, when I heard about Costco Direct for the first time last week, I did what every journalist-slash-shopper would do: I called customer service to answer my (and your) most burning questions about how it works.

What Is Costco Direct?

Costco Direct is a buy more, save more program. Here, the wholesaler promises to offer steep discounts on your total if you buy multiple products that are Costco Direct-eligible. (Think: $100 off two items, $200 off three pieces, $300 off four items, and $400 off five or more products.) What's more, unlike quite a few Costco benefits that you can experience only in the stores, this one is online-only. It's like their way of encouraging you to reduce your own shipping costs and their carbon emissions. Most orders are slated to arrive within three to five business days, so you won't have to deal with long lead times.

Will the Costco Direct Offers Expire?

The website doesn't exactly spell out the Costco Direct timeline, so we did some sleuthing and asked customer service. While they promised that Costco Direct is a long-standing promotion with no formal end date, deals are always subject to change, so if you find a few things you love, don't wait. Think of this like Amazon Prime Day's Lightening Deals: Some products will be massively discounted for a few hours only and some will last for the entirety of the event, but there's no guarantee.

What Are the Qualifications for Costco Direct?

As long as you have a membership, taking advantage of Costco Direct is relatively simple: You just need to add multiple eligible items to the same order and ship them to the same address. If you're not sure which products are eligible for Costco Direct, the company has an entire page dedicated to explaining which are and which aren't. Plus, all qualified products have a red "Costco Direct" label on their listing page, which is hard to miss.

What Can You Buy Through Costco Direct?

The Costco Direct promotion is typically reserved for large-ticket items like furniture, televisions, and backyard sheds, to name a few. So while you may not be able to save on those daily essentials like toilet paper and shampoo, this promotion is a great way to save a little bit on those splurge-worthy investments. To help get you started on your new savings journey, we scoured the site and found a few products worth adding to your cart.

Where Else Can You Find Great Savings?

The wholesaler might be known for its excellent value buys—making the Costco Direct section a sale within a sale, so to speak—but it's not the only place to buy something for a stealth steal. Prime members might be familiar with Amazon's Daily Deals, Lightning Deals, and Subscribe and Save pages, but have you heard about its Resale department? The Everything Store's secret section carries products in an array of conditions—so you will have to do some digging—but you can save up to 50 percent on appliances, furniture, and so much more.

Additionally, not only does Walmart offer excellent savings in its Rollback section, but the e-tailer is also offering discounts on electronic bundles. And of course, there's always Wayfair's Open Box section, where you can save big on like-new items because at the end of the day, a good deal knows no bounds.

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