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Costco enthusiasts can attest that even though the popular warehouse club doesn’t sell Allhe definitely seems to be getting closer.
Costco warehouse sizes range from 80,000 to 230,000 square feet, encompassing 146,000 square feet on average, according to the company’s website. Obviously, these huge warehouses have enough space to store a large number and variety of products, from large packages of toilet paper to patio furniture.
But aside from fan-favorite items like legendary roast chickens and food court hot dogs, the warehouse club has some unexpected and even weird products and services. Here are some of the weirdest items members can buy at their local Costco or on the company’s website.
Costco is known for its bulk items, but its extra-large offerings aren’t limited to food and other groceries. A prime example of this is a 93-inch teddy bear large enough to tower over a small child, as shown in item images on Costco’s website. The size bear is available for the low price of $399 and comes in blonde and rainbow colors.
Costco customers might be surprised to learn that the warehouse carries a type of ham often touted as the best in the world. The Covap Jamon Iberico Bellota ham leg comes from acorn-fed pigs, roaming freely on a minimum of two and a half acres and raised in the Valle de los Pedroches in southern Spain. Aged for more than 3 years and weighing more than 15 pounds, this huge piece of jerky costs over $500 and comes with a stand and a knife to help with slicing, according to the Costco site.
Costco not only sells saunas, but it sells several varieties. The Warehouse Club site lists smaller saunas that only fit one or two people, as well as others that fit three, four, and even six. The six-person sauna retails for almost $5,000 and includes 15 heating panels and four built-in speakers.
For cheese lovers, nothing beats an unreasonable mound of grated Parmesan on a favorite pasta dish. Rather than buying the small slices of Parmesan cheese available at typical grocery stores, Costco customers can nab a whole wheel of hard, grainy cheese for nearly $1,000. the whole wheel Parmigiano Reggiano weighs approximately 72 pounds, is imported from Italy and aged for at least 24 months.
For those looking for an above ground pool, Costco has you covered. The company’s site currently offers several large and small varieties. A remarkable list is approximately 31 feet long, 16 feet wide and has a water capacity of almost 14,000 gallons.
Although Costco is best known for its grocery deals and offers, some fans of the company may not know that it can also help them book a dream getaway. Costco Travel allows users to book vacation packages, flights, hotels and car rentals online.
Although Costco’s choice to sell caskets may seem odd, some shoppers may be pleased with their competitive prices. Funerals can be extremely expensive affairs. According to the National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA), the national median cost of a metal casket alone was $2,500 in 2021. The handful of casket deals currently listed on Costco’s website range from 1,149 $.99 to $1,599.99.
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Zoe Strozewski
Zoe Strozewski is a staff writer for Eat This, Not That! A Chicago native who now lives in New Jersey, she graduated from Kean University in 2020 with a bachelor’s degree in journalism. Learn more about Zoe
