# Costco delivery

7 Hacker News commenters recommended Costco delivery and 3 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 4 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Bulk and bulky Costco purchases arrive at the door for little extra cost, but critics note online orders carry a 10-15% markup and tips add up.

## Why people recommend it

- Delivers bulky and bulk purchases (4 comments): ""costco same day" is delivery costco via instacart, with adjusted prices" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48782762)) "When you order a washing machine (I did couple months ago), everything was included." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48782475)) "order bulky things I don't want to carry from Costco online" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48786837))
- Little extra cost for delivery (2 comments): "They magically show up at my door for very little extra cost and I don't have to bicker with my kids" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46205267)) "I’ve heard it’s cheaper than actual instacart even though it is instacart" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48067368))
- Saves time and avoids hauling (2 comments): "They magically show up at my door for very little extra cost and I don't have to bicker with my kids" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46205267)) "order bulky things I don't want to carry from Costco online" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48786837))

## What people warn about

- Online prices above in-store prices (2 comments): "There is ~10-15% markup for Costco online delivery orders vs in-store prices." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49348283)) ""costco same day" is delivery costco via instacart, with adjusted prices" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48782762))
- Tips add to delivery cost (1 comments): "I find tipping for grocery delivery adds pretty significantly to the cost." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46206454))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [DoorDash](https://hackerapproved.com/p/doordash.md): 34 recommend
- [Instacart](https://hackerapproved.com/p/instacart.md): 24 recommend
- [Amazon Fresh](https://hackerapproved.com/p/amazon-fresh.md): 21 recommend
- [Ocado](https://hackerapproved.com/p/ocado.md): 6 recommend
- [Tesco grocery delivery](https://hackerapproved.com/p/tesco.md): 5 recommend

## Where to get it

- [Visit the official site](https://www.costco.com/)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Costco delivery", https://hackerapproved.com/p/costco-delivery/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).