# Costco delivery

Hacker Approved page: https://hackerapproved.com/p/costco-delivery/

6 people recommended Costco delivery in Hacker News comments, 1 had mixed feelings and 2 criticized it, November 2025 to October 2026. It was recommended in 4 of 12 months, in 4 threads. It does not meet the Hacker Approved badge rule.

3 of the 6 people who recommend it commented in one thread, “Costco Is the Anti-Amazon”.

**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.

Summary written by Claude from 8 comments.

## Why people recommend it

- Delivers bulky and bulk purchases (4 comments in the sample): "i use costco delivery a lot because a good portion of what i buy there can be delivered with it" ([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 in the sample): "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))

## What people warn about

- Online prices above in-store prices (1 comment in the sample): "There is ~10-15% markup for Costco online delivery orders vs in-store prices." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49348283))
- Tips add to delivery cost (1 comment in the sample): "I find tipping for grocery delivery adds pretty significantly to the cost." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46206454))

## Other grocery delivery services people recommend

- [Instacart](https://hackerapproved.com/p/instacart/): 19 recommend, 2 mixed, 49 criticize
- [DoorDash](https://hackerapproved.com/p/doordash/): 15 recommend, 14 mixed, 95 criticize
- [Amazon Fresh](https://hackerapproved.com/p/amazon-fresh/): 11 recommend, 7 mixed, 21 criticize
- [McDonald's app](https://hackerapproved.com/p/mcdonald-s-app/): 8 recommend, 3 mixed, 47 criticize

## Where to get it

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

## The badge

A product earns the Hacker Approved badge when at least 10 people recommend it, recommenders outnumber critics at least 2 to 1 (mixed feelings count toward neither side), it was recommended in at least 4 of the 12 months and in at least 5 different threads, and no single thread supplies more than half of the people who recommend it. Health and money products are never badged.

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Costco delivery", https://hackerapproved.com/p/costco-delivery/ (6 recommend, 1 mixed, 2 criticize; Hacker News comments, November 2025 to October 2026).

Counts updated 2 Nov 2026, with data through October 31, 2026.