Costco delivery
Ranked 6 of 9 grocery delivery services by recommenders
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.
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.
10 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 7
- criticize it
- 3
- approval share
- 70%
Recommended in 4 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 7 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 2.3 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 4 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Delivers bulky and bulk purchases
“"costco same day" is delivery costco via instacart, with adjusted prices”
Comment from 4 Jul 2026 in “Costco Is the Anti-Amazon” “When you order a washing machine (I did couple months ago), everything was included.”
Comment from 4 Jul 2026 in “Costco Is the Anti-Amazon” “order bulky things I don't want to carry from Costco online”
Comment from 4 Jul 2026 in “Costco Is the Anti-Amazon” - Comment from 4 Jul 2026 in “Costco Is the Anti-Amazon”
Little extra cost for delivery
“They magically show up at my door for very little extra cost and I don't have to bicker with my kids”
Comment from 9 Dec 2025 in “Kroger acknowledges that its bet on robotics went too far” “I’ve heard it’s cheaper than actual instacart even though it is instacart”
Comment from 8 May 2026 in “I Want to Live Like Costco People” Saves time and avoids hauling
“They magically show up at my door for very little extra cost and I don't have to bicker with my kids”
Comment from 9 Dec 2025 in “Kroger acknowledges that its bet on robotics went too far” “order bulky things I don't want to carry from Costco online”
Comment from 4 Jul 2026 in “Costco Is the Anti-Amazon”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Online prices above in-store prices
“There is ~10-15% markup for Costco online delivery orders vs in-store prices.”
Comment from 18 Aug 2026 in “The Amazon Tax” “"costco same day" is delivery costco via instacart, with adjusted prices”
Comment from 4 Jul 2026 in “Costco Is the Anti-Amazon” Tips add to delivery cost
“I find tipping for grocery delivery adds pretty significantly to the cost.”
Comment from 9 Dec 2025 in “Kroger acknowledges that its bet on robotics went too far”
Other grocery delivery services people recommend
The four most recommended other grocery delivery services, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DoorDash | 34 | 102 | 25% | 11 | — | — |
| Instacart | 24 | 51 | 32% | 7 | — | — |
| Amazon Fresh | 21 | 23 | 48% | 7 | 2 yrs3 owners | — |
| Uber Eats | 16 | 41 | 28% | 9 | — | — |
| Costco deliveryThis page | 7 | 3 | 70% | 4 | — | — |
What people said
9 of the 10 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“There is ~10-15% markup for Costco online delivery orders vs in-store prices.”
“order bulky things I don't want to carry from Costco online”
“same day costco delivery when you need stuff in bulk”
“i use costco delivery a lot because a good portion of what i buy there can be delivered with it”
“"costco same day" is delivery costco via instacart, with adjusted prices”
“When you order a washing machine (I did couple months ago), everything was included.”
“I’ve heard it’s cheaper than actual instacart even though it is instacart”
“I find tipping for grocery delivery adds pretty significantly to the cost.”
“They magically show up at my door for very little extra cost and I don't have to bicker with my kids”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.