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Your Costco membership saves real money on plenty of things, but fifteen specific items quietly cost more than the same product at Walmart, Target, Aldi, or Amazon, and every one has an honest swap. Here are all 15, priced with real August 2026 numbers, with the cheaper name to buy instead. And here is the fair part: this is not a Costco-bashing video. Costco genuinely wins on the rotisserie chicken, gas, Kirkland laundry detergent, and its pharmacy, and several of these swaps are into a cheaper Kirkland or store brand. Number one is a single swap in the baby aisle that can hand a new parent about 350 dollars back over a year. WHAT WE COVER: THE PANTRY — Bulk spices in giant jars go flavorless about six months after opening, so a small grocery jar wins. Kirkland canned tuna runs about 37 cents an ounce versus roughly 26 cents for Target Good and Gather albacore. Cereal double-boxes go stale and lose to grocery buy-one-get-one sales. FRESH AND PERISHABLE — Bread twin-packs mold before one or two people can finish them. A flat of berries and a bag of six avocados spoil faster than a small household can eat them. Bagged salad kits turn to slime in days, while a whole 1.50 head of romaine lasts the week. THE SPOILAGE AISLE — A double gallon of milk often is not cheaper than the grocery loss-leader on the corner. Warehouse condiments and jumbo cooking oil lose quality or turn rancid before a small kitchen uses them up. CLEANING AND HEALTH — Kirkland paper towels can lose per-sheet to a Scott multipack at Target. A five-pack of Clorox wipes at about 22 dollars for 425 loses per wipe to Great Value at about 12 dollars for 300. A four-pack of Mrs. Meyer's hand soap is around 41 cents an ounce versus about 8 cents for Softsoap. BRAND NAMES AND BABY — Nature's Bounty fish oil is about 25 dollars for 130 softgels while Kirkland is about 16 dollars for 400. Books, DVDs, and cables are cheaper on Amazon, where an Amazon Basics HDMI cable carries the same 4K picture for a fraction of the price. And number one: Kirkland diapers run about 29 cents each while Walmart Parents Choice runs about 12 to 16 cents, roughly 350 dollars a year on a baby, with the one exception being Costco's March Kirkland diaper sale. THE 3-QUESTION TEST for any Costco purchase: 1) Is the unit price actually lower than your usual store, not the total? 2) Will you honestly finish it before it spoils? 3) Does the price tag end in .97, Costco's markdown code for a genuine clearance deal? Pass all three and it is a real deal. All prices verified August 2026 against retailer listings and current reporting; prices and programs vary by location, date, and demand. This video is independent and is not sponsored by or affiliated with any store mentioned. Did we miss an overpriced Costco item you have stopped buying? Tell us the item and your store in the comments and we will test it for a future list. Subscribe to Smart Shopping, we do the unit-price math so you do not have to. New videos every Tuesday and Friday.

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