Costcard
Issue No. 2 · April 2026
By the Numbers
151 Members,
108 Warehouses,
One Quiet Revolution
$51k
Tracked Spend
Since launch, Costcard members have scanned 450 receipts across warehouses in every region of the country, from Lynnwood, Washington to Pompano Beach, Florida. Here's what the data reveals about how America shops at Costco.
$115
Avg. Receipt
6.3 items per trip
$795
Largest Receipt
A single trip
2,789
Line Items
1,715 unique products
What America Buys
- 1 KS Water 40pk 45× $3.99
- 2 Bananas 35× $1.49
- 3 Strawberries 32× $7.99
- 4 Rotisserie Chicken 25× $4.99
- 5 Avocados 25× $4.67
- 6 KS Organic A2 Milk 19× $11.20
- 7 Pasture-Raised Eggs 17× $6.65
- 8 Organic Spinach 16× $4.48
- 9 Mandarins 16× $4.17
- 10 Greek Yogurt 15× $6.10
How Receipts Arrive
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The rotisserie chicken never changes price. Everything else does.
That's $29.34 our members left on the table. They had no idea.
That's $29.34 our members left on the table. They had no idea.
2,871
Price history data points
78%
Receipts via Costco sync
$4.99
The rotisserie constant
$2.43
Avg. price drop per item