UPDATE: My wife and I ventured out to the new Costco around 11:30 am on opening day. It was busy but there were no lines to enter and the staff appears to be well trained with reasonable check out lines. Lot’s of specials (like the $10 off a a 4 pack of NY Strip Steaks) will run through Sunday (7/16). Quite a site to see everything (even their clothes) organized so nicely. This warehouse seems slightly smaller than the Avondale location, not sure how it compares with the Surprise store (off the 303), and the aisles (at least by the frozen food section) seemed a bit narrower than the Avondale store–but we found this to actually be a positive so that you can easily see both sides of the aisle as you walk. Lots of food samples throughout. The gas station has 5 pumps on each row and there are either 4 or 5 rows of pumps (two-sided) so while the gas prices are cheap (comparatively speaking), the lines were reasonable here, as well.
Huge parking lot but people are going in and out so it won’t take long to find a good space. Entry into Costco off VerradoWay is simple, just be sure you are in the far left turn lane to turn into Costco, otherwise you’ll be turning onto Roosevelt Road, but there is another entrance off Roosevelt, too. Overall this is a big THUMBS UP to have a brand new Costco (w/ gas) just down the road from all of us. Hooray!
ORIGINAL STORY: If you are a Verrado resident then you know that our nearby Costco opens on Thursday, July 13. People are already lined up on Wednesday night to score some rumored opening day bargains. We also hear that they will be restocking their shelves after the first two hour crush subsides so it’s up to you if you want to brave the heat and wait the line…or not. The gas station is already open.
Costco is a members-only store, so you’ll need your membership card or purchase one when you are at the store to enter. Here’s all the info you need to knopw about Verrado’s new Costco:
Address: 1111 N. VERRADO WAY, BUCKEYE, AZ 85326
Phone: (480) 618-4007
Hours: Mon-Fri. 10:00AM – 08:30PM. /. Sat. 09:30AM – 06:00PM. / Sun. 10:00AM – 06:00PM
Departments and Specialty Items:
- Fresh Deli
- Fresh Produce
- Optometrist
- Self Check-out
- Take Out Pizza
- Bakery
- Fresh Meat
- Gas Station
- Pharmacy
- Service Deli