A quick ranty list of complaints:
The store is too small for the amount of people and the enormous carts. It is a game of bumper cars every time.
Similarly, more than once I had to give up since the parking lot was completely full and I could only take so circling the lot. The gas lines are reminiscent of the pictures from the ‘73 oil embargo.
The location of items and item selection changes constantly.
There is few staff available to help you find anything.
The free samples attract hangers on like moths to a flame, blocking traffic. People treat the samples as a free lunch for their kids, and let kids ride unsafely ride inside the cart and not in the cart seats — no one stops this.
I have more, but writing this is already getting to me.
Every where else I have been, Costco is great. The store is never packed, even if busy at times. Checkout lines never exceed 5-10 minutes. Gas lines rarely exceed 10 minutes at the busiest of times.
I prefer to go during lunch hour or after work.
Doesn't get better than that.
The absolute key is to eat BEFORE you shop, because otherwise you end up with at least 30% more food that you probably wouldn't get if you weren't hungry.