Ok, 1) Are you comparing equivalent quality meats? It's easy to find crap quality meat near its expiration date for cheaper than Costco deli price. It's pret

Ok, 1) Are you comparing equivalent quality meats? It's easy to find crap quality meat near its expiration date for cheaper than Costco deli price. It's pretty hard to find equivalent high quality fresh meat at the same price point without a bunch of coupons or random sales. 2) I'm not sure why you think the store design is horrific. Maybe it's particular to your local Costco, but I've been to at least 15 locations and they're all laid out pretty neutrally with logical aisles and departments. If you know what you want, you can go straight to it as quickly as you can navigate oblivious people pushing their carts at grandma-with-a-walker pace. 3) You're right - items do go in and out of stock because of the whole Costco business model. They arrange for preferential pricing on a contractual basis to get members deals they won't find elsewhere. Sometimes the supplier decides not to renew the contract or Costco decides the shelf space is better used for something else. That's just how it works. If you find a product you like, you can always order it in bulk online when Costco doesn't have it anymore. If you're only going to Costco for one or two items you like, the membership isn't for you.