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19 Things You Never Knew You Could Get For Your Home At Costco

There are household treasures in Costco that go beyond flatscreen TVs.
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Associate Viral Content Editor, The Huffington Post

When you go to Costco, you usually think of buying an endless supply of cereal or socks. That's all fine and good, but the next time you trek there, consider some of the items you can't buy in bulk -- like home goods.

Most people are aware about the huge flatscreen TVs Costco holds inside its massive walls, but there are more household treasures to be found. We searched Costco's website to find the coolest and most unique items around.

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Not one, but TWO, touchless soap dispensers.
Costco
Touchless Soap Dispenser Twin Pack, $49.99
2
A huge pillow for you to lounge on.
Costco
Novaform Pillow Lounger, $84.99
3
A keg cooler to make sure the beer at your next frat party is always cold.
Costco
Danby 5.2 CuFt Compact Keg Cooler, $399.99
4
A commissioned portrait of your pet.
Costco
"Commissioned Pet Portraits" by Brandis Sarich, $499 - $2,499.99 (depending on the size of the canvas and how many pets are in the portrait)
5
Or a limited edition Disney painting.
Costco
"Family Pride" Signed and Numbered Limited Edition by Noah ©Disney, $149.99
6
A glowing, neon sign that lets everyone know what that room is for.
Costco
MYSTIGLO Man Cave Neon Sign, $159.99
7
A pondless fountain that will perplex your dog.
Costco
LiquidArt Fountains Hollow Springs Pondless Fountain, $459.99
8
A moderately-priced safe to hold your precious belongings.
Costco
Sentry®Safe 1.23 Cubic Ft. Electronic Big Bolt Fire-Safe®, $199.99
9
A chandelier fit for royalty.
Costco
Lighting by Pecaso Contour in Gold, $3,499.99
10
A 20-jet jacuzzi that holds four people.
Costco
Aquaterra™ Spas Benicia 20-jet, 4-person Spa, $1,999.99
11
This wine "jail" that will keep 60 bottles of wine in prison.
Costco
Epicureanist 60-bottle Grapevine Wine Jail, $219.99
12
An herb garden with LED lights that claims to grow plants "five times faster than soil."
Costco
Miracle-Gro AeroGarden ULTRA LED with Gourmet Herb Seed Kit, $179.99
13
This electric chainsaw so you can safely chop the trees in your backyard.
Costco
WORX JawSaw with Extension Pole and 2 Bonus Chains, $159.99
14
This handy public alert radio to warn you about hurricanes and tornados.
Costco
Oregon Scientific WR602 Portable Public Alert Weather Radio with S.A.M.E., $39.99
15
These unique towels "inspired by the legendary spas of Turkey."
Costco
Turkish Towel Peshtemal 200 GSM 2-pack Towel, $48.99
16
A media console with a built-in electric fireplace.
Costco
Durant Electric Fireplace Media Console, $649.99
17
This Kirkland Signature sofa/bed for your pup.
Costco
Kirkland Signature™ 34" x 22" Tan/Cream Floral Print Sofa Pet Bed, $46.99
18
This 93-inch tall plush bear.
Costco
93" Plush Bear, $179.99
19
And finally, your own personal vending machine to make snacking more fun.
Costco
Selectivend® Refrigerated 45 Selection Food and Drink Vending Machine, $5,499.99

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What You Didn't Know About Costco
Store design(01 of10)
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Store design is key: Fresh food is always placed in the back, which means customers must wind through the entire warehouse to get to them. Costco's main drag is known as "The Race Track," which is designed to expose shoppers to every category of product Costco carries as they make their way through the store, ensuring no one leaves without seeing furniture, electronics, clothing, jewelry, alcohol, food and everything else the store carries. (credit:AP)
One of the world's biggest meat purveyors(02 of10)
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Costco is one of the world's biggest purveyors of meat, selling $4.5 billion worth of it a year.It sells an additional $4 billion in produce annually.[Source: CNBC] (credit:AP)
55 million chickens(03 of10)
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Costco sells 55 million chickens every year.[Source: CNBC] (credit:AP)
Limited SKUs (Stock-Keeping Units)(04 of10)
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Costco only stocks about 4,000 items. In contrast, the average supermarket can carry 40,000, and Wal-Mart stocks 100,000. Trader Joe's is similar in this regard. The thinking is a) too many choices can be paralyzing and results in no purchase made, and b) it increases the sales volume of each item, letting Costco cut bigger discounts in deals with suppliers.[Source: CNBC, New York Times] (credit:AP)
Kirkland label(05 of10)
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15% of Costco's products are under the Kirkland Signature label, which is almost always less expensive than national brands. (credit:AP)
Verifiably low prices(06 of10)
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An independent study from Consumers Checkbook showed that Costco's prices on food products are about 30 percent lower than those at the largest supermarket chains. No items are marked up more than 15 percent. In contrast, most supermarkets mark up prices by 25 percent and department stores by 50 percent.[Source: CNBC] (credit:AP)
Crazy for cashews(07 of10)
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In order to sell products for as little money as possible and break even, Costco does everything it can to lower its prices. For example, its changed the container shape on their Kirkland cashews from a round plastic jug to a square one, which maximizes space on the pallets. The adjustment saved around 400 trucks a year in shipping the product nationwide.And boy are cashews popular. Costco buys up half of the world's supply of the most popular variety, and every week they sell $300,000 worth of them.[Source: CNBC, ABC]Photo by Flickr user Bitman.
Costco's wine power(08 of10)
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Costco is credited with making high-end wines more affordable and making global wines more popular, according to CNBC. The company is one of the largest importers of high-end French wines and many premiere brands. Costco sells more more than $1 billion worth of wine each year, more than almost anyone else in the world, leading many, including Wine Spectator, to call their wine buyer, Annette Alvarez-Peters, one of most powerful figures in wine industry.Like everything else at Costco, nothing is marked up more than 15%. Sales of Kirkland label wine bring in $63 million, a number they hope to quadruple. [Souce: CNBC, Wine Spectator]Photo by Flickr user quaziefoto. (credit:Flickr: quaziefoto)
Membership not (necessarily) required for booze(09 of10)
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In some states, due to the rules surrounding liquor licensing, you don't even have to be a member to buy wine or other alcoholic beverages at Costco. In California, where it's not required, you just need to go to the membership counter and ask for an "alcohol pass."According to a recent list by The Consumerist, other states where a membership is not required for booze include Arizona, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Indiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Texas and Vermont.Costco's alcohol sales are comprised of 50 percent wine, 25 percent spirits and 25 percent beer. (credit:AP)
Behind the $1.50 hot dog(10 of10)
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Costco's $1.50 hot dog and soda is the same price as it's been since 1985. To maintain the low price, the company switched from canned soda to machines, cut better deals on condiments and buns, and in 2008, they started making their own hot dogs. Today, Costco sells more than 100 million hot dogs each year.Photo by Flickr user jwalsh. (credit:Flickr: jwalsh)

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