Costco Wholesale Corp (NASDAQ:COST)

incredible potential, everyone I know who shops there loves the company.

Employees seem happy compared to Wal Mart. Dividend is low but thats more a safeguard with the alternative being payouts exceeding price of a stock share. I like their expansion plan. They are a growth stock and just keeps working.

Great moat. As good as buying gold.

Great business model. Ultra-popular. Who doesn't love Costco?

Great business model for retail.

I was always rumored that there was oxygen pumped into the casinos in Las Vegas. While that may not be true there has to be something pumped into a Costco Store. The moment I enter the door my carefully scripted shopping list is immediately chucked and I am pushing that cart down the aisles filling it with whatever I come to first. It’s only after leaving the store and realizing I just dropped a couple hundred dollars again that I start trying to recall if I actually picked up anything on my list. And I am not the only one who does that, the same spell seems to be cast on everyone who finally found a place to park and entered the store.
Costco has 5 dollars of cash for every dollar of debit, the last quarter sales show a 9 percent increase over the previous quarter, they are expanding both in the United States an into the international markets, people love to work there and they sell those amazing muffins. I will be buying more Costco stock but I will have to save up as they only sell it in packs of 24 bundled together in plastic.

Why ... because they provide people with what they need/want at a reasonable price and are the brick/mortar version of Amazon with a pharmacy.
Also a top 25 pick

The costs of its products is relatively low. It sells a great verity of goods. The placement of its stores is is excellent. Its employes are enthusiastic. The goods are well placed. The PE ratio is in line with its earnings.

Very well run, high customer sat, and higher per-transaction rates than peers.

I've followed Costco as a customer for a couple of decades and in the San Francisco Bay Area, it is the go-to store for bulk purchases. Their parking lots are ALWAYS packed from around Thurs.-Sun., and when gas prices go up, there are endless lines at their pumps.

In the next 5 years, the economy is said to start growing again, but very cautiously. In my opinion, caution to the average person means, buy your food, toiletries, and other basic needs in bulk to save money... Costco is the leader in terms of gaining customers in this way of thinking.

But beyond this, the CEO of Costco is a genuine person that I admire and that perhaps is the biggest reason this company will thrive. If there's one thing I learned from Motley Fool, is it's important to know who's running the ship.

more upside than downside

Their strategy is great and their execution is outstanding.

Very low debt when compared to industry. Margins are lower as expected (bulk sales) but COST achieves almost twice as much revenue per employee than Target and WalMart. Low debt and efficiency in COST make this an attractive buy at these levels.

A Tiffany & Co. subsidiary is suing Costco.

It had reached its height for a while.

Costco will eventually overtake Walmart

Costco has very good management and continues to give consistent performance. They continue to grow the number of outlets which should allow Costco to outperform the S&P.

Has merchandise that people want and need at a discount-level price.
stock price is up about a 35% in the past 22 months.

We have bought a laptop, 55" HDTV, a stand to hold the tv as well as groceries in the past year.

Excellent management, a loyal customer base, and future expansions as the economy recovers! Plus, I am a member, so I understand personally why the customers are so loyal - it truly is a great company.