Just drove around the new Costco Ardeer car park for a while and abandoned all hope. Suggest people wait a few days before trying. However the petrol station seemed to be pretty clear with lots of bowsers.
Costco Ardeer Is Currently a Nightmare
try2bhelpful on 10/04/2025 - 12:38
Last edited 10/04/2025 - 13:17 by 2 other users
Last edited 10/04/2025 - 13:17 by 2 other users
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Weekday is not that bad. I avoid weekends.
Hahahaha Agree, normal day at Lidcombe.
any ev charging?
Usually not, which, companies like Costco & Bunnings should start to embrace. Just normal 22kw charging units, given customers will spend an hour there anyway. Just don't have them too close to the entrance, as ICE vehicles will park there.
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I generally avoid anything new due to this very reason. The staff and their procedures are green and every Karen within a 20km radius will be there.
I also avoid change it is scary
Not so much scary as often irritating until everything settles down. It will be interesting to see what it is like in a few weeks. They really need to invest in multi-storey car parks.
No I am terrified
Only 20km?
Yes. The others will be going to Moorabbin, Epping, Ringwood and Docklands.
Docklands Costco is closed.
Oh dear
I see what you did there.
No eye deer
I think I’ve identified purgatory. Lots of guys in hi vis vest directing people to nowhere. It looked like performance art.
Saw in the news took people about an hour to jump off the ring road to get to Costco and once your in you can spend another hour driving around a car park trying to find a spot. Sounds like a nightmare I will wait a couple weeks before heading over.
Probably not helped by school holidays.
They should charge for parking. It'll clear out the looky-loos quick smart
But they charge you for a membership to buy in the first place…… So shouldn't that clear out people too…..
must be the same folks who lined up for pandamart.
Hopefully they designed the petrol station so when busy doesn't stop access to the warehouse like in Epping Vic absolute disaster
Melbourne people still very rich….lol.
I wonder if they still giving out free samples
I just doordash costco now. its crazy they offering discounts atm so evens out the delivery fee only really get Dog and Cat food. trying the Beef is ok too.. Am on the Gold Coast and it was so crazy for ages..
Is it FOMO or boredom?
They literally could've gone to the Docklands Costco the day before this one opened.
FOMO - it's meant to have more stuff including golf cart and a $1k cheese wheel.
High demand stuff heh
Curiosity mainly.
Why would you bother if it's such a shit experience? Any savings you make you lose on time and petrol/end up paying even more, might as well go to Coles/Woolies/Aldi…
Most Costcos aren’t normally like that. Misjudged the timing.
My nearest Costco is like that on most weekends and Thursday evenings.
The advantage of retirement.
It was fine on Thursday night, the second night of opening.
Thanks for the update.
Costco Lidcombe is like that every day.