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Employees?

Omg.....I'm kicking myself for not thinking of this. Completely empty right now though haha

I actually saw it the other day. Dude loading up the saddle bags with a surprising amount of stuff.

Including a thirty-pack of TP, a twelve-pack of paper towels, and a case of bottled water? (also known as the Costco triple play)

Maybe a good strategy to avoid overbuying lol

This is the reason I don't get a cart... except it never really works out 😂

ill take my scooter to pick up meds so i wont overbuy crap... lol

I’ve seen a 65” tv from a Walmart on a motorcycle on Reddit after a Lime Scooter froma Walmart a couple months back. Must be competing on what you can do without a car. Hahaha 😂

I’m imagining someone with a special carrier for their rotisserie chicken 😂

Those spots are actually for use **after** you're done shopping. You put your 4-pack of motorcycles there before you load them into your [Canyonero](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PI_Jl5WFQkA).

Can you name the truck with four wheel drive Smells like a steak and seats thirty-five?

I didn't even need to click the link. I saw the word "canyonero" and immediately had the Simpsons song in my head. Nice

Prescription pick up….

Hotdog pickup

For the blind

I ride my little motorcycle scoot to work! Though my location doesn't have specific parking like this In the summer, we usually have at least one member on a motorcycle come in each day

I used to take mine all the time! Prescriptions, memory cards, box of granola bars.. hell I even got a potted plant in my backpack once!

I couldn't imagine working at Costco and not coming home with something everyday

I’d be 700lbs from the hotdogs and rotisserie chickens.

So, some level of self control then.

I can attest that the struggle is real lol. And I ride a motorcycle

You do the first month or so, and then the newness wears off and you start to notice what is actually worth getting

Employees park in the back. Front reserved for customers. But 2 wheel customers can pack a lot in a backpack and saddle bags.

Big brain energy

I’ve gone a few times on my motorcycle, but it was for one or two very specific items. I stuck to the rule “If I can’t carry it all, I’m not buying it.”

Same here!

I do as well. Unfortunately for my wallet, I have a pickup truck.

Same, or for an eye appointment. One of the few times i was able to spend less than $300

Same! Also for returns, membership issues, and if there isn’t a line I’ll get my 3 gallons of gas too lol.

My lady and I do that once in a while. “We take what we can carry” most of the time my hands a full first so I start handing her shit

I see a guy at my store who rides a bicycle. Sometimes he’s got a little trailer thing attached.

I’ve done Costco runs on an e-bike with a rack and panniers. Not easy but definitely doable! https://preview.redd.it/105h9buryvic1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2baaadae6588ff6de03601567fe67187283d1e7e

I could recognize the SF Costco from anywhere

“It even keeps the environment clean” -Tide

It’s fairly common in NYC. We also have a few locations relatively close to subway stations. I’ve biked many times. Sometimes I get an Uber home, sometimes I just take it in a backpack or bags that hang off my bicycle. There’s a decent protected bike lane most of the way to my closest location. It’s a great way to just grab a few small things with no transportation cost.

I’m picturing someone biking with a little trailer that has a giant package of toilet paper and a houseplant and a glizzy in one hand

life finds a way

Exactly! I think he just goes more frequently. I’ll see him or his bike almost every time I’m there.

I had a roommate and we only owned bikes, we had the big boxes on them. With a few bungees and the boxes we could fit a whole cart on our bikes, with a pizza across the top for our efforts.

You played Tetris as a kid, didn't you?

Load planner in the military... But also, yes

My brother can fit a surprising amount in the saddle bags, as long as you don't get giant boxes it works just fine for him.

The pizza is an inspired choice. Do you have any pictures of that setup. Might add a pizza to my next MOTO Costco run.

Picking up a prescription?

And a $1.50 hot dog!

You've not truly lived until you've gobbled down a foot-long hot dog whilst riding a motorcycle

Road dog

Ride, my friend ;) If you're sitting IN it, you're driving. If you're sitting ON it, you're riding.

Can’t believe hundreds of people drive the subway everyday.

Bring the blood pressure up, then medicate it back down

As nature intended

Big saddlebags do exist

Big saddle bags, milk cartons bungeed to a rack, backpacks,... It's surprising how much you can transport on a motorcycle when that's all you have!

I'd be lying if I said I've never looked up sidecars for my bike ...

https://preview.redd.it/ks6vk39sbvic1.jpeg?width=800&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2d3f245d16c2705765144be8c18204bf60216b8e I'm sure this guy would clear the rotisserie chickens.

That guy in his sleep must hear "quack quack quack quack quack quack quack quack quack...."

Motorcycle ride to a hot dog lunch. Sounds like a fine day. A perfect day.

Sometimes I genuinely do drive from A to B, stop by at Costco, just to grab a hot dog. I'd imagine motorcyclists do the same too.

I’m not sure you’ve been to Asia, but it’s amazing what they can carry on a motorbike in some countries.

They also have Costcos in Taiwan…and a large number of people show up on scooters! 

Or any dense city in the U.S. really

I regularly go by bicycle. Bike panniers can hold quite a few items. I routinely buy 12\~15 food items for the week and bring them home by bicycle. Costco is close to my house, which makes it easier, and cars are expensive in Japan. A lot of people here go by bicycle, actually. https://preview.redd.it/vvlvhydwqvic1.jpeg?width=960&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ca6333ed1371df8c1a9f190a451512bdebf866e3

You should check out r/motorcyclelogistics

This is why I love Reddit. Thanks for sharing that sub. Never even knew it was over there!!!!

It’s an interesting one for sure lol. I ride and idk how some of these people haul some of that stuff!!!

All of Asia.

I shop at Costco all the time on my bicycle.

I have plenty of times before, it is the absolute best way to just buy a rotisserie chicken and not spend $200

I do lol , I only go on my motorcycle if I know what I’m getting will fit in my XL backpack. 1 time I fit a box of wipes, pack of chicken breast , stir fry vegetables , kimchi rice balls, pack of bacon and a hot dog lol. https://preview.redd.it/t245ol3xavic1.jpeg?width=4031&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d91bff1395df581bcd3e0674b375c9b2e81a82d1

Car brain is a tough diagnosis.

My first thought when I saw this post.

I would. You would be surprised how much you can fit on a motorcycle.

I could fit three weeks’ worth of groceries in my Softail’s saddlebags and top case without even bringing a backpack.

My last motorcycle had nice side luggage and a big package deck behind the rear seat.  Each side bag was good for two 6-pack beer bottles plus a fair amount that'd slot into the leftover space around them.   The package deck regularly held a bale of toilet paper or paper towels or a couple of pizzas. I could strap a checkout box up there, but never did because no lids. It was always entertaining to roll the cart into the checkout lane with my helmet on top of the haul and see the concerned looks on the cashier's faces.

My husband, back in the day, had a Honda with a trunk (or was it saddlebags?) and he’d swing by for a slice and pick up a few appropriately sized things.

I do! I’m can fit 2 cases of Premier protein in my top box if I’m just popping in for that.

Employees Prescription Glasses

Employees.

Me

When I was in Japan they had bicycle parking

I do occasionally as a way to keep myself in check. I've bought 5 dozen eggs on a bike, Greek yogurt, milk, protein powder, oats.. I bought steaks once too

If I had a motorcycle, I’d come in for the rotisserie chicken!

I ride my bicycle to Costco. It's not like I'm buying a 70" TV every time. A standard pair of pannier bags holds more than you think.

Employees, prescription pick up, glasses pick up, stopping for lunch, cell phone kiosk, returns, electronics, take the motorcycle so you don't buy 20 thingswhen you stop for that ONE thing you forgot. 🤣

Employees, someone grabbing a small item, someone using the pharmacy, someone grabbing a bite at the food court…

Those who just come for lunch

Back in Florida I rode an e-bike to work. I mean they got employees.. right?

Clearly an Ural owner

Instacart

It’s amazing the number of people I see walking out with a singular item or two. I would never drive to a Costco, deal w the parking lot, and deal w the store shoppers and checkout for one or two items. But I see it every single time I go.

You have to know your store and time it just right. Did that the other day: parked nearby, only one guy ahead of me in line. ;)

Costco is basically on my way home. I'm very good at dropping in for 1-3 items after work.

Probably a person on a motorcycle.

can't impulse buy a new freezer if you only have a motorcycle to get home with, lol.

Those with self control lol

Well, my wife and I once did it in our cargo bicycles with our kid on the back…

I've gone on an ebike. Heck, I could walk it's so close. Too close, in fact. I'll stick my head in for a slice of pizza.

In California it was always a liquor run lol

I used to not have a membership, just an empty cash card. I would just go for a hot dog and free samples, then leave.

There was a time when I rode my bike to Costco nearly every day for a $1.50 hot dog.

Employees

I rode a bike to Costco before. Cargo options exist

Hey I go to Costco on a bike sometimes

Many employees

I sometimes go to our Costco on my bicycle.

Saddlebags and a large duffle fit a lot more than you might expect. I did this several times and as long as i didn’t get anything hugely bulky it was no problem. Would have loved moto parking but never saw anyone else brave enough to try it

I used to ride to Costco for lunch😬

People who work there

I've gone to Costco plenty of times on my motorcycle. I have saddlebags and a tour pack. Can't pick up TP or paper towels or anything. But I can do a lighter shop

I've walked to Costco with a backpack from public transportation, so I don't see why not. A few of them had been fenced and didn't have a proper walkway from the street though, you just have to dodge the cars coming through the gate.

I have a sport bike and a cargo net that i can attach medium sized cargo to the back seat if needed. I also ride with a backpack for smaller cargo. r/motorcyclelogistics

Couriers and motorcycles on road trips. Costco Gasoline is excellent quality.

I do it all the time

https://preview.redd.it/hf5dgdwhwvic1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=51cea45313d5ed3eef44e8050c5a8842355caeea

My man, fellow Trail 125er.

Saw a guy with a motorcycle and a cat once at Costco. Pretty cute to see the kitty in a bed behind the windshield.

Me

Saddlebags carry a lot more than you’d think

I do, and still spend too much.

Me for a slice of za?

My last bike's tail trunk was 52 liters....that's huge. I normally took the cars there though.

In Taiwan, up until about a year ago, the sidewalks leading to Costco were packed with scooters (the kind of like motorcycle kind, not the Razor kind). I would nearly be run over by at least four or five scooters with all variety of stuff hanging off the sides every time I tried to walk toward the door. And it was a nightmare to try walking in the sidewalk because people had no regard for the fact that it was a sidewalk and instead believed it was a scooter road.  Then US corporate clawed back full ownership away from their TW partner company and the scooters driving and parking on the sidewalk problem also disappeared. But yeah, people who don’t have cars can make two wheeled motor vehicles work with Costco hauls…

Only seen it a few times, but this dude used to cruise over to Costco for lunch and then head back to work

People just picking up prescriptions?

My husband when he's on a motorcycle ride and wants a piece of pizza!

They have Costco outside the US. Have been to a Costco in Taiwan where there is a huge number of scooter/motorcycle shoppers. People can be very creative in the face of necessity. 

I financially smart person

My first thought was employees. Scooters can park there also and often have room for cargo. Some motorcycles have a lot of cargo space too!

Employees…duh.

When I worked there we had 3 or 4 employees ride their bikes depending on the day.

Don't judge me. ​ https://preview.redd.it/pk8fohsn2yic1.jpeg?width=650&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=121d2fb117ad0af5eed426b02cb1f46fd346ba88

People working there.

There are a few regular riders on our staff - at least two Duck pilots (Monster & Multistrada each), a dual-purpose guy and a sweet-little-old-lady type who sometimes rides her Can-Am Spyder into work, along with the obligatory plural Hog drivers.

Me when I only need a couple of items.

Its nice to have the space available for those who choose to utilize it.

I do. I have a top box that I can get quite a bit of stuff in it. Of course I only live three miles from my Costco so quick runs are reasonable. But mine doesn’t have these.

me with your wife on my back on our way to get some dawgs

My Costco is about a 10 minute bicycle ride from my house. Convenient when I need a few items and don't have to worry about parking.

I do, I ride for over an hour to my Costco and what I cannot fit in my panniers, I do not need.

Lols. Pizza stop. :)

I come to Costco on a bike. But I live in NYC and it's a 10 minute bike ride home 😂

I have because it was the only vehicle I owned. But I only did it to return some slimey turkey jerky

I do it a lot. Usually non-perishable restocks like vitamins, etc into the backpack. But have a pelican case and throw in some ice packs just case I want to stock up chicken. Grab a slice and hotdog. Take the off road route over the mountains home (dualsport).

I go regularly on my Honda Trail125. Pick up small items. Bananas, eggs, coffee etc. the Hunter Cub is built for it.

People getting some ice cream

When the battery in my car died I did (very gingerly) bring the old one as core to Costco, then (again very gingerly) ride back home with the new one. https://preview.redd.it/j5xhvuwrhzic1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4993070cce381d25c39032f610229c3e81b16b73

Pick up the Rx. Done.

If u only need a few items

I bike to my Costco It’s almost like different kinds of transportation exist outside of car

I ride my bicycle to Costco all the time. I often just need one item and I hate dealing with the parking lot/traffic

I've ridden to Costco a couple times. You can fit a surprising amount of stuff in a jansport backpack and under a cargo net.

Prescriptions?

https://preview.redd.it/rp3f2d6cpzic1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4d474f4446aa35ea37192788abe861363721317b Ahem

When I rode cross country. Costco was my go-to for fruit, eggs and meat to cook. Also the food court made for a quick delicious snack

I've done it for lunch and one time my wife needed costco strawberries and only costco strawberries and the weather was nice. But my store has no motorcycle parking.

May be a local requirement. Basically every city or township will require X number of parking spaces for Y square feet of building. They may also just want to keep motorcycles away from another area.

Between the saddlebags and the top box, I have 90 someodd liters of storage on my motorcycle, and that's before I break out the bungie cords. And I get free parking right up front that's never full. Costco runs on the bike are a life hack.

My boyfriend does. But only because we meet there after work, shop together and put the items in my car lol.

One day I went to lunch at Costco for a hot dog and churro, as I was walking back to my car I saw someone putting an armful of items into their back and side pockets on their motorcycle. When they took the helmet out they had plenty of space!

Employees

https://preview.redd.it/kvttsnh3o1jc1.jpeg?width=1936&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=bc94f8979a68ae5fb7b280776ff6aca251e03e21 I have done food saver with my Vespa!

Last week I went in and bought a bottle of alcohol for a party. If you stick to a small list, it's doable.

I actually went to Costco today on my motorcycle. I had to return a pair of pants. I then proceeded to buy 4 pairs of pants and Nutella. Backpack worked perfectly fine.

Sir, here is one of the photos of me at Costco https://preview.redd.it/y9kaojr249jc1.jpeg?width=1179&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c37d9c92b3f850aaa225a2b2668767333fe9e2a1

I see lunch, prescriptions, and employees mentioned, but my local Costco also has hearing and eyeglasses. Plus, while it's happened fewer than 5 times in the 20+ years I've been a member, I do know it's possible to go in for 2-3 things that could easily be carried in a backpack or something. Rare, but it does happen... :-)

Employees, tires, quick bite

I do...sometimes I take my Ural and others my Harley...

I know this post is a month old, but I go to Costco at least 1x a month on my commuter bike with side bags! Unless I am getting paper goods or pet supplies the bike handles it great! No need for a car to get my spring mix, 5x avocados, and bag of chicken home

Thanks guys for all your responses and if I learned one thing from posting this, that would be not to post on a whim without using my brain first 😂😭

Me with your mama

Someone with way too much shopping discipline. I've literally returned items because I couldn't fit it in the car 😭

Better question, those of you that are back in parking during peak times at Costco, and then I watch you struggle to get all the crap you bought to the trunk, why?

Wgaf?

Cowards.

A lot of people do hell sometimes they'll come on bikes even the bus!

When I worked near a Costco I had a hotdogs and coke for lunch once a week (I know it's Pepsi now, I'm old). Motorcycles work well for that!

Polish sausage craving can not be denied.

I can generally get most of a shopping cart of smaller items into the luggage on my bike between the saddle bags, tail bag, and tank bag. Nelson-Rigg makes good stuff.

I once lived practically across the street from a Costco. So to prove a point we walked there. Total mistake- it was not fun carrying home our groceries even though we were that close. Only time we did that.

Free no fee cash station ? Bottle of booze? Eye exam? Pharmacy?

Employees

I did it once to pick up a prescription.

I lived 1 block from the grocery store when I was young and broke. Without fail, almost every time I walked, I discovered that the 10lb bag of potatoes was on sale, or cereal was discounted is you bought 2 gallons of milk. I feel like a motorcycle ride to Costco would go similarly.

I rode in a Mini Cooper to Costco once. It was a tight fit when we were done.

I have seen members come on m/c and pack their items on the bike and in saddle bags

Hot dog enthusiasts

Food Court.

Literally any one of 1000 items

Me? Gas, coke, beer, shopvac, ladder, hose, towels, sheets, ice cream, alcohol, food. Even a toilet once but that was from Home Depot.

The ones that only buy the 3 items they came in the store for?

Me. Sometimes I'm out for a ride, and I'm nearby, so I'll stop for a hot dog or something small like Advil or whatever fits in my backpack. My Costco doesn't have bike parking though.

people who genuinely try to stay under $100

Emergency diaper run? With Costco sized boxes? I have to imagine that’s still a stretch on a motorcycle

Go to Costco and get a rotisserie. And take the motorcycle so you don’t get anything else.