Secret guide to Costco’s prices reveals how to score the budget warehouse’s best buys

Costco shoppers have discovered a ‘secret’ guide to the budget warehouse’s prices — and the hack will help them save even more money on their groceries.

Thousands have flocked to their nearest Costco after realizing it sells everyday items at a discount, from groceries and clothing to electronics and home decor.

The benefit of a Costco bargain is the $60 annual fee, which often deters shoppers – but those who take the plunge are reaping the rewards too, and Australians can’t get enough of the 15 store locations across the country .

Carla, a mother of three, revealed that the store has five different types of prices which indicate whether products are on clearance, unusually cheap or part of a special manager agreement.

Popular lifestyle vlogger Ryan Quinlan shared the chart that determines if item prices end in 99c, it’s full price, but purchases that end in 97c are special corporate discounts that won’t last long.

Prices ending in 49c, 79c or something similarly unusual are the manufacturer’s special offer to test the products before selling them at their normal retail price.

Items that cost round numbers (ending in .00) indicate that the store manager wants them off the shelves so they are priced low and running out of stock.

The last detail to pay attention to is asterisks

on prices – as this means these items have been discontinued, prices will be reduced to remove them from the shelves.

Parents of larger families have reported saving hundreds of dollars on their grocery bills by buying in bulk at Costco — and this new hack will benefit them even more.

Several customers shared the bargains they had scored in the warehouse.

‘The €0.00 prices are insane. I have a casserole that normally sells for $75 for $15 because it was the last one in the store,” one person shared.