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- Costco has experienced a major surge in sales and shoppers even months into the pandemic.
- With quantity limits and no returns allowed on certain high-demand items, shopping at the warehouse store can be stressful during the coronavirus outbreak.
- Business Insider spoke to three Costco employees from the East Coast, Illinois, and Texas who revealed the best practices to get the most out of a Costco run during the pandemic.
- From the best times to shop to the most underrated items to buy, here's what they had to say.
It's a crazy time for Costco even months into the global pandemic.
The members-only warehouse chain has experienced a surge in demand as panic-buyers flock to the store to stock up on goods like toilet paper, rice, eggs, and hand sanitizer.
The chain is considered an "essential" business, so its stores remained open when other businesses temporarily shuttered amid the coronavirus outbreak.
Even as nonessential stores across the country begin to reopen, Costco can be a stressful place for a shopper during this time, with long lines and massive crowds reported at multiple stores. Business Insider spoke to three Costco employees from stores on the East Coast and in Illinois and Texas, who revealed the best practices for getting the most out of a Costco run during the pandemic.
From the best times to shop to the most underrated items to buy, here's what they had to say.
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