[sureshv]

Since this is an item I get regularly - it’s $9 for a 4-pack of Kerrygold butter at the Mountain View Costco ($2.25/ 8oz bar). Same 8oz butter is almost double at Safeway or Whole Foods. The local Walmart is $2.83 per bar.

I have rarely found Costco items more expensive than other local stores, at least for my regular items.

I discount Trader Joe’s since they don’t carry branded items other than wine and beer.

[inferiorhuman]

I discount Trader Joe’s since they don’t carry branded items other than wine and beer.

They carry a variety of branded items including Kerrygold, Tilamook, Rouge et Noir (Bay Area cheese maker), those kringles, Spindrift, Columbus (lunchmeat), those organic herbs, and Tom's of Maine (hygiene). There's probably a few more.

[fiter]

It's funny that you mention Rouge et Noir; I think they've been re-branded to "Marin French Cheese". I miss the old name.

[simonsarris]

That's weird, it's $11.49 in NH for the same thing at Costco. :(

And 2.50/bar at Walmart here

(What I actually buy now is the French cultured butter from trader Joe's though, which is v good)

[xnyan]

Second on TJs butter. For quality to value ratio of most foods, TJs blows Costso out of the water imo, and you don't have to buy cheese in 3 lb blocks.

[disgruntledphd2]

That is depressingly cheap Kerrygold. I live in ireland (the home of Kerrygold), and it cost me 3.75 euro to get one of those packs today :(

On the bright side, the no-name brand butter is almost as good here, so it's not a total wash.