Here's How You Can Shop at Costco Without Paying For a Membership

As affordable and awesome as Costco is, there's one slight stipulation that might deter some people from shopping there: the annual membership fee ($60 and up). But in exciting news for bargain shoppers everywhere, Costco is now available on Instacart, the service that delivers groceries to your door. Plenty of grocery stores including Whole Foods and Target have been available on Instacart for a while, but the addition of Costco is a game changer in particular — it's a way to work around the membership and get access to all your favorite Costco groceries. OK, you will be missing out on Costco's popular free samples, but you can always use your friend's membership to get your fix every now and then.

However, a downside of Instacart is that there's sometimes a markup on certain stores' groceries, including Costco. POPSUGAR reached out to Instacart to confirm that there is a 15 percent or higher markup on Costco items sold on Instacart. That means you're paying a higher price than you would in-store, but you're saving on the cost of the membership. For example, Costco's famous rotisserie chicken is $5 in stores but is listed as a little over $6 on Instacart. If the convenience of delivery is worth the steeper prices to you, you're winning out in the end.

Costco delivery through Instacart is available in more than 40 cities in states across the US, and you can see if it's available near you if you're too curious not to try it out.