Costco resale store Coscomall Tsurugashima Wakaba store

Much ado about nothing

There was so much hype in the lead up to the opening of this Costco resale store in Tsurugashima city, that I was expecting much and was greatly disappointed! I will give management this: they are excellent at marketing. The world and its mother knew that 'Coscomall' would have a preopen from January 25th and open permanently from February 22nd and it drew crowds. I wonder how many others were as disappointed as I!? The good points: you don't need a Costco membership card. They sell their bread and donuts in smaller portions than at Costco. There is free parking nearby and five official parking spaces at the front of the store. You can use cash now - for the preopen you could only use credit card. The bad points: it is much more expensive than Costco. Moreover, the shop is tiny. About a third of the size of a regular convenience store and not even a hundredth of the size of the average Costco!