12 Costco Favorites We Wish They’d Bring Back

One big great Costco hack is that price tags are coded to communicate how long shoppers can expect to find a given item in the store.

Price tags that end in .97, .00, or .88 indicate the clock is ticking. As for price tags with an asterisk, load up your cart while you can; it’s officially the last call.

Read on for some of the most recent fan favorites that have vanished from Costco’s shelves.

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1. Kirkland Take and Bake Pizza

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To call Kirkland brand Take and Bake Pizza a fan favorite would be an understatement. The pie was an easy weeknight meal and helped families stay within budget.

While this option may be gone, Costco still offers pizza night. They continue to carry Kirkland brand frozen pizzas in the freezer section and hot and ready Kirkland pizzas in the food court.

2. Pots Fudge Lava Cake

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Considering that one of the best times to shop at Costco is an hour before closing, Pots Fudge Lava Cake is the perfect impulse buy for a late-night snack.

Or, at least, it was before the dreaded asterisk appeared on the tag, and Costco shoppers had to say goodbye to the delectable chocolate treat.

If you're ever in the UK, the lucky Costco shoppers can still buy Pots Fudge Lava Cake in that location.

3. Kirkland Signature 100% Mediterranean Blend Oil

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This Kirkland signature product, a combination of olive, grape, and canola oil, was perfect for frying, baking, and mixing in a salad.

While this fan favorite has officially been discontinued, Costco still offers some of the best deals on olive oil around.

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4. Rao’s Homemade Alfredo

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This creamy pasta sauce hit the spot for shoppers craving a little comfort food before it vanished from the warehouse’s shelves late in 2021.

While the beloved sauce is still available at plenty of other stores, Costco’s two-for-$6.97 deal was hard to beat.

5. Brookside Dark Chocolate Strawberry and Passion Fruit

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When the beloved 2-pound bag disappeared from stores last summer, many Costco shoppers had to find a new favorite snack.

But this discontinuation isn’t on Costco; you can’t find the dark chocolate strawberry and passion fruit flavor on the Brookside Dark Chocolate website either.

6. Primal Kitchen Buffalo Sauce

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This paleo and keto-friendly vegan goodness arrived on Costco shelves just long enough for it to become a fan favorite.

While you can’t find this sauce at Costco anymore, hot sauce lovers can still buy a gallon of Frank’s RedHot sauce, which is also dairy and gluten-free.

7. The combo pizza

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Many Costco food court items disappeared at the beginning of the pandemic, but over time many of them returned. Unfortunately for fans of the meat-and-vegetable heavy pie, the combo pizza was not among them.

8. Bibigo Chicken and Vegetable Organic Potstickers

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When this easy treat vanished from Costco freezers, many shoppers were disappointed. But the good news is that Costco still carries Bibigo Beef Bulgogi Tandu, as well as Bibigo Chicken and Cilantro Wontons.

And who knows? Maybe someday they’ll bring the Chicken and Vegetable Potstickers back.

9. MacFarms Salted Caramel Milk Chocolate Macadamias

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Costco discontinued this delightful Hawaiian snack at the same time they discontinued a wide range of Hawaiian fare.

Since there are theories that the original increase in Hawaiian inventory in 2020 was due to the pandemic temporarily slowing travel to the islands, it makes sense once the world opened back up, there was less of a need for Costco to bring Hawaii to the mainland.

Bottom line

When go-to favorites disappear from the shelves of your favorite store, it’s never easy. You might miss a product because it was a great deal that helped you save money on groceries or simply miss it because it was unique and delicious.

While saying goodbye to the items on this list might be hard, we have every reason to believe they’ll be swiftly replaced by new favorites. So try and keep your heart and your shopping cart open to the possibilities.

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