I've purchased several items from Costco both name brand and Kirkland, Costco's store brand. A lot of the time, Kirkland is superior to the name-brands, or even the same product (Kirkland vodka is pretty much Grey Goose, if you didn't know). But Kirkland toilet paper... is bad. Quite bad. Paper towels? Love those. But when it comes to TP... I have to go for Charmin.

Now, I haven't bought every single Kirkland item (far from it), but I'd like to know what you guys have found with the Kirkland label that surpasses the product it's competing with- or if there's a specific Kirkland item that is utter crap (crap... toilet paper... get it?), please post that too.

I want to save more money without wasting time. Obviously I can buy and return if I don't like it, but I don't want to deal with the hassle if I don't have to.

the last time i checked, kirkland laundry detergent was very highly rated and very economical. you can search the gardenweb laundry forum for more info. the Sears and WalMart private label detergents are also highly rated, but they all may periodically reformulate the formulas or switch suppliers so you need to keep up with the information.

gardenweb laundry forum

also, some kirkland branded car batteries were very highly rated in consumer reports, but not all models. the sizes for my vehicles weren't highly rated but i still bought it anyways because of the low price. in socal you generally don't need a heavy duty car battery.

So far, I've found that Kirkland trash bags and tuna are superior to name-brand counterparts.

Kunai said:(Kirkland vodka is Grey Goose, if you didn't know).

FYI, this is not true.

Been happy with everything I've bought with the name, from T-shirts to vodka.

Liquid dishwasher detergent rates high in Consumer Reports.

While I like Costco and Kirkland-label products in general, I haven't done well with Kirkland car batteries. I've had them leak in two different cars within the first couple of years--resulting in a thousand dollars in damage to one of the vehicles. At least Costco handled the damage claim appropriately and paid up when their contract battery manufacturer washed their hands of the matter.

FWIW, both faulty batteries were manufactured by Johnson Controls.

Kirkland coffe is good, milk is good, baby wipes are good, toilet paper is better but still needs some improvement, Kirkland frozen meatballs are good, Kirkland dryer sheets are OK (Bounce is better), Kirkland hand soap is good, Kirkland dishwasher detergent is good, Kirkland paper towels are good, Kirkland olive oil is good (but pricey), Kirkland photo paper is good, Kirkland asperin is good, Kirkland Acetaminophen is good, Kirkland alergy medication is good, etc.

Kirkland diapers are good. They don't leak, when Pampers changed design they started leaking.

I got this 3-pack countertop / household cleaning wipe package last week. It's the same as the brand name equivalent and I'm happy with it.