The Party Food You Should Always Order Ahead At Costco

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The Party Food You Should Always Order Ahead At Costco By Lauren Bair Dec. 13, 2025 1:00 pm EST

If you've gotta throw down like a boss on a budget, Costco offers the best party platters money can buy. We all feel the warm fuzzies, popping open those bountiful charcuterie, sandwich, or shrimp cocktail trays for our favorite people. But imagine your frowny face if you strolled into the deli department, only to discover the place had been robbed. (Well, okay — sold out, thanks to paying customers.) How can you guarantee that you walk away with your intended haul? Order your Costco party platter ahead.

Complementing a plate of street taco fixins or the much-loved Costco holiday cookie tray , Costco party platter preorders are definitely a thing — the