For the last few years, I've always ordered a Costco Cesar salad few times a week. It would come with very generous portions, ever since the membership fee increase in price I've noticed several things.

1. Receiving one lemon slice instead of two.
2. Drastically reduced portion of cheese.
3. Less lettuce overall I no longer have leftovers anymore.

This was a serving of lettuce which before would have to avoid preparing the other half because it was so filling and would start to go soggy in the fridge. Now I can finish everything in one sitting knowing I've ate less.

It seems the old portion of Cesar salad's are gone. I will now begin to eat the Alfredo Pasta Chicken more regularly and log the weight to price, could they be reducing the weight while raising the cost slowly? I will like to find out.

CONCLUSION: Costco is raising fees, cutting overhead costs, this is savings which may not be realized until quarters later. My opinion is Costco is most likely making other covert changes internally to cut overhead costs on other daily products they serve, while raising membership fees. Long term even more up.