EXHIBIT 23.3
CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in the
Registration Statement (Form S-3) and related Prospectus and Prospectus
Supplement of Price/Costco, Inc. and to the incorporation by reference
therein of our report dated November 19, 1993, with respect to the
consolidated financial statements and schedules of The Price Company (not
presented separately) included in the Annual Report (Form 10-K) of
Price/Costco, Inc. for the year ended September 3, 1995 filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.
Ernst & Young LLP
San Diego, California
February 20, 1996