I know this thread is 2 years old.
We are the benefactor of Costco building a store across the street from a poorly-run Sam's.
I finally gave in over a year ago and got the Costco Visa. My rebate for 2021 was a few dollars shy of $800. I got talked into upgrading my membership when I got my check, they claim I would have gotten a $250+ check for the premium membership also.
We don't shop there for gobs of groceries and such. I do buy a lot of gas there. I have bought a lot of Kirkland oil, bought a few iPads there in 2021, a couple pieces of jewelry for the wife and maybe a few other large purchases. I will say that my average bill there is $200, maybe once a month. Laugh all you want, but I never walk in and walk out without the following three items-
Box of 0W-20 oil
Slip of paper towels
Slip of TP
We weren't scrambling for TP in the Summer of 2020. We just went into the walk-in attic and grabbed another slip, brought it downstairs and unpacked it in the huge linen closet in the spare bath downstairs.
Fact is, things cost a lot more today than we all thought they did 20+ years ago when these wholesale clubs started really growing. You spend much more than you think on household goods and everybody that shops at Sam's or Costco doesn't buy a gallon of mayonaise or 10 pounds of hot dogs. Costco IS less expensive on many household items, especially the paper products, detergents, etc. TP/Paper towels were $18/slip at Costco. I think that's 48 large rolls of TP? I heard people were paying $12 for 12 rolls at the grocery store and glad to get it? LOL
We are the benefactor of Costco building a store across the street from a poorly-run Sam's.
I finally gave in over a year ago and got the Costco Visa. My rebate for 2021 was a few dollars shy of $800. I got talked into upgrading my membership when I got my check, they claim I would have gotten a $250+ check for the premium membership also.
We don't shop there for gobs of groceries and such. I do buy a lot of gas there. I have bought a lot of Kirkland oil, bought a few iPads there in 2021, a couple pieces of jewelry for the wife and maybe a few other large purchases. I will say that my average bill there is $200, maybe once a month. Laugh all you want, but I never walk in and walk out without the following three items-
Box of 0W-20 oil
Slip of paper towels
Slip of TP
We weren't scrambling for TP in the Summer of 2020. We just went into the walk-in attic and grabbed another slip, brought it downstairs and unpacked it in the huge linen closet in the spare bath downstairs.
Fact is, things cost a lot more today than we all thought they did 20+ years ago when these wholesale clubs started really growing. You spend much more than you think on household goods and everybody that shops at Sam's or Costco doesn't buy a gallon of mayonaise or 10 pounds of hot dogs. Costco IS less expensive on many household items, especially the paper products, detergents, etc. TP/Paper towels were $18/slip at Costco. I think that's 48 large rolls of TP? I heard people were paying $12 for 12 rolls at the grocery store and glad to get it? LOL