Food Do you shop at COSTCO ?

I don't shop at Nordstrom because the security people always follow me around , although I do have some Nordstrom clothing that wasn't purchased directly from them.

One of these days I'm going to visit Costco see what all they offer. A friend of ours who lives about 40 miles away has a membership.

 

Yes, I'm a cheapskate. I'm probably going to hit some thrift stores before our dinner reservation.

 

I've never been, but my friends who have a membership have offered to take me to check it out anytime.

When they get back from the beach I'm going to take them up on it.

I saw a girl on FB who just bought some pretty fall clothes (and trust me, she is not hurting for money in any way) so that intrigued me more.

Plus, I love a good deal!


And sometimes I like beets. But sometimes they're just too earthy tasting for me.

 

Costco? They don't exist here. We don't even have a reasonable facsimile. That said, even when we lived in Toronto, I didn't shop at Costco. It was too far away. They are out in the suburbs.

I do have a second (and a third) fridge, but one is filled with kegs and has taps on the door.

Beets? I love roasted beets only. Any other type of beet is just nasty (I could be exaggerating).

The other issue I here (and in Toronto) was storage. If I bought in the kinds of quantity that Costco sells, I wouldn't have the space to store them.

 

I keep hearing beets are edible but have yet to be convinced. I find them "unpleasant" at best which is better than any form of cranberries which are "putrid".

 

We shop at costco on a regular basis and get our gas there. We buy raw chicken breast and make months worth of food at time and get all our bulk non-spoilables from there. The membership pays for itself hands down.

Sam's Club is Walmart with a warehouse theme. I've found a lot of Walmart/Sams items are special models that ONLY they sell... and they're usually a much lower quality than the normal models. Costco you can actually get decent stuff from... although their clothes lie about sizes down here.

 

We buy mostly food from Sam's Club, althought my wife will occasionally buy clothes there. Sam's has pretty basic items, nothing really exotic and/or expensive; I have noticed that the Sam's Clubs in the more affluent areas carry a better selection of higher quality items. A friend of ours who is into wine likes the selection & prices at the better stores. It's like shopping anywhere, you need to be aware of prices at other stores and pick your bargains. With the savings between gas & food, we justify our Sam's membership fee.

If Costco had a location near me, I might be tempted to switch.

 

When I was a kid, I thought eating beets was like eating dirt. This intrigued me tremendously.

 

Borscht is wonderful if you aren't sure about beets.
Such a nice soup either hot or cold.

 

Enough with the beets, ok? Nobody cares about beets.

I'm not saying Sam's club is bad. It's just that Costco is nicer. You find nicer clothes occasionally. Oddball stuff like a leather car length coat. Vat died, satin dark red quilted liner. Heavy coat. With swagger. Shaft could have worn it. Goes great with a black watchman's cap. I have had it a dozen years and the finish has not flaked or peeled. I think I paid $125 for it.

I will say though that one time I went to Sam's club and there was a live mariachi band playing by the meat and seafood department. That was pretty cool. They sounded great once you moved an aisle or two away.

 

Living in TX I've heard enough mariachi bands to last me 10 lifetimes. I've never seen or heard one live at Sam's Club, which is weird given the 'hood' where we live, at least 70% of the shoppers at the Sam's closest to us are Latino.

 

When we visit relatives in SoCal, a trip to Costco is always on the itinerary. So exciting news that the Northcoast's first Costco is opening this fall. I will report back then with all my groovy findings!

 

Here in Virginia we have what is called BJ's. It's like Costco but not as good. I used to think the only Costco was the one in Pentagon City. Until I found one in Mt. Vernon (I think). BJ's is great for getting things like soap, toothpaste, and hydrogen peroxide. But it's either Costco or the Commissary for food.

 

Just renewed my Costco membership after 2.5 years. I wandered around for an hour and didn't even but anything, I was so happy.

 

Wow, not even a hot dog? (Or a jar of BEETS)
We are loving the wild caught shrimp.....(USA)