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(BUB 209) wrote in message ...
Just wondering if anybody really feels they get a bargain or really save even
the
30.00 or more they plunk down for a membership. I got mine whithout looking
around the store and the first thing I saw was a stack of apple pies - for
12.00
each. By the time I was leaving, I had this picture in my mind of food
industry
CEOs sitting around a swimming pool watching a bunch of ants swarming over
a piece of watermelon, and the proverbial lightbulb going off - "We'll
mesmerise
the masses with mass quantities!"

I go to Costco and Sams.

Last night I went to Costco and saved $30 in one shot. They had Cedar
Filled dog beds for $17. I compared to PetSmart for $50+.

Sugar Free Red Bull. Wife loves the stuff. At $30 for 30, this is much
better than the 2.50 a can she was paying at the gas station every
day.

Baking/cooking bulks. I don't food shop there, but I save a lot of
money on Baking Soda for the laundry room. I pay the same as at the
supermarket, but get 5 times as much. Chicken bouillion cubes. Same
price, 10 times as much.

It also a size convenience thing. When the wife is making 4 batches of
cookies for her students, it is just plain easier to go to Sam's

I also do Costco, which I find is better for higher end stuff. I
travel frequently and I found that thier $40 "Kirkland" wheeled
suitcase is as good as a Tumi or Travelpro for 1/10 the cost.

I also picked up a roll-top desk at Costco a few years back for $399.
Saw the EXACT same one (Brand, wood, fit & finish) at a local
furniture shop for $1300.

Costco roses are better here than at the florist. 2 dozen for $13.
Once every few weeks for the wife and I get less flak for tool
purchases.

With the warehouse stores, it is definitely a "pick your battle"
thing. If you do the typical minivan practice of loading up the cart
on every impulse buy you see because it is a good deal, you are
hurting yourself on supersize crap you don't need. However, if you go
to the store to fill a specific need, you can make great deals.