Jean B. wrote:
> Cindy Fuller wrote:
>> Ranee's post about the non-availability of good kosher hot dogs at
>> Costco brought up an interesting sidebar. She said that she and Rich
>> had let their Costco membership lapse. The SO and I have debated for
>> years about the value of getting a Costco membership. I briefly had
>> a Sam's Club membership many years ago, but I let it lapse because
>> there wasn't one nearby when I moved from Dallas to Ithaca in 1986.
>> Our neighbors are big Costco aficionados, and my relatives back east
>> are devotees of BJ's and Sam's. To my thinking, a membership
>> doesn't make much sense for the two of us. We don't have oodles of
>> space to store large quantities of stuff. Anyone in a small
>> household want to chime in one way or another?

> With fairly minimal purchases, mainly Prilosec, Splenda, and
> Craisins, I get a nice kickback in the fall. MY debate was
> whether to go for the more-expensive membership, and I decided the
> kickback was worth at least that amount.

As a Costco member, I get my American Express through them and
I get cash back from it amounting to a few hundred dollars every year.
I save on Craisins, too, and soap and laundry detergent, moisturing
lotion and Visine, kitchen garbage bags ... not everything is a great
bargain but enough things are. The rewards I get from my executive
membership and my American Express card more than cover the
annual fee. Just my two cents.

nancy