On Dec 3, 10:17*am, Brooklyn1 <Gravesend1> wrote:
> On Fri, 3 Dec 2010 08:57:41 -0500, "Nancy Young"
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> >Julie Bove wrote:
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> >> I have a small family but I found out that I am still saving a lot of
> >> money. That said, I buy relatively few things there. *I found their
> >> potatoes and onions to be rotten so many times that I won't buy them
> >> there. *I do buy baby carrots, sliced apples, sometimes peppers,
> >> cottage cheese, cheddar and other cheeses, ground beef, chicken,
> >> canned foods and drinks, paper products, cat litter, hummus, vitamins
> >> and sometimes gifts. *I'm sure I left a few things off of that list.
> >> Most of what they sell comes in too large of amounts for my needs.
> >> But I am saving a ton of money on what I do buy.
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> >Same here, and it doesn't cost me anything to belong with the
> >cash back I get from my Costco American Express and my
> >executive membership. *They have great deals on sheets and
> >towels, too. *I couldn't find towels that fit what I wanted, finally
> >I thought to check them out at Costco. *Got 8 big bath towels for
> >50 something dollars, it's crazy. *And they are nice. *Queen sheets
> >for $35 anyone? *Nice cotton sheets, not flimsy cotton/poly. *
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> >As far as the sizes go, a lot of times they sell multiples of an item
> >bundled together rather than one large container, they know people
> >don't need that 5 pound can of tuna.
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> I find those gallon jars of mayo hilarious, okay if you operate a
> restaurant, but for home use that size is ridiculous. *I don't have
> Costco nearby but I have Sam's Club 45 minutes away, I go there like
> 3-4 times a year to stock up on non-perishables; paper/plastic
> products, canned staples by the case, and cat supplies. About the only
> perishables I buy there are cheeses and frozen foods, I don't buy
> their fresh meats and produce. * But mostly I do bulk shopping at
> Walmart, and I've discovered that they have great cotton bath towels;
> full size, thick and fluffy, great colors... at $3 you can't beat
> them. *I also use Walmart's pharmacy for whatever possible, they don't
> sell any of the the branded meds I use as cheply as I can buy them
> mail order but I have one cat that is now diabetic, I buy his insulin
> and syringes there now, half the price of Rite-Aid. *And the female
> Pharmacist there was very helpful and also very curious about feline
> diabetes, this is the first Rx they had for a cat. *Unfortunately I
> can't submit an Rx from a Vet to my medical plan's mail order
> pharmacy, would cost me practically nothing. *I have no bitch about
> Walmart, I just don't buy their fresh meats and produce, but I save a
> ton of money on whatever I do buy... and the Walmart brands are
> exactly the same as the top rated national brands... Walmart is a
> primo acct, they're good for the money and they pay on time, Walmart
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I buy all my prescriptions now at Costco. They're almost half the
price of other pharmacies.