"jay" > wrote

> On Wed, 23 Aug 2006 13:23:22 -0400, Dave Smith wrote:

>> My sister in law swears by Cosco meats. I just have an aversion to
>> shopping that way. First of all, I hate having to buy a card to shop in
>> their store.
>
> Yep don't like the card either but we saved enough on a Honda Accord to
> buy a bunch of cards.

I just like shopping in Costco as entertainment, I know, lame.
I do understand why people wouldn't like the card ... hey, even
the free card from the supermarket drives people nuts. Now the
card is up to $50. Thing is, I have no trouble justifying it now because
I do save enough by using their American Express card to cover it.

In a way, though, that is a double whammy to the other stores where
I shop. Not only is it diverting purchases away from them, they are
essentially paying for my membership card, to boot. Oh, well, I paid
cash there all these years, I never got a discount for doing so.

>> They don't have a lot of the brands that I like. A lot
>>of their stuff is sold in bulk packages.

Very true, and I know what you mean about the bundling of
different flavors in one package. Doesn't help when I really only
like the one flavor.

> They have many name brand things like Hellmans mayonise and the A1
> sauce come is a quart..actually 33 ozs. Most all of it is bulk.. and I
> agree that some of the package sizes are TOO big, but the meat and seafood
> is in a somewhat normal package. But, again you can't buy one steak..but
> we never want just one anyway.

Costco and Tilia, made for each other. I really like Costco meat, and I
do like buying some meat in bulk. I like having meat in the freezer, just
pull something out every week.

I wasn't aware of the car thing, interesting. Thanks, jay.

nancy