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Originally Posted by queasy27
Long story short -- not a fan of bulk shopping and if Costco ever does build here, I suggest it be somewhere way away from me. Southern Oaks sounds perfect. :-)
It's the American way!
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I picked one item at random for a small comparison of my own. A 12 pack of Bounty select-a-size paper towels:
Walmart: 101 sheets per roll for $18.34
Boxed: 91 sheets per roll for $19.99
Costco: 120 sheets per roll for $23.99
Sam's Club: 110 sheets per roll for $19.98
Well, the differing sheet counts are just weird but they're all about 2¢ per full sheet.
Let's try Heinz ketchup, 44 oz. (Just the size two retired people need, I figure.)
Boxed: 7¢ ounce
Sam's Club: 6¢ ounce (only sold in packs of 3)
Costco: 6¢ ounce (only sold in packs of 3)
Walmart: 8¢ ounce (for 64 ounce bottle; not available in 44 oz)
Clear as mud. A person could spend half their retirement days shopping around to pinch pennies! And my heirs would still have those three huge bottles of ketchup to deal with.
Personally I always end up with too much bulk of whatever it is when I buy in bulk and I'm not convinced I'm even getting the lowest price. |
A simple answer...don't buy bulk catsup.
Or maybe even cherries...used for cherry picking?
As has been mentioned by a plethora of other people (and it's overwhelming success/loyalty), Costco provides so much more than just bulk consumables that the average two person household (especially at our age)...
shouldn't buy from anywhere.
One of the great parts of this country though, is our ability and right...to choose where we shop.
I LOVE Costco. 